It feels strange to realise that I haven't done a game since since the one with Steven over the New Year - so this one is very overdue!
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Basic scenario is a newly appointed Persian satrap touring his new satrapy and going past a deserted temple and village.
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Not strictly an army, more of an escort.
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The first two units are 'local' forces, a unit of light cavalry followed by a chariot conversion.
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Next, the Satrap Spithadates and his personal bodyguard. Cavalry a conversion of the Persian Guard cavalry figure, Archers my robed Persian conversion, chariot Persian 25mm chariot, Assyrian chariot wheels, '20mm' horses, Robed Persian conversions crew.
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| Finally Greek mercenaries, another chariot and a body of local infantry - part of the unit I've just painted. |
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OK, Where to start on the temple complex. Well, until a few days ago the temple was in a fish tank being pushed around by an overgrown Plec. The columns are the oldest items on the table. In fact, older than me. They've been in the family for years. They started life as cake decorations on my parent's wedding cake... And finally the buildings are part of my recent card mass production effort.
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So that's the setup... At time of writing this, first couple of moves of the game have been completed, hoping to finish the game tomorrow.
Those pillars have "Creds"! I'm trying to figure out if this is going to be an Ancient Wargaming affair or an Achamenid Horror Affair with angry deposed local gods with their minions and remaining but fading powers and pet mosters!
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ReplyDeleteI do like the columns...I have often thought of Googling cake decorating supplies to get my hands on some, but having that familial connection is pretty cool!
ReplyDeleteKeeping things on the off chance I'll use them (eventually) is an old habit.
DeleteLooking forward to seeing the battle .
ReplyDeleteBattle half done, looking forward to finishing it. Then perhaps another one.
DeleteSpithadates looks really cool - the chariot looks meaner with the big Assyrian wheels and the light blue scheme works so well with the white horses which can look overly bright against darker tones. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteCheeky email coming your way.
Keep thinking about doing more Persian chariots to replace the card bodies and match my Minifigs collection :) Cheeky emails good?
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