Showing posts with label Dark Ages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dark Ages. Show all posts

07 November 2024

Saxons Fail to Throw Off the Norman Yoke

On Monday we had a fun game of Normans vs Saxons using Osprey's Lion Rampant rules. The Norman invaders got the better of the Saxons, despite their mounted knights making several ill-advised 'ferocious' (compulsory) charges into the woods to attack some Saxon skirmishers. In the end, the day was actually carried by the dismounted Norman knights, who managed to break a Saxon shield wall in and around the village.







21 March 2023

Monday Evening Games - Byzantines and WWII

Well turned out Byzantines chase off some really annoying Arabs in this Lion Rampant game. Some great shield transfers on show here from Little Big Men.








Late war Germans see off an overly confident Soviet attacker, with some awesome King Tigers making a rare appearance :











08 November 2022

Monday Night Games - Dark Ages in Wales, Napoleonics, Flames of War

Normans vs Welsh

Some atmospheric Welsh terrain on display in this Dark Ages game. A Norman Lord leads his forces into the Welsh Marches, only for the cunning Welshmen to rebut them, showing them who's boss. The scenario was taken form the Wargames Soldiers and Strategy magazine.
















Napoleonics

A Prusso-Austrian army narrowly defeat a French force in a classic river crossing based scenario.











WWII - Flames of War

A T34/85 Tank Battalion is massacred by a British army from the new 'Bulge' Book, raising further questions as to the ability of Soviet armies to compete against their Western counterparts, in points terms. That, or very poor table top generalship! Some interesting British units made an appearance, including 'Land Mattresses' and a jeep-born SAS unit.