Finally got to post pictures of the "Battle of the Boyne"demo game we put on for Broadside 2013, we had already tested the battle before and the historical outcome was not achieved with the Jacobites giving the Williamites a bit of a kicking but the result is always going to be inevitable with the forces the Williamites had on the day but even the second game at Broadside didn't go to plan with the Jacobites giving a good showing and upsetting their plans (because of the mistakes made in the first game and now rectified the Williamite forces were across the river quicker but still made mistakes and Ray had to stop Jacobite cavalry charging raw Williamite infantry to get a historical result!)
Demo games are hard to plan and play as it frustrates players and umpires.....and then the dice gods start to feck things up!
There was talk of re-fighting the battle at a later date and letting both sides play as the players wanted but the numbers are too one sided for the Jacobites but all in all a good day and a good game which I didn't get to play a lot of as there was a lot of talking to interested parties, fellow bloggers and the time flew by!
Broadside this year was excellent and very well run, plenty of traders and games, I didn't take as many pictures as I should of the other great games at the show but I do have some but other bloggers have done better and have already shown some but a show now permanently on the calendar for me now.
What follows are some pictures of our game, the lighting where we were was not great and picture taking became a right distraction but the figures and terrain were excellent, Ray when he posts will probably give you better information but as Richard did most of the umpiring I don;t know........
The stressed one........
Postie adding that little bit of wargaming magic........
A gathering of Rejects, Postie, Mark, Surjit, John, Richard, Lee, David and Ray.......
John telling himself "I need to win, I need to win".......
The famous Henry Hyde of Miniature Wargames magazine.......
Tamsin presenting Ray with his sandbagging figure, just look at that cheesy smile.......
You'll agree it's a stunning likeness............
The town of Oldbridge now in Williamite hands.....
When the masses of Williamite cavalry crossed the Boyne the game was called.......
.....some pictures from our original practise and playing of the game and you can see the differences that were made for Broadside!
"The Rejected"
"It was only for the bloggers!"
