Thursday, 7 May 2020

Battle Ravens


It's been a bit quiet on the wargaming front here but it's not because I haven't been playing any games. What I have been enjoying are some games of Battle Ravens, the shield wall themed boardgame by Daniel Mersey, as published by the Plastic Soldier Company. This is a great little 'beer and pretzels' style game, which my kids have taken to in a big way, but I've posted about it over on my other blog, which is dedicated to board wargaming of a less than serious nature. I've only cross posted about it here, as I thought it would be something that might be of interest to other wargamers with kids stuck at home, especially as it's educational (and I should know because I'm a history teacher!). It's definitely captured my kids interest, so why not give it a try?



It's also got me thinking about SAGA again...which can't be a bad thing?

10 comments:

  1. Thanks for the heads-up Jim, I know its a long way off but we usually get a new board game every xmas so I might try my luck with the family and this.

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  2. It's a super little game..great fun!

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  3. Downloaded the rules - they do look intriguing. They would make an ideal travel game on a smaller scale than the boardgame and obviously with 3D figures either wargame miniatures or blocks with front, back, top and side pictures on them.

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    1. Funny you should say that as I was thinking the same, perhaps as a show participation game?

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    2. Had a look at a few 15mm ranges and Splintered Light, Baueda and Donnington look best for the period, especially Baueda's shield-wall Viking pose Bondi. None of them however cover all three armies (Anglo-Saxon, Viking & Norman) well - figures I like. Might have to consider a different scale Tumbling Dice in 20mm or Gripping Beast in 25mm...

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    3. I was thinking Peter Pig but no Normans. 28mm plastics would be ideal as you could make some really good shield wall style bases and it would be relatively cheap?

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    4. I was thinking of smaller, but then I saw the figures at the link below. I am now convinced that if I do this with figures I want them styled to look like the Bayeux Tapestry and single semi-flats are fine for each playing piece so I'd only need about 40 per side.
      https://www.hobbybunker.com/products/saxons-at-the-battle-of-hastings-12-semiflat-figures-in-green-lad01g

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    5. Great idea. I wonder if you could home cast them or 3D print?

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    6. I don't have a 3D printer and have never home cast (yes I know...) but either would be feasible - the sticking point is no Normans!

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    7. This web-site could be promising - I'm trying to contact it for images and prices but nothing so far.
      https://www.urbaneminiatures.co.uk/docs/urbaneShop.html

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