As readers of Marks "1866 and all That" Blog will know, we finally managed to get a face to face game in at Julian's on Friday evening. Well, kind of. In actual fact, we spent most of the five hours drinking, chatting and eating dinner - actual game time might have amounted to a couple of hours, if we were lucky. It was only a small scale Border Reivers affair, literally six figures each, three raiders - Mark, Julian and John - v's two defenders, Rick and me. It was definitely a win for the raiders but that was all good - Rick was wiped out to a man but I only lost one of my "Government" troops, so I was ok with the result!
Here are a few pics - not great quality and mostly similar to Marks as I was adjacent to where Mark was busy destroying Ricks force - I dont think I have any pics of Julian's force - he came on the far end, slipped into a field, drove off a herd of black cattle and exited without ever encountering a defender - a perfect raid really! (May not have been a lot of fun for Julian, I am not sure.....)
Great to see the Reivers out on the table Keith…
ReplyDeleteFriends,drink,food and a game of toy soldiers… sounds like a splendid day to me…😁
All the best. Aly
It certainly was Aly - hopefully we can do it all again very soon!
DeleteAll looking great sir!
ReplyDeleteGlad you like them Michal!
DeleteSorry to hear about the « social engagement » they do get in the way dont they!
ReplyDeleteThey do indeed JBM.....they do indeed!
DeleteGreat looking game. Reminds me to dust off my own collection
ReplyDeleteIt would be great to see some others collections of Reivers in action Scotty - looking forward to seeing yours on the table soon!
DeleteGreat to see you at the gaming table with your group. Sometimes having a game is simply an acceptable pretext for hanging out with your buddies.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon - yes, it was a good evening, even if it only had a limited amount of gaming time!
DeleteGreat to see you guys being able to get back to some FtF gaming at last. Half of the fun of meeting up is the chatting with friends, before, during and after the game.
ReplyDeleteVery true Steve, it was great to catch up with at least pert of the crew
DeleteSounds like you had all the ingredients of a good time.
ReplyDeleteWe did indeed Richard!
DeleteGreat to see your figures out on the table Keith. They looked great when you first presented them, but even better in action.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lawrence, hopefully it wont be too long till they make another appearance!
DeleteSounds just the thing: post-COVID I think we've gained a new appreciation for smaller games with low overhead that facilitate gathering to play (and be social again), as much as the larger productions that might have been the norm that made getting together "worth it" in the "before-time.".
ReplyDeleteThanks Ed - at the moment, I am certainly keener on smaller scale, skirmish type games than the huge 6 hour epics with 10,000 figures on the table!
DeleteGood gaming with good friends - and a break with good food and drink. What more could you ask for.
ReplyDeleteLovely looking game and sounds like you had a fine time!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Cheers Iain and yes, a most enjoyable evening.
DeleteSounds like a fun night. Sometimes the game is just the excuse to hang out really. 😀😀
ReplyDeleteThanks Stew....yes, about 50% of our games probably fall into that category if I am honest!
DeleteA glorious victory for the raiders to be sure!
ReplyDeleteBoo....hiss....we was robbed! JB is off to the States for a month, so might be a while till the next game Mark!
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