Memoir '44: Pacific Theater

 After playing Airfix Battles for a few weeks I fancied a bit of a change, I have been eyeing up some very attractive squad level boardgames of the Squad Leader type but they all seem too complicated for me or too hard to play solo. I used to have Squad Leader but I never really got into it and it went mouldy and went in the bin many years ago, oh well.

So I got out Memoir '44, it is nice and simple even with snipers, engineers, heavy weapons and other complications. I have played and thoroughly enjoyed some made up scenarios set in the Pacific.

Japanese moving up under cover of darkness.

The American lines.

The sun has still to rise, visibility is only two hexes.

The Japanese begin fording the river on the American right.

The US Marines send out a probe on the opposite flank ( I got bored awaiting the Japanese assault).

The American right comes under attack.

The American probe comes under attack.

And the survivors fall back.

 The sun is coming up.

The Japanese have flanked the American position.

After much ferocious fighting the Americans fall back.

But with a bold counterattack the USMC win the battle 8 medals to 7.

Semper Fi.

Jolly good fun.

I did actually buy a boardgame after all but it is nothing like squad level. When it comes I'll take some photos and make a post.

Memoir '44 on the Eastern Front

I have had a few more games of Memoir '44, all of them very entertaining. Here are some shots of one fought on the Eastern Front.

 The Russians.

 And the Germans.

 The Russians have some protected positions.

A Revell Hummel, an Armourfast StuG and Britannia infantry prepare to assault the Soviet positions.

The view from the Russian lines as the advance gets under way.

 Tank battle!.

 Italeri Russian artillery.

 Russian infantry try to hold off the Panzers.

But the panzers breakthrough and kill off this KV-1.

 Then the Russians counter attack with the Finest Hour card and destroy the panzers.

 The Russians then advance to defeat the German infantry and win the game seven medals to six!.

Unfortunately the Airpower card didn't show up so the planes never got a go.

Great fun as usual with this great rules system.

Memoir '44 in 1/72nd scale

I was lucky enough to get a couple of board games recently and have been playing them relentlessly until today. I got these beauties...

 Both very good games, I am definitely leaning towards the board game side of the hobby nowadays. Another board game series I like very much is Richard Borgs Commands and Colors. Memoir '44 was the first that I bought and from then I have been hooked so today I dug out some of my 1/72 models and set up a game.

 Here are some photos taken at the end of the game.

 I just made up my own scenario rather than attempt a published one.

 Germans lurking in the woods.

 The Airpower card gave me an excuse to deploy my Spitfire!.

An Airfix Sherman makes a breakthrough.

Great fun!, I have vague plans to make a pair of imaginary armies to play Memoir with.