Midgard: Battle of Lewes 1264

 James is staging a large Battle of Lews game at partizan in a couple of weeks. So we playtested the scenario using a much reduced pair of forces as a bit of a warm up. The majority of the models are from chum Paul's collection you can see many examples over on his Scrivsland Blog

The armies assemble with the rebel Barons up on the hill

The Royalist cavalry with Edward at their head.

De Montfort deployed in reserve.

The intitial cavalry charge on the left saw the London skirmishers driven back, but Seagrave rallied the men and led a charge that threw back some of the knights.

Edward forged his way through

In the centre the Barons counterattacked

Father fought son and the blood flowed.

The royal army found the hill a tough barrier

Duels were fought and several Royal leaders wounded or captured.

De Montfort watched on

Before finally committing to counter the King's assault.

The knights easily forced back the crosbowmen

Emboldened the King joined the combat

Sadly, in the ensuing combat the draded "Double Raven" result saw the king pulled from his horse and captured by the Barons.

A great fight that went down to the wire. Were it not for the King being captured with the final roll of the dice it would have been a draw with both sides having no reputation remaining.

Looking forward to helping out with the much larger version at Partizan in a few weeks time.

War of the Roses archers

Another unit of 12 archers. I generic blue and white Lancastrian colurs

Perry plastics of course. 

Warhammer the Old World: Dwarfs and Night Goblins

Kenton came over for a game nearly a month ago and I've only just remembered to post the pictures.

We had a Warhammer pitched battle, the details of which mostly escape me - but it looked grand

Clan Groznog takes to the field

Oh. A big ol' Squig

Lots o' little boingy buggers

And a lot of Trolls.

Night Goblin archers take to the hill

I was shooting crossbows at the big Squig

Boingy, boingy, boing!

The cannon misbehaved 

As  did the Flame Cannon. And so the green tide came on.

Bouncing ever nearer

As their cackling brethren urged them on.

the thunderers looked down from th hills.

As the Ironbreakers stood firm

And the Longbeards prepared a welcome for Trolls.

Crunch.

The Big Squig went after the crossbows

And the littler ones went hunting Rangers

Fanatics everywhere

the Longbeards were taking pain, but taking down Trolls too

Finally the Night Goblins pushed up

The Big Squigs ate the cannon.

And the little 'uns ate the Organ Gun

Clan Groznog warriors did their best to avoid whirling death.

The Longbeards finally dealt with the Trolls]

The Flame Cannon finally belched forth flame. Killing one boingybastard.

Hmmmm I love the smell of Roast Squig in the morning.

Sadly they boinged on into the Longbeards.

The Larger of the small Boingers took on the BSB.

Finally the Ironbreakers made it into combat - and proper handed it out.

But the game was up and the Greenskins had grund out a victory

Great fun to play, even if the rules get no easier to make sense of!

Bonus phone pictures:

Th first casting roll of the game.