Despite some of the Friends being on a jolly to the Warlord Open Day in Nottingham, the hard-core were still shoving lead and plastic back at base.
15mm Franco-Prussian War – Valour & Fortitude by Perry Miniatures
A first tryout for this period with these rules at FOGH. The Prussians won but French fire power had kept the Prussians at bay for a while. Sounds like a reasonable description of the conflict!
28mm WWII – NW Europe late in 1944 – Crossfire by Arty Conliffe
A second expedition to the table for this new collection of WWII Brits. and Germans. This time using Crossfire, which continues to hold a fascination for its truly unique and intriguing rules mechanisms.
28mm Second Punic War – Neil Thomas Ancient Rules.
The classic of classicals, Rome versus Carthage. A refight of Ilipa, 206BC at which the Romans used a very unconventional deployment with Velites supporting cavalry, a refused centre, and the Triarii on the wings. This caught Hasdrubal off guard. In the game, both armies broke at the same time, an improvement on history by the Carthaginians, who historically had lost convincingly.
