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A mythical beast - a female wargamer! I got back into wargaming in the summer of 2011 after a very, very long break and haven't looked back since. I must admit that I seem to be more of a painter/collector than a gamer, but do hope to correct that at some point in the near future. My gaming interests span the ages, from the "Biblical" era all the way through to the far future. I enjoy games of all sizes, from a handful of figures up to major battles (see my megalomaniacally sized Choson Korean and Russian Seven Years War armies).

Friday, 10 February 2012

Just a quickie

Well, I got back very late, cold and slightly snow-covered after last night's game of FoG. My Sarmatians were well received by club members.

However, they didn't fare too well on the table due to a combination of factors:

  • My opponent having a huge pike phalanx
  • Awkward terrain placement
  • Bad luck with the dice
  • A somewhat stupid deployment (I kicked myself later when I spotted what I should have done)
  • My tactical ineptitude/inexperience with the rules

However, it was a good learning experience. I'm just glad it wasn't a competition game.

Full AAR with pics to be written and posted this evening.
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17 comments:

  1. Unknown10 February 2012 at 11:20

    Hmm, sorry to read that, though I,m now a bit more hopeful ;P

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  2. The Angry Lurker10 February 2012 at 11:32

    Next time you'll kick ass.....

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  3. TamsinP10 February 2012 at 16:39

    @Fran - I've certainly learned from my mistakes, so hopefully should do better next time (OMG! Next time is Monday!!!)

    @Seb - the learning exercise was useful and has made me rethink my army list, which should make me a bit more effective in my next few battles. In other words - don't get your hoped up just yet ;)

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  4. Lead Legion10 February 2012 at 17:41

    Looking forward to that army report Tamsin. Bad luck on the game though. But Phalanx plus bad cavalry terrain is bad news for Sarmatians. Next time... next time..

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  5. Lead Legion10 February 2012 at 17:43

    By the way Tamsin. Can't help notice a certain resemblance between you and one of the 28mm painted figures I just posted on my blog. It's the hair mostly. Take a look and see what you think. If you ever need a mini to represent yourself, I reckon this is the sculpt for you.

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    1. TamsinP10 February 2012 at 18:17

      The infinity figure? Hmmm, yes, there is a certain resemblance although alongside her I believe the phrase to describe me is "needs more boobies" ;)

      I can see why you wanted to spend a lot more time painting her up - it's a lovely sculpt

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    2. Lead Legion10 February 2012 at 18:27

      it really is a lovely scuplt. I was thinking more of the mini further down. The one with the rifle and the parang. A little bit of green stuff to give her more hair and she wouldn't be far off your avatar photo.

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    3. TamsinP10 February 2012 at 18:57

      the one in this pic? Definitely me (although I still "need more boobies" lol). Certainly captures my punk attitude :)

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    4. TamsinP10 February 2012 at 19:05

      grrr, forgot to link to the post: http://www.leadlegion.com/2012/02/various-meetings-and-supply-runs-took.html

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    5. Lead Legion10 February 2012 at 19:09

      lol Yup, that's the one!

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  6. Broeders10 February 2012 at 17:49

    If its any consolation, you can read my battle report from last night's FOG game (on the blog tomorrow) where I made around 150 mistakes, threw terrible dice (and my opponent took the mick by having his best dice throws ever) and generally had the worst game of FOG I have ever had.

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    1. TamsinP10 February 2012 at 18:23

      Hi Phil,

      Oh dear - sounds bad. My own game could have been a lot worse, but like I said it was a great learning experience.

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    2. Lead Legion10 February 2012 at 18:27

      Another battle report? Good news.

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  7. Paul´s Bods10 February 2012 at 18:27

    You attacked a phalanx with sarmatian cav! Did you at least make a dent in it?
    Cheers
    paul

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  8. Ian10 February 2012 at 18:31

    Best leave the phalanx alone and break his army via the other components. I'm guessing not much of a dent.

    Also looking forward to the AAR, at the start of my FoG journey

    Ian

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  9. Ray Rousell10 February 2012 at 18:42

    Some you win some you lose, the trick is to try and remember what you did wrong and try not to repeat it too much, if you can then your a darn site better than me!!

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  10. TamsinP10 February 2012 at 19:03

    @Paul and Ian - errmmm, as a sneak preview of my AAR, I accidentally got my lancers too close and one BG failed its CMT to not charge, burst through 2BGs of my light foot in front and charged into 2 BGs of pikes. It got broken eventually, but in doing so somehow broke one of the pike BGs.

    @Ray - sometimes my memory makes goldfish look good, but I hope that won't be the case with my FoG battles ;)

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