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Wednesday, 2 March 2022

A Surge Of Saxons

 With the arrival of spring the Saxons are once more raiding into Romana-Briton territory, the first target being the farm of a retired Roman auxiliary to stock up on pork. The spies of local warlord Baldinus have warned the local militia who have gathered at the farm in an attempt to hold back the raiders until help arrives from General Artorus.

A hard fought battle ensued but even the arrival of the forces of Artorus could not save the day and the farm ended in the Saxons possession.

We used Neil Thomas's Ancient and Medieval rules to fight the engagement. Some photos of the game follow.

The Saxons surge forward.
Militia archers remarkably stem the Saxon advance on the right flank for a time.
Meanwhile militia spearmen hold the centre.
The fight for the farm begins
Fighting on the left flank continues, while the cavalry arrive. Penda sends more warriors to close down the cavalry advance.
Fighting in the farm intensifies but to no avail.

We will be off to Hammerhead on Saturday all being well, to collect some bases and RUB inserts pre-ordered from  Warbases and a general peruse with only a pot of paint and some grass tufts on the list at present.

TTFN and KBO






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24 comments:

  1. David2 March 2022 at 11:07

    It was a super game, such colourful armies and lovely terrain. A joy to play in, with the bonus of a rare win for Penda!

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  2. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)2 March 2022 at 11:11

    Beautiful figures and game Phil!

    Christopher

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  3. Norm2 March 2022 at 14:19

    Lovely Phil, especially that bloke with the cape in the third and last shot.

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    1. Phil Robinson3 March 2022 at 10:32

      Thank you Norm, I thought it would make him stand out a tad.

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  4. Matt Crump2 March 2022 at 15:05

    Lovely looking game Phil, such a nice collection 👍 good luck at Hammerhead had pondered going but just a little too far

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    1. Phil Robinson3 March 2022 at 10:32

      Thank you Matt, first time out since you ked them to victory in October, Tempus Fugit.

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  5. Jonathan Freitag2 March 2022 at 21:52

    Surging Saxons…nice! I ought to give Thomas’ AMW a closer look.

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    1. Phil Robinson3 March 2022 at 10:34

      Thank you Jonathan, we have taken NT rules, we find others make the warfare far to complicated.

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  6. George Anderson2 March 2022 at 23:29

    Beautiful table and troops Phil.

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  7. Paul Scrivens-Smith2 March 2022 at 23:59

    Great looking game, your collection of early medieval figures are lovely

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  8. Jonathan White3 March 2022 at 11:02

    Delighful!

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  9. The Wargames Table3 March 2022 at 15:17

    Ooh that looks a very fine table indeed!

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  10. John3 March 2022 at 23:52

    Cracking looking game!

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  11. The Tactical Painter4 March 2022 at 00:16

    Great looking game and report. I have Neil Thomas's One Hour Wargames but never actually played any of his rules. I should try to rectify that.

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    1. Phil Robinson4 March 2022 at 02:52

      Thank you Mark. I have the One hour book too, have played a couple of horse and musket games with down. It's very useful for the scenarios too.

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  12. Aly Morrison4 March 2022 at 06:23

    A lovely looking game Phil…
    It’s always nice to see this collection out on the table.

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Phil Robinson4 March 2022 at 13:12

      Thank you Aly, it does need to get out more for sure.

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