I played a test game of the BattlegroundHD skirmish rules at home using my sci-fi Quar figures. It was a reinforced squad vs squad meeting engagement game. The Quar are essentially interwar technology, so I extrapolated the unit/weapon stats from some of the BGHD supplements and made up my own data sheets in google sheets.
The rules are very detailed, could handle up to a platoon on a side. They are marker/status heavy but things flowed very well as I got on with the game. I have read the rules several times and watched all of the demo videos at least twice. I did not use the Fog of war/spotting/awareness except in one instance.
I love trying out new rules mechanisms. The opposed dice pools and the details made for a great game.
The Coftyrans earned a hard fought victory with 3 KIA and 1 heavy wounded. The Crusaders pulled back after initially taking the farm but being forced back with 3 KIA, 2 heavy wounded, and one of their wounded being taken prisoner in the farm.
Highlights of the battle were
1- the Coftyrans being caught short of the orchard in the open and taking heavy casualties.
2- The Coftyran medic trying to stabilize a wounded Quar...but having a critical failure resulting in a kIA.
3- A lone Coftyran Rhyfler breaking off to sneak up on the occupied farm house and tossing in a grenade. This was the turning point in the battle.
I forgot to use the unit luck points I had assigned to each squad.
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| Farm house in the disputed zone |
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| BattlegroundHD rules and counters |
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| Crusader LMG team sets up overwatch |
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| Coftyran LMG(SAW) team has the same idea, but takes an early casualty. |
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| Rhyflers advance on the orchard. |
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| Crusader team under heavy fire from the Coftyran LMG. |
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| Casualties and pinned troops. |
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| The Coftyran Rhyflers get caught advancing into the orchard, two KIA. |
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| Medic rushes to his buddy but it is too late (Rolled a critical failure...making the heavy wound into a KIA). |
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| Brave Coftyran rushes the farm house and tosses in a grenade. The pivotal moment in the battle. |
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| The orchard firefight is intense, a Coftyran grenade swings things in their favor. |
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| The Coftyran HQ team members make it to the farm house and take a prisoner. |
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| Grabbing the wounded, the Crusaders pull back. |
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| A hard fought Coftyran victory. |
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