New Zealand Pom Poms

[Norm]

Very good, I have always felt that a 4' x 3' table makes a great demo size as it meets the real life table sizes that other humans have at home amd so more  inspiring for that.

[d_Guy]

Thanks for the link Pixie!

Norm as you are a master of small space gaming I have learned a good deal from your blog and comments here. The combination of For King and Parliament (TtS! As well) and 10mm allows for a good deal of shrinkage. My units are somewhat condensed, having been reduced from a 5" front (and roughly 30 to 35 figures) down to a 3" front ( 18 to 25 figures). I think you are quite correct in saying that the typical weekend wargamer (most often playing solo) has limited (and only periodically available) space.

I greatly admire the M&P units Mollinary, PaulR (and Pierre), and Zippee build and they look very proper. I have to give that up for space.
I followed a discussion recently on TMP regarding unrealistic formations. Mine are unrealistic in that I add increasing depth to the pikes to give a clue to the M to P ratio. It doesn't look quite right but I tend to be more interested in the play.

[Orcs]

These New Zealand pom poms are much nicer to look at.

[d_Guy]

Sorry, what pom poms?

[Techno]

What ARE they doing in the top piccy ?

Cheers - Phil

[d_Guy]

What ARE they doing in the top piccy ?

Cheers - Phil

The Haka? 

[paulr]

Definitely not

[Orcs]

What ARE they doing in the top piccy ?

Cheers - Phil

I think your showing your age if that's what your looking at.

[Womble67]

I am putting together a 3' x 4' traveling game to demonstrate For King & Parliament to other humans. The Battle of Montgomery (1644) is the example scenario in the rules and a useful common denominator (plus it has lots of cavalry which I almost never have in my usual gaming). I recently saw Paul's pictures of Stow-on-the-Wold (1646) in which the NZ group used various colored 5mm pom poms for the variety of markers required for FK&P. I have seen them used before but until I saw Paul's pics, I had never considered them.

I have a collection of markers made but for Ammo and Dash I use 5mm dice in frames as counters. They work fine for leisurely solo play but are a bit too fiddly for travel and quicker group play. So now I have pom poms:

Green for Dash, Lavender for Ammo.

Thanks to the Kiwi gentlemen.

Good idea

These New Zealand pom poms are much nicer to look at.

Might I suggest Leon knocks us up a bag to two to support our games

Take care

Andy