ALY MORRISON'S "BUTTERFLY" ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD OF WARGAMES AND TOY SOLDIERS

Sunday, 26 November 2023

Lion Rampant… Wars of the Roses.

Greetings…

Yup!…

The butterfly has landed.

After the youngsters ( sorry guys … you will always be the youngsters 😁) at work had had a couple of enjoyable games using Lion Rampant they were eager to try something new and exciting for themselves.

After throwing a few ideas into the hat.. We decided that the Wars of the Roses ticked all the right boxes.

I dug out some inspirational material…







I picked up some standards from Petes flags on eBay…

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/petes_flags


We chose sides…

Based on careful research …. “Oooo! That’s pretty.” 🤣

So far we have…

John Bochier.

Somerset.

Jasper Tudor.

Hastings.

Fouconberg.

And De La Pole… Me.

There will also be some dodgy Continental mercenaries.

Side changing will definitely happen.😈

After a quick bit of research we found out that most of our “characters” met their end in unfortunate and possibly entertaining circumstances… Hurrah!

The plan is to throw whatever we have on the table in the new year and see who survives…

There will probably be a test run out before then though.

Next time… Some painted toys.


All the best.  Aly

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36 comments:

  1. Phil Robinson26 November 2023 at 18:58

    Great stuff, I look forward to seeing it evolve.

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:20

      I think it’s going to be a lot of fun…

      All the best. Aly

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  2. Matt Crump26 November 2023 at 19:06

    A very nice period and Dan Jones book is an excellent history 👍

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:22

      I thoroughly enjoyed the Hollow Crown…

      All the best. Aly

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  3. Jonathan Freitag26 November 2023 at 19:09

    Looks like a terrific plan, Aly!

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  4. marinergrim26 November 2023 at 19:12

    Always had a liking for John de la Pole myself too.

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:24

      Nice banners as well as an interesting history….

      All the best. Aly

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  5. Neil Patterson26 November 2023 at 20:01

    Pete's flags are lovely. I got some of his WotR for my unfulfilled project. I have the lead....
    Neil

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:25

      He does a nice range ….
      I certainly picked my retinue because of the pretty flag 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  6. Steve J.26 November 2023 at 20:18

    Looking forward to seeing this play out on the games table:).

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:26

      So am I… I suspect I will get massacred 🤣

      All the best. Aly

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  7. Rob26 November 2023 at 20:44

    LR is certainly an enjoyable game, personally always been a Neville man myself - I'd be OK with either brother Richard or John, but also a soft spot for Lovell as I used live close to Minster Lovell.
    Looking forward to seeing your retinue come off the painting table.

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:29

      When you start reading about this series of wars and the people involved… very few of them have any redeeming features…
      Which is what’s going to make this a lot of fun 🤣

      All the best. Aly

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  8. StuartInsch26 November 2023 at 21:38

    Look forward to seeing this grow and develop - you'll do the WOTR proud.

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:30

      I suspect there will be betrayal all round…
      Just like the real thing.😁

      All the best. Aly

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  9. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com27 November 2023 at 01:55

    What? No Sir Daniel Brackley, Sir Richard Sheldon or even Crookback Dick aka Richard, Duke of York and?

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:31

      Give it time… we are adding more players as we go along.

      All the best. Aly

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  10. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com27 November 2023 at 01:57

    Grr my dog just published that while I was trying to edit that comment!

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:32

      He/she maybe thought you had said enough 😂

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  11. Peter27 November 2023 at 03:09

    You have plenty of reference material ready for the new project.

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:33

      I think there are a few more books hidden away in some boxes…

      All the best. Aly

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  12. rross27 November 2023 at 05:50

    Nice stuff Aly - if you can figure out who did what and which Neville is who, and on which side, you are a better man than I! It's doubtless a fascinating period, if you can overcome all these conundrums!

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:36

      Mostly people changed sides and got beheaded… and someone got thrown of a ship in the English Channel…

      Our games will probably play out in a similar way 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  13. Pan Janek27 November 2023 at 08:12

    Looking forward to seeing the painted minis Aly! I really like the quality of Petes Flags. I have the Burgundian banners from him and they look great, I just need to finally used them :-)

    Best wishes,
    Jan

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:38

      I look forward to seeing your Burgundians…

      All the best. Aly

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  14. Independentwargamesgroup27 November 2023 at 12:25

    Good choice Aly.

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:39

      I reckon it’s going to be a lot of fun…

      All the best. Aly

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  15. caveadsum147127 November 2023 at 14:53

    What a delightful sounding project, I look forward to some painted figures and then further on lots of failed activations!
    Best Iain

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    1. Aly Morrison27 November 2023 at 18:40

      That sounds about right for me…😂

      All the best. Aly

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  16. Norm27 November 2023 at 18:59

    Will follow with interest … spookily, I bought the Dan Jones book the other day AND received my Pete’s Flags - I picked up the Stanleys (both Sir William and Lord Stanley) and Fauconberg. There must be something in the water! 🙂

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    1. Aly Morrison28 November 2023 at 08:28

      We are clearly hip and down with the kids … as far as Wars of the Roses is concerned…. 😁

      All the best. Aly

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  17. Ed M27 November 2023 at 21:18

    Sounds like it will be a romp. Do you have a campaign structure in mind or will it be more of a linked battles sort of affair?

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    1. Aly Morrison28 November 2023 at 08:31

      It should be a lot of fun… we are all prepared to twist and change history…
      I think we will probably go for a series of linked battles to start things off.. and get everyone used to the rules.

      All the best. Aly

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  18. Mark Strachan29 November 2023 at 23:26

    I'll be watching this flutter with interest Aly...it is a favourite period for me.

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    1. Aly Morrison2 December 2023 at 10:38

      It will only be a little flutter at the moment… but you know how these things can grow…
      All the best. Aly

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