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Saturday, March 30, 2019

The (in)famous Battle of Soggy Bottom - Table set up.

I have the battle set up completely now, all ready for the game with Barry and John tomorrow afternoon. The scenario, with plenty of tongue in cheek humor, is available for free download from Simon's "Big Red Bat Shop", here.

The rules to be used are "For King and Parliament, by Simon Miller and Andrew Brentnall. Simon ran this event at many UK shows last year. I plan to run it at HAVOC in Shewsbury, MA, next weekend, and then again at Historicon in July.

The forces of Parliament occupy the village of Soggy Bottom in the foreground, with the Soggy Botttom Marsh to it's front, and the church of St Lasiuruis Egregius  close by.The Parliamentary artillery is situated on Old Nick's Leap, whilst a Roundhead Foote battaglia hold Longbarrow Hill. To the lweft of the picture is the wooded ground known as The Bishop's Copse.


View from the Parliamentary Left.

View from behind the Royalist position; the King, his Gentlemen Pensioners, and his Artillery are all atop the appropriately named "King's Hill". 


View from the Cavalier Left. The rocks mark the boundries of the original map, which is just 8 boxes wide by 12 long. The table at Havoc is 8 feet long by 5 feet wide, and this set up is 6 by 8 feet. I think I will make a new cloth with an 8" grid for Historicon; the figures will fit better ion the larger grid. 
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18 comments:

  1. pancerniMarch 30, 2019 at 11:13 PM

    Pretty table. Glad to see you 'need' another cloth.

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    1. GonsalvoMarch 30, 2019 at 11:55 PM

      Thanks, Joe. I certainly do have quite a few; here, it's a matter of wanting a bigger grid size than the 6' grid used here.

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  2. Jonathan FreitagMarch 31, 2019 at 12:18 AM

    Handsome table!

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    1. GonsalvoMarch 31, 2019 at 7:10 AM

      Thanks, Jon. I am really trying for maximum Table appeal on this one! :-)

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  3. The Jolly Broom ManMarch 31, 2019 at 2:57 AM

    Looking forward to this one matey. Hopefully we'll get a full AAR!

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    1. GonsalvoMarch 31, 2019 at 7:11 AM

      The only thing that will stop me is that I have a lot to do in the next week before running the game at HAVOC in 6 days hence... but I doubt that will stop me.

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  4. CarloMarch 31, 2019 at 5:17 AM

    Wonderful looking battlefield Peter - looking forward to seeing the battle report.

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  5. Friends Of General HaigMarch 31, 2019 at 5:29 AM

    A splendid looking set-up. The scene is set!

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  6. OliMarch 31, 2019 at 5:46 AM

    Great looking set up Peter, that is going to be a fun game to play out.

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  7. warpaintjjMarch 31, 2019 at 9:48 AM

    I like this a lot, especially the naming of all the hills and woods.
    It all looks very pretty and quaint until the lead flies...
    Have fun,
    Jeremy

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    1. GonsalvoMarch 31, 2019 at 10:39 AM

      Thanks, JJ. Just a quite day in the summer in the English countryside...
      For the names I have to credit the scenario designer. Andrew Brentnall.

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  8. Lawrence HMarch 31, 2019 at 8:15 PM

    Great looking table Peter. I know the names are meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but it makes me a little nostalgic for the English country village I lived in for two years in the early 2000s.

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    1. GonsalvoMarch 31, 2019 at 9:52 PM

      Thanks, Lawrence; part tongue in cheek, part "The Archers", etc!

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  9. caveadsum1471April 1, 2019 at 10:58 AM

    Great looking table! Can't wait for the AAR!
    Best Iain

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