Well its finally happened, me and Lee have had a few games using our Retreat from Moscow figures!!!! It was great to get some of the figures on the tabletop along with our mat and some of the terrain we've made. But it wasn't with the rules we intended to use Sharpe Practice??
You may remember back in October, myself and Lee were invited for a day out of fun and games with Paul from Pazoot, Paul has an up and coming and growing fast YouTube Channel dedicated to all that is wargaming. You can see my post on the day here.
On Sunday the 3 of us got together again this time in Posties shed, to play test a set of Narrative Skirmish rules that Paul's developing, called Battle Chronicles - The Retreat from Moscow. As you can well imagine, we had a terrific and absolutely knackering days gaming, play testing 3 scenarios.
The photos below are a mix of the 3 games we played, hence this is not one of my usual battle reports.
My band of not so Merrymen!
Our aim was to cross the battlefield, collecting anything we could find along the way (small circular bases), to help us survive, all the time looking out for any Russians.
I'm really pleased with our trees!
Jean collecting firewood
Wonder what Arnaud found?
oh? its a dead Officer, lets see what's in his pockets?
Uh oh, The Russians have found us...
A lone French Civilian roams the deserted streets
Our burnt out buildings from Charlie Foxtrot look the part!
The Cossacks are on the hunt.
The red circles are hit markers, 4 markers and that's your lot!!!
Its not looking good....
The French load their wounded in a wagon and push and pull it by hand.
The French Cavalry won't be around for long, its dinner time soon.
Poor Arnaud gets charged by three Russian Jager's, it didn't end well.
We're meeting up again soon to play another scenario, this one has a rather large river in it, so it should be a great game.
More to come from Battle Chronicles and the Retreat from Moscow soon!!!!
Looks really good Ray. You and Lee have done well and I hope that you enjoyed the game. Looking forward to see more.
ReplyDeleteSo far playtesting the rules has been really enjoyable. Even in its early 'raw' form the rules make a fun game with drama and plenty of "well, I didn't see that coming" moments 🤣
DeleteThanks Steve, we really did enjoyed getting the figures out....at last!
DeleteThink I swore a few times in the "I didn't see that coming" moments?
DeleteGreat looking game! Your efforts have paid off.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe, we're both pretty pleased! To say the least.
DeleteSome chill-looking sets. Was it as cold outside as on the board?
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't that warm, Alex, we had to put the fire on!!
DeleteYou two have developed a stunning table, indeed. Your terrain work is absolutely fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jon, kind words indeed!
DeleteLooking good, Ray.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rich.
DeleteSplendid stuff. Sounds like you had a great time. Your figures and terrain look marvellous.
ReplyDeleteCheers Andy, I'm very pleased with the look.
DeleteLooking awesome Gents!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal.
DeleteI'm just gobsmacked you're actually playing a game with the figures you've painted! :o))
ReplyDeleteLol! It does happen....on occasion?
DeleteFinally a game and wow Ray, it looks amazing! I'd really like to try and make a mat like yours and need to go back in your posts to see how you and Lee made it work.
ReplyDeleteDid I miss it though? Who won this game?
The French are winning so far, although we both kinda played the French as its a narrative collaboration scenario.
DeleteI wasn't expecting that! A good skirmish game to 'blood' some figures
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely!
DeleteA beautifully atmospheric battle, cold and snowy !
ReplyDeleteGlad you approve, Matt.
DeleteGreat to see the figures and terrain out for a few playtests. It all looks great. I didn't realise you were developing your own rules so that is a surprise. Great stuff.
ReplyDeleteSuper to see all your hard work on table in an excellent looking game even if it is 'just' a skirmish :-)
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