tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post6576552873571907760..comments2024-03-02T15:12:47.341+00:00Comments on Colgar6 and the Infinite Legion of Toy Soldiers: Battle Report: Jason and the HarpiesColgar6http://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-31820438705065302092015-04-22T20:17:00.270+01:002015-04-22T20:17:00.270+01:00Aw, I'm all embarassed now! The flying stands...Aw, I'm all embarassed now! The flying stands were indeed a spur-of-the-moment thing when we decided that a counter with the word "Flying" just wasn't as visually appealing as we would have liked. Took about 5 or 10 minutes to improvise the stands from some bits I had lying about, though if I were to do them *properly* it would take a bit longer than this.Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-77777449555431187752015-04-21T08:42:35.066+01:002015-04-21T08:42:35.066+01:00Hugh is too modest to mention the hastily improvis...Hugh is too modest to mention the hastily improvised (and excellent) flying stands.<br />Take a look at a few of the photographs to see the flying harpies elevated above the action.<br />So much better that placing a "lying" marker beside the base of a grounded model.SteveHolmes11https://www.blogger.com/profile/17392212343858957364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-62162974970127081702015-04-20T21:02:22.142+01:002015-04-20T21:02:22.142+01:00No problem. Gives me another reason to go to more ...No problem. Gives me another reason to go to more shows. I often end up finding things I never would have seen online! Thanks for letting me know though!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603532357518350194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-30451650638968135102015-04-20T19:51:10.558+01:002015-04-20T19:51:10.558+01:00I agree; the harpies are tougher than they might l...I agree; the harpies are tougher than they might look! I was also uncertain who would be victorious until pretty much right at the end; it felt really close.Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-28190020890971385622015-04-20T19:49:20.931+01:002015-04-20T19:49:20.931+01:00Thanks, Bryan. I still think that the cloth/mat l...Thanks, Bryan. I still think that the cloth/mat lets the scenery down a bit :-) .Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-3809537346373752742015-04-20T19:48:19.644+01:002015-04-20T19:48:19.644+01:00Thanks. I was getting quite worried (as leader of...Thanks. I was getting quite worried (as leader of the Argonauts) until right near the end.<br /><br />So, the final tally was:<br />* Robin Hood: decisive victory for Steve's outlaws.<br />* The Calydonian Boar: narrow win for the hunters (played by me).<br />* The Argonauts (me again): significant win over the harpies.<br /><br />In other words, the good guys won every time :-) .Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-13985778596538489512015-04-20T19:44:17.429+01:002015-04-20T19:44:17.429+01:00It took us a bit by surprise too when the reversal...It took us a bit by surprise too when the reversal occurred. In hindsight, we thought that maybe the harpies (who could each take 2 wounds before succumbing) had been storing up single hits. After a few rounds of this, they all started to die very suddenly as the Argonauts managed to land the second hit on each. Not sure if this was it or if there were other factors involved...Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-49298446636550315752015-04-20T19:40:35.352+01:002015-04-20T19:40:35.352+01:00Thanks, Simon. It's not possible to play ever...Thanks, Simon. It's not possible to play everything, is is? But yet we try :-) ...Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-73570162903445194302015-04-20T19:39:52.906+01:002015-04-20T19:39:52.906+01:00That would hardly have been a fight to remember, r...That would hardly have been a fight to remember, repeated by various bards through the ages, would it :-) ?Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-6623489907837983342015-04-20T19:38:43.113+01:002015-04-20T19:38:43.113+01:00Thanks, Lee. Beware the shiney :-) !Thanks, Lee. Beware the shiney :-) !Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-85368739935843358242015-04-20T19:38:12.675+01:002015-04-20T19:38:12.675+01:00Thanks, Dean. My games don't happen quite lik...Thanks, Dean. My games don't happen quite like the classics, I'm sure, but I'm delighted if they entertain people nevertheless!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-30611612505867695542015-04-20T19:36:57.470+01:002015-04-20T19:36:57.470+01:00Thanks, Bob. I think the table-mat is a bit plain...Thanks, Bob. I think the table-mat is a bit plain myself, but I'm happy with the quality of the pieces on it :-) .Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-70917716240632641812015-04-20T19:36:11.907+01:002015-04-20T19:36:11.907+01:00Thanks, Chris! The theatre is indeed Amera; see h...Thanks, Chris! The theatre is indeed Amera; see here: http://colgar6.