Adventures on the Wargames Table

Here as promised is part 2 of our gaming weekend! Sunday and Dave, Rob, Phil, Steve and myself all geared up for another play-test of Rob's "The Big Push" rules. They're still at a very early stage so we were all prepared to adjust things as we went along. The basic premise of the game was that during the 1918 German 'Spring Offensives', a British battalion has become engulfed by the overwhelming attacks and was holed up in a strong defensive position. A combined force of British and French were trying to halt the Germans and relieve the beleaguered British. I commanded the lone British battalion whilst Dave and Phil led the relieving British and French forces, respectively. Rob and Steve donned monacles to become German High Command. Here's the table. My British would be in and around the fortified hill in the foreground whilst Dave and Phil would begin behind the distant hedge/tree-line. The Germans were deployed broadly diagonally across the tab...

What better way to celebrate the recent-ish passing of another year here on the Wargames Table than with a weekend of gaming with friends? Day 1 saw us take to the field of Stamford Bridge in 1066 for our slightly re-interpreted version of the famous battle between the Saxons of Harold Godwinson and the Vikings of Harald Hardrada and Tostig Godwinson. Details of the scenario for War & Conquest may be found here on the Scarab forum, but the basic idea was that the Saxon march north had been delayed by bad weather and Harald’s Vikings were ready for them! Dramatis Personae Steve ~ King Harald Hardrada Jenny ~ Earl Tostig Godwinson Matt ~ Earl Edwin of Mercia Phil ~ King Harold Godwinson Armies Both sides were approx 4,500pts with the Kings having the slightly larger force on each side. All of the characters were simply named versions of the standard characters in the respective army lists. Deployment; Harald's Vikings on the left and Tostig's in the foreground...

On behalf of Wargames Table chum "Phil"... Gravesend Wargamers Club War & Conquest Gaming Day Sunday 1st December 2013 Venue: The Northfleet Veterans Club, The Hill, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 9EU. There is parking outside the club and lunch is provided in the entry price Format of the Day: Please arrive around 9am, the first game will start circa 9.30 Army size: 2000 points. Armies should be selected from the scarab website online army organisation lists. You may include up to 250 points of Legends of War within the 2000 points. If you have not yet confirmed your attendance or army preference, please let Phil know as soon as possible. We intend to fit players into groups with a theme, these are as follows- The Greeks and enemies Rome and their many  enemies The Dark Ages We intend to play 3 games, time permitting and so to help speed up play, the following deployments and objectives will be used. Attendees are urged to read the 'Battle Begins' section startin...

Quite a few years ago these figures were partially painted then went back in to storage. But alas the box they were in somehow got rather squashed and many of the figures were quite badly damaged, especially the plastic models. However, with all this renewed enthusiasm for LotR I decided to have a go at repairing them and finishing off the painting ... and I'm rather pleased that I did! (To think that I nearly threw them away at one point too!). Anyway, here they are. They are mix of the plastic and metal boxed sets that GW brought out some years back. The metal figures just got a bit 'bent' with the odd arm breaking off. The plastics really needed some TLC to get them back in shape. As you can see, one of the bases had to be replaced. They took quite a beating!? The paint scheme is deliberately simple, keeping to a small palette of mainly browns and greys. I'm looking forward to getting them on the table for a game.