The Bitwoded Gamble E-AFR (id:#57654)
Critical Hit (Soldiers of the Negus ID: SoN 4)   [next]   [previous]
(Revision: CH: Soliders of the Negus SoN4)
See Also: The Bitwoded Gamble by Multi-Man Publishing
Near Amba Aradam, Ethiopia 1936-02-12 ()
Designer: Rick Thomas
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Balance:
EthiopianItalian / Eritrean
33.333333333333%

Overview:

The Bitwod Makonnen commanded the army of Wollega-Ardjo, the most modern and well-armed force in the north. Realizing the danger of an encirclement of Muluguea's army at Ambra Aradum and aching for a fight, he ignored the orders of his superiors and set out with a small picked force to halt the encircling left hook of the Italians. The Bitwod Makonnen divided his men into three parties. The objective was a group of Italian machine gun positions set up the afternoon before. Under cover of the half light before dawn, the Ethiopians crept toward the enemy.
Attacker: Ethiopian (Elements of the Army of Wollega-Ardjo)
Defender: Italian / Eritrean (Elements of the 46th Infantry Regiment, Sahauda Division)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:26.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: +1 pre-dawn LV Hindrance first two turns, Ov8
Map Board(s): 26 27 30
Overlays: H1 H5 H6 W2 W3 X2 X4 X5
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2022-05-15(A) neal ekengren vs Solo DrawSolo Playtest.
Run through the open desert to claim the 2 Sangers. No subtlety here between 2 large groups of weak infantry.
The better die rolls wins.
2022-04-30(D) Jobbo Fett vs Gary Bartlett Ethiopian winIt seemed the Italians just did not have the will to fight in this one, in an attempt to break the western front of the initial on-board ethiopians, they only broke one squad and the bloody CC in return wiped them all out. The MMG barely made a name for itself, though it did keep a leader broken for the match. I have to hand it to Gary's dice rolling a 5.81 on 42 rolls, with my average of 7.1 on 41 rolls making a pitiful showing.

Not quite sure how to play the scenario any better than I did, aside from perhaps being less bloodthirsty initially. I think setting up on the upper-right hillock might not be the best idea, although I was hoping to use the stone buildings nearby as a base of fire after ridding myself of Gary's nearby Ethiopians. 26 squads to 12 Italian squads seems like a bit too much of an advantage when you have so few SWs and the initial two turns feature a +1 LV Hindrance. 8 turns is a monster for this scenario, imo. Should probably be 6.
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nekengren Added a playing2022-05-15 22:59:52
nekengren Rated the scenario2022-05-15 22:56:15
Jobbo_Fett Added a playing2022-04-30 02:49:05
hoxson1 Modified the Theatre2021-12-30 18:47:41
hoxson1 Set the designer field2020-03-08 21:37:39
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Avg Rating: 2.67Votes: 3
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Estimated Play time: 7 hours
Recorded Games: 1
Archive recorded plays:
Ethiopian0
Italian / Eritrean0
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
The Bitwoded Gamble
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[A] Italian 2
[D] Ethiopian 4
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