Town Attack! A Wars of the Roses battle report and pictorial narrative.

[Yankeepedlar01]

That is just splendid! Tell me, Richard, which one is Dave Andrews?

[Modhail]

Eye candy, pure eye candy... 

It's a rare treat when an AAR is as exciting and engaging as this. I like your "eye witness" style of reporting.
The three men seeking sanctuary was especially great, it really reinforced the idea that these were actual people fighting, instead of just a sterile simulation. Was that dictated by the rules or player decision? Either way, a great touch, and a sign of enlightened gaming. 

[Phyllion]

Yeah, pretty damn nice.

[Silent Invader]

Thanks for the photos and the write up Richard.  It was a rewarding game (in as much as being slaughtered can be rewarding!).

I think all I'd add is that the archers really came into play.  I had less to start with albeit the advantage of a wall.  What really cost me was that I split my archers into three groups (left and right of my main battle plus the party that went out on a limb to the barricade). I'd have been better splitting at two as limited activations per turn meant that I just couldn't match Richard's fall of arrows.........

The three men seeking sanctuary was especially great, it really reinforced the idea that these were actual people fighting, instead of just a sterile simulation. Was that dictated by the rules or player decision? Either way, a great touch, and a sign of enlightened gaming.  

The rules - which are quite short at only two pages of A4 - are geared for narrative-play which reflects that I guess both Captain Blood and me are interested in unfolding a story to which we do not yet know the answer. As much as is possible we like to get inside the 'heads' of the men rather than play for points (though winning would also be nice.....)

Having just about cut their way through the mercs, my three MAA were cut off from their own side and the church - sitting aside its hillock and so towering above the hedgerows -  looked the best of a whole lot of worse options.  They couldn't have seen the enemy commander in front of it, so entering the graveyard and finding him there must have been a tad of a surprise.    

Cheers, Steve

 

[Bugsda]

Quality porn 

[matakishi]

Well done chaps, a very good effort all round.

[shandy]

Wow, absolutely gorgeous! I also like the scenario, I dream of doing the 1st Battle of St Albans for quite some time… maybe this will entice me to at least try, even if I will never achieve the quality of your paintwork and scenery. It is very inspiring though!

[Jeff965]

I can't stop looking at these photos, bloody lovely all of it. It certainly sets the standard for all other AAR's.

[Stuart]

A-ma-zing

And it was in a pub, if Carlsberg did wargaming.

Did topless ladies roll the dice for you?

[OSHIROmodels]

Did topless ladies roll the dice for you?

If only as the barmaids weren't bad at all 

cheers

James

[Mason]

If only as the barmaids weren't bad at all 

Naughty boy!

It is good to know that some bits of you obviously still work, mate.
 

[fred]

Awesome sauce.

Really great looking figures and battle, and great ARR.

[Ragnar]

Fantastic looking game.

[Trooper]

Absolutely gorgeous looking game Cap, well done to both of you. That is state of the art WoTR battling. Now which one of you is coming round to wipe all this drool off me keyboard?

 

[commissarmoody]

Guess it's time to pull my WOTR back to the front of my painting table