The second regiment in the fledgling WSS project marches out from the photo booth. Following the Gardes Franceses seen earlier, today the French Picardie Regiment marches out to take its place in the growing battle line.
Figures are the excellent Ebor Miniatures. Flags by David at Not by Appointment. Having painted the five regiments in the first order, a second order was placed and arrived in quick time. Work has begun on the latest tranche of figures although I slipped an ECW regiment of horse into the painting queue ahead of the next WSS push. This week has seen much activity on the gaming front with an emphasis on learning and teaching new rules. First up on Monday, Matt provided an introduction to Valour & Fortitude using his AWI collection. Rules worked well behind Matt's guidance. Many will be pleased to read that my Americans quit the field when facing Matt's unyielding Redcoats. Matt will likely provide details of my debacle! On Thursday, I introduced Vol to Commands & Colors: Ancients in 6mm. As an introduction to CCA, I presented the smallish 212BCE Battle of Orongis from C3i magazine. Vol is a quick study. He beat me three games to one! Carthage saw three victories (6-4, 6-3, 6-1) while Rome won only a single battle at 6-3.
Finally, Friday night sees Orongis on the table again but this time I introduce Austin to Basic Impetvs in a remote game in 28mm. I modified the published scenario slightly to provide the same point totals to both armies. With armies on the smallish size from what I am accustomed to fielding, I will likely only have one command per army in an IGO-UGO format rather than drawing activations randomly from a cup. Of course, I may have a change of mind at game time.
That is a wrap. Three new game systems taught to three new players in one week and some figures painted too!
Looks like you've been a very busy boy, Jon!
ReplyDeleteIt has been a busy week, Ray.
DeleteA lovely WSS unit there once again Jon and good to see you get a wide variety of games in, both as teacher and as student:)!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve! Yes, both teacher and student this week. Good fun.
DeleteOh, beautiful unit Jonathan 😍
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteSmartly turned out chaps there Jonathan and a couple of fine games to cap it off.
ReplyDeleteThanks! A good mix of hobby activities this week, for sure.
DeleteBusy as ever Jonathan. I think the colonel of your new regiment should be called Jean-Luc......☺☺☺☺
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I think "Jean-No-Luc" might be more appropriate!
DeleteVery nice! There is something about a mounted officer in a unit that elevates it beyond the ordinary.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I agree that a mounted officer among the ranks adds a lot of interest. Well for you and I at least!
DeleteWe have class, mate…😉
DeleteHard to disagree…
DeleteAnother great unit for the army you are building!
ReplyDeleteI’ve put my brushes aside, getting ready to play by the new, unfamiliar rules.
Thanks, Alexey! What new rules are you setting out to tackle?
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DeleteThanks for the follow-up!
DeleteLovely unit, Jonathan. Keeping busy and out of trouble as both student and teacher.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Richard! Yes, both student and teacher this week. Next week more of the same as Peter teaches Arrowstorm in a Samurai game on Monday.
DeleteGreat week, gaming, painting,teaching. Looking forward to your AAR'S.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joe! I bet Matt will have a full BatRep of my AWI game since he hosted and took better photos than I could snap from the webcam.
DeleteYou've been busy and those French infantry look superb
ReplyDeleteYes, I have. Hosting one more game tonight. Glad you like my Frenchies.
DeleteA great unit with some rather unusual colours. Some great games there. What were your first impressions of V&F for the AWI?
ReplyDeleteThank you! I thought V&F played quite easily although Matt ran the charts and offered guidance. Wait! Could Matt's guidance have led to my Americans running away? I have seen similar mechanisms to the Fortitude Test in other rules so that was no surprise.
DeleteThe new figures look great Jonathan. The buttons on the coats and shirts come up wonderfully.
ReplyDeleteThe games look great and always good to expand the player and rules groups.
Thank you, Ben! Friday night’s session went over well too.
DeleteThat certainly was a productive week Jon - the latest Ebor figures look superb!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Keith! Yes, a productive week on many fronts.
DeleteSuper addition to your project Jon, they look great. Busy times at the games table too!
ReplyDeleteGlad you like the latest French regiment. More to come.
DeleteYour WSS project is off to a brisk start Jonathan. It sounds like your orders are being filled and delivered quicker than mine are too.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am off to a fast start. Since the scope of the project is initially small, I may be done before you know. Of course, scope creep is already rearing its head so who knows where we end up. Ebor orders are being filled very fast.
DeleteGreat pictures, and superb Picardie regiment!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phil!
DeleteBrilliant paint job on those Ebor figures, and a grand week of gaming and teaching rules!
ReplyDeleteAll the best, Andy
You are most kind, Andy. This was a busy week at the gaming table, for sure.
DeleteA fine job on one of the senior regiments of the French army, and a very good show with 3 remote games and 3 new rules taught or learned!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Peter! The CCA games were actually F2F but you are correct. Three new rules taught and learned.
DeleteA fine looking and lots of gaming too 👍
ReplyDeleteLots of gaming thanks to you!
DeleteBeautiful new regiment Jon, and I agree that a mounted officer always adds something.
ReplyDeleteWhile I loved your 6MM Punic Wars troops, seeing 28MM Punic Wars Romans on the table is totally awesome!
Thank you, Vol! The 28mm Orongis game using BI went well too. Austin said it was actually really fun.
DeleteLovely unit Jonathan. I am forever amazed by the volume of games you get through!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mark! And I am always amazed at the volume of figures that pass over your panting desk.
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