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Author Topic: Battle of Stoke Field - Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - page 15  (Read 26324 times)

Offline Eric the Shed

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks -1st St Albans Refight (the battle)
« Reply #45 on: September 29, 2020, 11:42:20 AM »
Thank you Arcane Steve

I need to get back to gaming again!

Whilst we can still play we will  - fortunately both kids have headed back to university (how long who knows) so I can still bring over 4 friends
 (abiding by the rule of six) - Mrs Shed wont be moving out yet.... ;)

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks -1st St Albans Refight (the battle)
« Reply #46 on: September 29, 2020, 12:16:51 PM »
Excellent match report and it does sound quite like he real thing.  I was putting forces together for Blore Heath so will be awaiting the next one with keen interest.
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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks -1st St Albans Refight (the battle)
« Reply #47 on: September 29, 2020, 01:17:32 PM »
Impressive set up and epic game Giles,thanks for posting  :)


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Offline Eric the Shed

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks -1st St Albans Refight (the battle)
« Reply #49 on: September 29, 2020, 03:07:25 PM »
Cannot claim this - its off a friends camera phone with some special features but it is rather good....

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks -1st St Albans Refight (the battle)
« Reply #50 on: September 30, 2020, 12:46:34 AM »
Another entertaining and wonderfully picture heavy battle report.  Maybe you should start a NMTBH twitch stream...  lol
Seriously though, the battle reports and your research are fantastic.
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Very impressive and enjoyable. One point about the battle site which isn't shown on your historical map is just how hilly it is. The Castle Inn stood at just about the top of a very significant slope running all the way down to the river Ver - when you drive up (up Holywell Hill, which is actually pronounced locally Hollywell Hill) you wonder whether your handbrake will hold the car if you need to stop. There's also a slope running down to the east from the site of the Castle Inn - much shorter but steep - steep enough for a fat old man like myself to get out of breath when climbing up while carrying shopping.
It is an interesting little part of Hertfordshire. In addition to the Cathedral there's also the site of John Churchill's home (Holywell House) and the workplace of Samuel Ryder (remembered through the Ryder Cup).

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Thank you Paul - it was a compromise not to include the hill but having visited St Albans a few times I am aware of the slopes... :)

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Hi folks, just posted up the set up for our second Wars of the Roses battle, the battle of blore heath on the blog.

http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-battle-of-blore-heath-28mm-wargame.html

This contains a short background, thoughts on deployment, orders of battle and some specific rules for scenario. Covid permitting we will be fighting this very soon.

An empty battlefield - not for long fingers crossed



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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks -Blore Heath (set up pg4)
« Reply #54 on: October 06, 2020, 04:42:53 PM »
This is going to be a very interesting battle! Very nice game table, by the way.

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks -Blore Heath (set up pg4)
« Reply #55 on: October 06, 2020, 05:50:03 PM »
Those wagons look suspiciously like they have come from Rorke’s Drift, Giles  lol

Going to be another interesting encounter, I’m sure.

You still haven’t lost a game of this yet have you? ;)

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks -Blore Heath (set up pg4)
« Reply #56 on: October 06, 2020, 06:01:05 PM »
Those wagons look suspiciously like they have come from Rorke’s Drift, Giles  lol

Going to be another interesting encounter, I’m sure.

You still haven’t lost a game of this yet have you? ;)

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« Last Edit: October 07, 2020, 04:13:01 PM by Eric the Shed »

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks -Blore Heath (set up pg4)
« Reply #57 on: October 06, 2020, 09:18:19 PM »
Very nicely done and presented - another battle to look forward to.

Offline Eric the Shed

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks -Blore Heath (set up pg4)
« Reply #58 on: October 07, 2020, 08:14:45 PM »
I can confirm Blore Heath will be fought tomorrow - report on Friday.

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Re: Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks -Blore Heath (set up pg4)
« Reply #59 on: October 07, 2020, 09:06:55 PM »
I can confirm Blore Heath will be fought tomorrow - report on Friday.

Excellent. Look forward to reading and goggling at the post :)

 

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