There is plenty going on at the moment ..... except painting, the heat wave had put paid to that and now getting back to it is being squeezed out!

But by what? Well, the gaming schedule has been busy this week. Another ASLSK (WWII Tactical) scenario has been played, a repeat of the Sink's Encouragement scenario. It seems a tough one for the American paratroopers, but each playing is embedding the rules. I think the balance rule needs to be used to give the Americans another squad and a demo charge.

I have been watching YouTube footage by a creator called Counter Attack. Ten years ago he did 3 videos covering the Guards Counterattack scenario, something of particular interest to me at the moment and though he cut the replay short, there are still a few hours of footage and it all helps - though he is using full ASL and on turn one used 'human wave', which just seemed to add unnecessary complexity to his example, but overall I have enjoyed it.

On the table now is the Wagram scenario (Napoleonic 1809) from the 'Napoleon at War' boardgame (I played the Marengo scenario a few weeks ago). This is a low complexity game that gives the flavour of the battle.

Planned and ready to go is part II of the 28mm game that I started a few weeks ago, which is covering a corps level action, split into three games. Last time I played out the fighting in the centre between Austrian and French Napoleonic troops.

It resulted in an Austrian win following the Austrian heavy cavalry brigade moving to the centre from the (off table) left wing. Now I am getting ready to play the part of the battle that is the left wing .... how will the Austrians do there after losing their heavy cavalry to the centre?

It took me a little while to pull the threads together for the next game and just shows that you don't need to be away from something for too long before the memory starts fading!

Into the mix of time allocation will be a visit by two of the grandchildren, who are still on half term holiday. 

There is also a face-to-face game to be planned for Friday, so all in all, a busy week on the wargame front - good!