Today Ian and I drove across to Nigel's house to see his new wargames room and try a game of General de Brigade Napoleonic rules with his very large collection of classic Mini Figs, Hinchcliffe and Lamming miniatures. Nigel started this collection in the late 1970's I believe and he continues to add to it. There are even more figures in the shelves behind him.
Nigel's wargames room is amazing with space for a 12 foot x 4 foot table. He has also created loads of storage for his impressive collection of figures (in many periods) and some very well stocked bookcases (I am very jealous).
Of course, with so many figures available we were far too ambitious in our game with too many figures on the board and only a sketchy understanding of the rules. The scenario Nigel had set up was loosely based on Quatre Bras with the French attacking the Dutch. After a couple of turns we did start to get the hang of the rules and the game flowed more quickly from that point.
It was a very impressive looking game if a bit crowded. Nigel was in charge of the French whilst Ian and I took control of the Dutch. The main clash of the game saw my light cavalry outmanoeuvre and beat the French Lancers causing them to pullback unformed. However, Nigel got his revenge by getting his Cuirassiers to charge straight through my artillery. Here are some more photo's of the action.
On the other flank both sides advanced cautiously with little action occurring.
Doesn't this look great.
Dutch Light Cavalry show the French Lancers how to fight!
Last action of the game, my artillery get ridden down.
It was a shame we didn't have time to finish the game and next time we play we need to be slightly less ambitious with the size of game. I loved the 'feel' of the game created by using such classic figures...very tempting!
Thanks for a great day's gaming Nigel.
Proper old school.
ReplyDeleteI remember visiting Hinchcliffe Miniatures, a local firm, back in the 70s.
I went there too. I remember that the cast figures were stored in loaf tins.
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