Columbeira In 3D - French Playthrough: Turn One

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Starting positions of the armies

My three activation dice land 6, 4 and 3, so by changing wildcard 6 into a 2 I can activate my whole army.

I start in area 2 by advancing the infantry and General Delaborde a hex.

Then in area 3 the artillery fire at the Allied infantry directly ahead. The three dice are increased for being on higher ground and for being next to the commander, but I roll three 3s and two 2s, so no hits (5+ is needed for a hit, while 4 causes a retreat). The forward infantry in area 3 advance a hex, the other infantry occupy the ground they have vacated, and the cavalry advance diagonally right two hexes to stand on the front part of the little hill.

Not a great start for the French cause

The AI's four activation dice land two 5s and two 2s. One of each pair is rerolled, resulting in another 2 and a useless - in this context - 6.

In area 2 the forward infantry roll a 3, meaning they advance and want to fire at my left-flank infantry, but cannot do so as line-of-sight is blocked by the village of Columbeira. The rearward infantry roll 2, entering the nearby copse. Sir Arthur Wellesley advances a hex so as to be adjacent to three Allied units.

In area 5 the forward cavalry roll 5, advancing two hexes. The rearward cavalry roll 2, meaning they keep pace with their comrades.

A quiet-before-the-storm first turn