Spent the day at historic Fort Steilacoom near Puget Sound at the annual game day. Although games and attendance were a bit lighter than previous years a good time was had by all. I ran the First Battle of St Albans game using Lion Rampant in the morning session. The six players were great and enjoyed themselves. However, the object to capture King Henry VI was not achieved even though we played for about 3 hours. What I plan to do when I run it again at Enfilade! next year is to start the attackers a bit closer, as well as having less rough terrain for movement.
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The Duke of York moving up along Sopwell Lane. |
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The Earl of Warwick leading a somewhat overly cautious advance between Sopwell and Shropshire Lanes. |
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View looking towards St Albans |
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The venue is the building on the left of the sign. |
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The building is Quarters 2, which is was Lieutenant Colonel Silas Casey's. |
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The historical marker for the fort. |
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Napoleon Cannon at the fort, which according to the placards were used in the American Civil War. |
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American Rampant using Men Who Would Be Kings by Kevin S. |
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A cool game run by the host of the event, Lawrence B. The game was based on
Puget Sound Indian War 1855-56 using Brother Against Brother rules. I
ran a "squad" of Natives - twice - once before and once after I got them
killed off. |
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First Nation guys lurking in the woods with US troops in skirmish line. |
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Canadian reinforcements. |
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Scott P's ACW game using Regimental Fire and Fury. |
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A WW1 Naval game run in the two periods - I think my buddy Damond ran it. |
There were several other games going on in the two (morning and afternoon period), but I failed to get pictures of them, as I was busy running a game in the first period, and played in the Puget Sound game in the afternoon. Finally, there was a Bring & Buy, and I managed to pick up a book for a $5 donation to the preservation of the fort - see below :)
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Amazing what you can find in someone else's "trash." |
Looks like an enjoyable day out for you. Good looking St. Albans game.
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly, Jonathan. Yes, it was quite nice to see gaming buddies, both old and new. Warm regards, Dean
DeleteLovely games, great pics and splendid terrain!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phil! A nice day of gaming at a cool place. Regards, Dean
DeleteYes, looking really awesome! Thank You Dean for a photos:)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Michal. Glad you like the pics. It's a great place to game. Best, Dean
DeleteGreat looking venue and the St Albans game looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Rodger. The host, Lawrence B. is a member of the Historical Society there - he's a former 82nd Abn Paratrooper (Desert Storm vet) and a reenactor at the fort. Best, Dean
DeleteVery nice looking game you put on Dean!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Thank you very much, Christopher. I'm glad it played out well, and was a good play-test of sorts for when I host it a larger venue. Regards, Dean
DeleteNice looks troops and terrain. I recently saw the Perry 28mm plastic French Agincourt infantry in person and was very impressed. Once it is all painted and on the field, it is some amazing stuff. I've heard of Lion Rampant, just haven't looked into it too deeply.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! If I hadn't already have a bunch of BTD HYW knights, I'd get a box of those Perry's. Lion Rampant is a fairly simple, yet elegant, set of skirmish rules which work well for Medieval scenarios, IMO. Best, Dean
DeleteNice looking game, that the figures are great is a given but the scenery is really good as well!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thank you kindly, Iain. The game works quite well with Lion Rampant. Warm regards, Dean
DeleteGreat looking games Dean!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike! It was a very enjoyable day. Best regards, Dean
DeleteLooks like a great time!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much. Yes, great venue, games and people. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday. Regards, Dean
DeleteNice looking game 😀
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Matt!
DeleteThe game looks outstanding. This is the first I have heard of the event however. Is it normally the third weekend in September or does it move around?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jake. Yes, it's been held in the middle Saturday of September since 2011 or so. It's very low key and relaxed. There's a FB page for it, and it's also announced on the NHMGS FB and Yahoo group (which I rarely use nowadays). Hopefully you can make it someday. Best regards, Dean
DeleteLooks like a great day!
ReplyDeleteIndeed it was a nice way to enjoy the company of folks I only see a couple times a year. Warm regards, Dean
DeleteWell done Dean! Glad you had a nice time!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for the kind words, Greg. There's a Lion Rampant game day later this month, and I plan to attend, God willing. Warm regards, Dean
DeleteI love the look of the St Albans game Dean.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Oli. I am now debating between Barnet, Tewkesbury and Bosworth for another game. Warm regards, Dean
DeleteGetting steam rolled by real life lately, and ran my own game day the very day you did this, so just catching up. Looks like something I would enjoy and your game came off well. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteCheers
Kevin
Thanks, Kevin. Hope all is going well for you. Warm regards, Dean
DeleteLooks nice battle days,
ReplyDeletealways admire these grain fields, village houses and landscapes = wholeness
Thanks, MM. As it turnedout, I had a bit too much terrain which overly slowed down the advance of the Yorkists. I plan to open up more terrain for future games using this scenario. Warm regards, Dean
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