Seven Years War, Ancients and Pillage, Twice

Four games at the club on Monday. Ancients using Mortem et Gloriam rules seems to be taking off and there were two games of the Dark Age skirmish game 'Pillage'. 

Interestingly there was a sizeable game set in the Seven Years War pitting the Russians against the Prussians. The scale was 20mm, utilising miniatures from a wide rage of 20mm plastics manufacturers. Large 50+ figure battalions gave the game a true 'big battle' feel. The rules used were a set of fast play rules developed by the owner and painter of the collection.  I believe that the Prussians were outflanked by the Russians, despite making headway in the centre, resulting in a Russian victory.

Seven Years War

Pillage 1

Pillage 2

Ancients

Monday Night Games - 4 Periods, 4 Rulesets

Ancients - Mortem et Gloriam (MeG)

Seven Year's War - Rebels & Patriots

Dark Ages - Pillage

Elizabethan Irish Wars - Pikeman's Lament (modified):

Boeotian War 378-371 BC - Midgard Rules

As luck would have it, these Greek hoplites are all based on multiple bases, all of 50mm frontage, meaning that three bases of any troop type can be combined to produce 15cm frontaged units. This is not far off the 12cm frontage required for units in Midgard wargame rules and certainly makes them very playable. In fact placing units on hills etc is more doable, as the three-sectioned units are more flexible to position in and round terrain.

In this game the Thebans were unceremoniously routed after catastrophically losing two engagements against the Spartan hoplites in the centre of the battlefield. As usual 'bad dice' were blamed! The Theban Sacred Band was destroyed and their famed general - Epaminondas - was slain. The Spartiates, meanwhile, bulldozed everything before them. This is despite the Theban light cavalry and peltasts making some progress on the wings.