Austro-Prussian War AAR: Trautenau (1866)

[Chris Pringle]

A fun and fast-moving game at the club this week as Austrians rush up to oppose Prussians trying to emerge from a pass in Bohemia. Photo-AAR here.

[Konstantinos Travlos]

Good Show!

[Tony S]

I agree with your assessment of that war.  As you say, the different weapons and tactical doctrines make for a fascinating wargame.

I found the table setup interesting.  I’ve always had trouble with such large scale battles, trying to replicate the battleground with my terrain collection.  Usually the problem are hills.   I kind of like the solution your friend came up with – I do admit I find that old school clean simple look quite appealing.

Just like I don’t need figures that look like Dallimore’s collection, I don’t take a table that looks like Bruce Weigle’s!

[Chris Pringle]

Thanks, chaps!

Tony: yes, hills are a challenge. Did you follow the link to the essay I wrote about a few different ways of coping with that challenge? Konstantinos’s solution – layers of felt – is a clever one that is relatively easy.

[Konstantinos Travlos]

You can also cut the felt to specific sizes, and glue contours on them, it actually does not look too bad (of course I have an inexpensive source for felt as a friend works in the textile industry)

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