Well it's been awhile since my last post. We've been playing regularly but I haven't taken many photos. Here's a few of our most recent games. 

First up AWI with A Gentleman's War.

 More photos from Saltflats1929

We're almost to the end of May and it's my first new post.  I had thought I would get more posting done but that's not been the case. Work has been busy even though we lost a major part of our business. The restructuring we did to meet the new requirements of the customers has made the job much more labor intensive with no major financial gain, still we're lucky to have work at all and have avoided getting sick. I've been preparing for a twenty three mile one day hike so what free time I get has seen me off into the woods.

Pollepel Island in the Hudson River. Link

Others blog posts have been occupying much of my reading and providing inspiration and thoughts. A recent one by Jonathan Freitag  over on  Palouse Wargaming Journal was very good. Generally after reading most blogs I would search catalogs or rules sets this one had me got to the recipe index and make some burli, a favorite bread of mine when working in Switzerland.

NVA MMG.

USMC Ontos.

USMC Recon.

So there it is. Seven weeks of work, fun and inspiration.

Hobby life is moving along. Painting has slowed down as I was able to get an extra weekend in at work but we've had two good nights of gaming. I didn't get a lot of photos for either game so not a picture heavy post.

First off was a spy game set in 1500's. Howard's paper city creates the scene. The objective of the game was for my spy to drop some documents off and then escape the city. Howard as the Cardinal's Guard was to try and catch me. The Guards spent much of their time challenging stand up citizens and I was just able to make the drop before having almost the entire Guard force descend on me luckily I was able to escape in the confusion and outrun my pursuers.

The City

The Friar looking to save souls.

A Henchman of the Spy accosted by one of the Cardinal's Guards

Next we did a city fight using A Nobleman's War. Matt 2.0 and I were the Swiss who were attempting to destroy the Burgundian guns at the center of town. Jonathan and Howard were the Burgundians and their English mercenaries protecting the city. The Swiss entered the town piecemeal giving the English time to form up and cut down the unorganized Swiss. The Swiss were able to spike three of the guns and cart off one but loss half their force.

Swiss pikeman advance into the city

The artillery park protected by English mercenaries.

I managed to finish a few more Vietnam figures. Here's my attempt at using computer photos as back drops. I've since learned that the figures should be a little closer to the screen and a bit more light in front would help.

USMC

NVA

So that's it.

The Crown's forces defend the chip bowl.

Militia supported by Continentals.

Riflemen skirmishing with Jagers.

Patriot line.

Brunswickers advance

The Crowns forces move in.

24th Foot

The Crowns force secure the fence line.

The battle heats up.

Crossing the river.

Stopped by fire.

Defending the fence line.

The Patriots challenge the regulars.

Melee doesn't go well for the Crown.

The militia are out of the way.

The Grenadiers advance.

Crushed by the continentals the grenadiers are harassed by the riflemen.

the third game was a play test of Cadre a modern skirmish rule set. Set in Vietnam with a USMC platoon pressuring a mixed NVA and local VC force.

NVA position themselves to slow the American advance.

Overlooking the village defended by the NVA.

American squad takes a hit from a NVA sapper.

Behind the NVA line.

The USMC use the m113 as a base of fire.

Local force VC HMG challenges the USMC.

VC in the bush.

NVA LMG.

Three great games. I was glad to be able to get the Vietnam figures I had just bought and painted on the table.