joserizal  - Dec 13, 2007 3:11 am (#5266 Total: 5274)  

Anyways got to try out the first scenario of Bretagne. 

Basically the first turn was recruiting leaders for the blois by card
play and the Montfort player recruiting troops for the defense of Nantes
and Rennes(the two goals of the scenario). 

Second turn sees the departure of Jean de Normandi due to Montfort
devious card play(card M10, Treaty of Malestroit). The Blois counter
with playing the B-11 card Ride, in which 3 different l,eaders are
activated and converge on Nantes setting up for a major battle. 

Battle of Nantes: 

Blois: Charles de Blois(Main activated leader), Louis d' Espagne and
Raoul de Cahours(defected to Blois on turn 1). with 5 Knights and 2
Mercs 

vs. 

Montforts: Jean de Montfort the older with 2 Knights(1 reduced), 2 Mercs
and 3 Militia. 

4 Tactical chits are drawn: 3 T11 Longbow chits are drawn!!!!, T12
Superior Tactic chit is drawn. 

Basically a battle with the Blois having superior numbers and force vs.
the Montforts having superior tactics and weapons. 

Blois 26 CF vs. Montfort 19 CF. 

Blois roll 2 inflicting 8 damage. Montforts roll a 12 inflicting 14
damage. 

Blois are defeated losing 2 Merc units. Montforts win but lose 2 Militia
units(cannon fodder). 

Blois also lose the leaders Charles de Blois and Raoul de Cahours. 

The battle is a disaster for the Blois and the game ends with an
automatic Montfort victory due to Charles de Blois being captured. 

On to the next scenario.... 

joserizal - Dec 13, 2007 3:21 am (#5267 Total: 5274) BookmarkEmail to
Friend The game is quite interesting, the first scenario is only two
turns long and playable in an hour or two. Maybe less for those used to
playing 30 years war GMT. At the start the Montforts have the advantage
with having much more forces on the map than the Blois but the Blois
have safe outer boxes where they can marshall their forces to attack
into the map. 

I think the card Chevauchee(Ride) B-11 and M-11 is very important as you
converge up to 3 armies into 1 area. 

Also I would highly recomend that you field your subordonates for hte
battle, fiedling your head leader can be deadly to your cause as what
happened in the game. 

Those who are familiar with 30 years war GMT will find that a lot of the
game is taken from 30 years war but with several different things added
like the tactical chit system. 

SInce I am a big fan of 30 years war, I really like this game, on to the
next scenario...


joserizal - Dec 13, 2007 3:32 am (#5268 Total: 5274)  

A few variations. I did not see this while I was translating the game to
english but I suggest that: 

The 5 outer areas: 3 Blois(Normandi, Anjev and Poatev), 1
Cahour(Noirmoutier, only entered by Raoul de Cahour) and 1 Montfort(Bro
Saoz, England). Leaders cannot recruit, pillage or be attacked in these
areas. Armies here are automatically paid. Stacking limits are also not
observed in these outer areas. 

From gameplay I think the above is quite logical.