This game was played ftf with my English bud from Belgium, Banglajowls. He was back in England for the England v Australia Test at Lords, but as usual, we found time to play a game. PG is something he is looking to venture into on a Skype level and is something he has already invested in. So this was to serve as a walk through. We've been gaming with each other in Sports replays many many years.

Unlike Matt's AAR, I went for a forward defence with the Austrian regulars. Placing 2 platoons in the forward town as this would mean the Schutzbund would need a fair force to capture any points here. Even if they did, they would never gain them all unless a full effort was used.

Bangla went for a 'northern sweep' where I presume he desired to capture the inner most towns further on where there were more points. But I had also placed the remaining regulars in positions where they could fast respond against such a move. As the Schutzbund went north, Austrian regulars followed in order to delay them. The Austrian reg.HMG's also positioned themselves to sweep any prospective river crossings.

The long and short of it all was that the Austrian regulars contained the Schutzbund advance and when the Heimwehr arrived on turn 8 it was a done deal.

Point was, this was a walk through scenario for a new player that had played one solo game. From that angle, there was much that Bangla learnt. The use of leaders, activations. The direction of shots and best use of fire points and all the other finer points of the PG system. It looked as if he enjoyed it and I am really hoping this will be the start of a new PG career and potential opponent for the more regular skype players.

Casualties were a single INF step for the Austrian Army. The Schutzbund lost 7 INF steps and a Zugfuhrer and a Komp.Kom. No town hexes were captured by the Schutzbund so it was a bit lop-sided. But as the title suggests, there is no kudos here. Previous results show many Austrian wins and none for the Commies and it was also a veteran player versus a newbie.

BUT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Post game, it was off to the pub and a well MERRY evening spent by all and a look forward to many more encounters !