Monday Night Napoleonics

Two Napoleonic games were being played this Monday night. One with French vs Anglo-Portuguese, the other an epic encounter between the Austrians and French. In the former, the French failed to puncture the British line and had to retreat with their tails between their legs; in the later, the Austrian columns ploughed through the outnumbered French. All in all, a bad night for the French.

The large majority of the figures are the excellent Perry Miniatures, which are a one-stop-shop for almost all 28mm armies and sub-eras. A large minority are Victrix, with some Warlord Games and Front Rank models included. All superb ranges.

FoW - Monday Game

 An encounter between German Panzer grenadiers and late war Americans. The game ended up in a stalemate, and therefore a draw, with neither side being willing to expose their tanks to murderous AT fire from the other side.

BattleTech Mech Frenzy

Another epic clash of BattleMechs in this game of BattleTech Alpha Strike.

A lot of big hitter Mechs, including Atlas, Marauder and Dire Wolf, were taken down pretty early, with a couple of cataclysmic Mech explosions to provide some fun cinematic moments.

A brutal battle in a destroyed desert city saw a desperate, last minute switch to defence by the Dire Wolf and Kodiak player, to win the game in the tightest of circumstances:

Dutch Courage

 The Dutchmen scored a victory on their debut against the Soviets in this WWIII Team Yankee encounter. The Leopard 2s had a great game and Hollander morale held up well. 

The Soviets had a poor game. The T80s couldn’t hit anything and didn’t score a single KO all game. Their AA did manage to sweep the NATO Tornados from the skies very effectively, but this success couldn’t be equaled on the ground.