Back from Campaign

Rather a quiet day, but (after a chat with showrunner Neil) we agreed that this may have had something to do with the last round of Premiership games keeping folks in front of their tellys.

Those folks who were there seemed to have a good time - particularly for a show like Campaign, where the games are open to the general public in the middle of the mall, though, I think for all our HYW game is big and pretty, it's a little too long and involved to expect non-gamers to sit through a full game. We did, however, get to plot and scheme about next year's big show game, which may, I think, make our Dambusters' Challenge look sane.

Spent some time (successfully) recruiting games for Hereward (clubs we know bring excellent stuff), and did a little shopping.

Picked up a box of 4 FoW barbed wire barricades and one of minefields and tank traps to enhance Bloody Omaha for Posh Lard (for a total of £20) from the Bring and Buy, and two Sarissa buildings to create a 28mm Chain Home Low radar station which can also sit on the promontory board.

All in all, not a bad day. And I managed to unload two of Mantic's Blaine figures that I have no use for (one of which he hadn't got!) to Rob from the club when we got back. 

Back from Hammerhead

First off, the swag pile.

• Warbases 
• grub huts (x2) 
• door pack (x2) 
• watch tower
• timber barn
• pigs
• chickens
• Celtic cross (thanks Martin!)
• Sarissa
• grain store
• timber frame house
• Bad Squiddo
• Kitties!

and arriving in the post while I was out

• Blotz
• grain store
• A-frame house

And then there was our game.

Short summary for those who are not familiar with the story (from Wikipedia):

Troops of the 23rd Tank Battalion of the 12th Armored Division of the US XXI Corps led by Captain John C. "Jack" Lee, Jr., a number of Wehrmacht soldiers led by Major Josef "Sepp" Gangl, SS-Hauptsturmführer Kurt-Siegfried Schrader, and recently freed French prisoners of war defended Castle Itter against an attacking force from the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division until relief from the American 142nd Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division of XXI Corps arrived.

So yes, basically, Americans plus a bunch of Wermacht who'd figured out upon which side their bread was buttered, plus some French prisoners (including two former prime ministers, De Gaulle's older sister and a tennis player) held the castle against the SS.

If you tried to present it as a movie script, people would laugh at you.

Figures by various club members, scenery and gatehouse (a Sarissa conversion) largely by Andy Miller and Grahame Middleton. Backdrop by me :D