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Bad Strategy, Fun Game
Author Hugmenot
Method Solo
Victor Britain, New Zealand, Poland
Play Date 2013-01-21
Language English
Scenario CaBr004

Played solo in 5 hours.

I posted the starting Commonwealth position in this thread.

The first scenario of the supplement that is not a static defense.

The Germans enter the map in three unbalance groups, very far apart. The first decision the German commander must make is whether to assemble the groups into more balanced groups or simply move them as composed towards the enemy position.

I chose the latter and came to regret that decision.

The Germans march towards the hill under artillery fire. While the artillery fire did not eliminate German step, it did disrupt a couple of HMG steps and that played a huge role. The Commonwealth seizes the opportunity to launch an attack supported with their Mathildas as they have local superiority. The Germans suffered a few bad results and retreat towards the engineering group. The Commonwealth throw even more units into the pitch battle and send a screen force to cut the largest German group from quickly joining the pitched battle.

The German retreating force is encircled and is decimated.

The Germans go for broke and try to destroy the screening force but lose too many steps in the process. The Commonwealth forces join again and the remaining German troops are no match.

Commonwealth major victory.

I rated this scenario a "4". Although I believe I choose the wrong strategy for Germans, it led to a very unusual and fluid situation, and it was fun! The best of the 6 scenarios from this supplement I have played.

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