Greetings…
The other week Matt, Israel, Alessandro and myself got together for another game of Lion Rampant using our Wars of the Roses toys…
In true period style we swapped sides around…
Alessandro (Somerset) and myself (De La Pole) v’s Matt (Tudor) and Israel (Bouchier)
The scenario was very like a treasure hunt/rescue… Three travellers were wandering the table all with useful information in their possession… whoever “rescued “ the most was the winning side.
Two of our Wanderers… There is also a Merchant/Trader but he had already scuttled off…
The Wanderers moved randomly… When a unit made contact with them they could run away, come with them, come with them but slow you down or cause them to change sides…
We kept things as simple as possible 😁
Our brave boys prepare for battle and a bit of “rescuing “…
That’s the Trader keenly headed towards us…
Gratuitous images of my brave fellows… Well it is called From “My” Side of the Table 😁.
Okay…. Here are the villains…
There is not a lot of moving going on here… The Gods of Dice did not favour Israel and Matt on this adventure…
Israel builds a wall of green dice in an attempt to keep me away… The Wanderers decide to move away from us… Except for Brother Drinkwell who falls over the hedge…
Israel and Matt… Still not moving much…
Brother Drinkwell knows which side has the best wine cellars and joins us with gusto…
The Trader ponders his next move…The Young Lady has headed off in the direction of the Tudors (Matt).
Off camera there has been a lot of action…With Israel coming of worst and losing a lot of men…
In desperation he challenged me to a duel…
It’s a resounding draw 🤣
Unfortunately I actually met my demise shortly after this … my men carried on and sought revenge (Or more likely just didn’t care 🙄)
Israel also met his end… The good old arrow in the eye routine… A classic 🤣.
We have the Trader now… Hurrah!
Alessandro’s men get stuck into Matt’s archers while rather surprisingly the Young Lady persuades her Tudor “Rescuers” to change sides… Oh how we laughed 🤣🤣🤣.
The Trader and Brother Drinkwell head safely towards our end of the table…
The last picture… And nearly the last man…
But not for us😁…
This was a hoot of a game… Especially considering that the scenario was knocked together in the few minutes before we started…
My dice throwing was unnaturally good… Matt wanted to know what I had done with the real Aly 🤣😈.
We were having such a good time that no one took any pictures of the out and out massacre that Isreal had to endure… He didn’t seem that enthusiastic about taking any himself for some reason.
I would like to do something like this again but with a bit more planning… Possibly more like a treasure hunt game involving wandering characters and loot…
All the best. Aly
A superb looking game as always and great to know it all worked out well given the last minute nature of the scenario.
ReplyDeleteThank you Steve…
DeleteIt was a crazy idea that we just ran with 😁
All the best. Aly
What a splendidly fun game! Bravo! :-)
ReplyDeleteIt was indeed a fun game David…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Some great eye candy there Aly, and from the batrep a very entertaining game. Brother Drinkwell - like it…suits him to a tee. My first FD was a full on alcoholic and his surname was Drinkwater - which he probably should have tried doing more often. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you JBM…
DeleteI think I might add a Drinkwater to the characters…
Good monk-bad monk… And you can make up your own mind as to which is which…
All the best. Aly
A fine and fun looking game. I've not played Lion Rampant myself but your report is a temptation to experiment with it.
ReplyDeleteA lot of fun indeed…
DeleteI would definitely recommend Lion Rampant and all its variants, they are easy to learn and you can mix and match and change bits and pieces without really breaking them…
All the best. Aly
Great looking and fun game Aly.
ReplyDeletePerhaps not so much fun for Isreal, but a complete disaster is often more memorable than a medium one. 😁
It was a great game Ben…
DeleteUnless Israel was laughing in horror… I think he enjoyed himself immensely…
All the best. Aly
I love Lion Rampant - I can remember 75% of the rules in my head !
ReplyDeleteThey are a lot of fun…We only really check the rules when someone decides to do something unusual… or daft 😁
DeleteAll the best. Aly
Most delightful and entertaining, Brother Drinkwell knew where his throat would be well oiled it appears. Bless you for posting.
ReplyDeleteThank you Phil…
DeleteDrinkwell preaches a doctrine of sharing… You share your wine with him….
And he blesses you for it.😁
All the best. Aly
That looked a really fun game, so often it's the well-crafted scenario that delivers the most amusing narratives. I recall one a friend ran at Uni for about 8 players set in the times of 'Bad King John'. Two of the players, both errant knights, teamed up to rescue a princess from a tower. Only when they freed her and tried to convince her (the umpire) to come with them did did they reveal their identities. They were respectively the white and the black knight, deadly enemies at which point they fell to blows while the princess wandered off.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like good scenario Rob…
DeleteI think as a rule of thumb… Rescuing the princess/ maiden is a risky move… go for the gold every time 🤣.
All the best. Aly
A great looking game Aly...I am not surprised the Young Lady persuaded the Tudors to change sides...she looks pretty musclely to me!
ReplyDeleteI believe the young lady studied rhetoric…. And punching 😈
DeleteAll the best. Aly
A real fun scenario by the sounds of it and a good game too, cracking looking table and miniatures, seems like much fun was had and some good dice rolling must have been nice!
ReplyDeleteThank you Donnie..
DeleteEverything came together nicely… Especially the me being on the winning side bit 😁
All the best. Aly
Looked like great fun, Aly, and your dice decided to choose this day to cooperate. Hoorah!
ReplyDeleteIt was indeed Jonathan…
DeleteI think I will now have to wait another five years before my dice come good again…😱
All the best. Aly
Great stuff - too bad you had to die though but at least the newly painted monk survived the game!
ReplyDeleteI like to think that I took one for the team…
DeleteI think Drinkwell is invincible…😁
All the best. Aly
Lovely game Aly…..fun being the best result 👍
ReplyDeleteWe certainly had a lot of fun Matt…
DeleteAll the best. Aly
A very picturesque game and your usual amusing narrative! I enjoyed following that through!
ReplyDeleteThank you David…
DeleteI’m glad you enjoyed it…
All the best. Aly
Fabulous game Aly, love all the heraldic colours of the various medieval troops. Quinn
ReplyDeleteThank you Quinn…
DeleteIt’s a very colourful period…
All the best. Aly
What a cool looking bash, Aly!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ray…
DeleteIt was a lot of fun…
All the best. Aly