The Wardroom

[Vagabond]

Nice AAR and blog as well. Thanks for sharing!

Jim, sorry I've only just got back on the site, thanks for the rep. funnily enough I just started playing your scenario Duty and Daring from the March 201? Solo campaign last night. Jean Vagabond was just a midshipman (or the French equivalent) back then and is not responsible for the meanderings of the French Frigate that looks like it's about to ram the 1st Rate they are trying to rescue.

You may imagine the game is not going well for our hero, especially as the British 74 arrived on turn 1

[Nightmoss]

Jim, sorry I've only just got back on the site, thanks for the rep. funnily enough I just started playing your scenario Duty and Daring from the March 201? Solo campaign last night. Jean Vagabond was just a midshipman (or the French equivalent) back then and is not responsible for the meanderings of the French Frigate that looks like it's about to ram the 1st Rate they are trying to rescue.

You may imagine the game is not going well for our hero, especially as the British 74 arrived on turn 1

You're very welcome for the rep. I admit I had to go back and look at that scenario as I'd completely forgotten anything about it. Having reread it I do recall it being a challenge. I sympathize with your plight; a British 74 on turn 1?!? That's not good at all. Best of luck!!

[Vagabond]

You're very welcome for the rep. I admit I had to go back and look at that scenario as I'd completely forgotten anything about it. Having reread it I do recall it being a challenge. I sympathize with your plight; a British 74 on turn 1?!? That's not good at all. Best of luck!!

I've just had a big Sunday lunch and a bottle of wine, I don't remember the last time we did this. Anyway I read your AAR and I am using Courageous and I see you used Sybille I believe I might have an even bigger up hill task. Anyway I am just going to my room to see off the British 74 or die in the attempt.

[Bligh]

Do you chaps think it worth while doing a 2021 Campaign? No one posted last year.
Rob.

[Vagabond]

Do you chaps think it worth while doing a 2021 Campaign? No one posted last year.
Rob.

I thought you had a couple of Captains signed up for 2020 but it's hard to get the motivation to write and post the AAR's even if you get chance to play the games so I understand the drop out rate.

I don't know what has happened with lockdown but it seems to have sucked the life out of everyone, even the WoW campaign is struggling to get pilots up to speed and we are halting things to allow people to catch up. I hope it's not the death knell.

I've read your 2 scenarios and they look good to me but you are putting a lot of work into this for very little return from the rest of us. I imagine most here are like me and so like the idea of a campaign and regular games but also know the reality of it is much harder to achieve.

I just read and enjoyed your sailing adventures off the North African coast and look forward to more actions from you in the future.

[Bligh]

Just seen this John and had sort of commented to that effect on your other post before I read this one.
I started the Solo games in NA for two reasons. I have no Captain Kiwi, or Captain Smither's to play against during lockdown, and it is much easier to play a game in the AAR section than have to write up the scenario first with rules etc as we do in the Campaign.
Also if I wish to go off at a tangent i can please myself and experiment with ideas a bit more than if following a set of rules written for the Campaign.
I will get my next game done this week with a bit of luck and try to do the write up for next week.

Thanks again for your interest and comments.
Rob.