My Collection: Space Crusade (1990)

Here is a perfect example of a fun game with a great premise. Hours of gaming joy for the young adolescent. 

Space Crusade provides it all - great figures, superb board and counters, atmospheric back story.

The box artwork is exceptional. The illustrations in the rules and missions book quite inspiring.

The cat was a deadly foe. Quite a match for the Dreadnought and far more destructive!

 

One Hour Wargames: Scenario 1 Pitched Battle Western Desert 1942

I setup on my chipboard board as an area eqivalent to the dimensions needed to field my 6mm armies for One Hour Wargames scenarios. I decided to go for the simple encounter format.

I used the activation rules I'd introduced in some earlier games. The summary chart is shown in this picture.

I always enjoy bringing out my desert forces and I think the basic terrain worked well in getting the look and feel of the environment.

 

Battle Cry: Gamonal 1808

Now to try this adaptation with the "colourful" Spanish army. I penalised their forces with greater retreat distances from flags so as to represent their fragile morale. This worked well and seemed to simulate what I saw as historically accurate. 

 

Here is how it looked using my figures and the C&C board and hex tiles. 

The Spanish commander had some unwelcome assistance from a rogue guerrilla force!

Battle Cry: Schleiz 1806

Here is the setup for a second Battle Cry adaptation to Napoleonics. The battle scenario from the C&C Expansion#4 - a skirmish between a larger French force against Prussian defenders.

The Prussians were supposed to withdraw and extract themselves. Their commander actually decided to go against this logic and advance some key units and force the French to fight for the victory objectives. This worked and he scored a narrow victory over the attackers.

It was a fun game and produced an unexpected outcome.