Four player Dragon Rampant

 James, Matt and Martin came over for a game of Dragon Rampant. We decided that as it was December a snowy game was in order. Nottingham weather agreed and blanketed us in snow that briefly looked like it might jeopardise the game, but all was well in the end. We took 24 points each and paired up for a 2 v. 2 match up using the basic "fight" scenario. WE decide that a failed activation would only end for the player, not the side, so partners could continue with their activations.

I took my Night Gobboes - Squigs I took as Bellicose Foot. I also made them exploders before realising mid-game that Wild Charge made that redundant...

Venomous Spiders

I had a wizardling with my light foot

Facing the Goblins was an alliance of Dwarfs and Samurai - a classic pairing

The Dwarf archers occupied one of the ruins

Martins' force,allied with my goblins, was all mounted.

Scouting Samurai occupied more ruins.

The Dwarfs were feeling the chill and built a small fire.

The cavalry wing proved reluctant to move at first.

So the gobboes pushed up

Toward the Samurai

The squigs ploughed deep in to the enemy lines

The Goblin archers seized the high ground

Martin sent the Gryph hounds in to action

The Squigs menaced the Samurai

Having feasted on Samurai the Gryph Hounds found Elite Dwarfs considerably less digestible

The gobboes rained death (well, a bit) down on the attackers.

Finally the Knights got moving.

Chaaaarge!!!

On the flank more knights decided to get in on the action

Despite a good start the Knights were soon on the back foot.

After some heroic defence the archers were finally forced from the hill

More goblins tried to get round the flank

The relentless advance of the Dwarfs continued

The Human wizard tried to stem the tide

But although the heavy horse gained a measure of revenge it was too little too late and the Samurai/Dwarf alliance held the field.

Good fun game. Dragon Rampant is nice and light for this sort of simple bash.

Dragon Rampant Christmas Game

At some point recently - just before Christmas probably, but possibly not, time is immaterial at this point of Twixmas - James organised a Christmas game of Dragon Rampant. Although more were invited just four stout souls were available at the appointed hour to begin an epic quest to get their hands on the Ice Kings Frozen Baubles.

I bought along my Night Goblins, James had Nordic Trolls, Matt was Norse style Dwarfs and Chris channelled a winter of discontent with a War of the Roses type knightly force.

Apologies for the poor picture quality - I only had my phone with me.

The table was scattered with objective markers - some were the Ice Kings Chilled Crown Jewels, others would be servants of the Ice King who would attack and still others would be the Norse Gods themselves who would aid your quest.

James' Troll leader had some War Pugs. Presumably to deal with the other generals gathered in their masses.

The Wizards tower James made having bought it in "kit" form at Crisis a few years ago - it's all blue foam cut to shape.

The mat is also all James' work - white polar fleece with roads burned in.

The monsters and gods, ready to help or hinder.

Gobstyk's Gobbos deploy

They had wisely bought some Trolls and some Spiders.

Norse Dwarfs (a mix of Conqueror and Vendel - now Thistle and Rose)

The spiders sped off in search of loot.

While the Dwarfs plodded forward.

The annoying Dwarf archers were first to get their hands on the Ice Kings frosty nuggets.

The spiders also grabbed a chilled jewel.

In the woods the Night Goblins disturbed some hunting dawgs.

Who chased the little green men away.

The trolls headed for the Dwarfs.

The Ice King himself (lovely Lucid Eye model) appeared to try and protect is sub zero valuables.

The trolls got battered by the Dwarfs.

Norse trolls in James' pay tried to storm the tower.

While some of his Elves skulked among the frozen branches.

In the end the Dwarfs had accrued the most icy loot and were declared the winners.

James version of events is here