Lion Rampant

A bit slow at getting this one up. It was a Lion Rampant game we played a while ago on Friday night.

 Two army groups against two. One on each side of the river and both sides looking to control the town.

 Archers on both sides open up at the start, doing what they do best.

 Then some mounted troops arrive.

 The clashes between the foot troops ended up with one command on each side taking the worst of it.

 Stone walls and hedges are good to hide behind.

 It became a case of crossing the river and cleaning up.

 These mounted Knights soon got rid of these guys.

In the end the honers were pretty even !

Friday night games

We have  had a few games over last couple of Friday nights.
I have been a bit slack at posting the pic's, so here they are.


15mm, WW2, French v Germans using Rapid Fire.

German para's have just been dropped.

 The French were defending against a massive German advance.

 Plenty of artillery and anti-aircraft guns around for the French.

 French forward observer in position in this town sector

 The first run of German para's come in.

 As soon as they landed they were causing havoc behind the French lines.

 The main German thrust arrives and the French limp off to fight another day.


Next up is a Lion Rampant game. It was all about control of the bridge in the centre.

 Brad's lovely terrain made by Clinton.

A couple of units attacking near the town

 Some mounted knights found a ford in the river and went on to cause some trouble.

Pikemen on the road to the bridge.

Archers defending near the town.

 By the end both sides were greatly reduced with only a couple of units left to fight over the bridge.

Apologies for the very poor reports.

Scratchbuilt Trebuchet.

I have been keen on making one of these since looking at some paintings in the book,
 Arms and Uniforms, The Age of Chivalry, Part 2, by Liliane and Fred Funcken.

Having a castle with walls that need knocking down has also helped to encourage me.

 Managed to fill in a Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago.

 Mostly made from balsa wood.

 Ready to fire.

 The figures are Gripping Beast plastic Dark Age warriors with Perry's Plastic Medieval heads.

 The other two crew members are loading up another sling with a large rock in preparation for the next round.

 I haven't made up any rules for the use of a trebuchet yet, but for now it can just be for decoration on the table.

28mm Trebuchet.

The Siege

On Friday night the lads got together for a try at doing a siege on the castle. We used Geoff's modified Lord of the Rings rules.

 The walls of the castle had already been breached on one side.

 The attackers split up with half their number going for the breach while the rest attacked the wall on the opposite side.

 The defending archers took aim at the troops carrying the ladders, picking them off in ones and twos.
Unfortunately for them this made them targets for the attackers archers and at two to one odds in favour of the attacker this was not going to go well.

 The defenders spread themselves around the battlements and at the breach.

 By the time the ladder carrying troops got to the walls the defending archers had almost been wiped out. This made it very hard for the defenders to man the walls without being taken out by arrows.

 With ladders against the wall the attackers started to pour in.

 In the end nowhere near enough troops left to defend the castle. Next time the defenders will be given more troops to play with.

Nevertheless it was an enjoyable night pushing the boys around.