What ruleset did you use in your last game - 2015?

[Steve J]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - The Pikemen's Lament (a playtest Pike & Shotte variant of Lion Rampant due for publication late 2016/early 2017)
2) What armies were confronted? - Royalsist vs Parliamentarians
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yep
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - First time for this vairant, but have played Lion rampant before.
5) How many players were in the game? - Solo

The rules have a nice feel to them and I like being able to play some ECW skirmish games.

[Nosher]

Morning Steve.

are these rules (Pikemans Lament) single figure based as I have no experience of Lion Rampant?

[Steve J]

Hi Nosher,
you can base them singly, or in small groups or even on 'standard' 40mm x 20mm bases. See below for one of the joint authors AARs for his style of basing:

http://dalauppror.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/the-pikemans-lament-game-3-morning.html

I have played Lion Rampant with 40mm x 20mm bases which is great for 10mm as it speeds up movement and all you have to do is make a note of casualties. I think the small groups work better and is still relatively easy to move, plus it has the added bonus of making it easier to check on 'zones of control'. These are basically areas that limit how close you can get to a unit unless you are charging etc.

Hope this helps?

[FierceKitty]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - The Pikemen's Lament (a playtest Pike & Shotte variant of Lion Rampant due for publication late 2016/early 2017)
2) What armies were confronted? - Royalsist vs Parliamentarians
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yep
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - First time for this vairant, but have played Lion rampant before.
5) How many players were in the game? - Solo

The rules have a nice feel to them and I like being able to play some ECW skirmish games.

1) Ball and Bayonette
2) SYW Austrians and Prussians
3) Yes, but rusty. Which was embarrassing, since I'd written 'em myself.
4) vide svpra
5) four

[Nosher]

Hi Nosher,
you can base them singly, or in small groups or even on 'standard' 40mm x 20mm bases. See below for one of the joint authors AARs for his style of basing:

http://dalauppror.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/the-pikemans-lament-game-3-morning.html

I have played Lion Rampant with 40mm x 20mm bases which is great for 10mm as it speeds up movement and all you have to do is make a note of casualties. I think the small groups work better and is still relatively easy to move, plus it has the added bonus of making it easier to check on 'zones of control'. These are basically areas that limit how close you can get to a unit unless you are charging etc.

Hope this helps?

Nice one Thanks dude

[toxicpixie]

For those interested my opponent has posted a report of the game on his blog here http://lukeuedasarson.blogspot.jp/2015/08/falais-gap-part-i.html

Cracking game! Good read

I do like the way Spearhead models actual appropriate level decisions for Brigade to Division command, and the abstractions in the platoon level stuff really work well (IMO).

Also read the bocage one, and I have to say that's an excellent example of British artillery in action

[paulr]

Cracking game! Good read

I do like the way Spearhead models actual appropriate level decisions for Brigade to Division command, and the abstractions in the platoon level stuff really work well (IMO).

Also read the bocage one, and I have to say that's an excellent example of British artillery in action

We feel the same about SH, the level of abstraction is just where we like it 

I've just had a read of the Bocage one as well. Luke manages his troops very well and is infamous for his off table artillery

[toxicpixie]

The only thing better than lots of arty support is more lots of arty support

[paulr]

The only thing better than lots of arty support is more lots of arty support

Air support can be useful as well

[toxicpixie]

Oo, someone's about to have a very bad day...

[Leman]

Nice terrain though.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

1) What ruleset do you use in your last game? - Navel Thunder WW2 navel  rules
2) What armies were confronted? - Italian vs British
3) Did you feel comfortable with the ruleset? - Yes
4) and... was the first time do you use the ruleset? - Third game with the rules, but vs a new player who picked it up is seconds.
5) How many players were in the game? - two players.

We refought the Battle of Calabria 9 July 1940
British had Warspite and Malaya , plus four cruisers, the Italiand had two light battleships and fourteen other cruisers.
As night fell the British had sustained light damage to Warspite and had lost Orion, while Neptune was suffering with flooding.
The Italians had two light cruisers sunk, one of which was due to a magazine explosion, two were retreating, heavily damaged, and the Battleship Cavore was suffering severe damage and was limping due to engine room being constantly targeted by Warspite.

A win to the British! Pity I was Italian...
A few shots.
Initial deployments, British nearest. The Italians were mid manoeuvre when the game started, so problem one was to turn to face the British fleet.


The final moments of the battle


Dave took a few shots for reconnaissance (targeting with the battleships) iPhone black and whites are great!

The might Warspite

The Italian Battleships



If you look carefully at the Italian force you may notice a few German heavy cruisers on proxy duties!!



Some of the Italians doing a good job masking their own fleet!

Italian battleships firing broadside as the cruisers move forwards full speed.


Final moments of the battle:
Wars with a fire on board, being targeted by torpedoes from the Italian light cruisers, as Eugenio Di Savioa turns turtle

They missed!

[Maenoferren]

last game was Tusk
Combatants: neolithic hunters and mammoth
Comfortable with the rules ...yep
How many games... First time in about 20 years
Players:2

A brief description here:
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,12596.0.html

[Leman]

Wow Lem, those b/w pictures look like aerial photography from the War.

[Nosher]

I do like to B&W photography of the game. Very nice touch.

I have a sepia thingy on the camera. Might try that for Napoleonics........