Hugh thanks to Lloyd Lewis, for sharing his beautiful Indian Mutiny/ Rebellion, troops, it was a pleasure to be his partner for Phil Turner’s #SharpPractice weekend. Here are some snaps of the in the final game of the weekend, which went to the wire.
Facing off against Hill Tribes in The Indian Mutiny/Rebellion with Loyalists in #SharpPractice proved a challenge as they barrelled down the table & clatter in the slowly advancing columns. Splendid fun at Bristol Independent Gaming.
Yesterday’s game of #SharpPractice saw forces get clogged up in jungle making it troublesome to reach the objectives. Adding to troubles the Leader of the Light Horse who took it into his head to court the boatbuilder’s daughter, undertaking this important objective he was charged in the rear!!
Down Bristol Independent Gaming for a weekend of Indian Mutiny/Rebellion #SharpPractice the first game involving locating and escorting a baker off the table edge. Saw action across the board as the loyalist forces successfully stumbled over the baker and successfully escorted him off.
One for @hicksy.bsky.social’s attentions me thinks.
Robert Glennie@robertglennie.bsky.social · 4w ago4th September, so perfect excuse to post ‘Major Stewart Fotheringham and CSM Low of 'X' Company Scots Guards’ again. Mopping up on the advance to Brussels #OTD 1944. Sgt Laing photographed the scene. Bloody excellent! IWM BU458
At long last I got my #6mm BAOR miniatures on the table. Still getting to grips with #BattlegroupNORTHAG, but great fun, even if I had to drop back to the next defensive line after taking some Chieftain losses. The ‘unofficial’ gaming aids are a great help to ease new players into the gameplay.
Look what came today! Thank you @desmondo.bsky.social, it looks magnificent. Although it strikes me, I do not own a single American Civil War figure. I wonder is 6mm the way to go?
Oh, goodness me, that looks dangerous!!
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Happy days role playing, at the @badmooncafe.bsky.social last weekend with our regular game of #AlienRPG.
One of the highlights of the #ARLIS conference in Leeds, the visit to the @royalarmouries.bsky.social library, free and open to all, where they showed some amazing collection items, including WWII training manuals and some very special fencing manuals including the 13th Century example MSS I 13.
Some snaps from my first go at Five Parsecs to Home down at #CLWC. It was slightly reminiscent of the final scene in that wonderful film ‘Don’t Look Up.’ Oh that’s a brontaroc!
I’ll be having a go at playing “Five Parsecs to Home” later, So I painted up this figure yesterday for the game.
It was the greatest smallest #wargaming show today in the form of the Joy of Six in Sheffield. I popped along and filmed the event and grabbed a few interviews. Check out the show report here: youtu.be/N02rzvz79No
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Final Match in Rd 1 of the Yarkshire Gamers World Cup of Historical Wargames Rules sees battle board multi period SAGA up against the 17th century set Beneath the Lily Banners. Get voting on the link below www.facebook.com/share/p/1JHG... #Wargames #wargaming #hobby #tabletopgaming
Reacquainted myself with #WhataCowboy today in a quick game with the beautifully stylised #BlackScorpionMiniatures ahead of introducing it to some friends next week. Some fine shooting from the law gunned down both the bandits in 2 turns! #spreadthelard
The final game of the #SharpPractice weekend, was a scenario where the Huron & their French allies, intercepted a baggage train to carry it off, after a strong start the British column responded aggressively cutting off the route back to their Jump-off point winning a close run game. #spreadthelard
‘Heavy Machinery’ was a race to the objective scenario. The British were attempting to secure tools before the Huron can spirit them away. The Huron got lucky & drove the British Grenadiers back with excellent musketry after killing their big man in a duel they carried off the tools. #spreadthelard
The Second Game of the #SharpPractice weekend saw a clash between Continentals & a Huron War Party, attempting to persuade a neutral tribe to join their side, sensibly the elders chose to remain neutral, before long the Huron buckled under superior fire power and were driven off. #spreadthelard.
The 1st game of #SharpPractice, French & Huron forces raided a farmstead, after holding the centre, vicious fights erupted on both flanks between Native American allies, Although the French prevailed, just in the battle they failed to achieve any objectives, therefore drew the game. #spreadthelard.
What a fantastic weekend of #SharpPractice at Bristol Independent Gaming, 4 scenarios from the French & Indian War over two days saw Malice Canadiene along with their Huron Allies take on an array of British and Continental forces. A fantastic weekend of #wargaming. #spreadthelard.
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While catching up the the Irish Mythology Podcast I came upon a description of the death of Balor by Fomoír in the 2nd Battle of Moytura This appears a great example of a ‘Monstrosity’ from #Midgard I am sure @mogsymakes.bsky.social is aware, but it maybe of interest. pca.st/episode/6623...
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