Might & Reason Tournament Report Round 1

 As the TO I tried to collect accounts of each battle along with some pictures...  These highlights will provide a less analytical, but more personable, perspective on our player's experience during the event. These games were played with version 5.3 of the in development Might & Reason Tournament (fan) Pack.

Cynthia (Great Prussia) vs  Michal (Average Austria) 37 to -2

Austrian Account:

Fearful of the shooting prowess of the Prussian Army, the Austrian forces sought to consolidate their infantry in the centre of the field. Reckless forward chargers by the Austrian cavalry helped delay the movement of the Prussians but at heavy losses. The early movement of the Prussians into the middle town proved decisive as the Austrians could not dislodge them, though strong combined shooting from Austrian Croat irregulars in the forest, solid musketeers, and some lucky artillery hits decimated much of the Prussian infantry. An attempt by Austrian irregulars to seize the Prussian town was likewise thwarted by both the laziness of the Austrian commander and successful chargers by Prussian cavalry. The Austrians quit the field having sustained heavy losses, but their enemies were in little better shape.

Prussian Account:

The Austrian cavalry were aggressive from the start, successfully blunting Prussian advance across the field. However, without proper infantry support, they were picked away slowly by the Prussian cavalry.

While the cavalry chased each other around the Prussian back, the Prussian and Austrians infantries were in a shooting match, with the Austrians out-shooting the Prussians across the line, to everyone's surprise.

Still, not enough advances were made. By night fall, Prussians held onto the middle objective. Despite an overall inability to shoot, the cavalries continued to pick away units, including any Austrian irregular that dared to poke out of the forest

Game ended with 12 Austrian units dead, 2 Prussian cannons dead (though many units severely wounded). Prussia wins pursuit, and drives the Austrians away.



Chris (Good Prussia) vs  Harry (Good Austria) 23 to 12


Austrian Account:

In this game, both me and Chris decided to deploy all inf on my right and all cavalry on the left. In the early game, the Prussian inf line was slowly advancing and the Austrian one are slowly falling back, but the Austrian cavalry obliterated the Prussian cavalry on the left. However, in the process, the cavalry sub-commander on both sides used valor and both died, resulting in the cavalry being very sluggish and inactive, and the Austrian cavalry being unable to move despite winning the cavalry warfare.

As a result, the battle eventually became a stalemate, with both sides progressing very slowly. Still, the Prussians holds the center. However, the Prussians forgot to put a unit into the middle town, resulting in the Prussian missing a winning opportunity. The battle continued to turn 5, where both armies reached their break point while the Prussians have slightly higher casualty. At the end of turn 5, the Austrians ran due to rolling worse in the army morale.





George (Good France) vs  Jack (Average British) 35 to 0


French Account:

The British forces arrived early but were pushed back by the French light cavalry which forced them to first. The British deploy first with 4 Corp of crack British infantry seeks to use the roads to reach the middle town while using their heavy Calvary to cover the open fields to the right. A light cavalry corp with some irregular screened the left. The French deployed their cannons including their superheavies in the center to cover the middle town and slow down the incoming British advance. 2 Corps of heavy French cavalry seek out their outnumber British counterparts to gain the mobility edge. An irregular forced garrison their town with some light cavalry and infantry to support. The buck of the French infantry developed in the center. It was clear to both commanders that the middle town will play a critical role in today's battle.

Turn 1:
Thanks to winning the initiative, the French managed to take the middle town. The French cavalry seems eager and aggressive as they rolled down the right while the British cavalry seems passive, waiting for their commander to get going. However, the British line pushes aggressively towards the turn, eager to retake it but taking cannon fire into columns while doing so.

