The game started with the two units of Shotte moving up through the woods , however this is when things started to go wrong , one unit rolled a double one - thus failing it's activation but also triggering another dice roll which ended up with them retiring !
Josiah Grundy lead his Forlorn Hope up the lane but came under fire from the Royalist muskets .
The Shotte continue pushing up through the wood to threaten the enemies flank .
Pargetter's Horse appear to save the Royalist day ! galloping to reach the crossroads .
Emerging from the wood the Shotte receive a heavy volley from a unit hidden behind the hedge - they fail their morale test and flee the field ! - Oh dear things are not going to plan for the Parliamentarians !
Cardinal Pointe and Lady Aldridge decide the best plan is to retire down the lane back to their coach .
Having failed numerous activations Wooly's Horse finally make it to the lane , whilst the Dragoons having reached the hill sit and take no further part in the action .
They clash with Pargetter's Cuirassier's , there followed a series of inconsequential melees with no clear winner .
So with the allotted number of turns having past the game came to an end . The Royalist personalities having got away it was judged a success to the Royalist force . A strange little game notable by the unwillingness of both forces to get to grips with each other and the number of 'double ones' rolled - 4 in total, which caused one unit from each side to 'quit the field'and others generally behave badly ! . I do like these rules, I think they reflect what happened in the Civil War - with so many skirmishes where none events . We must wait to see how this Actione at Perivale reflects on the situation in Borsetshire .
Witchcraft. I told you...no other explanation possible!
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Where's a Witch finder General figure when you need one !!
DeleteNice game Tony - I like it when things don't turn out as you might have expected
ReplyDeleteYes it was an odd little game that didn't turn out at all like I expected !
DeleteIf you need a job doing, do it yourself, but above all don't leave it to the Grundys!
ReplyDeleteYes his grand arson plan fizzled out somewhat !
DeleteAn odd game Tony, but very entertaining! How will it affect the situation in Borsetshire? I very much look forward to finding out!
ReplyDeleteYes it didn't play out at all like I thought it would .
DeleteA charming looking game with a not unfamiliar tempo (every now and then we have had PL games where the dice went streaky).
ReplyDeleteYes I even swapped the dice , but it was just the fortunes of war .
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