Sumerians and a Remote Gaming Trifecta

A second stand of Sumerian, shield-bearing spearmen departs the painting desk.  These dozen figures effectively double the size of this new project.  In work next for the project are enough bowmen to field two stands of nine figures each.  I have a long road ahead but I have made a start.  Figures are Newline Designs.

Before I can push any more Sumerians into the painting queue, other projects are requiring a bit of attention.  A fourth WotR Battle is in work with the billmen component finished and the archers nearing completion.  Remaining to start are the Men-at-Arms.  Those Perry plastics will be assembled this weekend.  After that, another 52 figure unit will be ready to take the field.  That's progress.  Also in work are two French SYW regiments as I kick off the build for a new French army.  The current figures are Blue Moon with several bags of Old Glory figures on the way.  I would really like to get the French into a regular rotation at the painting desk but we will see how I combat distraction. 

One, soon to be realized painting distraction is the need to go back to the Hittite army and work to add some skirmish troops into the mix.  Many of the Army Lists I use for a guide make little use of skirmishers so I avoided fielding many on the first push.  Now, that I am committed to playtesting a Bronze Age ruleset, I need to get some skirmishers into the mix.

Finally, on the gaming front, my game table is busy this week and will see three remote games hosted.  All three games will be playing the AWI Shoemaker's Bridge (scenario here) in 15mm.  The first game, played on Tuesday, is in the books with other sessions on Saturday (today!) and Sunday.  Each game has a different group of players, none of whom have played my version of Fields of Honor before.

No reports from any of the games until all three are in the log book.  I am very interested to see how each of the combatants tackles the tactical problems presented in the scenario, how each handles a new set of rules, and the application to remote play.  Without knowledge from the prior games in this three-game trial, each of the commanders will make decisions on the situation on the ground without any influence from the prior games.  Should be fun.  Oh, and wish me luck as umpire and figure mover!