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Happy New Year from the Grand Duchy of Stollen!

A suitably 18th century New Year's Greeting!

Here's wishing all of you a happy and peaceful 2016.  May it see more figure painting, more reading of actual history rather than rule sets, and more tabletop gaming than the year just ending.  Happy New Year!

-- Stokes


The situation during Move Three of our Sittangbad refight, as seen from General MacDuff's side of the table, before additional exchanges of musketry, cannon fire, and melees are assessed.  Greg is, as usual, doing yeoman's work moving the troops for us according to our orders as well as communicating what Ross and I must take into consideration and do relative to the changing situation on the tabletop.


Comments

Best to you and yours, Stokes.. :o)
Rob Young said…
Happy New Year

Rob
El Grego said…
Huzzah, and Happy New Year!
Unknown said…
Happy New Year to you and your family.
Simon
A J said…
A Happy New Year to you and yours!
Fitz-Badger said…
Happy New Year to you in your new palace!

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