Marlburian game.

Last night 4 of us,Paul,Dave,Malcom and I had a very exciting Marlburian game based on the real English Civil War battle of "Cheriton" 1644. I gave Malcom his first large command,to see how he would cope with our rules and style of play(fast!!),and it has to be said,he coped very well indeed!

Two shots of the initial moves-the garage looks cold,and it was-how we suffer for our hobby!! Paul and Dave were French and Irish,Malcom and I were British and Austrian.

These two shots show Malcom and Dave's flank being hotly(more than can be said for the garage!) contested-although Malcom is new to this period,he asked pertinent questions on the tactics and weapon capabilities,and we tried our best to keep him right(who keeps us right??)

Paul and I decided to adopt a more "demure" approach to the battle,but inevitably,as the above photo shows, we got into major conflict!!

My flank is being decimated by the French troops of Paul,as is the flank being commanded by Malcom,due to Dave's pressure invoving all arms-artillery,infantry and cavalry-all was lost!!

One final shot showing the state of play(and a very cold looking Paul!)-Malcom and I are beaten on both flanks and in the centre-so we asked for a draw!!!-not given,and rightly so! Malcom commented on the speed we play the game and our knowledge of history and our rules-he'll pick it up in no time!-well done to us all,and roll on next week,when,with a bit of luck Graham will have recovered from a cold caught in darkest Egypt,as will Brian who caught a cold in darkest Palmersville!