The Left Bank 1916 - part 1 - introduction

I hope you are all having a lovely Christmas.  And what better way to celebrate the season of peace and goodwill than by a desperate struggle on a cold muddy hill.  Welcome then, to 1916.

Next week’s game is set during the Verdun campaign, with a German attack attempting to seize high ground from which French threaten the flank of the main attack.  So far I have asked the German and French teams (divisional staff officers) to prioritise resources for the coming struggle. As well as military objectives, their goal is to emerge with their prestige much enhanced. Some elements will be resolved in the next couple of days, giving me many opportunities for photos of gratuitous toy soldier porn. The actual assault will be played as a toy soldier game run here by me with the players joining by Zoom. 

Here then is the main area of operations.  The map is approximately 7.5km across.

German staff officers confer. 

German field guns preparing.