Wednesday, December 22, 2010

FOB Playtest of the Russo-Japanese War with Special Guest

Hi,

A group of us got together including, Andy Finkel all the way from London, to playtest Field of Battle: 1900-1914 being written by Mark Dudley (one of the Ilkley Lads!).

We broke out my 15mm RJW miniatures and some beer and had at it!

Andy is known for rolling 1s in his games, but I believe his luck had turned this night.

We had a larger Japanese force, including Imperial Guard (red band on hat), attacking an entrenched Russians brigade on some hills.

Japanese Commanders: Eddie Prince, Andy Finkel, and Mike Johnson
Russian Commanders: Brian Connolly, Turner Burgess (my son)
Umpire: Eric Burgess (me)





Russians blasting the Japanese (I know this is smokeless powder age, but we like the smoke)



this photo is blurry, but I LOVE it! Great shot of a Japanese regiment storming the Russian right flank.






Getting personal!


With both flanks destroyed and the Imperial Guard smashing the center the Russians capitulated!


The Japanese won the game driving the Russians from their positions.

Cheers
Eric
Posted by Eric Burgess at 5:31 PM
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9 comments:

  1. Ray RousellDecember 22, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    Nice looking game, I've been painting up figures for the Russo-Jap war for some time now for a pal, he's going to use Fire & Fury rules, what were the rules like?

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  2. BeccasDecember 22, 2010 at 8:30 PM

    Great looking game. I wish I had the time to get into the Russo-Jap War.

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  3. rhingleyDecember 22, 2010 at 11:13 PM

    So many wars. So little time.

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  4. Eric BurgessDecember 23, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    thanks for the complements guys! Field of Battle:1900-1914 is similar to Field of Battle by Piquet Inc. There are designer notes posted on the Piquet site about Piquet and Field of Battle. I will be using my BARRAGE Piquet supplement to fight future RJW battles.

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  5. Sgt SteinerDecember 23, 2010 at 10:51 AM

    Hi Eric

    Great looking game.

    I met Andy at Warafre show in Nov a very nice chap.

    Cheers

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  6. Mark DudleyDecember 26, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    Hi Eric

    I would use Barrage as well rather than FOB 1900-1914. I have rather gone off FOB

    Mark

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  7. Eric BurgessDecember 26, 2010 at 6:13 PM

    Hi Mark! Great to hear from you. We need to finish our rules around BATTALION scale Barrage. RJW and early WWI should be fought at the BATTALION scale.

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  8. Milo BurghJanuary 23, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    Hi Eric

    Where can I find information on Russian and japanese organizations? And a painting tutorial...
    Which manufacturer are your figurines?
    Many thanks.
    Emilio

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  9. Eric BurgessJanuary 23, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Emilio,

    This information is all over the internet. You may want to post the question to TMO too.

    Eric

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