This is the third turn of the war in Spain. Wellesley sits with his army outside of Madrid. Murat stares back at Wellesley from behind the city walls. Don Cammillo and his ragged crew of guerillas have flead to the mountains of Catalonia, while Napoleon and his men "protect" the good citizens of Saragosa from their liberty! WHAT HAPPENED THIS TURN The Portugese rise up in rebellion against the tyranny of the French! The army under Junot is defeated! The sad remnants of the French army (with Junot at their head) retreat into Castile. Napoleon's army of Catalonia marches on into Castile to relieve the seige of Madrid. As soon as he leaves, Don Camillo rally his Guerilla army In the mountains of Catalonia. The French still own the citieys, but the Guerillas own the country side. Nothing important happens at Madrid itself. WHERE EVERYONE IS French: Madrid - 1 small army, Murat Castile - 1 large army, Napoleon and 1 very small army, Junot Madrid 15 fortified British: Castile - 1 small army, Wellesley Portugal - 1 guerilla Andalusia - 1 guerilla, El Incognito Leon - 1 guerilla Valencia - 1 guerilla Catalonia - 1 guerilla, Don Camillo THE MATRIX Normal March Forced March Rest/Prepare Rally Ambush Skirmish Open Battle Tactical Advantage Large Formation Weather Effect Motivation Anger Shame Wild Card Wild Card Victory/Defeat Morale increases/Drops Fatigued Halt Retreat Rout Recruit/Desert Terrain Effect Small Formation Supply Lines Battle Cry Fear Love Wild Card THE ARGUMENTS THAT WERE TURNED IN THIS TURN Marvin Scott Action: Portugal rebels against the French. Reason: Supply lines: The French supply lines are cut. Motivation: Portuguese resent foreign occupation. Battle Cry: Crush the foreigners. Result: Junot is defeated. Chris Blair Action: Normal March: Napoleon marches his army on to Castile. Result: Don Camillo rallies his guerillas Reasons: Supply Lines: We are in position to cut Napoleon's supply Terrain Effect: Mountains are guerrillas home Skirmish: Don Camillo fights several successful skirmishes which hearten the troops. Stephen Callahan Action: skirmish: Murat sallies forth with a surprise raid that crushes a small portion of the army. Result: Demoralized: The formerly confident British Army (wild card) realizes that it is vulnerable to defeat Wild Card: Murat is a brilliant and rash cavalry commander who is unlikely to stay cooped up Tactical Advantage: Wellington's small army is spread thin to cover the approach Shame: The British soldiers are embarrassed at this defeat by their hereditary foe, when they were so contemptuous before. Nicholas Falzon Action: Wild Card: Napoleon splits his large army into 2 medium armies Result: Victory/defeat: Napoleon gains victory in Catalonia over Don Camillo's remaining men. Reasons: Ambush: Napoleon ambushes Don Camillo. Small Formation: The French still have a small formation in France. (which is not actually the case so this lack of a reason weakened the arguments.) Wild Card: Napoleon has two medium armies to work with. Back to Experimental Games Group # 15 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