Band of Wargame Brothers: January 2017

Honours of War

Nick has been amassing a large Prussian army, superbly painted and ready for action. As his Seven Years War Russian army is not yet ready we decided to give a dry run of the Honours of War rules , with his Prussians engaged in 'Kriegspiel'.

2 Brigades of infantry (4 battalions each) and Brigade of cavalry and a gun battery each made for a pleasant evening as Chris and I played Paul and Nick and Ross umpired and called out the rules!
Nick was happy as his troops were on the table, and no matter what- the Prussians would win!

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The Band of Wargame Brothers

What started out as a group of 2-3 mates playing games once a week now has the makings of a platoon! To all the boys who regularly make the long trek to the far North West Frontier this blog is for you!
And although we number few,
let us not lament all those who sit abed on the nights when titanic battles rage,
and we would not have one of those who wish not to push tin figures across a miniature landscape-
for the glory is ours,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall remember the poor dice throwing and the ridicule;
We few, we happy few, we band of wargame brothers;
For he that battles with me (and reads my blog)
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
These days shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed that they are not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon these days.
(With apologies to Henry V and William Shakespeare!)