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| HMS Arrogant, Commodore Lucas' flagship in his action with Rear-admiral Sercey off Sumatra 9th September 1796. |
Last weekend I got to give the Sercey off Sumatra scenario another run through at the monthly meeting of the Devon Wargames Group, this following on from the game played at JJ's only two days prior that produced a very hot action that saw both sides bruised and battered but with the French able to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat right at the close.
This time it would be an opportunity to see if the game could be played differently with another group of friends at the club and they certainly didn't disappoint, producing a completely different kind of game but with just as much intrigue and drama as the first, confirming me in my opinion that this is indeed a challenging and dare I say balanced action for both parties.
The other star performer in our game were the rules Kiss Me Hardy, that contrived to up the tension and drama still further, as the sequence of movement and firing became critical to both sides and the dice needing to be rolled to allow the different sides to perform the manoeuvres to out sail their antagonists reached a crescendo as both sides tried to press the advantage late in the game.
If you would like to see how things turned out you can follow the link below to the club blog where I have posted a full AAR of all the fun.
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| Devon Wargames Group - Sercey off Sumatra, Kiss Me Hardy |
I hope you don't mind but I have been forwarding some of your posts to friends. One a birdwatcher, the other a sailor who has read all the Patrick O'Brien books. Rather splendidly the latter rang me whilst they were moored off Sinbad's Creek a feature of Arthur Ransome's Secret Water. I enjoy the posts and they do help in explaining to my wife that we wargamers are not as odd as she might think. She remains to be convinced. As do I.
ReplyDeleteHi Ian,
DeleteNot at all, forward away. I write this daft blog to journal my hobby and other associated activities as much for myself as for others and as I often comment, it is much more fun sharing this stuff with other like minds.
As far as your wife is concerned, mine falls into the same camp, but she has become used to mine and my friends bizarre interests and has even enjoyed the odd visit or two to places that she might not otherwise have ever thought of going to. All part of the rich tapestry of life.
Cheers
JJ