SWMBO has plans for Friday which do not include combat in Crimea,,,but I am free most other times; Thanksgiving is our major family holiday. BTW, Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.
At 6:04am on September 21, 2009, Dick Vohlers said…
I've been playtesting Crimea for the last 9 months or so, and you are correct that there is very little maneuver in this installment. It's mostly infantry banging its head against other infantry.
BTW, only four of us showed up at the event yesterday, so we played Bravery in the Sand from the newest Special Issue of Ops for about 2.5 hours and then broke up.
At 7:39pm on September 19, 2009, Dick Vohlers said…
Sorry you can't make it tomorrow. I'll be bringing the map from Vance's Crimea game.
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