Mazarin

Played a round of Longbow after Hurricane Isiah did a number in Pensacola. With power and internet out, I dug out the family’s old floppy copy of Twain's Joan of Arc; with my laptop juiced up on a makeshift generator, I took charge of my favorite medieval commander, #JoanofArc, during the #SiegeofOrleans against the English. The English are dug in NW of Orleans, bristling with heavy guns including Demi Culverins, Sakers, and big ass cannons. Their siege lines stretch roughly southwest to northeast, terminating, I think, just above Boulevard de Paris. We spent the first turn engaging at a distance, but around the third or fourth turn the English assault on the NE gate (Porte de Banniere) commenced. To the south, another vulnerable point. The Bastille de St-Antoine sits on an island in the middle of the Loire, guarding the only bridge crossing to the east bank, and a direct entrance into the city. The garrison wields four heavy guns and a hundred men opposite the English bastion (Fort de les Tourelles), garrisoned by a matching group of English infantry, but with many more siege weapons. I may send my Scottish contingent under Darniey on a sortie from the southern Bastille. Probably a bad idea, but the Maid of Orleans is at the helm. While movements develop in the south, a relief column of infantry, artillery, and cavalry was released from the north. Now, I’m trying to keep all the groups organized while inching SW and probing for the English left flank through the forest roads. I’m sending one of the relief Captains, Mercadieu, with part of the artillery to set up west of Fleury, just in case the English get testy; till next time. #WargameDesignStudio #AgeofLongbow