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| Usama's cavalry advance on to the table |
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| Hama's infantry sit tight on the island with the cattle |
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| Lion Rampant unit cards |
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| Hama's cavalry reinforcements arrive on the table |
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| Usama's infantry arrive on the table |
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| Hama's archers find their mark |
On Wednesday afternoon Craig came over and we played a Lion Rampant Crusader States game out in the shed. The scenario was Raiding the Neighbours from the Lion Rampant Crusader States supplement (pp.101-106) with two warbands from the Syrian Principalities list. Usama's warband was attempting to retrieve stolen cattle on an island on the Orontes River, while Hama's warband tried to prevent this. The scenario is based on actual events in the memoirs of Usama Ibn-Munquidh (1095-1188).
It was a fun scenario but we got Hama's cavalry reinforcements wrong they all came on in turn two whereas they should have come on in dribs and drabs over several turns. In the end it probably didn't effect the result of the game that much because Usama's warband had terrible luck with their dice throughout the game and never really got going. Usama's cavalry were almost wiped out to a man by shooting but the infantry managed to launch a late counterattack but Hama's warband was able to hold on to the cattle.
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| Usama's warband has no luck with their dice |
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| Units on both sides are whittled down by shooting |
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| Shooting continues |
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| Usama's cavalry are almost wiped out |
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| Usama's infantry counterattack |
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| Hama's warband holds on to the cattle |