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-amera-amphitheatre.html . The pillars are resin models; I bought them loose from a stall at a show a very long time ago (15? 20 years?), even though I only got round to painting them very recently. Sadly I don't think I knew the manufacturer even when I got them, let alone now - sorry.Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-592771525626396302015-04-20T19:32:21.818+01:002015-04-20T19:32:21.818+01:00Thanks. Some reports take longer to put together ...Thanks. Some reports take longer to put together than others, but these weren't too bad. I think this may be partly because I'm getting better at taking series of pictures which indicate the flow of events, including on occasion pictures of dice rolls, event cards or passages in the rulebook. These don't all make it into the report, but they help me to remember the sequence and makeup of the games when I get round to describing them.Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-28732951938662747802015-04-20T19:29:13.149+01:002015-04-20T19:29:13.149+01:00Thanks, HW. Glad you liked it!Thanks, HW. Glad you liked it!Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-71642153330863350542015-04-20T18:00:07.264+01:002015-04-20T18:00:07.264+01:00An excellent battle, and a story that had me on th...An excellent battle, and a story that had me on the edge of my seat until the end.<br />Those harpies are tough (hard to kill and liable to activate as a swarm).<br />However the good guys mustered just enough derring-do to complete their mission.SteveHolmes11https://www.blogger.com/profile/17392212343858957364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-58780561105904436542015-04-20T12:30:04.786+01:002015-04-20T12:30:04.786+01:00A good fun read and your scenery really enhanced t...A good fun read and your scenery really enhanced the game. Great stuff and congrats to Jason and co. on their victory. Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-77982945844185024122015-04-20T10:39:34.981+01:002015-04-20T10:39:34.981+01:00Great battle report!! I thought that the harpies ...Great battle report!! I thought that the harpies we're going to romp it after the first clash but well done the Argonauts! Seems like you had a very enjoyable days gaming. What was the final score over the three games? Not that it matters, mind..........cwheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733801848876870014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-48529980884619128772015-04-20T08:33:55.823+01:002015-04-20T08:33:55.823+01:00I did enjoy the battle report. And until the death...I did enjoy the battle report. And until the death of the harpy leader I thought the Argonoughts were in deep trouble it is surprising how quickly a few good dice rolls will change a game.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-58313844833334648662015-04-20T08:18:43.450+01:002015-04-20T08:18:43.450+01:00Brilliant report sir! Like Simon already mentions ...Brilliant report sir! Like Simon already mentions above yet to try 7th Voyage and its nice to see it getting played especially with such great looking miniatures and terrain.Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-60947462708816647292015-04-20T07:28:56.883+01:002015-04-20T07:28:56.883+01:00Weirdly enough, when I read the title I read: Jaso...Weirdly enough, when I read the title I read: Jason and the Herpes. <br />Surely, it would have been an epic fight. Luckily it was only against Harpies.cedrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567465798644856588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-47578687090459021752015-04-20T06:58:19.198+01:002015-04-20T06:58:19.198+01:00Great stuff, really like the look of the figures a...Great stuff, really like the look of the figures and terrain. May now need to look into 7th Voyage! Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262838777862575100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-30835287705906386292015-04-20T00:39:42.778+01:002015-04-20T00:39:42.778+01:00Another amazing game and tribute to a classic tale...Another amazing game and tribute to a classic tale. DeanMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724268555970663130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-88824474524555055252015-04-20T00:03:36.356+01:002015-04-20T00:03:36.356+01:00Great batrep C6! Figures and scenery look superb.Great batrep C6! Figures and scenery look superb.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616664689882136444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2556126903764105050.post-89966259912916283672015-04-19T22:09:59.790+01:002015-04-19T22:09:59.790+01:00Another great report! Good work!
Where are the p...Another great report! Good work! <br /><br />Where are the pillars from? The theatre looks like Amera?! Can't ID the pillars though and I could use some like that!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603532357518350194noreply@blogger.com