Donnybrook rules for a Fantasy game, we decided to give scenario The convoy a go using Alec's 40 year old ancient Dwarfs (most he has never even used and the rest used long ago) against my new painted British army. the rules are so flexable and easy to use it took no time to create the army's or setting
3 wagons must travel to an exit on the far side of the table one force with the wagons the other to stop or destroy. Alec was the Attacker
my table on a 4x4 cloth and set up
The British 3 infantry drilled and 1 cavalry with characters
Alecs Dwarfs leader on Rhino (we have no idea who made the mini) fighters cross bows mounted dwarfs on Rams and 12 Gnomes for good mesure
The Dwarfs lay out there ambush
first turn the little buggers cut down a tree blocking the road way
the wagons and cavalry arrive
the Rams move to stop and contain the British
infantry advance to clear the attackers (we have muskets )
the Rams charge the British cavalry and blades clash
Another wagon arrives but is stalled by the tree
Musket fire takes on the Yellow coated dwarfs
they charge inot the battle with the Rams and Cavalry
the Briish cav fall back but now the Dwarfs are open to the muskets
Fire is given and the British advance
the Gnomes eventualy advance to the fight
stalled the British gather and organise giving fire to the Dwarfs
A hero tries to get his unit in to a decent places to fight but the wood is stopping it also stopping the Brits clearing the fallen tree
british advance inot the wood in open order to flank the Dwarfs
the Gmomes spot this and make to push them back
the little buggers charge
but are no match of the british who defeat then rout the Gnomes
the yellow coats then charge and rout the Brits fromthe woods
Crossbow unit charges and figth back a british unit
the Dwarf leader attacks the last cavalryman
the british muskets tear inot the crossbow men
the yellow coats are stuck as the british clear the fallen tree there is hope now is to destroy or capture the wagaons
the crossbows fail to set fire to the moving wagoans
in a stroke of bad luck the Dwarf leader is kiled in combat
the wagaons roll on the Dwarfs now frantic to stop them as the Brtitish advance and fire onot the aambushers
the yellow coats have no luck in burning the wagaon as it passes
the last Ram Cavalry does what he can and sets fire to the remaining wagon at least one is stopped
but the other 2 roll on, the little legs trying to catch up
A cavalryman trys to protect the wagons the infantry to far behind
a wagon stalls and is bypassed by the second wagon victory to the brits it looks like
the British commander sseeksto remove the last Ram rider
then an event card is rolled and 12 drunken Gnomes enter the table to aid the dwarfs they spot the wagoans and set the last one on fire as the second leaves the table
The result was a draw briliant time and loads of fun the events make the game work so well and the card activation is intense at some times . I would recommend Donnybrook to those players who want a game to use yes Malburian ECW pirate games etc with a medium collection of miniatures but also for anything you have and want to game with,,,,