First game, 9:20 AM Saturday (Twnety minutes late - I got stuck in traffic in Waterbury, CT for 20 minutes - a construction site winding down at 7:00 AM, one of the few times when there is usually hardly any traffic there!
My friend, GM Mark T., who lives in New Hampshire. His figures are 40mm scale.
The Bridge model has a story. Back in ? early middle school, Mark's class had an assignment to do "Shadow box" type dioramas. Not content with that, he did a 2x 4 foot model of Concord Bridge North, the site of a major skirmish during the British raid on Lexington and Concord. He had some help from his Dad, and the model hung out for decades. Last year, Mark Rehabbed it and built up new terrain for the scenario, which sees a British force trying to hold back a Patriot advance upon their position. A party of British Grenadiers is seen in the far ground, trying to march to the rescue! Also in the far ground is Chris Parker.
The patriots try to storm the bridge with their best troops, while many of the others provide fire support from the river banks.
"Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules..."
The Patriots have taken the bridge, dispersing most of the British Defenders... but the British Grenadiers arrive, with vengeance in mind!
In the end, it is too little, too late. The (skirmish level) rules used were Light Bobs by Chris Parker (2nd edition in evolution, with help from Mark T). The game uses a playing card deck for activations in some interesting ways, but D6's for combat "Ones are Magical". I enjoyed the game... and the rules!
Another Saturday game setting up at HAVOC.
Super looking game, the table looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteFloods, traffic. Good to see you got there safely in the end Peter and some great pictures of the first game.
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