Phalanx at St Helens

We had a great day out at the Phalanx show on Saturday.  As I mentioned in my previous post, Steve, Bob and I (aided and abetted by several members of the Gentlemen Pensioners), were putting on a 'Renaissance Rampant' game on behalf of the Lance & Longbow Society.  There were several positive comments from passing members of the public and we even persuaded someone to join us to roll some dice.  Here are a few photos of the game.

The Imperial troops form up before leaving their camp

The Janissaries and Sipahi of the Porte begin their advance

 

The Azab infantry drive off the Hungarian cavalry

Battle is joined between the trench lines

The Gendarmes attack the janissary archers

Not far from us the Mailed Fist group had a Thirty Years War game

 Liverpool Wargames Association had an ECW game

 

Nearby the All Independent 54mm Wargames Club also had an ECW game 

Something a little different from Tiger Miniatures, who showcased their Dragon and Peacock Wars range with a Sino - Burmese Wars game set in the mid 18th century.

 The Ribble Warriors had a 'Blood and Plunder' naval game with pirates

The Furness Warlords also had a naval game, this one set on the Great Lakes.

The Spartans did a great job organising the show and their efforts were rewarded with a good turn out from clubs, traders and the public.

Many thanks to them and also Andy, Bob, David, John, Peter, Steve and Will for helping with the game.  Also Dave and Lynne for providing much needed tea and coffee.

Phalanx preliminaries

The 2022 Phalanx Wargames Show (link ) is only a week away and Steve, Bob and I are busy getting our game ready for the event.  Once again we will be representing the Lance & Longbow Society and our game this year will be based on the relief of the Siege of Buda in 1541.  The inspiration for the game came from Oliver Green's Camisado blog especially the photographs of his excellent collection.  He and Stuart Mulligan have extended the Dan Mersey Lion Rampant rules, (published by Osprey), into the Renaissance period and very kindly supplied us with a copy of their rules and army lists.

Buda is held by Hungarian, Moldovian and Wallachian troops loyal to the Sultan and an Imperial army, also containing some Hungarian troops, led by General Roggendorf, has been besieging it.,  Sultan Suleiman 1 is leading an army to raise the siege and has  reached Buda before the Imperialists can form up their forces away from the  siege works and camp.

The Ottoman forces arrive before the Imperialists can move away from their camp

The Imperialist infantry still forming up

 

The view from the walls of Buda

So, is you are attending the Phalanx show please feel free to drop by, have a chat and perhaps roll a few dice with us.  We will be adjacent to Dave Lanchester books.