[Consim-l] Lee's Greatest Gamble/AOR replay final ruminations

[Markus Stumptner]

Using the original LGG victory points worked very well. The final tally 
was 39 to 34 in favour of the Union.

Overall, what lost the battle for the Confederates was probably the 
decision to send Ewell east on the last day to try and clear the way for 
the train. Given his performance, Cemetery Hill would have been cleared of 
Union troops before the counterattack that routed Hill's corps, and there 
would have been time for the Confederates to open a route for the train 
eastwards on the fourth day.

On the other hand, if Ewell had not been holding the Hanover Road, it 
might have been easier for the Union to contain Stuart's cavalry raid, and 
the self-immolation of Reynold's I Corps certainly helped the victory 
conditions. The other aspect that I just saw I didn't mention in the 
replay was that Jenkins's cavalry brigade, which Lee had ordered to move 
from its position on the York Turnpike over to the west to guard the 
train, took its own good time and only arrived after 4 hours, far too late 
to save the Confederate army train. (It did arrive in time to protect the 
Confederate III Corps train from disruption by the rampaging cavalry but 
that didn't provide any victory points and III Corps was out of the battle 
anyhow.)

So... I very much like the way it works - it certainly gets the grand 
tactical feel across, and my esteemed opponent opined that the rules work 
well enough to make them available, which I intend to do some time soon. 
Now off to try a bit more Seven Days.

Markus

Last games: AOR/Lee's Greatest Gamble, When Tigers Fight, Star Blazers
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