"Y Gododdin, a Hail Caesar game" Topic

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TWD6968	02 Sep 2012 3:56 p.m. PST
I was lucky enough to be asked to roll some dice and contribute witless banter to a huge Hail Caesar game at Partizan today. Full report on my blog But here are a few teaser pictures:
Thee 1derdull Wiznard of Od	02 Sep 2012 5:22 p.m. PST
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goragrad	02 Sep 2012 6:08 p.m. PST
A Shining Company indeed!
Grelber	02 Sep 2012 6:28 p.m. PST
I am truly impressed by the huge number of cavalry! OK, there's a bunch of infantry, as well. I also like the banners, which somehow seem to have some magic about them. Was that more of the drink from the king's feasting ot the warriors I saw in a couple photos? Grelber
CATenWolde	02 Sep 2012 10:56 p.m. PST
Beautiful … and so much room for maneuver! ;)
TWD6968	03 Sep 2012 5:47 a.m. PST
The ceramic goblets held the transparent rings we use to mark casualties. We also had some metal ones that held the all-important "glory" tokens.
Frederick	03 Sep 2012 9:01 a.m. PST
Beauty! I agree – those banners are something else
rampantlion	03 Sep 2012 10:42 a.m. PST
What a beautiful game, these are the things that keep me moving on projects…inspirational. I love the fortifications and camp scenes as well, great job! Allen
BigRedBat	03 Sep 2012 11:04 a.m. PST
I was on the next table, and it looked like a corking game, with much fun had by all, and much lead! I loved the little tags behind each hero, with a line from the epic poem on them. Classy! Simon
Huscarle	03 Sep 2012 12:28 p.m. PST
Awesome, I dread to think how long that lot would have taken to paint & base…
Some Chicken	06 Sep 2012 2:43 a.m. PST
The game looked even better on the day – truly spectacular. An awful lot of cavalry on the table but I gather a number of people pooled their collections to make it possible.
TWD6968	06 Sep 2012 8:17 a.m. PST
Correct. The bulk of the British forces were provided by James and Andy Hawes. The Saxons were mine, Scrivs', Andy McTaggart's with both sides supplemented by some of the Gripping Beast collection. The bulk of the scenery was James' work with Andy M providing the majority of the Saxon camp. According the the source there were 300 British and ten thousand Saxons. We were roughly 1:1 on the British side but could only muster 10% of what the Saxons ere claimed to have. ;)

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