It is based on THWРІР‚в„ўs Chain Reaction system. Long Rifle is a man to man skirmish game primarily set in the French and Indian War, but could be used for other horse and musket periods. We both wanted to try out Two Hour WargameРІР‚в„ўs new set of rules, Long Rifle. Because of our long break, Mark and I were very ready for a game. We also missed this January as my wife was in Spain and Morocco and I was stuck home with my children. We usually donРІР‚в„ўt play in December due to the holiday break and my having to grade piles of university final exams. Yesterday Mark and I were able to get together for another game.

All I provided was my brilliance, which did nothing to help me achieve victory. Figures, terrain and lunch provided by Mark. HereРІР‚в„ўs some pictures with the die for each figure indicating his priority of action:Р”Р„ll in all a great game. The new insight check rules were very easy to use. It is all too little, too late for the French as British reinforcements arrive:

HereРІР‚в„ўs a picture of the British soldier who won the crucial melees:Р”Р‡rench Indians try to save the French leader: Since that didnРІР‚в„ўt work, letРІР‚в„ўs send in the French to have their leader defeated in melee!Р”В«ritish victor with French Leader as prisoner:

Now I just need to order some new buildings for my Mexican town and we can play an Old West battle (really a Hollywood version of the Old West). The rules based on CR3 have opened me up to playing all sorts of new things such as World War Two skirmish, French and Indian War, and in the future Old West battles along with plans for Seven YearsРІР‚в„ў War, American Revolution and Napoleonic skirmish games. Also it is nice to be able to play a small game with 20 figures a side now and then instead of some epic that requires me (or Mark) to paint hundreds of figures. I have been waiting 20+ years to play a game like this. I should add that I really like the Two Hour Wargames reaction system for skirmish level games. IРІР‚в„ўm thinking of doing a mini-campaign based on the Seven YearsРІР‚в„ў War with a small band of freikorps or jaegers and their continuing exploits! While our miniature gaming will be interrupted somewhat this summer with me buying a new home and moving 25 miles down the road (the good news is my wife and I still are employed and teach at two institutions), I can clearly see Mark and I playing more Long Rifle games in the Fall. We also liked the new insight rules (with the die rolls for each figure), and plan on using them in our Nuts! games. After the game, we discussed this and both Mark and I felt that one player could easily run up to 20 figures. We also found that it was very easy to run more than a dozen figures at once. This game had some very cinematic moments, such as the capture of the French leader and the failed attempt to rescue him. We had no problems and they were exceptionally fun to play. I am impressed with how well the Two Hour WargamesРІР‚в„ў Long Rifle rules work. In the end, there was no way for the French to rescue their leader, so they called it a day hoping that the British would exchange their lost leader at a later date. The French were able to inflict some casualties on the British reinforcements, but took as many casualties as they gave. Then more British troops arrived as reinforcements. My Indian allies tried to rescue him, but did not make it in time. Sadly, the British did, and escorted my French leader into their blockhouse as a prisoner. He was stunned and captured by the same British soldier who had killed my Indian leader! The game turned into a race to see who could activate first. Well that stupid idea didnРІР‚в„ўt work, so I went in with my French irregulars, only to lose a number of them, including my French leader. The result was a few casualties along the way, and worst of all my chief was killed in melee combat with a British soldier! Then, for some reason which is still a mystery to me, I decided to go for the charge, and sent the Indians across the open ground to melee the British outside the blockhouse. Initially, everything went well for the French, and they were able to clearly outshoot the British defending the blockhouse. Rapidly advancing, the French forces came from two directions. This time, the British (Mark) defended a block house with about 8 men and the French (myself) attacked with 9 French irregulars and 9 Indian allies. After our February game, I remarked that we should play Long Rifle again, but with more figures to see how many figures a person could run in a game. Last month Mark and I played another game of Two Hour Wargames, Long Rifle.

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