This is the second turn of the war In Spain. Wellesley has landed in Andalusia to reenforce Gibralter. General Murat has fortified Madrid. And the Guerilla leader of Catalonia, Don Camillo, raised another guerilla army. WHAT HAPPENED THIS TURN General Wellesley marches his army from Andalusia to Castile where he surrounds Madrid. This pins Murat's army there. Napoleon marches his large army into Catalonia to the city of Saragosa. The act of doing this persuades the populous to "enjoy the protection of France and abandon the upstart Don Camillo." This results in Don Camillo having to flee to the mountains leaving the French to enjoy the city. WHERE EVERYONE IS French: Saragosa - 1 large army, Napoleon Madrid - 1 small army, Murat Lisbon - 1 small army, Junot Madrid is fortified British: Castile - 1 small army, Wellesley Andalusia - 1 guerilla, El Incognito Leon - 1 guerilla Valencia 1 guerilla Catalonia 2 guerillas, Don Camillo THE MATRIX Actions 1. Normal March 2. Force Match 3. Rest/Prepare 4. Rally 5. Ambush 6. Skirmish 7. Open Battle Results 1. Victory/Defeat 2. Morale Increases/Drops 3. Fatigued 4. Halt 5. Retreat 6. Rout 7. Recruit/Desert Reasons 1. Tactical Advantage 2. Terrain Effect 3. Large Formation 4. Small Formation 5. Weather Effect 6. Supply Lines 7. Motivation 8. Battle Cry 9. Anger 10. Fear 11. Shame 12. Love 3 Wild Cards that can be any element that "should" be in the matrix. THE ARGUMENTS THAT WERE TURNED IN THIS TURN Marvin Scott Action: Wellesley marches on Madrid. (normal march) Reasons: Supply Lines: cut the supply lines to Lisbon. Motivation: Attacking encourages British troops and guerillas. Love: Generals love the glory of attacks. Result 1. French are penned up in Madrid. 2. Portugal rebels against the French. [since an argument can only have one result I chose to use the 1st. You'll have to make another argument for that one.] Howard Whitehouse Action: Don Camillo cuts communications between France and Madrid from his base at Saragosa. Result: French forces are denied munitions and replacements. Reasons: Supply lines Need to be cut by guerillas. Small Force Guerillas hard to catch. Terrain effect These are our Mountains! Chris Engle Action: Skirmish Wellesley fight several skirmishes with the Guerillas. Result: Motivation - The guerillas learn to distrust the Brits. Reasons: Wild Card - The British are as much invaders as the French! Wild Card - The Brits have fought Spain consistently for the last 200 years! Victory - We, the guerillas, can win the war on our own! Marshall C. Mahurin Action:forced march - (As I understand it, a forced march is intended to cover two geographic areas in one move. Would it be bending the rules to use a forced march to simulate covering alot of ground within one single area") Napoleon's large army marches from France through Catalonia, passing through villages and towns, ending up at Sarago Results:recruit/desert - The population centers of Catalonia have been persuaded to enjoy the protection of France and abandon the upstart Don Camil Reasons: 1) supply lines - France must maintain open supply lines to our comrades in Madrid and the guerillas must be separated from urban suppo 2) motivation - The British have captured the initiative by landing in Gibralter and raising new indigenous forces. France must level the playing fie 3) fear - France must strike now or the campaign will be lost before it has started. Back to Experimental Games Group # 14 Table of Contents Back to Experimental Games Group List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1991 by Chris Engle This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com