Poleaxed !

A Wars of the Roses game using Poleaxed 2 rules.

 

Raph turned up this afternoon with his beautiful Wars of the Roses troops and a copy of Poleaxed 2 rules for a game

 

Here they are, men at arms in front; bowmen behind

 

A really colourful sight

 

The rules are by The Lance & Longbow Society so come with some pedigree

 

Here's my army roster sheet, Warwick in command with contingents commanded by Scrope, Norfolk, Arundel, Cromwell, Berners & Bouchier respectively

 

And here's my Yorkist troops advancing to battle

 

 

 

Raph had Lancastrians under the command of Somerset and Trollope with contingent commanders Welles, Exeter, Devon, Codnor, FitzHugh and Greystock.

 

The two armies exchanged bow shots as they closed on each other

 

And then they charged home

 

The Yorkists managed to get on the right flank of the Lancastrians but likewise, the Yorkists got a wrap around on Scrope's men near the centre.

 

The melee ebbed and flowed

The Yorkist breakthrough was when both Somerset and Welles were killed in the action

 

But just when they didn't need it, Scrope's men broke from action as their losses became too much

So, no outright winner after all but a big blow for the Lancastrians losing their commander

 

This was my first attempt at Poleaxe, so Raph had to do all the number crunching and calculations.

No doubt, it will be easier next time !

 

... and worth it just to have these gorgeous troops gracing my table for a few hours !