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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: racm32 on December 12, 2021, 08:25:17 PM

Title: Hail Creaser Israel vs Philistines
Post by: racm32 on December 12, 2021, 08:25:17 PM
Played a game of Hail Creaser with a friend using his Israel and Philistine armies. Had a load of and took a bunch of photos. Most the photos and a short write up can be found on my blog: https://wyndehurstproductions.blogspot.com/2021/12/hail-creaser-israel-vs-palestine.html (https://wyndehurstproductions.blogspot.com/2021/12/hail-creaser-israel-vs-palestine.html)

Israel with the Ark
(https://i.imgur.com/NMYXGJ1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/xQeNQ4E.jpg)

Palestine with Goliath
(https://i.imgur.com/sXsMV4G.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XDrCGkS.jpg)

Battle is joined.
(https://i.imgur.com/SfkF0Y5.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/YVeDJlW.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/SatMszt.jpg)
Title: Re: Hail Creaser Israel vs Palestine
Post by: Tim Haslam on December 12, 2021, 11:11:29 PM
Looks great.
How did you make that battle ‘cloth’?
Title: Re: Hail Creaser Israel vs Palestine
Post by: racm32 on December 13, 2021, 01:02:04 AM
My friend bought it from a guy locally who makes them.
Title: Re: Hail Creaser Israel vs Palestine
Post by: Erik on December 13, 2021, 11:17:49 AM
What a great look battle. Hats off to your army choice. It’s not often that you see Israel and Philistine armies take on each other. Is that a Goliath model I see?


Cheers
Erik
Title: Re: Hail Creaser Israel vs Palestine
Post by: Easy E on December 13, 2021, 04:32:53 PM
Goliath and the Arc were a nice flavorful touch!
Title: Re: Hail Creaser Israel vs Palestine
Post by: tikitang on December 15, 2021, 12:42:36 PM
Brilliant.

This looks like it could be the Battle of Ebenezer from 1 Samuel 4, when the Israelites take the Ark into battle against the Philistines.

The Israelites believed the Ark would give them some kind of magical advantage over their enemies (like a 'War Altar' from Warhammer) but they did this without YHWH's endorsement, and thus not only did they lose the battle, but the Philistines captured the Ark and kept it as a trophy in their own temple (for a very brief time).

Goliath could easily have been militarily active at that time, as this was before he encountered David in 1 Samuel 17.
Title: Re: Hail Creaser Israel vs Palestine
Post by: jambo1 on December 15, 2021, 05:39:44 PM
Great looking battle, very nice, love the figures and the mat, really good. :)
Title: Re: Hail Creaser Israel vs Palestine
Post by: DivisMal on December 15, 2021, 09:14:51 PM
Great looking game, sir!

But there‘s a pretty misleading typo in the header: shouldnt it read Philistines? Else I wouldn‘t expect to aee chariots o_o
Title: Re: Hail Creaser Israel vs Palestine
Post by: tikitang on December 15, 2021, 09:26:18 PM
The Roman name 'Palestine' derives from 'Philistine', so it still kinda works...

But technically, in this time period, it should be 'Philistia'.
Title: Re: Hail Creaser Israel vs Palestine
Post by: DivisMal on December 17, 2021, 01:57:24 PM
The Roman name 'Palestine' derives from 'Philistine', so it still kinda works...

But technically, in this time period, it should be 'Philistia'.

I don‘t want to nitpick, but that is true for most modern nations. They take the name from some ancient region, but this does not mean they are in any way related (i.e. Germans (the ancient ones) and Germany, Franks and France, Russiand and Rus).

Anyway: Great looking game!
Title: Re: Hail Creaser Israel vs Philistines
Post by: tikitang on December 17, 2021, 03:15:40 PM
I don‘t want to nitpick, but that is true for most modern nations. They take the name from some ancient region, but this does not mean they are in any way related

You make a very good point, and I see the OP changed the thread title!
Title: Re: Hail Creaser Israel vs Philistines
Post by: Bowman on January 08, 2022, 11:52:13 AM
What a great looking game with beautiful armies. Thanks for you and your friend’s write ups.