Wednesday 25 September 2019

Memoir'44: Arnhem Bridge

With all the 75th anniversary commemorations going on I thought it appropriate to play the Arnhem Bridge scenario in the base game. I'd never played it before and it looked a challenging task for the British Paratroopers to defend what seemed like overwhelming odds from the German encirclement.


I decided to take on the role of the British defenders and I used a bold strategy of trying to eliminate the weaker German infantry units that were already over the Rhine. These forces were destroyed in sufficient numbers to give the paras victory before they were worn down by attrition and the Germans had successfully marshalled enough troops to get across the bridge.

The cat made an early airborne drop while I was setting the game up!

 

Wednesday 11 September 2019

Panzerblitz: Situation #1

I've been looking at my Avalon Hill collection and decided to pull out the old Panzerblitz box and setup Situation #1.




Here are the Russian forces pre map entry. I randomised which board edge they would attack from. This proved to be an interesting way to start the scenario!
The cat seems to enjoy the boxes more than the actual games!