Claymore, Edinburgh

[Westmarcher]

Congratulations, Wee Wars! I should have read the Welcome Leaflet that was handed to me at the door - you know, the one with the list of traders and table layouts for each hall telling you who was running what game and so on. And although I read this when I got home, "Supreme Littleness" still didn't twig until your post today! D'oh!  

Anyway, its possible I have a photograph of your game on my phone (as I recall, Cramond was an ancient Roman port so presumably your game / display was the one with water, two boats and a Roman Fort?). If you want, PM me and I'll try to forward to you.

Dammit, Ithoriel! That's the one! Beat me to it! (snazzle, razzle, mutter, mutter ....)  

(however mine was taken from the other side!   )


P.S. Tried to follow the Mornington Crescent vids, fsn, but ...... "nope" .... (I often fall asleep when in a train and ..... somehow .... it happened again). Do you need a Tube Map to play this game?

Sorry for the duplication everyone. Was distracted by the family and the neighbour's cat which dived into the house to get out of the rain.

Btw. It was only the cat that was out in the rain!

[paulr]

Congratulations WeeWars, very impressive

[WeeWars]

Thanks, Paul. Another pic from Bart:

[Techno]

That IS rather splendid ! 

What on earth makes it look as though there's  a bi-plane attacking the fort ?
My usual, rubbish, 2 dimensional perspective is finding exactly where that picture/poster (?) is, in relation to everything else , really disturbing. 

Cheers - Phil

[Norm]

I'm not sure anyone knows how it is played :-)

[Leman]

Looks superb, but unsure as to why the gap in the wall has been left undefended, unless it is intended as a sally porte for the cavalry.

[FierceKitty]

Looks superb, but unsure as to why the gap in the wall has been left undefended, unless it is intended as a sally porte for the cavalry.

Strange gamers' convention that medieval fortifications and ancient or Asian temples are always ruins.

[Scolty]

Really enjoyed Claymore this year - nice atmosphere and great games to admire. Bought a fair bit (sorry for pinching that packet of hedges Leon!)  

As a long time lurker of the forum I always enjoy reading the posts and taking inspiration from the photos. I also hope to honour my promise (2 years ago?) to get involved and even post some pics.  I'm currently working on ACW and AWI (Pendraken of course), I also have Falklands/WOTR/LoA waiting!

[Ithoriel]

Strange gamers' convention that medieval fortifications and ancient or Asian temples are always ruins.

By the time the Romano-British shown defending the site were around the fort would presumably have been in some disrepair having not been inhabited by the Roman Army itself since 211AD.

"The fort at Cramond was located on the River Almond at the point where it flows into the Forth. In Roman times, there was probably a natural harbour here. The fort was established around 140 during the building of the Antonine Wall, and remained in use until around 170 when the Romans retreated south to Hadrian's Wall. When the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus began the last major Roman incursion into Scotland from 208 to 211, the fort was reoccupied and enlarged. Throughout these periods of occupation a civilian settlement seems to have existed outside the fort, and some native occupation of the fort seems to have taken place after the time of Severus into the 4th century." - Wikipedia

[Leon]

Bought a fair bit (sorry for pinching that packet of hedges Leon!)  

No worries, thanks for bringing it back!   

[WeeWars]

By the time the Romano-British shown defending the site were around the fort would presumably have been in some disrepair having not been inhabited by the Roman Army itself since 211AD.

Yes, that was the conceit of the scenario.

The locals have moved into the ruins of an old fort abandoned by the Romans hundreds of years before. In Roman times, the stone walled part of the fort was as important as the harbour it was built to protect (Cramond means 'fort on the river') as it also protected a granary. In this game, however, the fortified area is fundamentally needed to secure the harbour area and local trade rather than the fuel of an army.  

Instead of repairing the old fort, the locals have roofed a single gateway tower with thatch and, as you can see in the previous photo of the back of the gateway, have erected a timber palisade to create a small enclosed area and built comfortable lodgings within it while leaving the other tower of the gateway in ruins. The idea is that this small defensive area is enough to secure the harbour.  

All the goings on outside this perimeter - manning a convenient wall and cavalry charging about - are other locals coming to the aid of the garrison to ward off an attack by Picts from over the water in a flotilla of small boats.    

[Westmarcher]

Yes, that was the conceit of the scenario.
   

Auto-correct again? (e.g., concept?)

Anyhoo, pray tell us about the pinched hedges, WW.     

[Ithoriel]

conceit/kənˈsiːt/
noun

  1)  excessive pride in oneself.
  2)  an ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor.

Option 2 being used here Westmarcher, I believe.

IBFK

[WeeWars]

Auto-correct again? (e.g., concept?)

Anyhoo, pray tell us about the pinched hedges, WW.     

Yes, as Mike says conceit as in a fanciful notion, in this case of history. The assumptions made are not necessarily based on solid evidence.

I must be slow (as an excuse, it is my birthday and I've gained another year in one day) but I don't understand what you mean by 'pinched hedges'.

[Ithoriel]

The "pinched hedges" was Scolty ... I presume a pack of hedges got scooped up with other goodies but had not been bought and paid for and was returned later upon discovery. Did something similar myself at Falkirk. Scooped up my own purchases and the intended purchases of the bloke next to me at one of the stalls. Luckily I realised before leaving the stall and was able to pass them back without too much of a stir!