 Der Alte Fritz  | 04 Apr 2021 9:48 a.m. PST |
I have set up my game table to represent the Battle of Freeman's Farm for my American Revolution game of the same name. I use Cigar Box Battle mats and lots of buildings/fences/trees made by Herb Gundt. The civilians are a diverse collection of Fife and Drum Miniatures, Perry Miniatures, Dixon and a few others. You can never have too many 18th C civilians on your game table. Click the link to my blog for more pictures: link
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| Zeelow | 04 Apr 2021 10:27 a.m. PST |
Beautiful. A gamers paradise. |
79thPA  | 04 Apr 2021 10:53 a.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 04 Apr 2021 11:05 a.m. PST |
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| jurgenation | 04 Apr 2021 1:25 p.m. PST |
So sexy..Well done..can't wait till August. |
| Der Alte Fritz | 04 Apr 2021 1:45 p.m. PST |
@ Jurgen: this will probably be my game at the SYWA convention in August. |
| IronDuke596 | 04 Apr 2021 1:58 p.m. PST |
Outstanding terrain and figures and such a pleasure to view. Thanks for posting your link. |
| WarWizard | 04 Apr 2021 2:26 p.m. PST |
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| saltflats1929 | 04 Apr 2021 2:48 p.m. PST |
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| Bandolier | 04 Apr 2021 3:38 p.m. PST |
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| Mad Guru | 04 Apr 2021 3:50 p.m. PST |
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! |
| huron725 | 04 Apr 2021 5:34 p.m. PST |
Oh nice. As soon as I saw this the thought popped in my head to ask you if this will be at SYWC. I see a subsequent post saying it will. Awesome. If Covid doesn't get in the way I will be at SYWC and do really want to play in this game. Fantastic setup. |
| historygamer | 04 Apr 2021 6:56 p.m. PST |
According to Eric, the fields at Freeman's farm were fallow, as Freeman was a Loyalist and had fled the area the previous months/year. Nice set up. :-) |
| clifblkskull | 04 Apr 2021 8:36 p.m. PST |
Really nice
Good fun
Thanks
Clif |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 04 Apr 2021 8:45 p.m. PST |
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| Berzerker73 | 05 Apr 2021 3:45 p.m. PST |
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| Bill N | 06 Apr 2021 5:54 a.m. PST |
This looks stunning. I am surprised though how open it all is. |
| historygamer | 06 Apr 2021 6:10 a.m. PST |
When you read more of the battle in recent books, you get a better understanding of why the British could not just place all their troops in a line, as they had to worry about flank and rear security – as the enemy could have been anywhere. That's something many wargamers don't take into account. |
| Der Alte Fritz | 06 Apr 2021 11:05 a.m. PST |
@ history gamer: I am seeing the same deployment problem with the current terrain set up. I while probably remove the farm in the upper left corner and reduce the size of the adjacent plowed fields. This will enable me to deploy three British regiments in line and add more wooded area to the table top. The farm on the bottom left-center of the picture has since been altered. I removed the green fenced in area and moved the log cabin to the left. I filled in the newly vacated area with more trees. So the cabin is now sited to the left of the yellow enclosed field |
| 95th Division | 06 Apr 2021 1:00 p.m. PST |
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| Brechtel198 | 07 Apr 2021 12:02 p.m. PST |
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| Phatt Rhatt | 07 Apr 2021 12:16 p.m. PST |
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 Old Contemptible | 07 Apr 2021 3:11 p.m. PST |
Much, much better than mine. Same map but more stuff. That is more detail. I will have to upgrade to keep pace. |
| Baranovich | 09 Apr 2021 2:48 p.m. PST |
That table is simply freaking awesome. |
| winser54 | 10 Apr 2021 11:46 a.m. PST |
Great job. Thanks for sharing. |
| SgtGuinness | 15 Apr 2021 5:04 p.m. PST |
Simply outstanding! Stunning table and troops. I love how gamers and historians share their knowledge and insight. |
| Der Alte Fritz | 13 Jul 2021 9:24 a.m. PST |
I will be hosting this Freeman's Farm game at this year's Seven Years War Association Convention on August 5-7, 2021. My game will be hosted on Friday afternoon of August 6th and Saturday afternoon of August 7th. The convention will be held at the Ramada By Wyndom hotel in South Bend, Indiana. I hope to see and meet a lot of TMPers at the convention. |
| Blasted Brains | 15 Jul 2021 8:07 p.m. PST |
Won't make the convention but looks good. And: "You can never have too many 18th C civilians on your game table." A statement I full-heartedly agree with. (not a typo, not an autocorrect, by the way) A game ought to be handsome – or even pretty – so a few lads and lasses scattered about enhance most games to my way of thinking. |
| historygamer | 15 Jul 2021 8:29 p.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 15 Jul 2021 9:37 p.m. PST |
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| historygamer | 16 Jul 2021 6:05 a.m. PST |
Oh, how I wish I could attend that con. Is Bill Protz still a part of that? |
| Virginia Tory | 16 Jul 2021 6:52 a.m. PST |
Good stuff--one of my favorite battles, which I plan to run at some point. |
| Jeffers | 17 Jul 2021 1:33 a.m. PST |
Absolutely fab. I also spotted the OFM… |
 Legion 4  | 17 Jul 2021 9:13 a.m. PST |
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| GamesPoet | 26 Jul 2021 4:27 a.m. PST |
Lovely table top, as usual. : ) |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
