Two games at the Wellington Warlords - from Michael Stonyer, 21 November 2024

Roving Reporter Michael Stonyer reports on the two games at the Wellington Warlords on Saturday [16 November 2024].

Raymond Pearce, new to DBMM, used his Welsh vs Paul Graham’s Pyrrhic. In a sad repetition of history (well, not the bit about the little known Pyrrhic invasion of Wales), Pyrrhus did not survive and the Welsh won.

Mike says about his game, Middle Imperial Roman vs Middle Imperial Roman: For once the history is written by the vanquished. Yet another civil war from the third century and yet another emperor succeeds the other emperor. And, Rome the inevitable victor.

Another excellent fight to death on a sunny Saturday afternoon with the mighty Mark Pickup. A true gentleman and the winner. 

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Sitting, Raymond Pearce (Welsh) vs Paul Graham (Pyrrhic) in the green sweater. They were ably advised by Craig Ellison, Barry Norris and Graham Starkey.

Alastair Duncan

"Ably advised"????? When did Trump join the Warlords?

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Julian Hannam

Those sneaky Welsh sheep flank marchers that nobody ever expected! Looks great guys!

Raymond Pearce (Welsh) vs Paul Graham (Pyrrhic) - “what are you doing with that phone, Mike?”

Mark Pickup one of the Emperors surveys his (?) empire.

Mark’s artillery, all along the watch tower (to quote someone far more musical than me)

“There, my lord, is your enemy; there are your guns.” or words to that effect. One of Michael Stonyer’s Middle Imperial Roman generals.

Gavin Pearson

Lovely painting

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Vincent Cholewa

Michael Stonyer is something of a master

Andrew Bennetts

Was there a suitable “Valley of Death” for the Roman LH to charge down?

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Vincent Cholewa

Not sure but the grey, out of focus blob in the background is Mark's tower with artillery in it. That was the bolt shooter to right of them

Russell Briant

And over there is a darling little taverna that serves these simply devine stuffed fig-leaves. The owner, Supersillius, is an absolute riot….

From The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire.

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Alastair Duncan

Personally I can't go past the stuffed doormice!

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Russell Briant

Alastair Duncan peacock’s feather and tickle the tonsils. Dormouse course espoused…. and on to course XIV… the crystallized larks tongues…

You’re welcome

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Alastair Duncan

Russell Briant Burp. See yiu at the vomitoriaum....which isn't what it sounds like!

The fight for the centre

The hard fought battles for a flank

The Ordinary men of the auxiliary go into action

Tally ho! Mike’s dromedarii charge in

The fight for the centre continues

Another hard fought battle for a flank

Paul Graham

Pyrrhus, the XVIIth of his name, has now succeeded to the Epirot throne and looks for new lands and opponents.

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Phil Malthus

this is outrageous. Everyone knows the Irish killed Pyrrhus

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