20mm Modern British (Britannia) Force Force Ambush "C"

Completed Section "C"

20mm Modern British (Britannia) Force Force Ambush "B"

This is the completed section "B"

Triples 2011 - Viking Landing Participation Game - Using SAGA New Ruleset

Although we had a year to plan and execute as usual due to other priorities I left it quite late to get the required figures and longship completed.  All my figures were from Gripping Beast but the boat I decided to purchase a Revell Kit @ £15.  Back to the good old days of plastic kit making!
The board had taken a long time and massive credit goes out to the lads that put in a lot of weekend effort to complete the board.
The big day arrived - big kids and big excitement about the prospect of putting on this participation game.  Half an hour before the doors opened thought I better get to grips with the SAGA ruleset*.  I was on the twilight shift at the end of the day so plenty of time to "rehearse", but during the day spent quite a bit of time drifting back to our table. It was busy all of the time - people even booking a time slot to come and play or saying "Can I play on Sunday?"
The day went very well and my 2 til 5 shift whizzed by as I was enjoying the play just as much as the participants. Security came around to tell us to stop playing it was "home time!"
I did not go in on the Sunday but apparently the game was just as well attended and busy all day. 
So much so that we were voted the "Best Participation Triples Particiaption Game 2011"

* SAGA rules set

How did we come to be playing SAGA?  We had decided on a Viking Skirmish game last year and were in the throws of creating or converting a ruleset to suit our purpose.  However at Vapnartak we say a demo of SAGA and asked if we could do a similar job at Triples.  The response was yes!

The rules allocate points for a small band eg 4 berserkers = 1 point, warlord = 1 point. Most games are upto 6 points. So the prospect of not having to paint many figures is quite appealing.

Now the "thrill" of the game is the shaking of the rune dice and using the outcomes on a "Ouija" board of skills and options.  Know the board and you have the power. Then combat is a simple dice off situation.  I may be too simplistic in my description but it is an enjoyable fast paced game.

So we eagerly await the general launch of this ruleset and associated rune dice and playing boards.

There are various play boards to suit the factions: viking, anglo-danish, saxon etc



A new skirmish ruleset by the lads from Gripping Beast.  

More of 20mm British "In the Alley"

Some of the vehicles that form part of my next painting tasks.

20mm Modern British

Some of my 20mm Modern British from Britannia

SAW, SA80, Minimi, UGL all with camelbacks

Brief History in Time

Always from childhood fascinated in anything army.  Had the arifix 35mm (I think or was that film) plastics when they first came out and enjoyed playing with them in the garden.
Building dens and shooting the imaginary sten-gun at the binman, postman, milkman, siblings and parents.
Disappearing for the whole day with mates on "Recce" - the local woods, the tip, railway sidings, the pit slag heaps, the canal and culvets and the street (all the places you would not allow your children to now go!)
This then floated away with childhood as other life priorites took over: girls, rugby, ale, college, job, mortgage, wife, children, career change.
Now full circle, for the last 4 years, I have spent time toe-dipping (lead obsession) into the world of playing and painting toy soldiers or as some would like to call them "miniature figurines".
It takes over.... painting and learning the rules for the newest fashion in toy soldiering...I must control this addiction...is it the glue, the lead or the satisfaction of a good job well done.  You can then begin to play wargames with other misguided gentlemen (big boys!)

I am now trying to reduce the number of interests to a core - I go on the assumption that with only 6 brain cells I can only learn so many new rulesets.
The preferred few (not to say this will not change)
1.  Flames of War
2.  Force on Force/Ambush Alley
3.  WAB
4.  Wings of War
5.  I moved to the darkside - Warhammer 40K
6.  Dabble at : Lasalle, Impetus
7.  Recently involved with Saga - Vikings Triples 2011

Current Era's of Interest
World War 2; Modern: Iraq, Afghanistan; Roman; Samurai; French Indian Wars; English Civil War.

Armies (not all completely painted)

6mm Napoleonic British - Baccus
6mm WW2 French - Early War - GHQ

15mm British Paratroopers and some Polish
15mm British Infantry
15mm German Aufklaurung
15mm American 29th Infantry
15mm Dutch - DIY using Battlefront Romanians
15mm Medieval Polish - Essex

20mm Modern British - only Britannia
20mm Modern Afghan - only Britannia

28mm English Civil War - Renegade
28mm Samurai - Perrys
28mm Vikings - Gripping Beast
28mm Romans - Warlord

28mm Napoleonic French - Perrys
28mm French Indian Wars - Skirmish

28mm Modern Urban Skirmish.
Japanese Ships - Victory at Sea
There are other odds and sods that either need more commitment or binning!