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Post by paintdog on Jun 29, 2020 7:05:08 GMT
I have a late war, Western Europe British army. My pal has an Afrika Korps force. Where to meet? Italy, of course! The British:  The game challenged the British to advance through a country side where every German unit was hidden (only being revealed when they fired). The empty battlefield:  The British plan involved using airpower & a strong artillery presence to beat the Germans. Things did not go well. A British disaster:  We might fight this one again but hopefully hidden Tigers & some devastating counter-artillery might be overcome:  donald |
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Post by raph86 on Jun 29, 2020 10:01:03 GMT
Hello,
beautiful table, it makes people
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Post by paintdog on Jun 29, 2020 20:52:56 GMT
Thanks, Raph. TBH, it's not really "Italy" but a bit of a compromise with what we had to get a game going.
donald
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Post by stevo0113 on Jun 30, 2020 6:16:17 GMT
Nice set up the DAK look a bit out numbered though.  |
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Post by quarion on Jun 30, 2020 12:23:25 GMT
Beautiful looking scenery! You have so many troops from many periods, ever tried to count them all?
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Post by paintdog on Jun 30, 2020 13:07:52 GMT
Nice set up the DAK look a bit out numbered though. 3:2 which is about right for attacking/defending games.
And the AK did win!
donald
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Post by paintdog on Jun 30, 2020 13:11:17 GMT
Beautiful looking scenery! You have so many troops from many periods, ever tried to count them all? Thank you.
Bronze Age (NKE, Hittites & Mycenaeans)
Punic Wars (Romans & Carthaginians)
Dark Ages (Saxons & Late Romans)
ECW (Covenanters & English Royalists)
SYW (French, Prussians & Austrians)
AZW (Zulus & British/Colonial forces)
Sudan (Mahdists & Anglo-Egyptian forces)
WW2 (Late war Brits, US & Germans)
Number of painted figures? 5-6000?
donald
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 2:20:05 GMT
Great looking table Donald.
My father (ex 5DG) would have loved to have seen all the Cromwells on the table--not brewed up though! Still, he knew all about the power of the German 88 (fortunately not from personal experience).
Looking at the list above, I think that you are yet to show us a recent game with Bronze Age, Punic Wars, Dark Ages or Sudan; along with a few specific armies in the other periods. Keep 'em coming!
Regards, James
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Post by paintdog on Jul 1, 2020 6:00:48 GMT
Looking at the list above, I think that you are yet to show us a recent game with Bronze Age, Punic Wars, Dark Ages or Sudan; along with a few specific armies in the other periods. Keep 'em coming! Regards, James Thanks, James.
Time. The last Sudan game was two years ago. The last Punic battle was three years ago. Dark Age (it'd be skirmish level using the SAGA rules) a bit longer. I just don't have the time to game everything I'd like to but I will get around to them......some time after a SYW battle or two (I'm thinking Rossbach) which period I haven't gamed in 4 years.....
but, just for you, we did get in a Hittites against the Mycenaeans about 18 months ago:
(don't mind the camels.....there's a difference in opinion as to when they arrived in the Near East. I'm going with the 1200BC school of thought).
donald
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2020 7:46:21 GMT
Lovely photo Donald—camels had me tricked all right. On a first quick look I thought that it was one of those non-historical games of Numidians v Britons, or such!! Now, I *did* ask for recent photos!  I can be patient like I am with my blog(s), and wait until there is something new to see/post...! All the best, James |
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Post by paintdog on Jul 1, 2020 11:43:54 GMT
it was one of those non-historical games of Numidians v Britons, or such!! All the best, James I'll go out on a limb here & say that the Bronze Age is not that far from Fantasy gaming, given the paucity of our knowledge.
I've created a series of Event Cards to enliven the games which whilst not directly involve the intervention of supernatural beings/deities, create situations because the people of the time *believed* them possible.
I was really hoping for a SYW game next week but my usual pals are unavailable. 
donald
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