One day it was ... THE MIDDLE AGES!

[Admiral Benbow]

The idyllic village of Medamana was a real nice place to live in ...



... and the villagers had a great time, especially at the "Jumping Boar" inn!



The clergy was always warning about the consequences of too much alcohol, but somethimes it was hard to tell who was the sinner and who the holy man ...





Inside the Isenburg Count Salentin was collecting the annual tithes and taxes from the suppressed serfs, and one night a train with all the treasures started its journey through the dark woods of the Burgholz to reach safety again at the Archbishop of Cologne's estate across the river Wupper.





From there a security column under leadership of the Counts of Juelich had just crossed the river to relieve the wagon train.





Relieve? Yes, count Eberhard I. von Mark had layed siege to the Isenburg some days before, and the treasure had just escaped from him during a dark and rainy night. So, early next morning the troops of Mark hurried up to pursue the Isenburg column.



And of course the count of Mark stood not alone: Adolf I. of Berg was just riding through the village to engage the Archbishop's troops and prevent any support for the wagon train from this side of the theatre.

Four factions involved in such an important struggle was not enough for good medieval action, so there were some more:



The serfs fighting for their freedom and rights, ...



Robert Hut, his two brothers and some not so merry men, ...



... and the clergy. The clergy?? Ha, beware the people's front of the Rhineland!! Cleverly disguised, aren't they?



And those guys above are the ones responsible for that game we called "Worringen 1286 - The Baron Wars", which won "Best presented wargame" and "Best of show" at the Crisis wargames show in Antwerp last weekend.

All the pics and some more infos on my side at

http://www.mini-universe.de/THS-Team%20Games/Worringen%201286%20-%20The%20Baron%20Wars/index.html

Have fun!

[redzed]

gorgeous :love:

[Lowtardog]

Stunning :cry:

[Plynkes]

I like the look of that pub. Reminds me of happy hot summer days in the beer garden.

[meninobesta]

that table makes the middle ages look like a nice time!

Astonishing!

 

[Grimm]

very very cool!!!





A Milka cow !!!!!!


Also I know some of the trees thank you for that  :wink:

Grimm

[PeteMurray]

Well done! Very well done!  :love:  :love:  :love:

[Driscoles]

This is an absolutely beautiful table. Well deserved guys. Congratulations !
I was glad to see it in Antwerp.
Bjoern

[Operator5]

I'm speechless!          

Congratulations on the award, it is definitely well-deserved.

[Vanvlak]

Sorry to break this to you , but one of your serfs is sleeping on the job! Lazy so and so!  :x

Stuning board, and some grand models to. Those knights are terrific.        

[Captain Blood]

Some terrific buildings there, Admiral. A truly beautiful scene. And nice to see some of your knights in action.  :wink:

Care to identify any of the buildings for us? I'm always on the hunt for new additions to my swashbuckling C16th/C17th townscape.

Think I recognised one or two items, but can't quite place them... Eslo? Ziterdes?

But I'm guessing quite a lot is scratch-built?

[KeyanSark]

In a few words: a piece of art!  :love:

[Hammers]

The large circular keep is Ebob, no? A very pretty piece in a very, very well composed table.

[xeoran]

:love:  :love:  :love:  :love:

Superb!

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Michael, that's fantastic    Hope to see it one day!