Coming in 2017, Armies of the Assyrian Empire, 1363-609 BC: Organization, Weapons and Tactics

Everyone has a dream army, right? An army in which to paint up to the very best of their ability, right? 

So, for me at least, the publication next year of Armies of the Assyrian Empire, 1363-609 BC: Organization, Weapons and Tactics, Gabriele Esposito in his "Armies of" series which include photographs of reenactors and therefore provide oodles of inspiration might just be enough to tilt me towards buying that Wargames Foundry Assyrian army (despite the cost of the chariots!)

Rough Sassanid vs Late Roman editing.....

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Cheers for now- more to come. 

Clubbing it! Shaun's Wonderful ACW Game at the Club

Whilst we have been WAB'ing it on the other large table in the club, Shaun has been putting on a rather spiffing ACW game using Jonny Reb. The spectacle was simply too lovely not to share. As I was not playing I cannot realistically add a battle report I can at the very least show off his game.

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Cheers

Clubbing It! Sassanids vs Middle Imperial Romans!

The inability for me to for me find the time this week to write up the Bat Rep for the latest Sassanids vs Middle Imperial Romans has left me a little disappointed. The game was part of some experimentation and included alterations to the stats of the Sassanid Late Clibanarii which would effect the game in a new way which would reflect their use on the battlefields of the 5th/6thCE. 

I'm not fully happy with with the Sassanid list as it is written in WAB V.2, AoA V.2. In previous games, the Late Sassanian Clibanarii just weren't able to influence the game in a manner befitting their battlefield role. In truth, I don't think we have solved this at the time of writing.

I'll write a post in a day or two and discuss the problem with the lists, our attempt to solve it and my ideas on how to actually solve things going forward! 

In the meantime please enjoy the pictures of the game; and some wonky spears!