This weekend I did the first of an occasional series of Great North War games. The battle featured the Swedes attacking well emplaced Russians led by the 26 year old Charles the XII. The Swedes achieved a tactical surprise by fording a river in the dark and attacking the flank of the position before reinforcements could arrive.
Our game began with the Swedes lead units across the river and the Russian cavalry 3-6 moves away. The unit quality was random generated which resulted in mostly Veteran Swedes vs mostly Raw Russians.
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| Saxon's subbing for Russians |
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| Swedish flank attack |
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| Long shot from the Swedes end |
The game opened with the Swedes attacking quickly to try to get into combat and minimise the shooting phases. This worked pretty well with three of the 4 units getting stuck in within a few turns.
The Russians fell back before the advancing Swedes, with most of their 1st Brigade routed before the cavalry had arrived. The 2nd brigade also began to buckle and so it was clear the Russians had to withdraw to avoid destruction.
So a fun game but maybe unbalanced by the large discrepancy in the troop quality.
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