The weekend of 7th - 8th June, saw the playing of the club's annual 'Big Game', as with other recent games, it was John who organised this along with Rupert, who also supplied the venue. With over 5,000 15mm figures on the table this was a truely 'big' game.
Rules were the club's version of Shako, with John & Rupert acting as umpires and the players were as follows:
Prussians: Mikey & Steve (7th & 8th)
Russians: Dave (7th & 8th), Mike W (7th Only)
French: Phil (7th & 8th),Nigel (7th Only) and Warren (8th Only).
The figures were from the collections of John, Mikey N, Dave and Graham H.
The following photos are from Day One of the battle, with Russians, Prussians and French all marching on to the table.
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Russian and Prussian Reserves table,
holding Corps & Divisions waiting to get on to the table |
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| View of the battlefield prior to figures being placed |
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| First Allied Divisions transfering to the tabletop during the deployment phase of the game |
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| French Forces being deployed on the battlefield |
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Russian Cavalty Corps at their kick-off position, Cossacks at bottom of photo,
Dragoons and Hussars at top. These are deployed on the extreme left Allied flank. |
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| Prussians at their deployment position |
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| Allied Artillery awaiting orders |
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| Russian Infantry Division |
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| French Infantry in their deployment zone |
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| More French |
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| French forces respond to opening Allied advances |
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| Massed Allied Assault begins to take shape |
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| French continue to counter Allied movement |
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| Allied right flank |
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| French pour on to the tabletop from their right flank |
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| Even more French! |
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| Allied units continue to advance |
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| Prussians on the march |
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| French lines consolidate |
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More French deployment by infantry after an early setback to
French cavalry after encountering their Russian counterparts |
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| Close up of advancing Russian Units |
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| And the wider view |
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| French infantry units on thier right flank, shake out in to lines of battle |
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| More French arrive! |
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| And even more... |
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| Nice view of the Allied assaults on the French left flank |
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| French troops deploy behind their lines |
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| More of the French centre |
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Allied troops having captuired a French held village, burst out to attack the
French lines, supported by more Prussiand on their right (bottom of picture) |
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