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Last year myself and 'A' started gaming on Friday lunchtimes , but so far 'real life' has got in the way this year , however we had a game today of 'Chariot Rampant' a version of the popular 'Lion Rampant' rules , which have been adapted for Bronze Age chariot warfare.
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'A' brought two forces from his 28mm collection . I took the Mycenaean Greeks (nearest the camera) and 'A' took a Hittite force , most of the figures are Foundary . Here we see his chariot unit about to charge my spearmen (it didn't end well for his chariots)
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My 'man of the match' - a humble unit of skirmishers who hide in the trees and shot up every enemy unit that came near them.
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'A' urges his army forwards . (note he has not removed his coat - my wargaming room is notoriously cold) It was a close run thing , but I managed to seriously damage his chariots and finally rout three of his spear units and won the battle. 'Lion Rampant' is ideal for these short lunchtime games and we hope to make these games a regular occurance.
A nice little game and well done on the victory....without knowing the rules, I would have assumed charging the pike-like spears frontally in chariots (or on horseback, for that matter) would not end well!
ReplyDeleteThe game was something of an experiment of the new addaption of the rules, so a steep learning curve.
DeleteCongratulations on your victory Tony! It looks like a fun time was had by all!
ReplyDeleteYes it was a good game and hopefully the first of many.
DeleteGames like this seem a really good entry point into a new period as not too many figures needed to get gaming, I like this idea a lot!
ReplyDeleteYes and they are easily playable in a short time.
DeleteGood to get a Win in there Tony- hope you and your Friend can get many more games in this coming Spring-Summer. Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteHopefully it will be a weekly thing in the future.
DeleteWhen I took early retirement, I envisioned myself doing much more of this sort of gaming on a regular basis (daytime game, perhaps on Fridays or Mondays). Haven't managed to get that going (yet). Good to see it when it does happen, though!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately 'A' still has to work , so we have to fit it in to his busy schedule.
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