The Battle of Hasenpfefferwald,13 July 1316. . .

The Young Master taking a moment to strike the pose for ol' Dad.

Having loads of fun with the Young Master here today. One of the very best battle arrays I have ever seen anywhere. Ever.

-- Stokes

The Young Master hard at work setting up his troops. The hills are made from the books YMP enjoyed perusing down here Zum Stollenkeller Mk II a couple of days ago.

One of the Young Master's Safari Ltd knights.

The battlefield is set up. That's Hasenpfefferwald at the left. The village of Hasenpfeffer and Hasenpfeffer Schloss are next to the Young Master in the background.

Ah, I love the smell of dragon breath in the morning. Cannon fire from the Blue Army is answered by putrid dragon breath from the Red Army's side of the field.

The reason for the battle. The huge green dragon and Red Army are after the treasure, which is defended, naturally, by the Blue Army of knights.

The king, queen, witch, and warlock watch the battle develop.

The young general engrossed in his tactical machinations.

A kind of smile for Dad.

Comments

Maj. Guiscard said…

Those are absolutely the best games.

Huzzah!

11:49 AM

The Good Soldier Svjek said…

Great to see the next generation getting started ! , Tony

3:08 PM

Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com said…

Capital!

I do hope there were some toy catapults launching little plastic boulders.

8:33 PM

marinergrim said…

Love it. Really love it.
Mind you - you know you have a large basement when you need a bicycle to get around it all!

1:21 AM

Wellington Man said…

Well done, Stokes. Alas, I started far too late with Wellington Boys 1 and 2. They went over to the dark side (Warhammer 40,000) and could not be retrieved.

2:59 AM

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