I am okay now thanks, at least I got some painting done. 😊

Good point, which I had forgotten. I find that there are much less melees in R&P but it makes it easier to reach using the correct method. Thanks for pointing it out, I appreciate that. 👍

@@JackSargePainting thanks, really appreciate the kind comment. 👍

@@lagnath that is great, thanks for the comment. 👍

Cheers Gra, it was a while coming but I am glad I posted it. Thank covid for that. 😂

@@kurt-the-viking that’s great, good to hear you like doing that, I hope you enjoy it.

I thought that originally, but I soon realised it was more than a cold. Second time for me, this one is worse than my first 3 years ago. 😷

yes, agree with all of that. 👍

It is mate. Bowling doesn't help. 😀

@@ted5567 yes, agreed, although the Byzantines hired Turkic horse archer mercenaries regularly. Although the Arabs mostly had more light cavalry than the Byzantines. 👍

They’re certainly less of a liability, if a tad less tough than elite cavalry!

Hi Leslie, it has been very wet, or too hot, 😂 although my main commitment this year has been coaching new players, of which have been many more than usual. Should quieten up a bit from next week, until October then the indoor coaching starts. I trust you are well?

Yes, it has been a while, I am so busy with other things right now. Summer can be a bit like that. 😁

Thanks 😁

Thank you! Cheers!

Oh thank you!

Indeed! it was a fun game.

I enjoyed the game, and I agree with you about the models.

It's certainly worth a visit. I will be back there in the next few weeks.

Awesome, thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

I decided to put together both sides, it's easier to find opponents if you can supply both sides and terrain if possible. Then I added other forces that can fight the first two. As I recently holidayed in Sicily, I used Sicily as a base around the time Harald Hardrada was there, so have made up, Varangians, Normans, Byzantines, Arabs and local Sicilians. It makes a nice variety. :)

@@wargameshobby nice! I started making up two armies as well with the same logic. I got some metal minis from footsore’s barrens war line. It’s been hard to find a single consistent source for medieval stuff. Do most people just patch armies together from different companies?

@@blackknightseven I have used Perry plastics quite a lot, they are good, also they are lighter to carry about. 😁

@@wargameshobby they seem like a good company. Hoping get from them at some point. Thanks for the info!

Thanks Grant.

Thanks. I will try. :)

Glad you enjoyed! Yes, I always prefer edited versions, although they take longer to produce, I think it is worth it.

Thanks, it was a very enjoyable army to paint.

Yes, that is correct, loot is not dropped, and I accept what you say, but it just means a retreating unit gains by falling back which means it is very hard for a chasing force to ever catch up. So it becomes a game of the first side to find the high value loot will always win, which seems too easy, and lucky. I would much rather a unit has to take into account it could drop the loot and so has to fight to get it back, much more fun. But as I say, I accept your view on this. :)

Thanks, it was an enjoyable game. 👍

Thanks. i very spend a lot of time researching, I prefer a historically correct force, or at least my version of what I think it should be.

I try to be flexible with that. Generally, units retreat directly away from the threat, or unit it is fighting, but I always give the benefit of doubt to the withdrawing unit. If you mean the knights falling back from the second combat against the elite foot, as the foot came into contact along the table edge, I feel the retreating knights were able to fall back along the table edge. Had they been hit by the first unit again, from the hill area, I think they would have gone off the table. But as I said earlier, I am very flexible with that rule. 😊

It was attacked by a unit parallel to the table edge so i of its retreat direction away from the attacker changed to parallel to the edge

@@wargameshobby I am new to the game, played a mere three games (two last night) and have been devouring Lion Rampant content as a means of learning. As with all rule sets, we all often take a more flexible approach, so long as these are known beforehand.

@@steveww5745 I think in a relaxed friendly game that is the best approach. Competition games are different, which is why I avoid them. 😊

Really nice one Alec. Your videos are so well explained, calmly presented and interesting.

My pleasure! Thanks.

Yes, I much prefer that.

Thanks. ;)

I will try a game using that idea, as I had thought it should work myself, but I would add a house rule of regimental (three units) moving on one activation. I think it will work, but there is only one way to find out. :) I will try soon