The Great War Mini Tournament 5 - French

any last results to post?

Semi Finals
Game 1
Mark McG (German) 6 medals, 23 figures lost
Toganalper (French) 4 medals, 35 figures lost

This game had mostly intact wire in the centre, so a lot of action around the flanks, especially the French Left.
Lot of artillery fire in this one, with one sweet Artillery bombardment box barrage on a concentration of French units.
French pressed close but never made it into the Fort.


Game 2
Toganalper (German) 6 medals, 21 figures lost
Mark McG (French) 5 medals, 27 figures lost

Several breaches in the wire in the centre this time, but not the cards to use it, especially after Mata Hari and Combat card espionage.
So the initial approaches were again around the flanks, intially the French right, and then left as I ran out of cards. Finally had the cards to go up the centre, and managed to make it into the fort with 1 unit to gain one Permanent banner. Otherwise it was a bloodbath on either flank again.
Lot more close combat and less artillery fire in this one.





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Semi Finals

Game 1
gotigerssc (German) 6 medals, 10 figures lost (adjusted down to account for a mistake hit)
mk20336 (French) 3 medals, 20 figures lost

This was a brutal one as the French advanced their center on the first turn. Germans began with a Rush and Rotation to support the fort, which was countered by the French. It was then close combat the rest of the way. Germans were greatly aided by a Lost Messenger card that denied the French another crucial attack on the fort. French ultimately claimed two fort hexes and used artillery to turn another to rubble. Germans claimed one time pressure medal, and could have claimed another from the start, but there was never a lull in the fight around the fort to use it.

Looking forward to game 2 scheduled for Sunday

Game 2
mk20336 (German) 5 medals, 24 figures lost
gotigerssc (French) 6 medals, 21 figures lost

French advanced early in the center and also benefitted from a Lost Messenger card (again) to thwart the initial German response. Hot dice helped the French take the victory, but the Germans still never lost control of any part of the fort. Ultimately, this match could have gone either way as the French had no shot at the fort by the final turn. The Box Barrage ended it by taking out the lone German unit still left in the fort with 4d on target (again, hot dice). Fighting took place in all sections with both ranged and close combat.

Always a pleasure playing Michal and I look forward to seeing him in future tournaments.

Looks like you and me Justin, Showdown at Ft Vaux!

Game 1

gotigerssc (German) 7 medals, 20 figures lost (adjusted down to account for a mistake hit)
Mark McG (French) 3 medals, 32 figures lost

The cards and dice were definitely on the side of the Germans in this one. Germans started off by assaulting the fort with a heavy MG, flame thrower, and elite officer units. Despite what seemed like an endless stream of Butt & Bayonet and Surprise Ambush cards played by the Germans, they were never able to gain full control of the fort. French tried to take the initiative with an assault on the German right. It worked at first and eventually led to two units being eliminated and one retreating from the fight, but it came with just as many French units falling. Ultimately, a 4 on 1 attack on the fort took out the unit the French needed for control and ended the match.

Game 2 is scheduled for next Friday at 21:00 GMT.

Final Combined Results

Mark McG (3-7; 7-4) 10 medals, 58 figures lost
gotigerssc (7-3; 4-7) 11 medals, 49 figures lost


Game 2

Mark McG (German) 7 medals, 26 figures lost
gotigerssc (French) 4 medals, 29 figures lost

Things started out pretty poorly for the French as a German Storm of Fire + MG Barrage took out one the heavy MG units on turn 2. All while the second French heavy MG rolled a cumulative 14 dice against the German flamethrower with exactly 0 hits. The Germans swarmed the fort with a Rush and Rotation followed by a Lost Messenger that negated the subsequent French response. With a continued assault on the fort the Germans used a Short Supply to send the heavy MG unit to its baseline. While it was the right decision at the time, it came back to haunt them in the end as they had the troops in place around the fort to take out the MG. During this turn the French decided to abandon the fort.

By the end of the next German turn they were up 5-0 and the French were not in great shape. Fortunes quickly turned for the French as they played 3 Infantry Assaults in the left section and strategically used combat cards to push the Germans out of the trenches directly across from the French lines. The score was then 5-4. Things wound down with the Germans moving in to melee with the French in the middle trench to claim the final two medals.

Two excellent games with Mark that could have gone either way with only the smallest of decisions affecting each outcome. Looking forward to the next season!

Great games guys! Congrats to you both!

Congratulations to both of you. Seems like it was very close. Go Tiger go )

Hi Guys,

I have put a short article about the C&C tournaments in last 6-8 months. Enjoy the essay and play our favorite games!

theboardgameschronicle.com/2020/11/28/co...during-the-pandemic/