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I gamed a lot when I was younger, but stopped when my group fell apart and my children were young. I have been slowly getting back into gaming over the past year by dusting off my old games and scooping some up on Noble Knight. I am subscribed to may game channels on youtube, which I love watching. One thing that I would love to see in your description of the videos, is the channel of the person you are playing with, as I am not familiar with everyone yet, and would like to check their channels as well if they have 1. In your video on Eylau with Matt, he mentions his channel, but I am not sure what it is.

Thank you for these great videos gentlemen. I supported the game on Gamefound and received my copy but, as I also live in a remote area in Canada, I do not have anyone local to play it with. So great to see it on Vassal and also enjoy seeing people play in slowly, which helps me grasp the rules better.

I find it a little strange to punish players from assaulting a hex from two different hexes, with one unit in line and the other in column. The whole point of the orde mixte is to combine the fire power of the line with the movement and moral boost of a column?

What rules system are you guys using.. thanks

Eric.. what rules system are you guys using for the La Bataille games you are playing now.. thanks

The landscape was not flat at all. You had a stream or small river that ran through the battlefield, and it had steep Banks on both sides, and then also where the coalition army was deployed there were heels, and so they were able to move units without the knowingwhere they were moving to and what their strength was. This was not a flat opened area.

Thanks gents, gotta go. o/

Another alternative, providing you have access to a small number of figures, etc., is “One Hour Wargames” a book presenting rules for at least half a dozen periods (e.g. Ancient, Medieval, Napoleonic, etc.) The author presents basic concepts common to all periods first, then each period gets a brief (stress the word brief) introduction, then a couple of pages of rules tailored for that period. Of special interest are 30 simple scenarios, useable for any period, followed by tables specifying how big the armies can be-6 units is the maximum!-and what types of units will be there, determined by die roll. As I mentioned, you will need to have access to figures, a little terrain, etc., but never very much; someone in the hobby can easily help you out. (I’ve been in it for 60-plus years, and could probably provide dozens of set ups within minutes.) I’ve given away hundreds of figures to young gamers, and I’m sure there must be others.

I’m not touching this until I see the 1.5 rules.

What is your opinion of the new La Bataille de Kulm Kickstarter? Do you feel that it would be a good way to try La Bataille? That might be a good video.

I really feel burned by the 1st edition, a $100 game that has undergone so many changes for the 2nd edition. To be specific: The 1st edition map was horrid. The 1st edition counters were terrible, too. The values seem to have changed, really? We found the 1st edition to be a “kitchen sink” design and shelved it. Way too amateur. I respect that you have a more positive take Eric, but even so there are just too many different items to learn/forget when comparing the two editions. We won’t be purchasing any more games from Tactical Workshop, sorry.

Interesting comments about the counters. I've always hated the fact that the La Bataille Leaders have a "0" on their counter. It just makes it easier to confuse them with combat units if you're quickly glancing across the map. The Movement Allowance would be more than enough, and a single number at the bottom of the counter would scream "Leader."

With the popularity of S&T's Ney vs Wellington, I proposed a Wellington's Victory game system version of Albuera, and wrote the Feedback proposal that appeared in a later issue of S&T. The proposal failed miserably, but I then treacherously purchased my second La Bataille game, Clash of Arms' Albuera (GDW Moscowa was the first).

Subscribed. I don't have enough time to play right now, but I tune in to imagine how much I would like to.

A bit of my old regimental history. Looks interesting.

Matt Here and I have added a couple videos on how to use the VASSAL module for Eylau 1807 at my site. www.youtube.com/@SoD-BattlesofNapoleon

In the rulebook: interesting how they put a "matte white" on the glossy paper for some headings and captions/notes.

Question: How are you getting Vassal to activate a pointer beacon to flag a hex? To thus indicate certain hex.

Your moving units in line 6 hexes, using all 6 MP. Don’t units in line get a -2 MP when moving over clear terrain?

I did not watch this live. But I just finished it up and this is brilliant. Thank you guys for playing. I was enjoying what you found and what you didn't in the module and I've got a list of about 204 things that I want to change and fix. That's just the module. I don't have other thing to do with the rules because something know that they're working on them now still but I don't know when they're gonna release. Hopefully I'll have a live stream playing a beginning scenario at some point

thanks again for another great stream!

