I had a great time at the game yesterday! Thanks so much Pete for your hospitality and your patience in teaching me the rules. Sadly, Hoth was sick and unable to make it to the con, so Pete had to beat me up all by himself. He didn’t seem to have much trouble with that!
First off, Pate’s tanks and terrain look even better in person! Spectacular workmanship! And he was kind enough to show me some of his other vehicles and terrain that weren’t in the game too.
We went a little lighter than originally planned, with just a single tank company on each side. Pete’s Germans sent one platoon racing into the town while another one went into overwatch on a nearby hilltop. My Brits also put a platoon on a hilltop, and then we had some tea in the low ground.
The Germans
The British
Have you ever had a bad idea, but you do it anyway because you think that this just might be your lucky day and you might get away with it? Crossing the open ground in front of Pete’s Panzers is one of those ideas! Only some poor die rolls by Pete’s overwatch platoon kept it from going even worse for me. And then I got obsessed with the command distance and I pulled my overwatch platoon down off the hill so it would be close enough to my commander, which looking back was also a big mistake. They would have lost their bonus move, but on overwatch they could still fire so it probably would have been worth it to take the penalty.
We had a short-range gunfight inside the town before we called it. Neither side held the town, but based on body count it was definitely a German victory. It was a ton of fun, and I don’t mind getting my ** CENSORED ** kicked if I get to play with Pete’s tanks while it’s happening!
Aerial view at the end of the game. Germans on the right and Brits on the left. All the burning tanks are mine!
Thanks again Pete! I will be back!
