Another cracking 4 (Retinue?) warband game of Lion Rampant set in the Wars of the Roses. We played scenario 7, 'Hold on Tight' with the main aim of the game to take and hold a centrally placed crossroads. Charlie (Lord Ogle) and Ian (Lord Ferrers) were the Yorkists with myself playing the Lancastrians as Clifford and Trollope.
Clifford's Retinue (slightly changed from last week).
Trollopes Retinue (same as last week but his randomly allocated leader trait was 'wounded' slowing him and his unit down to a 4" move).
Lord Ogle's Retinue, (same as last week).
Lord Ferrers Retinue. (a completely new retinue for Ian).
Clifford sent his heavy cavalry towards the crossroads, only for them to be shot to pieces . Clifford himself went on a flanker, heading straight at an enemy longbow unit.
Trollope and Ogle jostling for position near the crossroads.
Having routed one unit of longbowmen Clifford came tearing around the wood and went for another one. Elsewhere the Yorkists seemed to be gaining the advantage and also captured the crossroads for a point of glory.
At this point we paused for tea and cake.
There seems to be an unwritten rule that fortunes change after tea and cake.
Clifford routed the second longbow unit but ended up being battered and withdrawing back around the flank with just himself left.
The Yorkists managed to get another unit to claim the crossroads, scoring their second glory point but slowly their luck deserted them and their army was beginning to crumble. On the other side of the table my longbow unit and skirmish unit routed the enemy skirmishers leaving Ian with only his Lords unit of Elite Foot left.
In their desperation to salvage the battle Charlie sent the Yorkist leader Lord Ogle out to challenge Trollope to a leader duel. Fresh from winning a duel in the last battle Trollope soon killed Ogle which then caused mayhem in the remaining Yorkists units.
The Yorkists now crumbled and granting another victory to the mighty Lancastrians who could now occupy the crossroads at their leisure.
