Holy smokes! Has it really been two week since my last mini-course session? A brutal winter and a brush with a stomach bug meant that our game was on hiatus for a very long time. My students are troopers, however, and with only a minimum of review, they were ready to knock each other around again.
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| This shows the situation after three and a half turns. The Confederates, on the right, have been able to bring up their reserve brigade. Forming a second line behind the first to provide defense-in-depth is more complex than Tyler thought, and he is racing against time to prevent a Union breakthrough. The lonely Alabamans on his right (at the top of the screen) did not receive the order to perform a bold flanking maneuver until it was too late. However, the Confederate artillery fires a devastating close-range volley at the Union Zouaves in front of them. In response, the Union finally moves up their reserve brigade. Their front line puts pressure on the Confederate crescent-shaped defense. The rebels, spread thinly to hold a wide front, manage to disperse many of their casualties, but a hard push by the Union will cause them to evaporate. |
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| The Alabamans finally execute a move to fire down the Union flank. The battered Zouaves break and run. Meanwhile, Tyler forms the second line of his defense. And not a moment too soon. Steven gangs up on the regiment holding the center of the Confederate line. The Confederate regiment evaporates, leaving just a thin skirmish line behind them. Neither side has felt confident enough to risk a charge against the enemy yet. I have a feeling that is about to change. |
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