Turn 2:
The British commander seems too passive with few units activating each pulse barely manage to reach the half-point between the middle town and their starting point. Most notable, the British cavalry refused to move and the British infantry is forced to overtake them.  On the left, the British light cavalry engaged in the French in an attempt to clear the way to the French town for the British infantry corp. The French commander managed to use valor in the battle but was shot in return. The British cavalry barely survives but is still in French cannon range. Two pulses of shooting all miss but the third round does the trick. The French infantry guard fearing a collapse of the left decided to sit at the pass road indecisive in either supporting the middle town or helping out the left.
Turn 3:
With the British infantry overtake the cavalry, the French cavalry sought to flank the entire British line. This finally surges the Calvary to act, turn around to defend their flank. However, the damage was done with the line bend and several units were killed. The main British infantry has managed to reach the middle turn and started to grind down the middle town by shooting. However, these brave infantry at the same time is being bombarded with constant barrages from French cannons. The British attack on the left has finally died down and lets the French guard rush to the rescue of defense of the middle town.

Turn 4:
Constant British shooting has left the French unit in the middle town with nearly no strength and with one final push they managed to take it but at the cost of their commander's life for valor. The French guards shoot back trying to retake the tower and manage to reduce the town to rubble. One more pulse, they will be able to retake it from the weakened British line. However, on the right, the line finally breaks and a horde of French cavalry rush into the hole threatens the British line's rear. The next pulse, the French retake the middle turn and with that, the British commander decided to retreat after several line infantry refused to activate.

The french holds the middle turn and manages to win pursuit after the British light cavalry is wiped out.


Shot from the end of the game.


Sebastian (Average Spain) vs  Parth (Good Britain) 42 to 8


Spanish Account:

Turn 1 Round 1

British win initiative and move forward towards the center town, leaving their home base ill defended. The Spanish follow up by sending their elite troops on the right wing to the British home base, looking to make this a short battle.  The left flank of the Spanish is caught by surprise by the British cavalry since the left-wing cavalry hadn’t deployed for some reason. While the rest of the army moves to the center town. 

Turn 1 Round 2

British troops take the center town while the left-wing British cavalry move in front of it to defend against the Spanish. The rest of the continue trudging forward, trying to forma a line as soon as possible.  The Spanish troops deploy throughout the map while the right wind cavalry face off an irregular British unit not in cover. The Spanish left-wing cavalry meanwhile faces off against the daunting British cavalry. Both battles end in Spanish indecisive victories despite the valor of the subcommanders.

Turn 1 Round 3

The Spanish left-wing cavalry continue to throw themselves at the British cavalry winning indecisive victories despite flanking the British and the subcommander’s valor. Meanwhile, the British and Spanish troops manage to form a line in the center town. On the right wing, the Spanish elite infantry and cavalry are facing the few British troops stationed at the home base. The Spanish cavalry position themselves to charge the British units outside the town while the infantry faces off against the few good British units.

Turn 2 Round 1

After much shooting and charging by the Spanish right wind, the British hometown is becoming defenseless. Meanwhile, the Spanish center remains in a stalemate. The left wing has become desolate as both the Spanish and British cavalries damage each other enough to force a retreat.

Turn 2 Round 2

The Spanish right wing have completely overrun the British brigades guarding the town but have yet to take their home base. The right-wing cavalry still pretty undamaged head to the center to catch the British in a pincer. Meanwhile, in the center town the Spanish and British brigades face each other causing casualties on both sides.

Turn 3 Round 1

Seeing their left flank completely destroyed and their right flank in shambles, on top of having the Spanish cavalry coming in from behind the British decide to flee.

Jordan (Average Dutch) vs  Gabe (Average Russian) 40 to -5

Russian Account:

The battle started with two Russian cavalry failures - the Cossacks halting on the left and getting encircled under attack from the Dutch; and the charge of the Hussars that ends in their destruction and the Pandours being mostly mauled around the center. It just got worse from then on.

The Russians made an advance towards the left, suffering heavy casualties in the process, which meant that they were heavily wounded already, having basically lost all their light cavalry and about half of their regular Infantry. Meanwhile, the Russian Heavy Cavalry (which was being slow and ponderous) managed to halt an attack, however briefly, against the main Russian town.|

Eventually, however, the Russian left hook reached the Dutch town, and under a hail of bullets and cannons, the combination of the leftovers of the regular infantry, the grenadiers, and the entire Russian Artillery Corps managed to begin an assault on the Dutch to minor success. But as the Russian Grenadiers stretched themselves, the Dutch light cavalry snuck through and began capturing the Russian artillery. After that, the Russians surrendered.