2025 games count.

[paulr]

For King & Parliament Battle of Montgomery scenario from the rule book using the unit cards available from Simon Miller's BigRedBat Shop. The unit cards were provided by my opponent and again generated comments about 'playing cards in church'.

An interesting game with both sides managing to rally some Horse from pursuit and one unit of Royalist of Horse managing to get back on table after pursuing off.

A leisurely 5 hours (interrupted by the club AGM and an interesting chat about the founding of the RNZAF) by 2 players

[Last Hussar]

I couldn't find this thread earlier, so the MSH is here

https://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,23708.0.html

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Three and a half hours of Soldiers of Napoleon, close game, but my Prussians lost.

[paulr]

ACW Black Powder - Glory Hallelujah 3 players 3 hours

Fighting over the Corn Field at Antietam for what turned out to be the final time. The Union player finally got a win

ACW Black Powder - Glory Hallelujah 3 players 2.5 hours

Moved onto bloody lane at Antietam, a clear Union victory (with a different player commanding the Union this time)

[fred.]

A couple of additions from the last couple of weeks

LoTR Fantasy Battle Game - Dwarves vs Goblins - Fords of Isen style scenario - started well for the Goblins, but the durability of the Dwarves told. 2 players, about 8 player hours. 

Heiho Sengoku period mass battle rules - two scratch sides to match the basing and play test the rules - ultimately a rather disappointing game, we were hopeful the rules would have good period feel, but the rules are hard work, and units were brittle and there was little attrition - both of which feel wrong in a mass battle game. 2 players 4 player hours. 

[Chris Pringle]

Napoleonics (Peninsular War): the battle of Ocaña (1809), using 6mm figures and BBB rules.

Apparently, the biggest army Spain fielded during the Peninsular War was that commanded by Areizaga at Ocaña. This produced a very enjoyable game for us. It's a nice asymmetric match-up of French quality against Spanish quantity: a French army is outnumbered 3:2 but has to attack, which makes for interesting tactical challenges for both sides. Photo-AAR on the BBBBlog here:
https://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/2025/06/spains-biggest-peninsular-war-battle.html

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Fab report. Thank you.
Looks superb.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Sharp Practice 3 hours
French Vs British
Cuirassier unit and engineer wagon that I finished last both had interesting games.. Cuirassier deployed, got shot a lot by two British units, forced to withdraw four times, lost me three victory points, eventually rallies, and charged.
Cut one of the units to pieces.
Engineering wagon moved all of 4" all night. But it looked good.
Final score French 7, British 10. Losing draw

[paulr]

ACW Black Powder - Glory Hallelujah 3 players two games 2.5 hours and 3 hours

Fighting over bloody lane at Antietam, two pretty close games. The second one in particular had several wild swings and both sides just managed to claw their way back into the game a couple of times before the Confederate center finally broke

WWII Homebrew rules - 4 players 9.5 hours over 4 nights

The Germans managed to block one bridge and knocked out several British tanks but at too high a cost to their own armour. The British reserves were going to be strong enough to push through...

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

GdA Napoloionic - Rolica - which as written cant be won by the British - still a fun game.

[Chris Pringle]

Napoleonics: Peninsular War, battle of Valls (1809).
BBB rules, 6mm figures.
No Brits, but it does feature a wagon train!
Full photo-AAR here:
https://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/2025/06/baggage-to-catalonia-battle-of-valls.html

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nick Overland ran BBB Coulmiers 1870 in 10mm.
Close run win for the French. 🥖

[Chris Pringle]

Nick Overland ran BBB Coulmiers 1870 in 10mm.
Close run win for the French. 🥖

Ooh, well done - I think that scenario's a bit skewed towards the Germans, so it's great to hear that the French won this time!