EPIC10 Möckern (16 October 1813)

Allies win 15-10. 14 Turns. 3 TVP for french (towns), 0 VP for Allies Breakthrough

New game. Allies win 15-6 (5+1Leader). 11 Turns. 2 TVP for french (towns), 2 TVP for allies (towns), 0 VP for Allies Breakthrough.

Prussian army victory (15-9).

Wrong strategy on the French right flank combined with Russian pressure meant near destruction of the French right flank. 3 Allied units could exit this way and could be more
Very calm in center section.
On the right flank, France held the position and even launched a counter-attack that pushed the Allies back.

French victory 15-7
Played 1 vs 1

Hard struggle in Mockern and its sorroundings with support from the Allies center.
France manages to resist the allied assault with a little help of successful dice rolls.
The Allies change strategy and try their left flank with poor results.
Final crushing victory for the Emperor

I've played this scenario 6 times, and the French have won all 6 times.
Scores have been 15-5, 15-11, 15-11, 15-10, 15-6 and 15-10

The last playing included boosting all the Russian infantry up to 4 blocks.
boardgamegeek.com/blog/10429/blogpost/14...nfantry-modification

I'm thinking the problem lies in the awarding the French Victory Banners for the towns. 4 Victory Banners is often the difference here.

So I suggest as a balance provision, remove the French Victory Banner awards in the Special rules, make them to read
• The Allies gain 1 Temporary Victory Banner at the start of the turn for occupying each town Gross and Klein Wiederitzsch.
• The Allies gain 1 Permanent Breakthrough Victory Banner for every unit, excluding Cossacks, that exit the battlefield from any hex on the French baseline.
• The three town hexes of Möckern, the Tower and Manor form a Temporary Majority Group Victory Banner worth 3 Temporary Banners for the Prussians.

This should give the Allies more leeway to assault the towns (which typically entails heavy losses) before they reach what is currently an 11 banner loss cap.

Two french victories : 15/3 and 15/8.
It seems very difficult for the Allies to win this scenario.