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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).

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Back from the Club....

.... and my Swiss were victorious once again, this time over the French. Despite being heavily outgunned (well, out-crossbowed) and out-Knighted (my Lorrainers had gone off to scout for the elusive Burgundian army) my Confederation pikes managed to out-manoeuvre and outfight their opponents for another good win.

I did take a few pics, but this is the only one which didn't come out too blurry:



As you can see from the above pic, my skirmishers had managed to draw off half of Elliot's knights, allowing one of my pike blocks to make kebabs of the other two units (one of which broke - the one you can see running away). The other pike blocks were left with pretty weak opposition - 2 groups of medium foot crossbowmen. One of those broke in the final melee (and turned to red mist as it couldn't rout - it had suffered a rear charge by my mounted crossbowmen).

What you can't see is the other lot of crossbowmen I'd broken gradually with massed shooting a couple of turns before.


Overall a good game, and amazingly 2 wins in a row for me in the club tournament. Just one more match, against Seljuk Turks, to complete the group stage.


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9 comments:

  1. Graham C31 July 2012 at 06:10

    Looks like you've found your army. Well done. The Turks could be a tough nut but good luck

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  2. David Cooke31 July 2012 at 08:05

    Good to see the Swiss performing up to their high standards.

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  3. The Angry Lurker31 July 2012 at 08:43

    Those Swiss pikemen facts are funny!

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  4. Simon Quinton 31 July 2012 at 09:35

    Well done on the win. The Swiss facts where indeed funny

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  5. Unknown31 July 2012 at 10:30

    well done Tamsin. Looks like you're going to be on round 2

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  6. Rodger31 July 2012 at 11:34

    Great stuff Tamsin. You are on a roll.

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  7. Unknown31 July 2012 at 16:22

    Congratulations on another win Tamisin. Teach those boys how it's done!

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  8. Neil Scott31 July 2012 at 19:57

    Great stuff and congrats on the second win

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  9. TamsinP31 July 2012 at 22:08

    Cheers guys and gal! It's definitely a good feeling to be winning for a change :)

    @ Graham C - I think I'm going to have to adopt a defensive strategy against them - big blocks of pike with rear support, IC to give bonus on any cohesion tests from shooting, field fortifications, go for an earlier list and maximise crossbows

    @ Seb - it certainly looks that way. It should be interesting as I'll be facing a couple of people I've never played against before.

    @ Anne - I would teach them, if only I knew how I'd actually managed it. Can you teach "pure fluke"? ;)

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