Alex Buchel's HYW Campaign GWHQ Nottingham

[Atheling]

As some of you may remember a bunch of wargamers used to gather together at GWHQ twice a year in order to take part in a WAB campaign. There was always a great choice of campaigns from Greek and Persians, The Wars of Alexander and his Successors, Imperial Roman Conflicts, Republican Roman Exploits...... but by far my favourite ones were the 'Dark Age' (actually Early Medieval) campaigns run by Gripping Beast. The best of all though had to be the moment that I, as Regent John of Bedford set out to continue down illustrious path of my brother, King Henry V, and defend the Realm of France from French incursions for the nine month old baby who was to become King Henry VI.

Needless to say the English faction failed miserably, in fact that is a huge understatement, we lost all of France including Calais!! I, of course, put this down to then fact that Alex was writing up the HYW Army book for WAB at the time and the army lists were in a state of flux. surely it couldn't be down to the complete incompetence of the English faction and their great Leader John of Bedford?!?

Here's a few pics that i've dug up from my website that are quite nice, although the camera I had at the time was beginning to die on me.

My website:
http://darrellhindley.co.uk/

The Pics (please don't ask me what the Teutonic Knights are doing in one of the pics- they weren't mine!):















Hope you enjoyed (my) blast from the past  :smt003 .

Darrell.

[Paul]

Cracking looking set up!
Good to see your thumbīs better.

[Atheling]

Cracking looking set up!
Good to see your thumbīs better.

You'd think I'd typed up some things with my thumb if it wasn't for Spell Checker Paul! 

Darrell.

[OSHIROmodels]

I remember those weekends with great fondness (but not of the hangovers  ).

cheers

James

[Captain Blood]

Great looking spread, thanks Darrell.

[Dalauppror]

Very nice pictures Darrell !

Best regards Michael

[whiskey priest]

I remember that one, those are my crossbowmen taking up most of the board.

In one game, first shot of the game, I managed to take out my opponents general with a cannon and panicked his whole army!

[Atheling]

I remember that one, those are my crossbowmen taking up most of the board.

In one game, first shot of the game, I managed to take out my opponents general with a cannon and panicked his whole army!

The character who kindly volunteered to take the cannon ball was in fact Bull Talbot!! how strange the game reflected what happenned at Castillon to the very same man. I think your opponent took it in very good humour as I remember Bernhard screaming with laughter.

Great weekenders were they not  ?

Darrell.

[whiskey priest]

They were fantastic weekends, i really miss them.

Yeah Bernhard took it like a true gent and we managed to have almost everyone in the hall as an audience for the two (massively unsuccessful!) 'look out sir!' rolls and still went on to have a fun and exciting game!

Them were the days!

[Atheling]

They were fantastic weekends, i really miss them.

Yeah Bernhard took it like a true gent and we managed to have almost everyone in the hall as an audience for the two (massively unsuccessful!) 'look out sir!' rolls and still went on to have a fun and exciting game!

He's occasionally at Salute BTW, just in case you want to catch up or something....

Them were the days!

They really were, I really do miss that sense of community..... 

Darrell.