On Sunday there was a small window of opportunity for a game, squeezed in between domestic duties and watching the Queen Stage of the Giro d'Italia. The RISK armies were employed to fight a battle based on Scenario 10 from Scenarios for All Ages; The Important Bridge. The single built up area is The Bridge Inn and its surrounding out-houses.
Armies Red and Blue both need to capture the bridge. The River is fordable at each end and by using the bridge. The rules were OHW Horse & Musket but with the 3 hit variant (HERE). The Armies were larger than a usual OHW game making the simpler to record variant very useful. The objective is total control of the bridge after 15 turns.
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Initial positions of the opposing forces |
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Action immediately begins North of the river |
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Red fords the river to the East, Blue attempts to counter this |
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Blue begins to dominate the centre |
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Late in the day, Red might just out flank Blue...
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At turn 12 Army Red runs out of viable units and concedes |