Busy,Busy,Busy-solo games.

I have had enough of painting for a while,but am playing solo games like the're coming into fashion!!
Over the past week I have played the following..................................

Treasure Island skirmish game-a good laugh!

World War 1 "Dog fight"

WW2 "Dam Buster" type game.

Plains Indians vs Wagon Train-this was a really interesting game-the woman in the centre of the wagons won the day by killing the Sioux Chief!!

A very big 7YW game-exhausting to say the least!

An ECW game-my favourite period-colouful and exciting.........................................

Action all the way,infantry blazing away at each other and cavalry galore!

I am in the planning stages of a "Jacobite" game from the 1715 rebellion,and will post the details asap.

Keep smiling.

In praise of Wimbledon-solo opportunity.

I love Wimbledon fortnight!!-it means I can get the wife out of her cage,sit her in front of the TV,with a half ton of strawberries,a couple of gallons of whipped cream,and a crate of Brown Ale,and then go and do what I like best-messing about in the garage(club house!) trying different scenarios/tactics/rules etc.
Here are some of the games I have been messing about with...................................

Sailing ships-good fun,if you can remember not to sail off the edge of the world(table!)

WW2 Dam Buster-type game-really exciting,using very simple rules-both this type of game and the sailing ships are ideal for a participation game-we'll have to think about these for future events!!!

I devised this attack/defence scenario using my British and Irish Marlburian figures-I put myself in charge of the British,defending the Cross Roads and Farm,came up with a plan,and played the game out to a wonderful conclusion-I won!!!!

To celebrate my win,I sat down with a few friends,had a drink and a ploughman's lunch!!

Next,a Barbarians vs Romans game,trying to sort out how we can use "Doubled-up" units of Barbarians,trying to break the Roman line,but giving the Romans a fighting chance against the odds-which is what the Romans were good at!

The method I have worked out seemed to work a treat,and after three games,I am confident that the rest of the lads will see its sense.
But what of other periods,will it work with Hoplites?........................

A thin line of Spartans awaiting the onslaught of Athenians arranged in depth,advancing to break through the line-let's see what happens...............

An attack "en Echelon"  always looks good!

CRASH!!-even fighting at minus 1 from their initial dice,the Spartans still managed to withstand the Athenian attack,but eventually morale  drove them away,and Sparta lived to fight another day!

There they go!!-all seems to work ok,but like everything else in life,I will have to try over and over again to winkle out any anomalies.
I wonder what I'll try tomorrow?-maybe a Mongol siege against a Russian castle(don't mention that castle!!)