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Our latest ECW game was a real winner thanks to the 'Victory Without Quarter' rules we used. It was a very exciting game with constantly changing fortunes that was not decided literally until the last turn of the game.

The scenario established 3 physical objectives - a village, a crossroads & a forest path:




Additional victory points could be gained by routing enemy units.

The forces of Montrose were marshalled & ready to advance:






Opposed by King Charles' English Royalists:






The card-driven game allowed the Royalists to advance swiftly, capturing 2 objectives whilst the Scots waited for orders:








The cavalry battle on the left favoured the English:




But in the last moves of the game, Montrose's Highlanders smashed through the English, seizing an objective & routing enemy units for extra points:



Montrose was victorious:


Donald

That looked a splendid game.

Count Belisarius wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2023 8:09 am That looked a splendid game.

Certainly is. Very pretty. It would be great to be able to play a game like that.

Nice one Donald.

E

Excellent looking game. I must resist jumping the ECW up my painting queue.......the other figures will mount an uprising!

That looks like a good game, Donald. Who's the Ulster mob? O'Neill's lot?

The Red Hand is an old Celtic symbol, of course. Associated with the O'Neills amongst others....including my (Scottish) clan.



donald

That looks great Donald

by ochoin » 20 May 2023 22:41
The Red Hand is an old Celtic symbol, of course. Associated with the O'Neills amongst others....including my (Scottish) clan.

I didn't know that, I thought it was Ulster and environs. But then I'm not too knowledgeable about Celtic symbology. I couldn't tell you my clan badge (McKenzie) without looking it up (again).

(Just did. It looks like a bushfire, so forgettable. The clan motto is interesting- Luceo Non Uro- I think it translates as "Lucky I Didn't Piss Myself"?)

Lots of Ulster Irish migrated to Scotland and vice versa, and close ties in the Romano British period.

Nice report, Donald - looks like a fun game.