Since I had finished my GNW Swedes and Cossacks it was time to put them on the table for a game.
On Tuesday evening I ran the King's Warchest scenario from the Pikeman's Lament rules by Osprey at Oldmeldrum.
In the scenario a group of wagons has been left somewhat unattended while their guards are at the edge of a lake or river. The attacker, the Russians in this instance, see an opportunity and pounce, hoping to snatch the wagons.
In our game the Russians couldn't quite press their attack and get men close enough to steal a wagon and suffered the loss of both of their flanks as supporting Swedish troops arrived to thwart their efforts.
As it was only 9 o'clock we decided to play a straight across table fight. This time the Russians came out on top, destroying the Swedish left although the Swedes achieved some honour by forcing the Russian Cossacks to rout.
Two good games. The ebb and flow of battle is really well represented by the flip of initiative from side to side when an activation test or rally test is failed. It can be frustrating to lose at the beginning of your turn, but in these small games there's no long wait til it's back to you and an option for multi player games would be for each player to have an officer and a separate turn.
It's was good to see the figures on the table too - nice bright colours, soon to be augmented by regular cavalry for both sides when I get round to finishing the bases for them too.
5 comments:
Thanks Stuart, what a simple and effective scenario, ideal for one our short evening sessions and a greta way to get starter collections into action.
Great game and most entertaining. I will have to look into these rules for a club night gane, they look fun.
Thanks gents,
I have Lion Rampant, Pikemans Lament, Rebels & Patriots and The Men Who Would Be Kings and I have to say they are a great family of games.Simple mechanisms that let you play games that have plenty flavour, allows research and tinkering, and let you get your figures out and on the table for an evening's play.
Safe to say there will be plenty more games using all 4 sets.
Great to see a GNW game on the table Stuart! I had a small solo effort myself earlier this evening so will post a report in the next 24 hours!
Nice looking game’s Stuart…
The Rampant Rules always deliver… and as you say they are very easy to tweak without breaking the system.
All the best. Aly
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