Haven't posted for a few weeks due to work and general business. Here in London we're currently sweltering in a mini-heatwave which is particularly unpleasant to those of us used to cooler Scottish climates... it's definitely 'taps aff' weather, as they say in Glasgow!
A couple of weeks ago I had a game of Hail Caesar with Andrew, using his newly acquired HC Epic Scale Romans and Carthaginian armies. These were a real bargain and he has masses of them. We played a relatively small game and there was a lot left packed away in storage boxes (he even got those thrown in with the deal!!). Epic scale equates to about 13.5mm or a small 15mm size figure and en masse they looked great.
The Romans definitely looked outnumbered on the table but had the advantage of better commanders, a hefty piece of artillery, and more flexibility in manoeuvering and redeploying their legionnaries. And they had their secret weapon... flaming pigs! The Cathaginians on the other hand had the advantage of numbers... their units are larger and can soak up more damage. And of course we had elephants...
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The game was a close run affair... both sides were struggling with mounting casualties but the Carthaginians were better able to absorb these and continue fighting. Sadly neither the elephants or the pigs actually got stuck in to the fighting (I think the elephants may have provided some support but there was no trampling involved). The figures looked....erm... epic. A really fun game and a rematch is definitely on the cards
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