tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post5994833070613934078..comments2024-03-25T18:56:22.992+11:00Comments on The Tactical Painter: The Road to Bremen Scenario 3 (round two)The Tactical Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-79264794791286296642019-05-05T15:25:55.041+10:002019-05-05T15:25:55.041+10:00You can play the CoC die to end the turn at any ti...You can play the CoC die to end the turn at any time, however if the activation dice have been rolled then you must see through the phase. If you roll it in between phases then this rule would apply "Which player is active in the next Phase will be determined by the last set of Command Dice rolled as normal" so the phase does not 'end' as such, only the turn. So if my opponent has a phase and rolls one or less 6s then I have the next phase. Ending the turn with a CoC dice is a separate event, not linked to a phase and as the rule says the next phase is determined by the last set of command dice. So yes, you could roll a double phase, complete the first phase, then before rolling for you subsequent phase using a CoC die to end the turn, carry out all the end of turn activities and then make the command roll for you second phase. Quite powerful/useful as you note. I hope that makes sense.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-86771250229257027632019-05-02T10:57:21.191+10:002019-05-02T10:57:21.191+10:00Thanks for the great read, absolutely gripping. I&...Thanks for the great read, absolutely gripping. I've tried to write AARs myself, and found the record keeping required during the game to be quite onerous. I have a question about using the CoC dice to end a turn; I always thought ending the turn would end the phase, so you need to do it after you've used your activation dice, or lose them. Same with rolling triple 6's, we've always played the phase and then ended the turn before rolling the Command dice for the second of the double phases. Is this wrong, I notice you end the turn and then play your dice, which is much more powerful as you remove smoke and overwatch, so perhaps it makes more sense. I know you can play your CoC dice at your own discretion, so perhaps you're ending the turn at the end of your opponent's phase?Gyrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061829774517668595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-70595228417510241782018-02-22T15:03:17.341+11:002018-02-22T15:03:17.341+11:00Well fought, rotten luck with the quad 20mm. I tho...Well fought, rotten luck with the quad 20mm. I thought for sure you would chew up the British section on the fence. I’m guessing you rated the fence as hard cover, so the 20 should have knocked it down to light, or open if the fence was light cover. I would have thought 12 to 14 dice would have done some serious damage. <br /><br />But it was nip and tuck to the end!Galvanized Yankeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16078990106806895026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-26104937450978958372018-02-21T02:34:53.826+11:002018-02-21T02:34:53.826+11:00Highly enjoyable. I think the next Sherman crew to...Highly enjoyable. I think the next Sherman crew to deploy will be a lot more cautious!A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834159033854153921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-43818115468399626382018-02-19T21:20:27.387+11:002018-02-19T21:20:27.387+11:00Hi Cryptiks, thank you, that's great to hear. ...Hi Cryptiks, thank you, that's great to hear. You know, you put your stuff out there, but you have no idea if it's of any use or even interest to anyone, so it's great to get this sort of feedback. The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-81371470783549760652018-02-19T20:47:34.247+11:002018-02-19T20:47:34.247+11:00Love your work, you have inspired quite a few of m...Love your work, you have inspired quite a few of my projects and some terrain!Cryptikshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440435918786686098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-17382059767829976532018-02-17T16:48:55.087+11:002018-02-17T16:48:55.087+11:00Enjoyable AAR reports on all the games up to this ...Enjoyable AAR reports on all the games up to this point, Barrage markers look very effective. Got to get into starting one of the Campaign games from the Lardies. <br />cheers John JOHNBONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830166637834096778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-9504845296580451502018-02-17T12:08:00.438+11:002018-02-17T12:08:00.438+11:00HI Graham, thanks and I'm certain you will fin...HI Graham, thanks and I'm certain you will find CoC a very enjoyable and rewarding game. I've tried many WWII tactical systems and CoC gives a great feel for the period and some very plausible historical outcomes. I can't recommend it enough.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-11116193759418080032018-02-17T12:06:33.400+11:002018-02-17T12:06:33.400+11:00Thanks Colbourne, always good to hear that people ...Thanks Colbourne, always good to hear that people are enjoying these.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-13607658343251358162018-02-17T12:05:55.473+11:002018-02-17T12:05:55.473+11:00Thanks. With the JoPs I think that may only have ...Thanks. With the JoPs I think that may only have applied in one specific campaign. My understanding from other campaigns is play starts afresh with a patrol phase as usual on the second playing. In some cases, like this campaign, all fixed defences remain as per the first scenario and I know in other campaigns there are specific rules that guns must remain in the same location, but those are campaign specific rules rather than general campaign rules. That's my understanding, at least.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-38404274777780018452018-02-17T00:19:50.730+11:002018-02-17T00:19:50.730+11:00Thoroughly enjoying these reports. I'm still b...Thoroughly enjoying these reports. I'm still busy painting my forces as I have to assemble both sides but a great insight to the rules and to the supplements.<br />Love the figures.Graham Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229770388869939725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-74498289881148946592018-02-16T23:52:12.089+11:002018-02-16T23:52:12.089+11:00Great report as always. I'm enjoying this seri...Great report as always. I'm enjoying this series of AARsColbournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225603671246908286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-50490561698558425842018-02-16T22:58:19.358+11:002018-02-16T22:58:19.358+11:00Thanks again for the report. A question about jops...Thanks again for the report. A question about jops in this game. My understanding from other campaigns is that they remain as for the previous game.nitpickergeneralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155941088394913107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-24093382960808961692018-02-16T22:05:35.765+11:002018-02-16T22:05:35.765+11:00Hi Chip, glad to know you find these valuable. I h...Hi Chip, glad to know you find these valuable. I hope you end up enjoying playing these rules as much as I do, they really do give a great feel for WWII at this level.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-83469786549773059272018-02-16T22:03:21.536+11:002018-02-16T22:03:21.536+11:00Thanks GReg. As well as the manufacturers you men...Thanks GReg. As well as the manufacturers you mention, many of the remaining figures are metals from AB. Good idea about posting the platoons at the start of the campaign, I’ll keep that in mind for future AARs.The Tactical Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980190745315043364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-41360466207882566282018-02-16T21:31:02.309+11:002018-02-16T21:31:02.309+11:00Hi. Your reports are really valuable to me - I am ...Hi. Your reports are really valuable to me - I am just being introduced to CoC and have yet to actually play a game. So it is good to see how the game develops, especially in the context of a campaign. Thanks and keep up the interesting work. Chip.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951454927876284507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861229654080360536.post-35873104603120128922018-02-16T18:55:20.911+11:002018-02-16T18:55:20.911+11:00Excellent report as always very enjoyable you have...Excellent report as always very enjoyable you have a knack for reporting! I noticed the British are a mix of PSC and Caesar what else was used? What would be nice is to post pics of the forces at the the start of the campaign you know Platoon one two and three etc and with pics of possible support units for both sides just to have us visually connect the forces to the battle as it progresses.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393294514028719491noreply@blogger.com