Battle of Stoke Field - Shed Wars does Never Mind the Billhooks - page 15

[Captain Blood]

Cheers Paul - I do hope that this is of interest and that fatigue isn't setting in yet.

Fatigue - so soon?

What have you got to go... Wakefield, second St.Albans, Towton (), Barnet, Tewkesbury (yay! I’m in for that one), Bosworth... Stoke Field?

Are you going to include some of the smaller battles like Hexham and Edgcote Moor?

Long way to go... 

[Eric the Shed]

I meant fatigue for the readers...you are definitely in for Tewkesbury - which will probably be next year

Depending upon temperature in shed the plan is to fight the following

Wakefield - 19th Oct
Mortimers Cross 26th Oct
St Albans 2 - 2nd Nov
Towton - Nov/December (this will be a real big one - might use pub)

[Eric the Shed]

Are you going to include some of the smaller battles like Hexham and Edgcote Moor?

Yes - working my way through the Poleaxed books and they are listed

[Captain Blood]

Ah, Mortimer’s Cross. Yes, forgot that one

[NurgleHH]

Giles, you won again! 

Great report.

Now we should really think about renaming Giles to Henry the VII, right?

[Eric the Shed]

Now we should really think about renaming Giles to Henry the VII, right?

No....

[levied troop]

I do hope that this is of interest and that fatigue isn't setting in yet.

It is absolutely fascinating, beautifully executed and reported and I’ll be quite disappointed when Stoke Field draws to a close.
You are also confirming what I first thought reading the rules, that they will handle larger battles very well.

[Dr. Zombie]

I too am looking forward to the next battle.

[Eric the Shed]

Which will now be on thursday

- just discovered there was a small Skirmish at Worksop - think of it as the aperetife for Wakefield
 

[Plynkes]

I am looking forward to Mortimer's Cross. That's my local battle. I must have traversed that battlefield a thousand times going to school as a kid, and to the pub as a slightly older kid (the Monument in Kingsland was a paradise for under-age drinkers in the 80s).


No excuse for not doing Ludford Bridge, though, my other local battle (I crossed that bridge this morning). Lovingly recreate the town of Ludlow, the ancient bridge and the Yorkist field defences, and then roll a die for their commanders to abandon their men and run away. Easy!

[syrinx0]

The impact the weather and the single treachery role had was amazing. These rules certainly seem to capture the fluid nature of the historical conflicts.

These wonderful reports are the closest I get to miniature gaming these days.  Your efforts are appreciated!

[Eric the Shed]

These wonderful reports are the closest I get to miniature gaming these days.  Your efforts are appreciated!

Thank you -

The good news - you will be pleased to know there is another report in the offing - the rather lesser known battle of Worksop (we fought it last night - much smaller but it was a very close affair)

The bad news: With London now entering a new quarantine phase for Covid I am trying to establish if playing in the shed counts as 'outside' mixing. I have asked a couple of police officer friends for their input. If the result is we cannot play then there might be sometime before the next instalment. Will keep you all posted.

Stay safe

[Captain Blood]

Giles, your shed is bigger than many people’s houses, so good luck with classifying that as ‘outdoors’, but worth a try.

It’s a shame about the interruption to the series, but it’ll give you chance to plan out all the remaining battles in meticulous detail

[Eric the Shed]

It’s a shame about the interruption to the series, but it’ll give you chance to plan out all the remaining battles in meticulous detail

Started already.

In the meantime the Battle of St Albans can now be viewed on the big screen via You tube



have a great covid free weekend folks

[Galloping Major]

Wow, that looks great Giles