On Sunday I used Lithuanians for the first time, DBMM 100 vs Chris Blackler’s Later Crusaders.
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Shared from our Levin club's FB group, Wargaming in Horowhenua
Eight games! our biggest meeting so far, and there were books for sale by donation 
On Sunday it was great to see so many people come to our meeting to play four games of DBA, and one each of ADLG ancients, Battle Tech SF, Bolt Action World War 2 and DBMM 100 medieval.
In the pics you will see Quartermaster General, David Taylor, in action. A mention in dispatches for Holder of the Key, Ken Hay, who could not be at our meeting because he is an electrician and, as winter approaches, he had given up his Sunday to do free testing of electric blankets for the good folk of Ōtaki. How cool is that? Not cool, its warm (dad joke)! And “hello” to Rhys Hendry and Ed Gough who came by to talk toy soldiers.
Games played were:
- David and Samuel Taylor organised a series of DBA learning games using Thebans vs Athenians and Macedonians vs Later Achaemenid Persians. Sarah, Liam and Stephen played, too. Lots of fun and learning was had and done.
- Blair and Richard Glendinning played BattleTech – Blair was beating his dad.
- Alan Cassidy (Early War Germans) and Grant te Tau (British 8th Army) played a Bolt Action break through scenario. Here's a link to Grant's post about their game https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DXgSwv3MW/
- Bryan Fowler (Seleucids) played Brett (Middle Imperial Romans). Bryan was practicing for an ADLG coming up in Taupō.
- Chris Blackler (Later Crusaders) and I (Lithuanians) played DBMM 100 ("100" is a quarter-sized game). It was the first outing for my new army and Crusaders were appropriate opponents, although Chris’s Crusaders are not those who attacked the free peoples of the Baltic states
Next meeting
We meet at the Poroutawaho Hall in Levin, 10am, first and third Sunday of the month. Our next meeting will be June 21. All periods, all rules and all scales are most welcome.
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| Quartermaster General, David Taylor, in action. Every meeting, David provides tea, coffee and biscuits. We march on our stomachs. The two black boxes are for gold coins for our refreshments (including chocolate biscuits) and the use of the hall. |
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| A view of the hall. As our first winter of meetings here approaches, we are really pleased with the light. |
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| DBMM 100: Chris Blacker (Later Crusaders) had the first bound vs my Lithuanians. Chris defended and placed the terrain. Unsportingly, I then turned the table 90 degrees so the river, marsh and difficult hill were in, and just in front of, Chris's deployment area and not clogging up a flank. The rocky ground was now on my side. |
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| As our game progressed, the Lithuanian: psiloi and auxiliaries went for the difficult terrain, light horse went to the flanks, and the cavalry plus the two Polish knights were held as a central reserve. |
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| DBA learning games getting underway: Sarah, Samuel Taylor, Liam and Stephen. David was one of the organisers but isn't in the pic as he was in the kitchen (see the first pic). |
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| David has printed great DBA cheat sheets, one for each troop type used in the games. Sarah queries the fine print. |
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| Bryan Fowler and Brett practicing for Bryan's trip to the Taupō ADLG shindig. |
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| Bryan's Seleucids. Rob Willems Nice looking army brother Bryan |
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| Brett's Middle Imperial Romans. |
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| Alan Cassidy (Early War Germans) and Grant te Tau (British 8th Army) setting up their Bolt Action game. Rhys Hendry also plays, but not on this Sunday. |
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| Richard and Blair Glendinning playing BattleTech. Blair was winning - Richard is a good teacher. |
