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An example battle of Command Decision Test of Battle that I managed to get done before my upcoming trip. Here, a battalion from a German panzer division takes on some Soviets defending a small village, circa July/August 1941. This is the shorter version; I will try to get the longer version up soon.

A Mini-Warmaster battle including Monster units (War Hydra, Chaos Spawn and Dragon Ogres). This is part of a playtest for how to manage powerful Monsters in this scaled-down version of Warmaster. See czcams.com/video/xHuYXyK7MsY/video.html for the way I've thought about Monsters in the game.

While Mini-Warmaster is basically taking units in Warmaster and scaling them back by 1/3 (and this working well for most units), Monsters pose more of a challenge. Here I go over my thought process of including Monsters in a Mini-Warmaster game.

Just a quick update video with preparations for starting to play Command Decision Test of Battle. Shown here are some of the German infantry (about a battalion's worth) getting close to final basing as well as 'order dice'. The infantry STLs I am using come from WayneMc65: www.thingiverse.com/waynemc65/designs The 'order dice' is from: www.thingiverse.com/thing:4265943

This is the longer version of the battle report for the Battle of Watling Street played out using Strength & Honour. Will Boudica's rebels break the yoke of Roman domination in Britannia, or will the Romans crush the revolt? For reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudican_revolt Miniatures shown are 2mm 3D prints, as shown in other videos in the playlist.

A short version of the Strength & Honour scenario from the Boudican Revolt - the Battle of Watling Street. Can Paulinus's legions stand up against twice their number in warbands led by Boudica? For reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudican_revolt Figures shown here are 2mm 3D prints. Udpate: MikeDaTike, whose STLs are some of those shown here, updated some of his STLs to be more 'blocky' in rep...

Brief details of how indirect fire works in Command Decision Test of Battle.

Direct fire HE details and examples for Command Decision Test of Battle.

Details and an example of AT fire in Command Decision Test of Battle.

Details and an example of small arms fire in Command Decision Test of Battle.

An introduction to the basic mechanics of firing in Command Decision Test of Battle. Details and examples of specific fire types (e.g., small arms fire or HE fire) will follow in other videos.

In Command Decision Test of Battle, troop quality and morale are separate ratings that have differing effects on game play. The combination of the two tells a story about the unit, and they reflect its resilience and survivability in battle. This video gives a short overview of how they work in the game.

A brief overview of hidden units and the spotting process & factors in Command Decision: Test of Battle. A pair of narrative examples are given to illustrate the basic ideas and the impact of some situations. In future videos, we will see this process play out with terrain and figures on a proper table.

A short introduction to the sequence of phases in a game turn and the orders that are used for units in Command Decision: Test of Battle (CD TOB). At a later stage, this will be illustrated more on the table with figures, etc.

Command Decision Test of Battle - On The Gaming Table

Long Version Roman-Gaul Rematch - On The Gaming Table

S&H Roman-Gaul Rematch (short version) - On The Gaming Table

1,250pt Mini-Warmaster battle - On The Gaming Table

S&H Romans vs Gauls - On The Gaming Table

Painting 1,000 Romans an hour - On The Gaming Table

S&H Command Board - On The Gaming Table

S&H The Rest of the Rules - On The Gaming Table

S&H Melee Combat Examples - On The Gaming Table

S&H Melee Combat Intro - On The Gaming Table

S&H Shooting - On The Gaming Table

S&H General Combat - On The Gaming Table

S&H Manoeuvres - On The Gaming Table

S&H Basic Movement - On The Gaming Table

S&H Table Grid - On The Gaming Table