Exploring Officer · games played from its sheets

Gallery

Films and photographs from games of the Napoleonic Wars fought on Andy’s table and at the club, grouped by the scenario each one shows. To roll a scenario of your own, see Exploring Officer; the gallery has the others.

The Action at Fromentières

France · February 1814 · Attack & Defend · 12 × 6 ft · Generated scenario, played as printed

Napoleon against the Russians and Austrians for a bridge, a village and a hill, in fog. Exploring Officer rolled the ground, the muster and the objectives; the table was built from its map and fought in an evening.

The Action at Fromentières — the battle report and the sheet behind it
The Action at Fromentières — the battle report and the sheet behind it — watch it on YouTube
Both sides within six inches of the bridge: held by nobody
Both sides within six inches of the bridge: held by nobody
The Russian lancers await their turn
The Russian lancers await their turn
Turn 1: fog on la Vaure, the table from the French side
Turn 1: fog on la Vaure, the table from the French side
Nightfall is the end of turn 11: the bridge held
Nightfall is the end of turn 11: the bridge held
Napoleon and his staff behind the line
Napoleon and his staff behind the line
French columns beside the village and its stone enclosure
French columns beside the village and its stone enclosure
A battery is directed in to support
A battery is directed in to support
Fromentieres: but broke under the French onslaught
Fromentieres: but broke under the French onslaught
French columns between the half-timbered houses, upright frame
French columns between the half-timbered houses, upright frame
Ten French battalions come on from the north
Ten French battalions come on from the north
The bridge and the village from the French side, the columns forming
The bridge and the village from the French side, the columns forming
Light battalions screen the columns
Light battalions screen the columns
The storm of the bridge: the opening shot of every cut, and the YouTube thumbnail
The storm of the bridge: the opening shot of every cut, and the YouTube thumbnail
A battery goes forward to support
A battery goes forward to support
Fromentieres, a knot of stone and thatch astride the road
Fromentieres, a knot of stone and thatch astride the road
Fromentieres breaks under the French onslaught, upright frame
Fromentieres breaks under the French onslaught, upright frame
A French general close behind his infantry
A French general close behind his infantry
The Russian lancers, close to
The Russian lancers, close to
The Russians and Austrians come on from the south, wide panorama
The Russians and Austrians come on from the south, wide panorama
The whole table from above: the shot the Vedette panel sits over
The whole table from above: the shot the Vedette panel sits over
Across la Vaure: the French push them back
Across la Vaure: the French push them back
Fromentieres astride the road, second view
Fromentieres astride the road, second view
Fromentieres, held with resolution by the Austrians
Fromentieres, held with resolution by the Austrians
Fromentieres held by the Austrians, second view
Fromentieres held by the Austrians, second view
Wathiez's brigade: hussars, chasseurs and lancers
Wathiez's brigade: hussars, chasseurs and lancers
The bridge: four points and the keystone of the day
The bridge: four points and the keystone of the day
Skirmishers screen the columns, second view
Skirmishers screen the columns, second view
The mist lifts: first volley
The mist lifts: first volley

The Action at Profondsart

Belgium · June 1815 · Attack & Defend · 12 × 6 ft · Generated scenario, played at the club

The French have taken Profondsart and the road behind it; Wellington turns back to take it, and the Prussians are coming up. The club laid the table from the app's map and fought it from the sheet.

The Battle of Profondsart, Part 1 — time-lapse and photographs
The Battle of Profondsart, Part 1 — time-lapse and photographs — film coming
The British line and guns at the farm wall
The British line and guns at the farm wall
Prussian hussars, uhlans and horse guns
Prussian hussars, uhlans and horse guns
The British line comes on against the French guns
The British line comes on against the French guns
French voltigeurs behind the log, with the guns and the village
French voltigeurs behind the log, with the guns and the village
Line against line: skirmishers and the staff
Line against line: skirmishers and the staff
A French gun crew, close to
A French gun crew, close to
French columns past the copse; the generals watch
French columns past the copse; the generals watch
French columns on the road
French columns on the road
The Prussians arrive: Landwehr and line
The Prussians arrive: Landwehr and line
Prussian hussars and uhlans by the haystacks
Prussian hussars and uhlans by the haystacks
The centre columns and lines about the trees
The centre columns and lines about the trees
The rifles on the road, the colours behind
The rifles on the road, the colours behind
French chasseurs go in
French chasseurs go in
French guns and voltigeurs at the farm
French guns and voltigeurs at the farm

The Action at Moinhos de Além

Peninsula · July 1812 · Forced River Crossing · 12 × 6 ft · A club Peninsular game, with the sheet the app prints for a river crossing like it

Wellington against Marmont. The pictures are from a Peninsular game at the club, 28 mm on a 12 by 6 ft table; the sheet is the one Exploring Officer prints for a river crossing like it.

A Peninsular river crossing on a 12 ft table — and the sheet Exploring Officer prints for it
A Peninsular river crossing on a 12 ft table — and the sheet Exploring Officer prints for it — film coming
The British line, colours up, rifles out in front
The British line, colours up, rifles out in front
French infantry in greatcoats, waiting on the bench
French infantry in greatcoats, waiting on the bench
French columns cross the stream; Saxons and the staff
French columns cross the stream; Saxons and the staff
French columns come down to the stream; the British beyond the bridge
French columns come down to the stream; the British beyond the bridge
The French line, a column behind it, and the staff
The French line, a column behind it, and the staff
Lancers, hussars and dragoons mass by the stream
Lancers, hussars and dragoons mass by the stream
Spanish colours, and caçadores in the corn
Spanish colours, and caçadores in the corn
The French cavalry masses: lancers, hussars, cuirassiers
The French cavalry masses: lancers, hussars, cuirassiers
The French guns and the column face the walled field
The French guns and the column face the walled field
The Guard at the stream as the cavalry goes in
The Guard at the stream as the cavalry goes in

The Action at Quinta do Carvalho

Peninsula · July 1812 · Attack & Defend · 12 × 6 ft · A club Peninsular game, with the sheet the app prints for a farm defended like it

Marmont against Wellington for a farm, its walled fields and the road behind it. The pictures are from a second Peninsular game at the club, 28 mm on a 12 by 6 ft table; the sheet is the one Exploring Officer prints for a farm held like it: the British and Portuguese at Quinta do Carvalho, the French coming on with the greater numbers.

Read the sheet it printed (PDF)

The map Exploring Officer printed for it: the farm at Quinta do Carvalho, the stream, and the ridge.
The map Exploring Officer printed for it: the farm at Quinta do Carvalho, the stream, and the ridge.
French infantry at the farm, by the haystacks and the barn
French infantry at the farm, by the haystacks and the barn
French line past the walled garden
French line past the walled garden
Guns, cavalry and the lines, from above
Guns, cavalry and the lines, from above
The Allied line from the flank
The Allied line from the flank
The Allied line from the French end
The Allied line from the French end
The British line and guns behind the wall
The British line and guns behind the wall
The British line faces the farm
The British line faces the farm
The farm and its fields from the French side
The farm and its fields from the French side
The guns come up; the line waits
The guns come up; the line waits
The orchard and the red road
The orchard and the red road
The whole table from the British end
The whole table from the British end
The whole table from the cavalry corner
The whole table from the cavalry corner

Exploring Officer, in a minute

Seventeen battles, six theatres · The app

The film that shows the app: the battles, the theatres and the sheet it prints.

Exploring Officer — the app
Exploring Officer — the app — watch it on YouTube