{"id":24516,"date":"2021-11-14T01:34:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T01:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=24516"},"modified":"2023-06-25T01:36:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T00:36:55","slug":"sitrep-initial-play-of-black-powder-red-earth-28mm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/11\/14\/sitrep-initial-play-of-black-powder-red-earth-28mm\/","title":{"rendered":"SITREP &#8211; Initial Play of Black Powder Red Earth 28mm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PXL_20211113_214818078.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PXL_20211113_214818078.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PXL_20211113_214818078-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In shocking news, I&#8217;m reporting on a monthly game against my Dastardly Regular Opponent without going into a full battle report (you&#8217;ll have to wait until the end of the month for that). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, we were giving Black Powder Red Earth 28mm a go. Not going to go into too much detail on it (that&#8217;s what the impression article is for) but I have a few overall thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It&#8217;s not going to replace Spectre or Skirmish Sangin &#8211; this is a different style of game.<\/li><li>We picked it up, learnt the rules and got through a full 3 mission Night Raid in two and a bit hours.<\/li><li>It&#8217;s got a great set of core mechanisms that flows together really well.<\/li><li>I&#8217;m already thinking up my own cards and missions for it.<\/li><li>As you can see in the photos, S-Vests are a nightmare.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PXL_20211113_214826987.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PXL_20211113_214826987.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PXL_20211113_214826987-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More details coming soon once I play a few more games and get my thoughts together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In shocking news, I&#8217;m reporting on a monthly game against my Dastardly Regular Opponent without going into a full battle report (you&#8217;ll have to wait until the end of the month for that). Instead, we were giving Black Powder Red Earth 28mm a go. Not going to go into too much detail on it (that&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":24518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1106,1093,1069,903],"tags":[1096,1095],"class_list":["post-24516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-black-powder-red-earth","category-features","category-sitrep","category-wargaming","tag-black-powder-red-earth","tag-bpre"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Michael Charge","author_link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/author\/chargedog\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PXL_20211113_214818078.jpg","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/PXL_20211113_214818078.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/black-powder-red-earth\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Black Powder Red Earth<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/features\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Features<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/sitrep\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">SITREP<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Black Powder Red Earth<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Features<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">SITREP<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Wargaming<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Black Powder Red Earth<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/category\/wargaming\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">BPRE<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Black Powder Red Earth<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">BPRE<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 3 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 14\/11\/2021","modified":"Updated on 25\/06\/2023"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 14\/11\/2021 1:34 am","modified":"Updated on 25\/06\/2023 1:36 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pvEn5-6nq","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25224,"url":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2022\/02\/15\/sitrep-writing-for-other-people\/","url_meta":{"origin":24516,"position":0},"title":"SITREP &#8211; Writing For Other People","author":"Michael Charge","date":"15\/02\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/issuu.com\/airsoftaction\/docs\/airsoft-action-issue-135-march-2022\/74 Surprise, I've been writing for other people again. 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