Dux Bellorum: Saxon warriors vs Pictish sea raiders

[Luddite]

Tonight we played a couple of Dux Bellorum games.

Great fun was had by all!

http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/dux-bellorum-saxons-vs-pictish-sea.html



This game would be great with 100x50mm bases stuffed with 10mm figures...

[Techno]

Great stuff Lud.

Sod's law the camera 'died'. Great paint jobs on the figures !
My rubbish sense of perspective seems to be playing silly Bs.....Or are there some ginormous D6s on the table ?
Cheers - Phil.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Good report sire! Pity about the camera. 

[Steve J]

Nice report but I know only too well of the frustration of the camera batteries dying at the worst possible moment!

[Luddite]

Great stuff Lud.

Sod's law the camera 'died'. Great paint jobs on the figures !
My rubbish sense of perspective seems to be playing silly Bs.....Or are there some ginormous D6s on the table ?
Cheers - Phil.

Thanks!  It was a collective project we did a few years ago and everyone put a lot of effort into making their armies pretty.

We did it for Dark Ages/Arthurian WAB, played a few games and hated the rules...

We have:

Saxons (me)
Picts
Attecotti
Irish (mostly cavalry)
Romano-British

As for the dice, they're ex-casino dice so yes quite large.  They're hard to find, expensive but well worth it.  Being precision engineered they tend to roll very fairly over the course of a game.  Also, they just feel right when you throw them, and they're easy to see for those with 'older eyes'...  

[Hertsblue]

As for the dice, they're ex-casino dice so yes quite large.  They're hard to find, expensive but well worth it.  Being precision engineered they tend to roll very fairly over the course of a game.  Also, they just feel right when you throw them, and they're easy to see for those with 'older eyes'...  

Yes, they're also noticably heavier than ordinary plastic dice. A friend has a load of them - they're probably worth more than his army!

Nice game, by the way. I particularly like the banners. They always give a unit an identity. 

[nikharwood]

Nicely done Luddite 

This game would be great with 100x50mm bases stuffed with 10mm figures...

Oh yes, it certainly would...

[Luddite]

Nicely done Luddite 

Oh yes, it certainly would...

Perhaps something like this Nik?

http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/something-little-bit-orc.html

[nikharwood]

Perhaps something like this Nik?

http://luddite1811.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/something-little-bit-orc.html

Oh yes - now that's very nice...hmm...

[petercooman]

Looking great!!