A three game day at the Friends of General Haig, with an eclectic selection of different games. It was great to welcome a couple of potential new members, coming along to get a taster of the club, including the tea and biscuits!
28mm Polish-Lithuanian v. Swedish – Pike & Shotte
A follow on from the previous Polish-Lithuanian v. Swedish game. Post game, the umpire had determined that the isolated garrison, out of supplies and with the Swedish relief column defeated, had surrender the fort to the besieging Poles, on terms. Most of the German soldiers in the garrison had chosen to switch sides and join King Sigismund’s army rather than have to march out, in to hostile enemy territory, without their weapons and colours.
This game saw another Swedish force being tasked with retaking the fort, this time with a stronger infantry force, and supporting heavy artillery. The Poles were trying to hang on to the newly captured fort, with some supporting cavalry in the vicinity of the fort available to harass the Swedish attackers.
Star Trek – To Boldly Go
Federation and Klingon ships battle it out in the cold vacuum of space.
28mm Normans v. Welsh – Warhammer Ancient Battles (v1.4)
There has been a wave of nostalgia at the club in recent weeks for the days of Warhammer Historicals, in particular for Dark Age games set in the British Isles. Old copies of the rules (we only got as far as the WAB v1.4 reprint) and the Shieldwall supplement were dusted off, and box files of long forgotten figures uncovered. The hard charging, lance armed Normans were set against the massed ranks of the boys from the valleys.
