Having sold some surplus figures on eBay and the cash burning a hole in my pocket I decided to buy the new Command & Colors boxed game 'Jacobite Rising' and consider it an early Christmas present to myself (once again seeking to justify spending money on my hobby) . I'm a big fan of the C&C system so this was always going to be a must buy and I'm not disappointed with the game , it uses a similar system to the AWI Tricorne box by Compass Games which uses two sets of cards, the usual 'Command cards' and a deck for each rival army of 'Combat cards' which help to define the different tactics , strengths and weaknesses of the combatants .
Above is the first scenario 'Killiecrankie , the Government army nearest the camera and the Highland army with blue blocks on the lower slopes of Creag Eallich and the River Garry on the Government right . The game has 13 senarios spanning from Killiecrankie 1689 through to Culloden 1746 each has its own victory conditions and special rules where necessary . One of the rights of passage about block gaming is the fixing of the stickers to the blocks - a thing many players of C&C hate but which I find therapeutic ! Well with the first game set up I'm off to see if I can change history and beat the Jacobites .
P.S. I have just heard that my gaming colleague 'A' has succumbed to the lure of this box and has purchased it as well ! .
I recently fought this scenario and the Government forces were soundly trounced.
ReplyDelete3-1 so far to the Jacobites .
DeleteHappy Christmas! :-)
ReplyDeleteNice treat and this version of the system looks like it is going to be hugely popular. I’m not sure what the print run is, but for important games, it is better to buy than wait and find out!
Yes they seem to go out of print fairly quickly .
DeleteMay you have joy of your new game!
ReplyDelete(I confess that we always substitute miniatures for the blocks, tracking hits by some form of marker. Old. Dogs.....)
'A' is talking about this already !
ReplyDeleteglædelig jul!
ReplyDeleteGiven this was self-financed by the sale it’s hardly spiking yourself. You still deserve to treat yourself at Christmas 😁
I keep telling myself that : )
DeleteThat looks terrific Tony, I am a big fan of Commands and Colors myself.
ReplyDeleteThe great thing is that once you have got your head round the system you are good to go on them all .
DeleteThanks for the review on Jacobite Rising Tony. I play a fair bit of C&C - a great way to introduce "non wargamers" to wargaming. JR is just what I've been looking for. Copy ordered! Cheers Greg
ReplyDeleteOn my third battle , very clever system and seems to encapsulate the Jacobite battles well .
DeleteI didn't know this was out, could be my own Christmas solved. Oh, and I do like putting the stickers on the blocks!
ReplyDeleteYes it seemed to come out without much of a fanfare , the blocks are soooo therapeutic !
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