Wednesday, 6 December 2017

The Crusades Begin : Lion Rampant

Regular followers will know I have been slowly working through creating a small moorish/Arab Force for both Crescent and Cross (Saga) and other medium sized skirmish games. Finally they got their first run out on the table this evening. A couple of fun games of Lion Rampant with an x colleague from work. Nothing too serious but I took a couple of photos. The Arab Force narrowly won both games we played and it has encouraged me to bump some more closer to the top of the painting list.
The bulk of the Arab Force, mainly light troops
A small unit of elite foot
Elite camel riders charge forward to mail clad Spanish foot knights
Spanish cavalry move from the flank into the centre of the battlefield
The camels push forward but are eventually ‘blown’ and hacked down
A final shot of Arab archers about to be crushed under Christian knights!

Fun games, both very close...more to come hopefully trying out the figures with Saga at the weekend.πŸŽ…πŸ½
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  1. Jonathan Freitag7 December 2017 at 02:36

    Your camel troops are gorgeous!

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    1. Matt Crump7 December 2017 at 19:49

      Thanks Jonathon...gripping beast I thought they were on the small scale but they look fine in battleπŸ˜€

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  2. Michael Awdry7 December 2017 at 06:05

    It looks like such a great game Matt.

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    1. Matt Crump7 December 2017 at 19:49

      Thanks Michael...nothing too serious πŸ™‚

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  3. Michal DwarfCrypt7 December 2017 at 07:04

    One of my favourite period and conflict! Looking great!

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    1. Matt Crump7 December 2017 at 19:50

      I have loads more to paint ! And these armies might get a bit bigger yet

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  4. Steve Williams7 December 2017 at 07:13

    A great looking game! I've resisted all forms of ancients gaming, but if next year's Saga covers a wider period of time, all bets are off.

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    1. Matt Crump7 December 2017 at 19:51

      As you will no doubt have picked up I have a wide interest in loads of periods πŸ˜€

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  5. Phil Robinson7 December 2017 at 09:39

    A neat looking force you have there Matt, gotta love camels.

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    1. Matt Crump7 December 2017 at 19:52

      Thins Army was predominantly to play Saga but I definately need more camels for my ancient games

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  6. Phil7 December 2017 at 11:06

    Lovely minis and terrain, very atmospheric!

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  7. MartinC7 December 2017 at 14:13

    very nice

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  8. A J7 December 2017 at 14:33

    Great looking stuff there, Matt.

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    1. Matt Crump7 December 2017 at 19:53

      Many thanks AJ loads more to paint.πŸ™‚

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  9. caveadsum14717 December 2017 at 17:41

    Nice Arab force, lovely camels!
    Best Iain

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    1. Matt Crump7 December 2017 at 19:54

      Thanks Iain has taken a while to get enough units for a Force but I have cracked it so now I can add more units at my leisure πŸ™‚

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  10. Stuart S9 December 2017 at 18:02

    Great stuff Matt, it makes me want to kick start that outremer project of turning the old Standard Games cardboard game into miniature... It could be a busy 2018 :-)
    Cheers
    Stu

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    1. Matt Crump10 December 2017 at 00:12

      Not a game I am familiar with but will check it out. Plenty of plans for 2018 πŸ˜€

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    2. Stuart S11 December 2017 at 08:20

      They had some lovely hex maps and character illistartions, but I never found a figures range that fully suited it.
      http://www.cryhavocfan.org/eng/suite/outremer/crgame.htm
      Cheers
      Stu

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  11. David10 December 2017 at 19:41

    Nice to see the figures in action, though I sincerely hope they will be expanded to play a proper wargame.

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  12. The Kiwi13 December 2017 at 01:36

    Great game report. Nice looking table and figures. cheers

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    1. Matt Crump13 December 2017 at 06:15

      Thanks πŸ™‚ and thanks for taking the time to comment πŸ˜€

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