Three small battles for the price of one 🙂

In amongst the real world I have still managed to play to odd game, just not managing to keep up with posting them anyway here are a brief selection of three games played over the last couple of months. First up whilst over in the NE and whilst my wife spent a happy few days in Gateshead Hospital in February Martin kindly invited me over for a Saturday evening game.

He set up a small skirmish somewhere in the mountains, the Russians have sent a small expeditionary force to patrol the area but the local Afghan warlord has sent a force to raid the village.

Splendid tribal cavalry, the sun glinting off their silver polished shields

The Russian infantry dig in around the village whilst their very exuberant cavalry charge off to death or ....well death actually

Many mothers back in Moscow will be weeping for their lost sons but their sacrifice has gained some time

Looks like they are going to be outflanked ?

Yes completely outflanked !

The tribal cavalry have charged through to the village but, dug in behind fences the remaining Russian infantry are able to hold their ground just

When the sun set.......the Russians had held on with a single unit much singing and vodka to be drunk

Our next game in the dungeon was again a time constrained small skirmish to get some of my Arab forces on the table, I didn’t take many photos as it was one of those unfortunate situations where the scenarios we played just didn’t work. However, nice to get some newly painted Arabs on the table

I had also just completed some new banners to add some sparkle to infantry units 🙂

Arab infantry searching and finding the Spanish commander on turn one !

Despite a spirited attempt the spanish had little chance the Arab horsemen being very mobile and able to escape

But a sting in the tail as the Spanish heavy cavalry cut through the enemy infantry like butter !

And finally we tested out the new Warlord Bolt Action fantasy rules. Two reasonable skirmish forces with Goblins vs Beastmen, again I didn’t take many photos as we were focussed on the rules. 

The beast herd in full advance

Goblins who are meant to be weak and useless in combat and of course turned out to be devastating !

A final shot of heavily armoured elite Beastmen hiding from a small unit of little goblins with small pointy sticks.

The dice rolls were a bit wild in the game so it was a fair test, we try them again definately, the game is very mucha. Cross between bolt action and warhammer fantasy, significantly more detailed/complex than dragon Rampant for example. Sorry I didn’t take many photos but at least you know the dungeon is still active 😀 next up a battle form Greek mythology .........