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| Warbands deployed - View from the Sudanese side |
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| View from the Syrian side |
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| Most of the Sudanese advance |
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Syrians advance
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| Rear Sudanese Fierce Foot are recalcitrant |
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| Sudanese Fierce Foot charge |
On Saturday afternoon Craig came over to my place and we played a Lion Rampant Crusader States game with my Fatmid Sudanese warband taking on his Syrian States one. The Syrian cavalry made the most of their superior fire power and had the Sudanese in trouble from early on in the game. The Sudanese casualties slowly but surely mounted. A rare highlight for the Sudanese was when their light cavalry charged and destroyed a weakened Syrian medium cavalry unit with leader. This only proved to be a minor inconvenience for the Syrians, and their relentless shooting ensured victory.
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| Battered units retreat |
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| Sudanese archers finally find their range |
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| Sudanese LC contemplate a charge |
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| Syrians circle warily |
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| Sudanese LC destroy the Syrian MC with leader |
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| Wild Turks wipe out Sudanese LC with leader |
Great looking game sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michal.
DeleteUnusual and beautiful game!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil.
DeleteA great looking game between two really colourful and dymanic armies. It's always nice to see a game from periods or campaigns that appear less often on a tabletop.
ReplyDeleteRegards, James
Thanks James, it is a really interesting period the Crusades, an excellent book to read is Crusader Armies by Steve Tibble.
DeleteLovely looking and unusual armies, great fun!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, LR is great fun.
ReplyDeleteFine looking clash, Mike. I have been playing a lot of Rebels and Patriots lately. Are the two rulesets similar?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jonathan, yes Lion Rampant (Medieval) was the original with Men Who Would Be Kings (Colonial), Pikemen’s Lament (ECW), Rebels and Patriots and now Lion Rampant Crusader States. All great fun.
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