Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas....and off we went to Tom's house?..Palace?...Aladdin's cave of modelling and war gaming treasures for a game of VBCW 28mm an alternative history scenario. Basically, for those unfamiliar with the tall tale, King Ed refuses to abdicate over foreign divorced bird, HMG falls, constitutional crisis, polarisation of opinion forces civil war between extreme and fragmented groups, yaddah, yaddah, yaddah...Here in Scotland Socialist Worker readers take up arms against Herald readers with Beano readers stuck in the middle and Peoples Friend readers knitting balaclavas for both sides (Can't readers have to wait half century for Sun to come out)
Great day had by all and here are the piccies.
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| Gather 'round the banner boys! We fight the capitalist system with the random results decreed by the accident of dice |
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| Leaders will be decided by secret ballot, with election campaign of no less than 6 weeks, open to all ages and genders of persons regardless of ability, disability, stupidity,mobility and liquidity..so long as the don't have a posh accent |
On come Royalist group and are ambushed by Communists from woods
Out flank wood skirmish to destroy transport and head for objective..the farm.
Hero of the woods cornered and captured
Everyone else stays hidden
well hidden
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| 'Ello, what's all this 'ere then? |
Royalists spot socialist dominating good fields of fire centre of table
Redoubt manned (personed) and determined to fight
Fascist militia supporting women's institute lay down fire and attempt to cross field
Meanwhile, socialists counter attack royals coming up from woods
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| Follow me, I'm drunk |
and destroy unit
After gun battle royalist charge, outflanking the defenders of the centre redoubt
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| No! no! Not charge, I meant run away! |
But the out flankers are outflanked by the 1st Bn the Ironic Regt.
Fascist attack...with incredibly light steps
1st Bn Twinkle Toes Regt (helium coy)
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| Ha! Vee huns have zee farm!...bagsy all der eggs! |
German mercenaries supported by the black and tans overrun the militia holding the farm
The game is lost but the socs still frantically try to recapture the farm despite the crazy odds
...and get slaughtered to a man.
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| "Sorry chaps...am I too early for WW2?" |
OK, so he has loads of cool stuff
Debrief was over nibbles, beer and chinky. Great day.
On come Royalist group and are ambushed by Communists from woods
Out flank wood skirmish to destroy transport and head for objective..the farm.
Hero of the woods cornered and captured
Everyone else stays hidden
well hidden
Redoubt manned (personed) and determined to fight
Fascist militia supporting women's institute lay down fire and attempt to cross field
Meanwhile, socialists counter attack royals coming up from woods
After gun battle royalist charge, outflanking the defenders of the centre redoubt
But the out flankers are outflanked by the 1st Bn the Ironic Regt.
Fascist attack...with incredibly light steps
1st Bn Twinkle Toes Regt (helium coy)
The game is lost but the socs still frantically try to recapture the farm despite the crazy odds
...and get slaughtered to a man.
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