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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: carojon on January 29, 2022, 09:49:46 AM

Title: Lion Rampant in The Pyrenees- Devon Wargames Group
Post by: carojon on January 29, 2022, 09:49:46 AM

One of the games run at the DWG this month included a Lion Rampant clash set in the foothills of the Pyrenees as Moorish troops ambush a party of French making their way home in the summer of 1212.

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1QWd_lkFmFIw9eMkxU7vffJ4i_TS9BGsKKqtl6WW9hQB47cQ7CUfYdbj-qKEvKjuq9DhoaQET6IbIiIAhjHncftIrtciEKX-OlhWMy9Xi86f9N0qB5jRJRSnmQ4qn9ibVvhRgbIwtn4rhl1C658ffbu64PdPLZoV5h-lQB3CtEYfeUsftYkzm_XiH=s2882)

The armies of this period and theatre make for a glorious feast for the eye and the battle they produced was a fiercely fought affair.

(https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW0u1SYXNli9okdti3lH-8DFLi1HrTCohnRXTFYCttS453WfprMVORLANWLmWk45nyvFvK6v9U7HvPuRJRxJXHvBScicw-LSgTA7Z81ZiQKbUcOY2gxyVILCMCwaPRvSdEX4d11rIT5-3wRStKRDQ5F1luYL4scT3R5GzUnxAkJN7HtVjsWYUmsNVE=s3072)

If you would like to know more then just follow the link to the club blog.

https://devonwargames.blogspot.com/2022/01/lion-rampant-in-foothills-of-pyrenees.html

JJ

Title: Re: Lion Rampant in The Pyrenees- Devon Wargames Group
Post by: crafty on January 29, 2022, 10:51:22 PM

A great read and an amazing looking table. I really liked the historical context you gave in your report. Crossbow units are brutally effective in LR, once they're activated of course, which can be tricky, but I always dread facing them. Thanks for posting.

Title: Re: Lion Rampant in The Pyrenees- Devon Wargames Group
Post by: carojon on January 30, 2022, 10:50:15 AM

Hi crafty, thanks for your comment, much appreciated.

JJ

Title: Re: Lion Rampant in The Pyrenees- Devon Wargames Group
Post by: MGH on January 30, 2022, 07:43:54 PM

Nice AAR!  And a close run battle, always makes it more fun.

Title: Re: Lion Rampant in The Pyrenees- Devon Wargames Group
Post by: Hu Rhu on February 02, 2022, 11:40:01 AM

Excellent battle report and some great figures.  It looked a blast to play.  Did the rules need any adaption to play such a large game or did the mechanisms work differently?

Title: Re: Lion Rampant in The Pyrenees- Devon Wargames Group
Post by: fred on February 02, 2022, 12:42:59 PM

Great write up and great looking game.

I suspect LR plays better with bigger forces - a failed activation perhaps has a bit less impact (assuming each player had their own force)

Title: Re: Lion Rampant in The Pyrenees- Devon Wargames Group
Post by: carojon on February 03, 2022, 09:41:40 AM

Hi Chaps,
Thanks for your comments

Re play adaptions, I’ve had the following reply from our Gamemeister’

We didn't really adapt the rules, and it worked alright, though I think around 50 points is about the limit of the system.  The Moors in particular failed a lot of activation rolls, which meant that they lost out on a quite a few turns.  We played in a spirit of good fun and took this as a bit of welcome friction, but I think if we were to do it again, we would probably divide the two sides, so that each of the four players (two to a side) had a separate force (and leader) for purposes of activation rolls.  That way, even if one half of the side fail to activate on the first roll, the other half will have a chance to do something.

I hope that helps
JJ

Title: Re: Lion Rampant in The Pyrenees- Devon Wargames Group
Post by: Easy E on February 16, 2022, 09:21:47 PM

Very nice looking game!