Lion Rampant in The Pyrenees- Devon Wargames Group

[carojon]

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.



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.



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

[crafty]

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.

[carojon]

Hi crafty, thanks for your comment, much appreciated.

JJ

[MGH]

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

[Hu Rhu]

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?

[fred]

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)

[carojon]

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

[Easy E]

Very nice looking game!