I couldn't resist doing a stone circle for my collection of terrain for our Dark Ages games. It was a bit embarrassing having to use them unpainted last week, so I pulled my finger out and completed the paint job and bases. I finished my wooden bridge as well.
A short while ago a few members of the group started to get more into 28mm figures and games, pursuing interests in some specific periods such as the War of 1812 and American War of Independence. Not interested in these periods, but not wanting to miss out on building an army in 28mm, the rest of the group got together to find a period (and rules system) that we all agreed upon...the decision was SAGA, so we started with a few practice games (pictures below).
I apologise now for the figures...given we were trialling the rules we pretty much grabbed whatever was at hand to represent the figures in the first few practice battles. So we have some Empire and Marauder troops (Warhammer), some lord of the rings rangers and Rohan, plus some ancient Celts playing the part of their Dark Ages brethren. It'll get better soon!
So far, I would have to say that everybody is really happy with the decision to do SAGA. The figures are nice, plenty of options (lots in plastic which is good) and the rules are fun and easy to learn. The combat rules themselves are pretty simple (even basic), which would normally not impress me, but with the addition of the battle board for each faction (to inject some fog of war and command decisions) it makes for a very enjoyable and varied game.
My Saxon hoard is growing rapidly and is shown below the pictures of the games. I'll post some pictures of other players armies and some games as soon as available.
This army started out as an Anglo-Saxon Warband...but then I decided that I liked the battle-board for the Anglo-Danes better. I still have some warriors that I can paint up with Javelins and switch the army to the Saxons if needed...looking forward to the campaign.
The following pdf files contain some basic counter sheets for Command Decision. They include casualty/forced back markers, minefield markers (dummy and real) and Artillery Request aim points.
In each case I printed the markers using a standard ink-jet printer, then stuck the relevant portion onto Mat Board (nice think card used in picture framing). You have to sit a book on it to hold it flat until it is completely dry, then cut out with a steel rule and a sharp hobby knife. The double sided Minefield markers can be a bit tricky to get them lined up, but worth the effort I think. When the marker/minefield is encountered it is flipped over to reveal whether it is Real or Dummy.
The Artillery aim marker is placed when a player attempts to call in Artillery. If the Artillery does not respond that turn, the marker is left as a reminder of the aim point for the following artillery phase.
I was looking for a cheap terrain mat for my WW2 skirmish game. This is a light brown felt painted with house paint (250ml sample pots are quite reasonably priced). The paint is simply applied with a roller in an irregular pattern, although the road of course is fully painted and then given some detail with a bit of white added to the brown. Moveable roads and rivers painted onto felt and cut out seems to be quite effective as well.