"Lust for Glory" Playtest
/Lust for Glory (or Lust for short) is the latest set of rules due from Big Red Bat publishing. Chronologically it covers the period 1650+ to around 1760, so could be said to follow on directly from For King & Parliament.
We playtested the rules with a clash between the Polish-Lithuanians and Ottomans with a quite large 200 points a side game.
The pre-game activity was a little more involved than with TTS or FK&P, including both the usual Scouting phase and an interesting Bombardment phase when you get to try and soften the enemy up with your artillery before the action proper begins.
I played the Polish-Lithuanians and, nervous of the hordes of Turkish cavalry in front of me, forced all the horse onto one side of the battlefield, with the infantry lurking along in their wake on the other.
With two sets of shock cavalry desperate to stick their lances into each other, it was not long before the mounted troops met approximately in the middle of the table, with the appropriate and evenly matched amount of carnage ensuing.
Meanwhile, my German infantry on the left attempted to outflank the Ottoman Azabs, with the Haiduks also advancing to bring the Janisseries under fire.
Although the main cavalry clash was still continuing, the good news was that in the centre some Winged Hussars had smashed through a unit of Janisseries, and was now in a threatening position just about behind the Ottoman line.
At this point I had to abandon my command, but handed over the baton to friend Mark with instructions not to throw away the obviously hugely advantageous position I was gifting him!
Fortunately, Mark was able to complete my work successfully, although I was informed that the infantry action proved a stalemate, and winning the game became a very close run thing, with the Polish-Lithuanians having only two coins remaining when the Ottomans finally fled the field.
Anyhoo…a great game, and what looks like a great set of rules on its way.
