Middle Ages
The Second Battle of Lincoln occurred at Lincoln Castle on Saturday 20 May 1217, during the First Barons' War, between the forces of the future Louis VIII of France and those of King Henry III of England. Louis's forces were attacked by a relief force under the command of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. Thomas, Count of Perche, commanding the French troops, was killed and Louis was expelled from his base in the southeast of England.
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From veteran gamer James Morris comes a new tabletop miniature wargame rooted in the heroic leadership of Achilles, Boudica and Beowulf. Players take control of a force of warriors and heroes as they build their reputation and crush their enemies through mighty feats of battle. Midgard Heroic Battles can be played in any historical, legendary or fantasy setting where warriors fight it out with swords, spears and shields. From the siege of Troy to the battle of Hastings, from the frost giants of Norse myth to the dwarfs of the mountain halls, from Arthur to El Cid, Midgard places you on the field of battle. The game is miniatures – and scale – agnostic, so you may play with any figures that you choose. This book contains all the rules that you need to play, including sorcery and flying sections, five scenarios, twelve sample force lists and an appendix to help you create your own forces and heroes. Will the bards sing of your reputation…or will you be food for ravens?
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Finally getting my 1st Crusades project nearer to completion. This is a great example of my A.D.D. and O.C.D. The figures were all painted about 5 years ago and I started basing the Crusaders. Then I ran into a mental block about how to organize the Muslim units, particularly the horse. “What’s a Mamluk fig?” “What’s a Ghulmen?” “What’s a medium cav without bows?” On and on. Then I decided I did not like the lead spears and wanted to replace them with wires, resulting in my totally screwing up some hands, etc, so I just put it all on the shelf. In the meantime, I developed a total inability to use SuperGlue. After it put me in the E.R. not able to breathe, I had to stop. 20 years of using it, then one allergic reaction, now I can’t be around it at all. Luckily a local gamer volunteered to help repair all the damage I had caused and I got a better handle on what’s what for the Muslim army. The figures are based for Shattered Lances, but can be used for about anything. The OOB was also derived from Shattered Lances army lists. While the final basing/flocking/sanding is not complete, we did a fairly large game at the MillenniumCon in Austin. Here are a few shots of that:
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