'The Nap at the Palace' by Jose Triado Mayol N ot much in the way of hobby-related activity happening here in the Grand Duchy lately. Sigh. And no surprise there really since there are only so many hours in the day, only so much mental and physical energy to spare, and you sometimes simply just have to give in and know when to say, um, "When!" A glass of wine and/or evening yoga by the hearth with the Grand Duchess (who has practiced for over 20 years), and then off into la-la land. Zzzzzzzzz. More immediately, I'm recovering, mentally speaking, from a grueling Friday in which I was involved with three (online) conference sessions, one right after the other, followed by a 90-minute meeting at the end of the day. Also virtual. My brain has been mush ever since, so an easy, completely unproductive Saturday watching intermittent snow fall outside (no accumulation however) and drinking coffee while the visiting handymen completed some repair work down h...
At the start of Move Nine, Major von Hirschbiegel orders Colonel von Finknottle's Newts inside the village buildings. You can observe them taking their positions in the photo above. It seems increasingly unlikely that Colonel von Grundig will be able to dislodge the Zichenauer menace from Piceklhaubewicz now.
Nevertheless, Colonel von Grundig orders his men into line before the village on its eastern side and the copse just to its south. Above, we see the remaining Jager zu Fuss in open order, the von Laurenz Musketeers in a close order line with Squadron A of the 4th Dragoons on their right.
And on the heights just to the east of the village is the Stollenian half battery, cooly awaiting the order to open fire from Colonel von Grundig, who sits astride his horse nearby.
Meanwhile, Squadron B of the 4th Dragoons has been ordered to swing around the north side of the village. So far, so good.
Finally, here is a general view of the battlefield at the start of Move Nine after initial moves and realignments have taken place. Zichenau's Grenadiere zu Pferd and the Wolmar-Bock Regiment, on loan from allied Pillau-Zerbst (unseen here), are still awaiting orders from Major von Hirschbiegel.
Comments
The interior of those buildings are wonderful . . . and I also like that final "overhead" photo.
-- Jeff
Steve.
The excitement continues...
I wonder if you intend to write up the game for publication later? Perhaps an article on the methodology employed instead...
Alan