Tournament-Battle of Marengo

[jim pfleck]

Hello Age of Napoleon players,
Many of you may know me from the ladder here (and the Tiller Operational Ladder where I am more active) but I am also part of the Napoleonic Wargaming Club, as are many of you.  I set up a little tournament based on the new Campaign Marengo game and Compass Rose suggested I cross post it here and invite you all to participate. Many of you are also members of the NWC but even if you are not, you can contact me to participate. If you are not a member, please let me know which side you want to play.

I was a playtester on Marengo and I found the battle of Marengo to be one of the most balanced scenarios in the whole series and to be lots of fun. So, here is the set up for the challenge:

I hope that all of you have bought the game will consider participating and we are going to offer several scenarios to make sure that players who cannot commit to the 78 turn historical battle can participate.

Format:
--This is an Army vs Army challenge. Members of the French Army will play the French side and members of the Coalition will play as the Austrians (associate members please list your preferred side). This will NOT be a mirror match. Each pair of players will play the scenario they choose only once. If you are not a NWC member please feel free to pick a side.

--Each major victory will count as 2 points for the army of the winning player, with a minor victory counting as 1 points. Whichever army has the most points will gain bragging rights (and perhaps some sort of "prize").

--Three scenarios are included to play:
1. Scenario 098 Battle of Marengo. This is one of the most evenly balanced scenarios in any of the games (I tested it 3 times), and makes for a fine scenario to set the French Army against the Coalition. It is 78 turns long.

2. Scenario 108 Third Assault on Marengo Village. This is 28 turns and involves less forces.

3.Scenario 110 Marengo: Napoleon's Counterattack. This is also less turns and involves most of each army (still less than 30,000 men per side).

To sign up for the challenge please post in this thread or email myself (you can use the message system in the forum or contact minsterpfleck at yahoo dot com) or John Corbin (at chief_of_staff at rogers dotcom).  The French and Coalition leadership will help me match players based on skill level, scenario choice, and rate of play to the best of our ability to create matchups. Associate members can choose to participate as either side. If you are not a NWC please rate your skill level on a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being great!).

When you sign up, please let us know:
1. Which scenario you prefer
2. What you general rate of play is (once a week, 3-4 times a week, once a day, etc)


If you have already started one of these scenarios against an opponent, let me know and I can include it. If you regularly play against the same opponent and you both want to face off in the challenge, again, please let me know.

Good Luck!

[Compass Rose]

How do you plan on using optional rules? 

Will it be mandatory that all players use the same optional rules, to keep the playing field as even as possible?

[Compass Rose]

I'm interested in playing in the tournament however, not sure which scenario or side interests me, at this point.

Thanks

[Havoc]

Hello Age of Napoleon players,
Many of you may know me from the ladder here (and the Tiller Operational Ladder where I am more active) but I am also part of the Napoleonic Wargaming Club, as are many of you.  I set up a little tournament based on the new Campaign Marengo game and Compass Rose suggested I cross post it here and invite you all to participate. Many of you are also members of the NWC but even if you are not, you can contact me to participate. If you are not a member, please let me know which side you want to play.

I was a playtester on Marengo and I found the battle of Marengo to be one of the most balanced scenarios in the whole series and to be lots of fun. So, here is the set up for the challenge:

I hope that all of you have bought the game will consider participating and we are going to offer several scenarios to make sure that players who cannot commit to the 78 turn historical battle can participate.

Format:
--This is an Army vs Army challenge. Members of the French Army will play the French side and members of the Coalition will play as the Austrians (associate members please list your preferred side). This will NOT be a mirror match. Each pair of players will play the scenario they choose only once. If you are not a NWC member please feel free to pick a side.

--Each major victory will count as 2 points for the army of the winning player, with a minor victory counting as 1 points. Whichever army has the most points will gain bragging rights (and perhaps some sort of "prize").

--Three scenarios are included to play:
1. Scenario 098 Battle of Marengo. This is one of the most evenly balanced scenarios in any of the games (I tested it 3 times), and makes for a fine scenario to set the French Army against the Coalition. It is 78 turns long.

2. Scenario 108 Third Assault on Marengo Village. This is 28 turns and involves less forces.

3.Scenario 110 Marengo: Napoleon's Counterattack. This is also less turns and involves most of each army (still less than 30,000 men per side).

To sign up for the challenge please post in this thread or email myself (you can use the message system in the forum or contact minsterpfleck at yahoo dot com) or John Corbin (at chief_of_staff at rogers dotcom).  The French and Coalition leadership will help me match players based on skill level, scenario choice, and rate of play to the best of our ability to create matchups. Associate members can choose to participate as either side. If you are not a NWC please rate your skill level on a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being great!).

When you sign up, please let us know:
1. Which scenario you prefer
2. What you general rate of play is (once a week, 3-4 times a week, once a day, etc)


If you have already started one of these scenarios against an opponent, let me know and I can include it. If you regularly play against the same opponent and you both want to face off in the challenge, again, please let me know.

Good Luck!

[Havoc]

Hello Age of Napoleon players,
Many of you may know me from the ladder here (and the Tiller Operational Ladder where I am more active) but I am also part of the Napoleonic Wargaming Club, as are many of you.  I set up a little tournament based on the new Campaign Marengo game and Compass Rose suggested I cross post it here and invite you all to participate. Many of you are also members of the NWC but even if you are not, you can contact me to participate. If you are not a member, please let me know which side you want to play.

I was a playtester on Marengo and I found the battle of Marengo to be one of the most balanced scenarios in the whole series and to be lots of fun. So, here is the set up for the challenge:

I hope that all of you have bought the game will consider participating and we are going to offer several scenarios to make sure that players who cannot commit to the 78 turn historical battle can participate.

Format:
--This is an Army vs Army challenge. Members of the French Army will play the French side and members of the Coalition will play as the Austrians (associate members please list your preferred side). This will NOT be a mirror match. Each pair of players will play the scenario they choose only once. If you are not a NWC member please feel free to pick a side.

--Each major victory will count as 2 points for the army of the winning player, with a minor victory counting as 1 points. Whichever army has the most points will gain bragging rights (and perhaps some sort of "prize").

--Three scenarios are included to play:
1. Scenario 098 Battle of Marengo. This is one of the most evenly balanced scenarios in any of the games (I tested it 3 times), and makes for a fine scenario to set the French Army against the Coalition. It is 78 turns long.

2. Scenario 108 Third Assault on Marengo Village. This is 28 turns and involves less forces.

3.Scenario 110 Marengo: Napoleon's Counterattack. This is also less turns and involves most of each army (still less than 30,000 men per side).

To sign up for the challenge please post in this thread or email myself (you can use the message system in the forum or contact minsterpfleck at yahoo dot com) or John Corbin (at chief_of_staff at rogers dotcom).  The French and Coalition leadership will help me match players based on skill level, scenario choice, and rate of play to the best of our ability to create matchups. Associate members can choose to participate as either side. If you are not a NWC please rate your skill level on a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being great!).

When you sign up, please let us know:
1. Which scenario you prefer
2. What you general rate of play is (once a week, 3-4 times a week, once a day, etc)


If you have already started one of these scenarios against an opponent, let me know and I can include it. If you regularly play against the same opponent and you both want to face off in the challenge, again, please let me know.

Good Luck!

My post didn't post.  I am interested in the Marengo battle (78 turns).  I'll play either side.  Are there going to be standard optional rules, or is it up to the players?