When I arrived, I was immediately struck by the massive scale of the terrain to which we would be battling today. The game was to be played across three separate, mountainous tables. Each table consisted of an interesting mix of mountains and valley floors.
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| Board 1 in the river valley |
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| Middle (Board 2) |
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| Board 3 - Citadel |
Enjoy the photo journal of the game.
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| Sepoys approach the the ford. Once across, Brits will be in hostile territory. |
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| Regulars follow up in close support |
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| With the ford negotiated, opposition is driven back into the mountain pass |
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| Regulars cross the ford with guns |
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| British regulars take the lead as the relief force descends from the pass onto Board 2. |
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| Besiegers must send troops to block relief columns |
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| Behind the lines view of Scott's painting handiwork |
Great game, Kevin, and marvelous mountain terrain!
Wow! What terrific looking terrain. The troops are lovely too. The citadel is quite impressive indeed.
ReplyDeleteIn person it is even more impressive. Three 4'x6' tables with unique layout on each.
DeleteKevin is a "mountain" man, for sure!
Beautiful post Jonathan, love your photo journal of the game, and on the first picture the vignette is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe camel gun is my favorite too! Great vignette!
DeleteFantastic looking game, sorry I missed it!
ReplyDeleteIt did look good. When I first came down into the basement and saw the layout, I was amazed.
DeleteToo bad you could not attend.
Amazing terrain, miniatures and the work involved to place the pieces together - Awesome display!
ReplyDeleteAwesome display is right on!
DeleteKevin put a lot of work into these pieces and it shows. He should do a tutorial on mountain building. It really turned out well.
What beautiful pictures! An original and interesting historical age.
ReplyDeleteYour British for the "Great game" looks attractive.
see you soon
Simone
Figures and terrain all looked wonderful. Kevin has an excellent collection of colonial troops.
DeleteWhat an impressive collection and terrain board - that citadel is the envy of many I'm sure...
ReplyDeleteI agree! The visual impact of the whole layout was a real treat for the eyes. Kevin had the foresight to model some flat spots into the hills so that figure stands would not topple down into the many ravines.
DeleteThe game produced a lively discussion on the Kipling's "The Man Who Would Be King." Great movie too!
The rocky terrain is quite clever. I can't imagine the camel appreciated the gun on his back.
ReplyDeleteRe the camel gun. Yes, we discussed the merits of that arrangement as well.
DeleteThe rocky terrain was quite clever. Huge chunk of real estate.
Great troops and terrain!
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
DeleteWhat a setup - that is absolutely magnificent. I am desperately jealous.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was quite a big set up. Marching across valleys and mountain passes on three separate terrain tables was fun.
DeleteThat fortress looks fantastic! It's the colonial period that I think offers the most "fair" fights so to speak and looks great!
ReplyDeleteChristopher
Yes, the mountain passes and citadel are fantastic, for sure. I am not sure colonials offer many "fair" fights but it does offer good opportunities for cooperative play with most active players taking the role of the colonial powers and the natives being controlled by the umpire.
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