This is my local show and I always try to attend. It's suffered the last couple of years with a date clash with Crisis and a few of the traders who used to come have been absent. This seems to have had a knock on effect with numbers as visitors seem to be outnumbered by players from clubs running games. By early afternoon, things were getting pretty quiet and I think Targe needs a bit of a new spark to liven it up a bit. 4 games stood out, Leuchars Club with their Boshin war game, Falkirk's Pebble Island game and SPIT's Bay of Pigs and The Iron Brigade's Pacific Atoll game. All had excellent scenery and figures but I have to be honest and say that only 3 of these seemed actually to be demo games and not a static diorama.
In our game the French moved their trench closer and closer to the walls and despite taking casualties the breach was reached and an assault was made by early afternoon. Mike T's pyrotechnic siege gun blasts looked great and the addition that and of the spent cannon balls drew many positive comments. Most visitors to the table were unfamiliar with the period or the campaign, with many confusing it with later battles. However it's obscurity was a good talking point and the feedback was it was good to see something different, and a siege game too. Thanks to the Meldrum lads for helping out.
In our game the French moved their trench closer and closer to the walls and despite taking casualties the breach was reached and an assault was made by early afternoon. Mike T's pyrotechnic siege gun blasts looked great and the addition that and of the spent cannon balls drew many positive comments. Most visitors to the table were unfamiliar with the period or the campaign, with many confusing it with later battles. However it's obscurity was a good talking point and the feedback was it was good to see something different, and a siege game too. Thanks to the Meldrum lads for helping out.
