Thursday 16 April 2020

A Border Skirmish : Al Andalus

For the next foray into virtual/remote lockdown gaming I set up a small border skirmish from my Al Andalus ‘campaign’, nothing fancy but an opportunity to get some colourful figures on the table, to roll some dice and catch up with a fellow gamer about projects etc.

Nominally the two Forces were from Córdoba and Seville Muslim controlled city states. The cores had some variation to give each side some different options and challenges. A few photos of the action....
Light archers and infantry from Córdoba run forward to capture the high ground
The Seville force has mobile mounted archers and some mercenary Christian heavy cavalry
The light coloured grass is playing as difficult terrain so a good place to trap the Heavy cavalry if I can
Both sides looking to get an advantage
In the early stages the light archers have the advantage
But as the battle develops they fail critical skirmish/evade tests and are very badly mauled by the heavier enemy horsemen
The mercenaries are eventually dragged into the difficult terrain and beaten back
In the final turns infantry stands off against each other
But then the commander of the Seville forces is hacked down and his force begins to evaporate, at the end a clear win for Córdoba with only these three seville bodyguards left completely surrounded and out numbered.

A fun game it wasn’t a walk over by any means as both sides lost significant casualties. This has encouraged me to get some more muslim/arab figures painted and i am off now to finish them. Hopefully another game this weekend.

20 comments:

  1. was a fun night and great to catch up. Dave has been having a tidy up and from the bottom of the lead pile he has offered me a saga sized Al Andalus force. So I may end up with an unexpected muslim army.

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    1. Nice and we all know where that will lead you !

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  2. That's a great looking game.

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    1. Thanks Rodger one of the attractions is the colourful nature of the Forces and the freedom to paint bright stuff rather than grey and blue !

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  3. Great stuff as always Matt, KBO

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    1. Thanks Phil........but you have got me with KBO keep blogging on ?

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    2. Churchill KBO is how he ended his correspondence with Roosevelt, keep buggering on. But keep blogging on is very appropriate in these trying times as well.

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  4. Super looking game, lovely troops and terrain!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain nice to get a game in.....👍

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  5. I always enjoy seeing your Reconquista collection out on the table and in a game. Every time, I think that I should get my Reconquista collection out onto the table. Every time I fail to do so but you provide great inspiration.

    Super looking table.

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    1. Thanks Jonathan, of course there is only one answer ! It has encouraged me to get a couple more units painted so the arab Forces continue to grow and I will soon be able to field a sizeable army

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  6. Beautiful troops on an immersive and gorgeous terrain...Splendid!

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    1. Many thanks Phil....just a small game to keep me busy 👍

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  7. Love when the Spanish figure hit the table!

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    1. Many thanks Joe.......at least they add a bit of colour !

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  8. Splendid looking game there Matt. Raised my spirits no end, thanks.

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    1. Thanks you David...a pleasant diversion but has got me back painting !

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  9. Enjoyed that one too Matt, thank you.

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    1. Thank you Michael for taking the time to look 👀

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