{"id":1863,"date":"2016-07-24T13:24:20","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T20:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historicalhobbies.com\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2016-07-24T13:24:20","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T20:24:20","slug":"another-dog-day-afternoon-in-so-cal-mansurah-1250ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historicalhobbies.com\/?p=1863","title":{"rendered":"Another “Dog Day Afternoon” in So Cal “Mansurah” 1250ad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well its been awhile since I\u2019ve posted up anything, not that there wasn\u2019t anything going on its just that some times there is so much going on that time for posting it up is in short supply!<\/p>\n

I did make some time to get down to the \u201cDog of War\u201d club house for some gaming over the last month and that included a great gaming session based on the Crusader era \u201cCrescent and Cross\u201d SAGA rules. Tim Daun has been working on a multi player scenario featuring the 7th Crusades battle in Egypt circa 1250 for the control of the city of \u201cMANSURAH\u201d<\/p>\n

The pictures are can be opened (by right clicking and selecting open) for a much higher res picture! It may take awhile if your internet speed is slow or you are using a mobile device! Use your browser’s back button to return to the article. Please be sure to check out the high speed time lapse of the game linked at the end, a 4 hour game in about 2 minutes! There are also quite a few more pictures on the official “Dogs of War” site maintained by Tim D at Dogs of War<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The

The French, English, and Milites (Military Orders) land and deploy from their camp<\/p><\/div>\n

\"These

These beautiful French and English SAGA warbands are from the collections of Tim Daun and Chris Snell, dam nice looking on the field!<\/p><\/div>\n

This SAGA recreation was the second \u201cplay test\u201d of the possible game to be put on at a convention in the future. Tim D, Chris S, and Rick A would command the Muslim forces and Dave D, Chris V. and Bill W (me) commanding the assaulting Crusaders. The main task of the Crusaders is to secure the City as a base of operations for continuation of the crusade. Failing to do this leaves them stranded and open to attack, so they must clear the city completely. I wont go into the game much as it is still having play balance adjusted and needs to be played quite a few times for players to get the \u201cfeel\u201d for it, work out strategy, and of course adjustments to be made. I will say I think it already plays well and is a lot of fun. With a few more tweaks it will be another classic \u201cDog\u2019s of War\u201d production!<\/p>\n

\"Rick

Rick “Abbu Bey” not only looks quite confident as the cities Muslim commander he looks the part! Buildings by Crescent Root Studios<\/p><\/div>\n

\"We

We are ready to soak our sand with the infidels blood!<\/p><\/div>\n

This battle (the 2nd<\/sup>) was I\u2019m told a much better showing by crusader forces with them making it into town, clearing several buildings, while taking few losses. Other battles raged on the outskirts of the city where again the crusaders fought well and kept most of the Muslim relief forces from any hope of helping the cities defenders. The game however ended with Muslim forces still in control of half of the city so was technically a victory for the forces under the Crescent Banner!<\/p>\n

\"Ricks

Ricks Muslim Hearth Guard was held fast against the tide of Crusaders taking but a few losses!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"My

My “Teutonic Knights” are raring to go!<\/p><\/div>\n

I played my Teutonic Knights and did well mostly by raising my \u201cpiety\u201d level up to a \u201c4\u201d and at this level the bonuses become very powerful! My Crossbowmen move forward mowing down Muslim defenders as if they were all armed with 50 caliber machine guns! In hindsight I made a few mistakes being new to my Teutonic\u2019s and the scenario. I should have moved faster and more aggressively in clearing the town (this was true across the crusade army) and my last heroic charges by the Teutonic Knight Hearth guard while glorious at first were too late and ultimately directed at the wrong target.<\/p>\n

\"Joe

Joe Nacchio as always provided some great accent terrain pieces to the setup. Joe is a real team player and many wargamers do not real think about how important these little extra touches are to any game!<\/p><\/div>\n

The terrain was top notch and sure to be much more spectacular should this game ever make it to a convention. Thanks to all the \u201cDogs\u201d for a great Saturday of Gaming!<\/p>\n

Bill W<\/p>\n

Check the entire 4 hour battle in 2 minutes! Go full screen and have your sound on! and remember you can select higher video quality if your system supports it. (up to 4k for this video!
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