I’m putting away the house for Winter. After three days of 90 degree heat with high humidity, it’s rainy and 65. So, why not play a fun game that doesn’t take up too many brain cells between mundane household tasks?

I’ve always liked ATO’s post card games. Paul Rohrbaugh has creatively adapted a basic card draw/dice system to a number of historical scenarios. A list of the games he’s been involved with can be found here. In most cases, his system is ideal for solitaire play.

These games have been offered as inserts to Against The Odds magazine games, or have just somehow appeared in my gaming collection. I have copies made on card, so I keep the original post card intact, hacking my way through the copied components using spasmodic scissors.

Today’s game was Marschall Vorwarts!, one of four games depicting the Battle of Leipzig.

The French player has a classic delay/defend mission. The Allied (Prussian/Russian) commander must press home attacks to seize a key French depot, while ignoring losses and counting on (literally) the luck of the draw.  So Blucher!

It’s a fun little game, and while you can gripe about combat resolutions that favor low odds attacks, it has an ebb and flow that is certainly entertaining.