Six players eagerly gather in my classroom after school this afternoon for a game of Regimental Fire and Fury. Only two had ever played this set of rules before, so there was a bit of a learning curve to overcome, but the students caught on very quickly.
The rebel players started out aggressively attacking the Union brigades defending the ground in front of Cemetery Ridge. Perry's brigade on the right was able to turn the Union left flank and Mahone's Virginians were able to do the same on the left. In the center, Wight and Posey's brigades took heavy casualties and were unable to close with the enemy.
It was declared a Confederate victory. Our lone female commander leading Mahon's brigade was the player of the game. She rolled several tens when resolving melees. It was really uncanny how consistent she was in this. In the end, it resulted in her side winning the engagement.
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| Wright's brigade and Pegram's artillery battalion at the beginning of the game. |
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| Wright's brigade attacking the Emitsburg Road. |
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| A closer look at Wright's men. |
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| Looking north down the Emitsburg Pike. |
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| Mahone's brigade breaking through the Union right. |
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| Posey's Mississippi brigade attempting to hit the center of the Union line. |
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| Wright's brigade later in the game getting chewed up attacking the road. |
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| At game's end, the Union right has been turned. |
Here is a link to a video of the kids in action.
Game looks terrific, Duke! To be able to put this game on at school is encouraging. You have a lot of great-looking snake rail fencing. Are these all custom made by you?
ReplyDeleteYep, every single one. I got on a roll and lived by the maxim, "you can never have enough fences if you are doing ACW."
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