Intercontinental Tournament - 2022

Battle report from Andras & Jim, Orthez game 1. We are really having a hard time getting our time zones matched up to play but were able to finish the first game this past weekend.

Jim Fardette (Allies) - 8 banners
Andras Kopcsik (French) - 3 Banners

Action opened up in the center with the French moving forward into the woods to take the terrain advantage. The French dice did not match the aggressive play and the British forces in the center drove them back with ranged fire.

The battle then shifted to the flanks, with Allied columns slowly grinding the French back on their left while the Portuguese hid in the woods and hoped nobody would bother them.

Allied numbers were the great factor, as damaged units could be replaced in the line while the French were forced to fight with many 2 or 3 block units. Allied cards were not so great, but that was compensated by drawing 3 counterattack cards, so whenever Andras got a good card I did too.

Dice were overall dismal for both sides at the beginning and we mocked our troops pillow fight, but they heated up at the end to quickly eliminate some units on both sides. The battle ended when a unit of British Light Infantry seized a hill that the French were unable to dislodge them from for the final banner.

Rnd 2 Game 2
David (Allies) 7 banners 34 lost blocks
GonzoJoe (French) 8 banners 29 lost blocks
Allies effectively creep up and contest church. Infiltrate a 5 pt Lt with leader deep into
woods. The French suffer what they must. Lots of attrition. Late French charge on left gained local superiority. Still Allies with average luck on last turn would have won 8-6.
Thanks to David for fun match

In our second game, the goddess of luck was squarely with the French. Andras' allied army advanced boldly on the right, only to be countered and ultimately smashed by accurate French small arms fire. Before you could blink, the tally stood at 6-0 for the French and they were looking to close it out.

A single garrison stood lonely in the church as the action switched to the allied right with a strong force of light infantry advancing. French came off their hill in a bayonet charge to try and claim the last two banners. An allied infantry combat first and more equitable dice made this a giant melee, but the French were able to seal the win, 8-2.

French (Jim) - 8
Allied (Andras) - 2

 
Round 2 - Orthez French Right

Game 1
Neal Ekengren  – British – 5 banners
Mark Benson (RiverWanderer) – French – 8 banners

The British pushed in force from their left flank toward St Boes, soon forcing the French to abandon the church. Determined French infantry extracted a price from the lead British units. The battle now pivoted around the central woods, with a thin blue line holding back to defend the town.  A lucky/unlucky exchange of leaders and units followed, taking the score to 5:6 to the French, both sides having an objective banner.

The final stages saw French Foot Artillery in hot but futile pursuit of retired British units and the British continuing a bold advance on similarly weak French units around St. Boes. A French Fire & Hold lay in wait, their fourth ranged attack card in quick succession; the remnant Militia's lucky roll of 3 dice claimed the 3 block British Light Infantry and then its attached leader, Vivan, fell to the Leader Check.

Thanks to Neal for an entertaining and close fought game. Return match planned for tomorrow.

 

 

Round 2 - Orthez French Right

Game 2
Mark Benson (RiverWanderer) – British – 8* banners
Neal Ekengren  – French – 2 banners  (conceded)

The British made to put the French Light under fire in the church but these proved very resilient and started to wear down the initial attacking force. However, over towards their left flank the French suffered an early reversal, as a French Line unit and leader became exposed and fell to the withering fire of advancing British Light Infantry units supported by a Portuguese Line. The fight between there and around the church was now well underway with the British central position deep into French lines and fresh French Line Infantry reinforcing the defence of the church, threatening several depleted British Line units. However, at this point Neal decided that it was not his day with the relative run of cards and conceded the game.

Log file attached: 


 

Round 2,
Game 1 result, Stephen Thompson's Allies thrashed Steven Duke's Allies 8-2.

Game 2 result was very similar with Stephen Thompson's French besting Duke's Allies with the same margin, 8-2.

I thought after first seeing the scenario that it had to be unbalanced even though the win/loss record that is reported says it is pretty even.
When you find yourself blaming your opponent's superior dice, cards and luck, what in reality is happening is your opponent's superior skills. Stephen T took me to the school house in both games and I congratulate him on two impressive wins.

R2
Game 1
Togan (Allies) - 1
Gileforn (French) - 6
An interesting game with left flank allied attakcs and really lucky French rolls. Massacre in the center and on the French right has finished with needed banners for French.

Game 2
Togan (French) 2
Gileforn (Allies) - 6
Allied forces tryied to force all flanks, but were the most lucky in the center with total detroying of French defence. Also rolls were lucky.

Thank to Togan for the two quick games, well played, but luck played some role.

   

P.S. I've found that number of banners on web-site is differenet from vassal and we were sure that there are 6 of them, so played two fare similar games till 6 banners.

3rd Round Matchups

In posting results, please use the names listed here.

Ben Turner v. Samim Togan Alper

Mark G. v. Eric Yorkston

Neal Ekengren v. FX Bocquet

Joe Biasco v. David Hortz Gorriz

Steven Duke v. Gileforn

Brad Jessup v. John Spicer

Andras Kopcik v. Mark Benson

Josiah Leis v. Carl Moon

Greg Ottoman v. Renaud Verlaque

Mark McG v. Joe Harrison

Stephen Thompson v. John S. Dietrich

Mike Stanley v. Jim Fardette

PS: The scenario for round 3 is Waterloo.
www.commandsandcolors.net/napoleonics/ma...oo-18-june-1815.html

Round 2 - Orthez French Right

Game 1
Eric Yorkston (boredbeyondbelief) – British – 8* banners
Mark (mtnman 12) – French – 4 banners

An early British advance up the right flank was repelled by the French and earned them two quick banners. The French were halfway to victory. But the cards then abandoned Napoleon’s forces and there would be little movement of French lines from that point onward.

Meanwhile, the British advanced up the Center and began to fire into the church, eventually whittling down the defenders. Although the French would bring up supporting units to try to hold the church, the reinforcements were found in Short Supply and soon had to abandon the building. The British line moved in and continued their assault on the center. By the time the church and forest were taken, the advantage had swung to the British and a 4-3 lead.

At this point, the British attacked up their right flank, using their firepower of the Light Infantry to inflict casualties and protect the Portuguese. Eventually the lights and the British center worked their way through the Forrest and were able to capture the hills and inflict enough casualties for a victory.


Log file attached: