With the many temptations available on a May Bank holiday weekend it was a small, but elite group of Friends that gathered for club. Two games this week, both of classic periods, and in the classic scale.
28mm Italian Wars – Pike & Shotte by Warlord Games
This year’s most popular period at the club is certainly Italian Wars. The game saw two large forces facing off in a classic Italian Wars battle. Many newly painted figures were making their debut, and despite the general curse of the newly painted figure, they did rather well. Many pikes were pushed, lances charged and mercenary contracts renegotiated!
28mm Peninsula Napoleonic – Valour & Fortitude (v3.1) by Jervis Johnson (on Perry Miniatures site)
Despite V&F seeming to ‘up-version’ more often than Warhammer 40k (!), we thought we’d have another go while the previous game was relatively fresh in our minds. Two cavalry heavy forces, British and French, clashed on the plains of Spain. Memories were jogged, and much fun was had. The cavalry of both sides pretty much fought each other to a standstill, while the British infantry managed to out shoot their Gallic enemies, leading to a British victory. Hopefully we can get another game in before a new version comes out!
