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The Saturday before Christmas I planned my big holiday game of black powder . Me and a couple of friends met at one of our local hobby stores . The war store hobbies center in Riverhead NY . Great store with some good table space . They held two tables for us . I arrived and began to set up everything I owned in 28mm napoleonics . I set the la haye sainte farm house in the center of the board , along with it's defenders . loosely based on historical forces that occupied the farm . Everything else was orginized in to two brigades about the same in strength . The game kicked off with the French cavalry racing up the right flank bypassing the farm house . The other French brigade began to move up the left flank with two battalions trying to assault the farm . Which ended up being a fail . They got hung up in the farms orchad just out side the farms outer wall . As the kings german legion rifles fired into them . The command roll to order a British brigade was a failure . The British colonel was a complete Buffon . Barely ordering his men terrified of the French old guard marching on them . Of course this was my commander and brigade . The whole game I yelled and ridaculed him and threatened to never play a game with again . The French had the same problem with a whole brigade ignoring there orders as well . Playing a big part in why the French couldn't put a full push on the farm house . The French heavy cavalry smashed into the brave British light cavalry . They kept battling in a furious clash of sabers . Finally the the British succumbed . But with the rifle and musket fire from the kings german legion and the 95th rifles they'd were able to rout the remnants of the French heavy cavalry . The end of the of the battle showed the French army was unable to take the farm . The British were bloodied , but were able to hang on . Inflicting damaged to stop the French , for a British victory . great game with lots of fun moments . Can't wait to play again . Enjoy the pics . Till next time . Hope everyone has a great holiday season and a happy new year . So much more gaming ahead in 2015 !!

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Looks like great fun. I like the set up. Are those riflemen on the roof casualties or snipers? :-)

Snipers thx for the kind words

Wow did that turn out awesome. I love the flags and the basing and the figures and everything.

Can you tell me more about the hedges? Were they part of the set? What did you have to do to build them or paint them or whatever?

The Saturday before Christmas I planned my big holiday game of black powder . Me and a couple of friends met at one of our local hobby stores . The war store hobbies center in Riverhead NY . Great store with some good table space . They held two tables for us . I arrived and began to set up everything I owned in 28mm napoleonics

This is how the hobby is built. Kudos for the dedication to set up a game like this and then go play it in a public space. Keep it up, for sure.

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I love the historically accurate monster can on the field!

Thx guys . The hedges are green Brillo pads cut out and based on large popstical sticks . Painted green then painted in pva glue then rolled in flock . The base for each where sanded and painted brown and various earth tones . I use them for everything . Ww2 , fantasy . Hope that helps . Check out my YouTube channel and blog for more .

Cool. I'll probably make some of my own.