Britcon 2014 Thread

[marshalney2000]

Nigel, that is a given then. As someone who played Covenanters last year you are clearly a gentleman of quality and distinction and a jolly good chap.
I might use Covenanters this year but a bit different from that you used last year.
John

[nigelemsen]

Nigel, that is a given then. As someone who played Covenanters last year you are clearly a gentleman of quality and distinction and a jolly good chap.
I might use Covenanters this year but a bit different from that you used last year.
John

I wish you luck, I have tried them since to make them work in the ecw period and 1650 date range all with out success... The version that alasdair recommends is the marston moor version to get the good cavalry.... I can see why..

As to last years army it has been reflagged as jacobites which seem to last longer, even under my tutorage

This year I've gone to the other end of the scale and I'm bringing samurai... List in awaiting checking from kevin....

[youngr]

Nigel that is nothing. Simon Clarke and I are playing the first game which not only means I have a really hard opponent but one whose extremely well painted army will put my own to shame.
Double defeat looming, I fear.
John

He might be using your previously owned Sudanese!!

[marshalney2000]

That thought had crossed my mind.
John

[alasdair2204]

Now for the fun

First Go at guess the army, my first guess

Alasdair Harley Oxford 15mm FoG Renaissance Don't know yet
Paddy Bray Oxford 15mm FoG Renaissance Wrote the list so can't say
Benedict Jones Oxford 15mm FoG Renaissance TYW French
Colin Betts MAWS 15mm FoG Renaissance Early TYW Swedish
Charles Masefield Oxford 15mm FoG Renaissance Later Imperial Spanish
David Allen Central London Wargames Club 15mm FoG Renaissance Sudanese
Hunter Hope Perth 15mm FoG Renaissance Anglo-Dutch
Ian Poade LOA 15mm FoG Renaissance
John Munro Perth 15mm FoG Renaissance Louis XIV French
Keith Spedding October 15mm FoG Renaissance Early TYW Swedish
Lynnette Maxim Burton and District 15mm FoG Renaissance Samurai
Stewart Riddick Perth 15mm FoG Renaissance
Mick Hood Rotherham 15mm FoG Renaissance TYW German
Nigel Emsen Southampton 15mm FoG Renaissance Samurai
Paul Robinson Reigate 15mm FoG Renaissance
Matthew Poole Poole MAWS 15mm FoG Renaissance
Ray Boyles October Wargames Association 15mm FoG Renaissance Anglo Dutch
Richard Young 15mm FoG Renaissance Sudanese
Simon Clarke Burton 15mm FoG Renaissance Sudanese
Stephen Stead Reigate 15mm FoG Renaissance Tuareg
Simon Leray-Meyer Central London Wargames Club 15mm FoG Renaissance An army with men on horses and lots of them

well that's my first go

[spotteddog]

Nice try Alasdair. Sold my LoA Anglo Dutch to my friend Frederick before the basho last year and boxed them for him at the end! So no LoA for me this year. Later Thirty Years War German would be closer to the mark (see what I did there?). In fact its right on the money (did it again!). I mailed RBS my list but apparently they've to go to Kevin instead BTW. RBS said he'd probably not make Britcon. A real shame. Don't see Frederick's name down either.
Hunter

[spotteddog]

Also Alasdair - 1. see Richard's post re Later Hapsburgs elsewhere and 2. I don't think John even has French! You need to slap some Mr Sheen on those crystal balls of yours!
Hunter

[nigelemsen]

Well mine might be right

Fredric is doing worlds, but hoping to make warfare...

[marshalney2000]

Hunter, as for being badly informed:
A) I do have King Louis French and
B) You have played them.
John

[nigelemsen]

I know what paddy is bringing neh neh. Neh

Aussie Simon abandon all hope now and accept your only win will be vs me in round 2

[alasdair2204]

As requested by Hunter

what lists I am looking at

Wars of Religion
EARLY THIRTY YEARS WAR GERMAN CATHOLIC
LATER THIRTY YEARS WAR GERMAN
TYW FRENCH
LATER IMPERIAL SPANISH
LATER ENGLISH CIVIL WAR ROYALIST

Clash of Empires:
TATAR
CAUCASIAN STATES
DANISH
LATER IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN STATES

Duty and Glory
LATER LOUIS XIV FRENCH

Colonies and Conquest
JURCHEN, LATER JIN AND QING
MUGHUL

Cities of Gold
WEST SUDANESE
TUAREG

now which one to choose, I have no idea

Alasdair

[youngr]

Also Alasdair - 1. see Richard's post re Later Hapsburgs elsewhere and 2. I don't think John even has French! You need to slap some Mr Sheen on those crystal balls of yours!
Hunter

I'm painting a new army.........

[alasdair2204]

Hunter, as for being badly informed:
A) I do have King Louis French and
B) You have played them.
John

Thank you John

[spotteddog]

shows how memorable they were then. i still can remember having played 'em.
Hunter

[spotteddog]

Where are the Dons?
HH

[marshalney2000]

Hunter, I can understand why your defeat by the French is indistinguishable in your mind from all the other defeats you have suffered!!
Actually the French was one of my purchases from Simon and the figures feature prominently in the army list book etc.
John

[marshalney2000]

The Dons? I do not think there is an Aberdeen Football Club army list in any of the books.
John

[madaxeman]

Current list - up to 24 !

Alasdair Harley Oxford
Paddy Bray Oxford
Benedict Jones Oxford
Colin Betts MAWS
Charles Masefield
David Allen Central London Wargames Club
David Parish Reigate
Don Avis MKWS (Milton Keynes)
James Gibson MKWS (Milton Keynes)
Hunter Hope Perth
Ian Poade LOA
John Munro Perth
Keith Spedding October
Lynnette Maxim Burton and District
Stewart Riddick Perth
Mick Hood Rotherham
Nigel Emsen Southampton
Paul Robinson Reigate
Matthew Poole Poole MAWS
Ray Boyles October Wargames Association
Richard Young None
Simon Clarke Burton
Stephen Stead Reigate
Simon Leray-Meyer Central London Wargames Club

Don McH has a daughter's 18th birthday or some such excuse...

[spotteddog]

I think Jim Copland may also be joining us from Perth wargames club folks.
Hunter

[spotteddog]

Hunter, I can understand why your defeat by the French is indistinguishable in your mind from all the other defeats you have suffered!!
Actually the French was one of my purchases from Simon and the figures feature prominently in the army list book etc.
John

Ah yes I do remember them now. It was a decent paint job and I guessed they weren't your handiwork.