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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Norm on June 06, 2022, 08:22:25 PM

Title: 1471 - Barnet, mixing boardgame narrative into a figures campaign
Post by: Norm on June 06, 2022, 08:22:25 PM

I am currently running an ‘imaginations’ Wars of the Roses series of games with 28mm figures set in a fictitious hamlet in 1471, but the background narrative has developed a situation that has Henry trying to return to London amidst gathering rebel forces - what better moment to tell this part of the story than putting the Barnet scenario down from the Blood and Roses boardgame package.

the account is a merging of the two storylines, set out on a blog post. Can Henry survive the challenge?  LINK
http://battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.com/2022/06/1471-battle-of-barnet-mixing-boardgame.html

Title: Re: 1471 - Barnet, mixing boardgame narrative into a figures campaign
Post by: MGH on June 13, 2022, 04:29:01 PM

Interesting, I love how you integrated a boardgame to do a battle you wouldn't have had enough minis (or maybe even time) to actually game. Clever idea!

Also I'm glad you are back online blogging again, I missed your entries even though I never commented on there, I did read them faithfully.

Being a Yorkist fan, glad Edward hung on but sob....for the loss of Richard. Guess no crown for him later...

Title: Re: 1471 - Barnet, mixing boardgame narrative into a figures campaign
Post by: Norm on June 13, 2022, 06:46:39 PM

Thanks for the thumbs up.

Yes, my attention was on the Henry / Edward aspect of victory, so the loss Richard threw me from a narrative point of view - that would certainly de-rail the foundations of my much loved Bosworth interests.