A few of us got together at Gamer's Haven a couple weeks ago for a three-way fight between the Ottomans, French, and Italians.
The scenario: On a small island in the central Mediterranean, the FSA had a small trading post before war broke out in 1870. When hostilities began, the FSA converted the trading post into a military outpost and fueling station, due to its key location in the Med. The governments of France, Italy, and the Ottoman Empire all coveted this piece of real estate, and were separately planning schemes to capture it. When the local FSA fleet departed on a mission to the Azores, they saw their chance to strike. The FSA commander left one section of artillery guarding the base.
The objective of the game was to capture the base using assault marines; whoever could hold it for two consecutive turns would be the winner.
We deployed in from very small zones on three corners of the table:
I had more painted models on the table the both of my opponents combined! First time for everything, I guess...
The Italian fleet had initiative for turn one. There was long-range gunnery on all sides, but to little effect.
The Ottoman player deployed a group of
