Friday, 17 May 2013

Dress rehearsal for Raphia


On Tuesday a couple of friends helped me rehearse the Raphia game, and test my rules.  The rehearsal went well (although I've subsequently tweaked the elephant rules, as the nellies needed more "oomph").  The above picture is clickable, so hopefully you can see the forest of pikes  is starting to come together, even though I have less than half of the minis we'll deploy on the day, on a table just half as long.  I'm getting near to the end of my preparations and Craig has been painting and posting furiously on his blog, too.

The game itself will be held at Partizan in Kelham Hall, near Newark on 2nd June 2012.  If you'd like to play, we can accommodate several players... just leave a message in comments, below.
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21 comments:

  1. BigLee17 May 2013 at 10:57

    That looks so impressive. I wish I was going to Partizan now (too many other commitments in June as it is!).

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  2. Caliban17 May 2013 at 12:27

    Looks amazing already!

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  3. John thompson17 May 2013 at 13:19

    Yep, count me in if there is room please. John

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  4. BigRedBat17 May 2013 at 13:39

    Thanks chaps!

    Hi John, pop me an email at the address on the blog, and I'll send you out some briefing material, before the game.

    Cheers, Simon

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  5. fireymonkeyboy17 May 2013 at 13:56

    Man I wish I could be there, it looks so good!

    FMB

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  6. TamsinP17 May 2013 at 14:14

    That's a lorra lorra pikes there!

    Looks as though it will be quite an impressive game :)

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  7. Shaun17 May 2013 at 15:13

    wow, now that is what an army is supposed to look like.

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  8. BigRedBat17 May 2013 at 16:09

    Thanks Shaun, Tamsin and FMB. Shaun; I have barely begun to pike. ;-) Simon

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  9. Graham C17 May 2013 at 16:13

    This looks great, inspires me to plod on with my Magnesia project./
    The Germans I'm bringing if they're of use are 32 infantry, 4 casualties 12 cavalry,12 bow, 22 javelin some of which could go in warband.
    Its all part of a large collection I acquired and repainted most (not these) for our crossing the Rhine game some years ago at Partizan

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  10. BigRedBat17 May 2013 at 16:44

    Hi Graham,

    That sounds great- are they all Foundry? I have 70 spare foot and 12 cavalry from the World of the Greeks range, a mix of hoplites, lights, and cavalry, perhaps? I also have some trousered Seleucid pikemen, if useful.

    Cheers, Simon

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  11. Dalauppror17 May 2013 at 16:50

    Massive look Simon !!!

    I´m very impressive by your stoic accivment to paint all those pikmen, stunning work !

    best regards Michael

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  12. Graham C17 May 2013 at 18:14

    All Foundry, trousered Seleucids are fine can never have enough pike! Bring an eclectic mix and we will sort something out :)

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  13. Curt17 May 2013 at 19:33

    That is very, very impressive - lovely work. I'd be interested to hear more on your rules.

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  14. BigRedBat17 May 2013 at 20:29

    Hi Curt,

    I'm still play-testing, but they are testing, OK. I'm going to take them around a few shows in the autumn, with another (not particularly small) battle.

    Cheers, Simon

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  15. Bluewillow18 May 2013 at 04:18

    love it,

    a spectacular effort Simon!

    cheers
    Matt

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  16. Cyrus18 May 2013 at 06:50

    Looks amazing Simon!

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  17. Counterpane19 May 2013 at 20:30

    Damn! I'd hoped to get down to Newark to see the game but it turns out my mother's coming to visit and I have a friend's 50th birthday party in the evening so I'm not going to make it.

    Good luck with the game!

    Richard

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  18. BigRedBat19 May 2013 at 20:33

    That's a shame Richard! But I'm sure our paths will cross again...

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  19. roma91221 May 2013 at 22:27

    Awesome! Wish I could see this in when the game is shown to the public. Sadly, I won't be at Partizan.

    Look forward to the batrep when completed!

    Cheers, Ross

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  20. BigRedBat21 May 2013 at 22:32

    Hi Ross, I shall photograph it within an inch of its life...

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  21. BigRedBat1 June 2013 at 13:29

    Graham, I'm packing Foundry WotG lead, hope to meet tomorrow! Simon

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Thanks for commenting. I will post this as soon as I am able to review it.