"The Great Skedaddle" - First Manassas/Bull Run, 1861

"The Great Skedaddle" refers to the chaotic retreat of Union forces back to Washington DC after their defeat at the battle of First Bull Run on 21st July 1861. Panic-stricken soldiers, intermingled with civilian spectators, fled along the road together, turning the Union offensive into a disorganised, embarrassing rout. 

This game was inspired by a display game put on by Richard Crawley at the Hammerhead wargame show in Newark this year. It assumes that the C.S.A had enough fresh troops to pursue the yankees - hopefully all the way to DC! This, of course, wasn't the case in the real battle.

In our hypothetical refight, the Union forces managed to hold off the Confederates quite effectively, with most of their units 'successfully routing' off the board!

Epic Warpath - Initial Rules Trial

This is our first trial run of Mantic Games new 'Epic Warpath' wargame system. Set in the Warpath Universe, it is in c.10mm scale and allows you to field reasonable sized armies whilst finishing a game in a few hours. The miniatures are great, but the rule set is what impressed us most - sleek gameplay with enough faction and special rules to keep everything interesting. I'm sure we'll see this system played here again!

To kill a Commander - Xenos Rampant

A 30 points game - Plague Marines face off versus Word Bearers. The Plague Commander was brutally slain, thereby handing victory to the vicious Word Bearers.

Xenos Rampant allows a fun game to be completed in a few hours with fantastic Games Workshop models, but without the 'brain-ache' of 40K rules!

Timid Tigers Lack Punch - Rapid Fire! WWII

In this well balanced scenario, the British secured a convincing win. Despite a couple of early set backs, they professionally advanced on all fronts and successfully engaged the misfiring Germans. This was despite the fact that the Germans were expertly commanded and lead (!)  The biggest disappointment of the evening was the poor performance of the two Tiger Is. They failed to knock-out a single British tank. By the last turn of the game, they had been dispatched by the power of the British 17pdr.