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  • #71967
    Avatar photoVictoria Dickson
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    My copy of Lion Rampant arrived yesterday so I had a quick game today and I have to say I’m very impressed with it. 🙂

    I played a clash between Anglo-Saxons and Norman, lets say sometime in 1067.

    To see how it turned out follow the link. 🙂

    http://crazywargames.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/lion-rampant.html

    #71972
    Avatar photoOB
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    Great AAR and I’m glad you enjoyed the rules.

    OB
    http://withob.blogspot.co.uk/

    #71977
    Avatar photokyoteblue
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    Oh no, now I need to know more about these rules. Thank’s Victoria!

    #72017
    Avatar photoGuy Farrish
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    Great first game!

    Thanks for posting.

    We’ve been playing Lion Rampant for a couple of years now off and on for Wars of the Roses, and it still has lots of mileage in it. It isn’t a purists game but we haven’t found anything that makes us think we will stop anytime soon. There has been a bit of an arms race going on however, but I have to say mounted knights have so far proved over priced for their effect.

    Look forward to hearing about your experience with Lion Rampant and WotR.

    #72018
    Avatar photoVictoria Dickson
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    Thanks for the kind comments. 🙂

    Looking through my lead pile I’m surprised how many Medieval and Dark Ages figures I’ve bought and only painted a few of before moving onto the next shiny new thing, looks like I could have quite a few retinues without having to spend anything.  This is definitely a good thing.  

    The Men Who Would Be Kings is another one I need to get, I have enough (mostly unpainted) figures for the Zulu War, Indian Mutiny and Sudan to make complete forces for both sides in each of these (with maybe a few extra figures needed to round out units, mostly cavalry).

    I knew all that money I spent in the past would turn out to be a good investment one day. 🙂

    #72067
    Avatar photoVictoria Dickson
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    Second game report is up now, this time I tried the Bloodfeud scenario.

    http://crazywargames.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/bloodfeud.html

    No gaming over the weekend, babysitting time, but on Monday I should have my mounted knights based up for the Wars of the Roses so I’ll try a cavalry skirmish then hopefully. 🙂

    #72068
    Avatar photokyoteblue
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    Another good AAR  thanks, Victoria!

    #72146
    Avatar photokyoteblue
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    I read some reviews of the rules, not sure I want to get them after all. All my Normans Vikings and Saxons are based for DBA/M and I don’t  want to rebase.

    #72198
    Avatar photoGuy Farrish
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    Kyoteblue – don’t let that put you off at all!

    I will quote briefly:

    ‘If your collection includes multiple models on a communal base, you can still play Lion Rampant without much * difficulty: just be prepared to to ignore the direction the models are actually facing, and think of them as a blob of troops with no flanks or rear. You’ll also need to mark casualties as they occur (small dice are a discreet way of doing so).’

     

    I have played with mounted Impetus units filling in while I painted up some WotR cavalry without any problem, other than the usual one of the way I play!

    *I would say ANY

    #72229
    Avatar photowillz
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    Two excellent AAR’s Victoria, thanks for sharing.   I am currently reading through mine (been away at Bristol for a few days), they are very easy read.

     

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