I really enjoyed our discussion and sharing our information.

Interesting but not in mine time zone , I did not participate!

could you add those websites mentioned at the end of video to the description?

Is there a Discord link and Facebook Group link for interested gamers? I was on the live feed last night. Thank you.

Great video. Lots of good information.

Thank you. Enjoyed this very much!

In regard to Australia, there is no value added tax, or import or custom fees to be paid on importing the game. But I am sure the shipping costs will still be eye watering.

Looking forward to this.

Great stream. Lots of good information.

This is actually kind of freaky.

la meilleur explication de la victoire de Wellington à "Waterloo en 1815."....... "Semper Fidelis" for France. 😉

I have enjoyed La Bataille for decades, but frankly my enthusiasm for these new games is waning. The high cost, the errors, the lack of printed rules, etc., all conspire to dwindle my enthusiasm. Regardless, thank you for the look Eric.

Well done and thanks! Got mine a couple of weeks ago #375, looks good, as always.

this off the subject, but what is the name of the game that is pictured in your intro with the round and square pieces (they look like they're plastic) right before the image of napoleon?

Nice game serie I have Friedland and Heilsberg. The trimming of the maps was an problem at Heilsberg, but Marshal Enterprise handeled that very kind and customer friendly. But the price of the game, expensive shipping to Europe and finally taxes ( oh dear, Mr. Trump) on shipping and price let the cost explode to 300 Euros.

Against the Odds published a great intro game on La Bataille de Vauchamps, which used slightly streamlined Premier rules and was very popular, both for bringing in new folks and also for having a smaller footprint. It worked successfully and the game is entirely OOP. ATO is now 'funding' a similar game on the 1813 Battle of Kulm. Lots of great stretch goals already and more to come. It appears I can't put the URL in or even mention the 'funding' program by name, but go to the biggest one (starts with a K) and search for "Kulm" and you will find it.

(This made me laugh!-- great job!). Against the Odds published a great intro game on La Bataille de Vauchamps, which used a slightly streamlined Premier rules and was very popular, both for bringing in new folks and also for having a smaller footprint. It worked successfully and the game is entirely OOP. ATO is now 'funding' a similar game on the 1813 Battle of Kulm. Lots of great stretch goals already and more to come. It appears I can't put the URL in or even mention the 'funding' program by name, but go to the biggest one (starts with a K) and search for "Kulm" and you will find it.

Against the Odds published La Bataille de Vauchamps as a great intro game, which used a slightly streamlined Premier rules and was very popular, both for bringing in new folks and also for having a smaller footprint. It worked successfully and the game is entirely OOP. ATO is now 'funding' a similar game on the 1813 Battle of Kulm. Lots of great stretch goals already and more to come. It appears I can't put the URL in or even mention the 'funding' program by name, but go to the biggest one (starts with a K) and search for "Kulm" and you will find it.

Against the Odds published a great intro game on La Bataille de Vauchamps, which used a slightly streamlined Premier rules and was very popular, both for bringing in new folks and also for having a smaller footprint. It worked successfully and the game is entirely OOP. ATO is now 'funding' a similar game on the 1813 Battle of Kulm. Lots of great stretch goals already and more to come. It appears I can't put the URL in or even mention the 'funding' program by name, but go to the biggest one (starts with a K) and search for "Kulm" and you will find it.

Thank you for all these informations. My game will never be the same. Great job.

Just ordered my mint copy of this game today. Thank you for the streams. I am learning a lot by listening to you guys and reading the rule book and primer on my breaks at work

I adored diplomacy back in the day

I adored diplomacy back in the day

May be It world be usefull for novice like me some commented examples of play for complex situations (chages against squadre, reaction charges ecc.)

I just got my copy of Zorndorf in the mail today so I’m following your game closely. What a beautiful map!

I'm guessing it can't read tables and charts, though?

A huge map for a little game. Overproduced. Something that could have been a blast and then was transformed into a two player tug of war war. Really dissapointed...taking dust in my airmchair