Team für historische Simulationen
Team for historical Simulations
10/2011 Leipzig 1813 - The Final Stage
Napoleons retreat across the Elster River
Teaser
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Initial Situation
The French troops are being pushed back by the allied forces in the city and suburbs, and there is only one way left out of Leipzig, a bridge over the river Elster. Since the Army had pontoniers it remains a mystery why so far no pontoon bridge was built to create another escape route.
General Dombrowski, a Pole in French service, holds the northern suburbs of the city. His job is to build a pontoon bridge across the Elster and bring as many troops of the disorganized French army over to the western bank of the Elster to safety. At the same time he must fend off the attacks of Prussian and Russian armies building up slowly but surely against him.
Mission
The French general staff under General Dombrowski is faced with the following tasks:
- Organize and implement the withdrawal of the French army and build a pontoon bridge to relieve pressure on the existing bridge and speed up the withdrawal.
- Secure and control the only passable road with the French / Polish rearguard. Here is heavy fighting to be expected.
- Secure a bridgehead on the west bank. Since only light resistance from allied small units is expected, primarily skirmish troops will be used to reconnoiter and clear the area.
Procedure
Disengagement (1st) and rear-guard (2nd) are simulated by the team based on the Black Powder rules.
The skirmish (3rd) is designed as a participation game for up to 4 players and will be played with modified Black Powder rules supplemented with event cards.
A game master coordinates the scenario and gives a helping hand. In-depth knowledge of the rules is not necessary. The rules are explained quickly and easily understood.
Concept and Execution
Game concept and idea are from Bernhard Hennen. The whole team is responsible for figure painting, terrain modeling, research, play testing or in some other way for the presentation.
The 1000 figures are for the most part from Perry Miniatures, Front Rank, Calpe, Foundry, Victrix and Warlord Games. The buildings are from Grand Manner. Many features, such as the pontoon bridge are heavily converted commercial models or scratch-built.
The game will be presented at
Crisis, Antwerp, november 5th 2011
Tactica, Hamburg, february 25th and 26th 2012