Show: Salute, London

[Hertsblue]

We've always paid for parking as well, last year was the first freebie I think?  Dave always parks the van so I never really know what he does with it!

If it's wet when it comes back he probably drives it into the Thames.... 

[Chris Pringle]

Those who (unlike me) are able and willing to fight across London to experience the joys of Salute may be interested to learn that the Dunstable Generals will be using Pendraken figures for their Problus 1866 demo/participation game:
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,11778.0.html

Chris

[Dave Fielder]

That will be worth the money alone ... keen to have a good look at BBB

[Hertsblue]

We, the denizens of east Herts, will be running the first try-out of BBB at our club-meeting on Sunday. We have a slight problem in that our figures are based for a different system altogether, but it's nothing that a little wargamers' ingenuity can't work around. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Want to borrow my FPW kit?

[Hertsblue]

What does it do/consist of?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

It's two Corps of French (2nd and 6th) the Imperial Guard, two divisions of 1st Corps, plus four cavalry divisions.
Prussian 3, 10, 8th Corps, Hessians Division, Wurttenberger Division, 1st Bavarian Corps. There are also three cavalry divisions too.

On my 3" bases...
You know the ones...

[Hertsblue]

Thanks, Will, but the whole purpose of the BBB exercise was to get my thirty years old plus 5mm figures out on to the table. We have a cunning plan....

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Cool. Look forwards to seeing those.
They're there if you need them.

[Chris Pringle]

I hope the denizens of east Herts had a good time yesterday?

Chris

[FierceKitty]

And the native inhabitants too.

[Ithoriel]

I hope the denizens of east Herts had a good time yesterday?

And the native inhabitants too.

"Native inhabitants" are a part of "denizens" ... am I missing something subtle here?

[Hertsblue]

I hope the denizens of east Herts had a good time yesterday?

Chris

We did. When we'd realised that a "unit" was a brigade (that would be a "formation" in our world) everything went swimmingly - particularly von Kirchbach's attempt to ram a brigade column across a railway bridge into the teeth of a mitrailleuse battery and two battalions of Chassepots. It was a smallish (one corps per side) training exercise, and in his defence the perpetrator made the excuse that he was exploring the parameters of the rules. You may draw your own conclusions.... 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Ouch!
Someone's going to get promoted and sent to Polsen! 

[WFGamer]

Wyre Forest club are running a GNW game at the show - the battle of Fraustadt, 1706. I hope some of you will stop by and say hi.