There were three games at the club on Monday night - Medieval, using Lion Rampant and two Flames of War WWII games, one mid war, one late.
The Byzantines defeated the Normans in this classic medieval face-off. A German SS formation narrowly defeated a British Comet formation and a swarm of Honeys was witnessed in the mid war game.
In this fun game, loosely based on the epic Battle of Kulikovo, we witnessed the Russian Principalities, under Prince Dimitry, 'throw off the Mongol Yoke'.
The Russian right flank defeated the Tartar cavalry before turning on the Golden Horde's centre, killing their C-in-C in the process. The Russian centre remained disciplined and managed to break a key unit of mercenary spearmen, sealing the Mongols' fate.
We used Lion Rampant rules, which aren't really intended for set piece battles, but worked surprisingly well in this case. The game mechanisms can be quite 'swingy' from turn to turn, which adds to the uncertainty and 'fun' of the game.
The low-light of the game, was the disgraceful display by the mercenary Genoese Crossbowmen, who failed, turn after turn, to shoot at the advancing Russians. When they did eventually roll to shoot, they didn't even cause one single casualty! Perhaps they hadn't been paid by their employers, or perhaps they'd bribed by the Russians - we'll never know. Either way, they were left to their fate, as the defeated Mongols retired from the battlefield.
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| Battle of Kulikovo Wargame |
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| Battle of Kulikovo Wargame |
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.
