Louisbourg 1758 Gameplay & Review | 2-Player Wargame | Board Game | Worthington Publishing

[@CopperFieldsGaming]

Looks interesting, love that you were able to play 2 player! thanks for including that discussion.

[@ZillaBlitz]

Glad to hear that you enjoyed it. I'm hoping to do more of that in the future! :)

[@Phalanx11]

I usually hate block games but this one actually looks good.

[@ZillaBlitz]

I love the accessibility here, and the decisions are fun. :)

[@dalerobinson8051]

Your guest was Mike of Solo Battles. If that's a KZbin channel, I can't find it.

[@ZillaBlitz]

Whoops! Thanks for the heads up. I forgot to add the link to his channel in the description, but it's there now. And this is it: www.youtube.com/@SoloBattles

[@michaelmanning5379]

I was fortunate enough to see the re-enactment at Louisbourg 250 years after the siege. The French outshot the British in the re-enactment, getting off 3 volleys a minute while the British tried to get fancy, using platoon firing. Louisbourg is a good 8-hour drive from Halifax . . . and it is worth it.

[@ZillaBlitz]

Oh, very cool! The fortress photos look amazing. I've never been.

[@SoloBattles]

@michaelmanning5379 My wife and I are going next year. Now that I've gamed, it'll be cool to see for reals!

[@coinneachmacraibeart7891]

@@SoloBattles It's beautiful. There was a glorious sunset on the evening I was there which gave the place an almost spiritual air. The French architecture is tasteful too, but even I could tell that their defences were not well thought out.

[@coyi51]

Looks a good game game, also like how the combat works. Seeing what happens when the RN get in the harbour would be interesting. Thanks for the info.

[@ZillaBlitz]

The ship vs. ship combat is the same, for the most part, except the defending ships can't retreat. The British have a 6-2 ship superiority, so unless some cards or other factors are messing with the battle, the French should lose quickly.

[@Jubilo1]

Excellent video.

[@ZillaBlitz]

Thanks!

[@pterrok5495]

Well, you didn't actually show a move for the British--but only ONE of the groups could have moved closer to the fort? And the dotted road would support all 4 units, right? So assuming one group had moved, are you limited to ONE combat or could you have attacked like you did AND also attack the fort with the units that moved? And then say the French had all got pushed into the fort, and the Brits had groups on all three adjacent dots. Is that THREE battles OR just one with all adjacent British strength? And now the MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION: Set the blocks up correctly, then determine how much force of a bump by a hip on the table will send them all toppling, and will they scatter so badly you can't recall what their strengths were? Ha ha!

[@ZillaBlitz]

Sorry, I'm a bit confused... The British moved the three units at Lighthouse Point to Island Battery. The dotted road supports four units so if the British had had another unit, they could have moved that one also. Because units from opposing sides were in the same position, they fought. In your turn, you are limited to moving all the units at one location, but you can move them in multiple directions. So if you move units from one location into more than one location that has units of the opposing side, then you would have multiple combats in the same turn. :) That clear things up?

[@pterrok5495]

@@ZillaBlitz OH--forgot it was a move to make the combat, not just combat the adjacent spot.

[@ZillaBlitz]

@@pterrok5495 Ah, yes. It was probably tricky to see because I didn't want to smash all the units into the same location. :)

[@SoloBattles]

And in reading these comments, it made me appreciate the fact that while you can only move from one location, you can move to multiple locations. This means the French could do a lot with a large force in Louisburg, including reinforcing lighthouse point.😊

[@ZillaBlitz]

Yes, although I think Raiding might be to one location only? I don't remember now.

[@Jubilo1]

L-OO-ih-s-b-er-g Phonetic spelling of Louisbourg L-OO-ih-s-b-er-g

[@ZillaBlitz]

I listed to the Canadian tourist department’s videos about Louisbourg and went with that pronunciation.

[@Jubilo1]

@@ZillaBlitz The French have a word for everything-ha-ha!!!

[@ZillaBlitz]

Yes, that French pronunciation is very different, too. :)

[@Jubilo1]

And in French-kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqfTooqIbdeUaJo

[@user-ne1vx7mj1b]

Funny this is just like COLUMBIA GAMES

[@ZillaBlitz]

There is a design similarity in places, isn't there. :)