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Author Topic: Battle of Stoke Field - Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - page 15  (Read 26327 times)

Offline Atheling

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 2
« Reply #15 on: September 18, 2020, 05:33:42 PM »
Cheers guys...

Its quite addictive...

Alas, I can only imagine at present  :'(

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 2
« Reply #16 on: September 18, 2020, 08:13:09 PM »
Looks like it was brutal for the Yorkists.
Looking forward to playing next week Giles  8)

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 2
« Reply #17 on: September 21, 2020, 11:48:11 AM »
Lovely looking game and great write up in the blog. I'm quite jealous as our gaming group is on hold at the moment!

Offline Eric the Shed

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 2
« Reply #18 on: September 22, 2020, 03:42:51 PM »
Third game report now up on the blog here
http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2020/09/another-game-of-bill-hooks.html







Cheers

Offline Atheling

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 3 (22/9)
« Reply #19 on: September 22, 2020, 05:44:49 PM »
More marvellous stuff Erik  8)

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 3 (22/9)
« Reply #20 on: September 22, 2020, 05:46:06 PM »
Really liking these accounts - thanks.

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 3 (22/9)
« Reply #21 on: September 23, 2020, 02:01:32 AM »
Love reading your well documented battles.  You really make this period tempting...
2024: B: 0; P: 148; 2023: B:77; P:37;

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 3 (22/9)
« Reply #22 on: September 23, 2020, 05:47:03 AM »
Like we Germans say: Einfach genial (simply great). A well done gaming table and action in the picture. So you definitely use the lockdown. When you make a game with Richard I hope for a AAR.
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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 3 (22/9)
« Reply #23 on: September 23, 2020, 08:47:16 AM »
Like we Germans say: Einfach genial (simply great). A well done gaming table and action in the picture. So you definitely use the lockdown. When you make a game with Richard I hope for a AAR.

Richard played last night - sadly I took very pictures but a write up will follow soon

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 3 (22/9)
« Reply #24 on: September 23, 2020, 12:08:44 PM »
It was good fun, thanks Giles.
My light cavalry had an initial spectacular success, but then discovered that in these rules, flank attacks are not quite the ace they are in some other sets  lol
For a set of rules that are only a few pages long and look simple in many respects, they have a number of minor complexities and nuances that I’m still not quite sure I’ve completely got my head around. But they certainly convery a great flavour of the period, and make for a pretty fast and brutal game, even with (what did we end up with in the end, Giles? About 250 points worth of troops per side, including leaders?)

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 3 (22/9)
« Reply #25 on: September 23, 2020, 12:17:17 PM »
Hi Richard - we played with about 250 points aside. Your cavalry flank attack was 'dulled' somewhat by some impressive dice rolling from your opponent. Given the odds you should have won that melee. He had a total of 4 attacks +2 hits from his leader, and you had 11 attacks (rerolling 1's).

Hope to post some pictures/report later.

 

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 3 (22/9)
« Reply #26 on: September 23, 2020, 12:24:54 PM »
Ah yes, my bad dice rolling. Nothing new there then! I forgot about that  lol

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 3 (22/9)
« Reply #27 on: September 23, 2020, 01:25:05 PM »
Ah yes, my bad dice rolling. Nothing new there then! I forgot about that  lol

Probably best forgotten  lol

Offline Eric the Shed

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 3 (22/9)
« Reply #28 on: September 24, 2020, 12:15:34 PM »
Game 4 of Never Mind the Bill Hooks fought on Tuesday night (featuring Captain Blood). Apologies but I forgot to take a lot of photos





more here http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2020/09/more-billhooks.html

Up next will be an historic refight of the first Battle of St Albans

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - game 4 (24/9)
« Reply #29 on: September 24, 2020, 12:50:32 PM »
Great report, thanks Giles. And a good game  :)

 

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