Chris Harrod, Robin Doran and I played the Alternative Chacabuco scenario from Fletcher (2006) using Liberators QPR. This is the third time I’ve played the scenario; the first time was Liberators QPR, the second was Liberators HOTT.
Liberators
During the period 1810 – 1824, the Spanish colonies were wracked by revolution. By 1824 Mexico and all the South American Colonies were independent. The Portuguese had their own problems and Brazil was independent by 1825. You might want to check out Overview, Timeline, my 1817-18 Chilean Project, 15mm Figures, Painting Guide and Resources.
House Rules for Liberators QPR
The supplement to Liberators (Fletcher, 2006) includes a set of Quick Play Rules (QPR). This page covers how I vary from the published rules. I’ve distinguished between new rules (
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Maipo – A Liberators QPR Scenario
Maipo is a scenario in the Liberators book (Fletcher, 2005, p. 66-67). These are my notes for playing the scenario with the Liberators Quick Play Rules.
Battle of Maipo – A Lasalle Scenario
I outrageously copied the content of this scenario from Francisco’s Lasalle Scenario from Cold Wars 2011. All I did was put it in my standard scenario format. So, after this paragraph, all references to “I” means Francisco.
Alternative Chacabuco – A Liberators HOTT Battle Report
Andrew Coleby and I played an early version of the Liberators HOTT version of the Alternative Chacabuco Scenario which is based on that in Fletcher (2006). Andrew was the Royalists and I was the Patriots.
Musings on Liberators QPR rules
A few possible optional rules for Liberators QPR.
Liberators HOTT – Using HOTT for the South American Wars of Liberation
I’m keen on the Wars of South American Liberation aka Liberators at the moment and wondered what I’d have to do to use Hordes of the Things (HOTT) for the period.
Alternative Chacabuco Scenario for Liberators HOTT
The Alternative Chacabuco scenario is from the Liberators Supplement by John Fletcher (Fletcher, 2006). These are my notes for playing the scenario with the Liberators HOTT rules.
Cancha Rayada – A Liberators QPR Battle Report
Chris Harrod and I played the Cancha Rayada scenario with the Liberators Quick Play Rules. A great game. Really fun. On the down side it was a bit long and revealed some flaws in the scenario.
Experimental Rules for Liberators QPR
I’ve put together some experimental modifications to Liberators QPR. The aim is to increase the importance of morale and fill in a few gaps. It’d be nice if they made the game faster but only play testing will tell.
Maipo – A Liberators QPR Battle Report
Chris Harrod and I played the Maipo Scenario from the Liberators book using the Liberators Quick Play Rules. We rolled for sides and Chris got the Royalists and I got the Patriots.
Cancha Rayada Scenario for Liberators QPR
The Liberators book (Fletcher, 2005, p. 64-65) has a Cancha Rayada scenario. These are my notes for playing the scenario with the Liberators Quick Play Rules.
Wargaming the Battle of Cancha Rayada 16 Mar 1818
On 16 Mar 1818, at the Surprise of Cancha Rayada (Second Battle of Cancha Rayada), a Royalist sortie inflicted a massive defeat on Patriots under San Martin.
Alternative Chacabuco – A Liberators QPR Battle Report
To celebrate the completion of my Liberators armies Andrew Coleby and I played the Alternative Chacabuco scenario from Fletcher (2006) using the Liberators QPR. Andrew was the Patriots / Argentineans. I was the Royalists / Spanish. Our biggest problem is that we only get to play in two hours sessions and this game was split over two sessions.
Wargaming an Alternative Battle of Chacabuco on 13 Feb 1817
The Liberators supplement (Fletcher, 2006, p. 10-11) has an Alternative Chacabuco scenario. It poses the question what-if, after crossing the Andes from Argentina, the patriot army advances more cautiously giving the royalists time to bring up reinforcements from Santiago.