Sunday, 28 June 2020

Garden games

With the easing of lockdown in the UK and being allowed to visit gardens other than your own, I took my trestles and boards and set them up on the patio.

Another TtS game of Venetian versus Papal condatta armies ensued with the Papal forces eventually being triumphant!










Following that nephew no 1 had been setting up a bolt action game while I played nephew no 2. Once we concluded the two brothers had at it! The Germans won by getting the tank crew man( objective) off the table.














A fun time had by all,the buildings were a mix of mine and nephew no1s, they each supplied their figures, it was the paras first outing so understandable that they lost! The board seemed to work well with the terrain too, which I was pleased about.Nice to have another game,just need more factor 50 for my Celtic skin next time out!

All the best Iain
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41 comments:

  1. Jonathan Freitag28 June 2020 at 17:05

    Iain, it is refreshing to see FtF gaming return at least for you! I await the day my Italian Wars armies can return to battle. Looks like fun day, for sure.

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    1. caveadsum147129 June 2020 at 09:03

      Thanks Jonathan! Yes, nice to get a game in! I also look forward to your Italian wars armies returning to battle!
      Best Iain

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  2. Dave Stone28 June 2020 at 17:09

    Both games looked great Iain, and the best thing was that everyone had fun

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  3. Paul Scrivens-Smith28 June 2020 at 17:12

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  4. Paul Scrivens-Smith28 June 2020 at 17:13

    Great stuff Iain, maybe add a portable gazebo to the set and save yourself some sunburn.

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    1. caveadsum147129 June 2020 at 09:05

      Thanks Paul! You know what we're like in the UK, we can't cope with extreme weather, eg sunshine or snow!
      Best Iain

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  5. Norm28 June 2020 at 17:30

    Lovely job and nice quality time with the family. Did the hot weather cause any warping problems with either the board or the road? I ask as I gamed in a sun lounge on 'that hottest day' and got warping to several items.

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    1. caveadsum147129 June 2020 at 09:07

      Thanks Norm! I realise all my gaming is with family or partners of family! No warping apart from some ongoing warping of one of the boards which is here to stay!
      Best Iain

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  6. nundanket28 June 2020 at 18:07

    Good timing to get those games in outside before it turned wet again.

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    1. caveadsum147129 June 2020 at 09:08

      Yes, glad I acted relatively swiftly and everyone was desperate for a real game so it happened relatively fast (in our small dry window!)
      Best Iain

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  7. Michal DwarfCrypt28 June 2020 at 18:58

    All looks great sir!

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  8. Suber29 June 2020 at 00:39

    It's all fantastic, the pics are immersive and the games look fun. The whole open air setup makes me jealous!
    Seriously, really great.

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    1. caveadsum147129 June 2020 at 09:09

      Thanks a lot Suber! It was great fun!
      Best Iain

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  9. DeanM29 June 2020 at 00:54

    Lovely weather and fabulous gaining, Iain!

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    1. caveadsum147129 June 2020 at 09:10

      Thanks Dean! Lucky on both counts!
      Best Iain

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  10. Lawrence H29 June 2020 at 01:53

    A lovely idea, and looks like a fun time. Not something I'd like to try in the height of a Queensland summer though.

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    1. caveadsum147129 June 2020 at 09:11

      It was fun! Hot enough in the temperate south of England, sounds a bit melty in a Queensland summer!
      Best Iain

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  11. Phil29 June 2020 at 07:36

    A wonderful place and two beautiful games, what's not like?

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  12. Delta Coy29 June 2020 at 07:40

    Iain, Great to see you and your nephews enjoying the great British Summer with an outdoor game. I like Lawrence's comments about a Queensland summer, her in Sydney it's not too bad as long has you some shade and a cold one.Cheers Greg

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    1. caveadsum147129 June 2020 at 09:13

      Thanks Greg! We were alright as the day went on,still pleasant and shady, starting in the midday sun,hmmm, us and the mad dogs!
      Best Iain

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  13. Oli29 June 2020 at 17:50

    Great looking al fresco games Iain, I think I would be too paranoid about a sudden change of weather or cats joining the fray!

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    1. caveadsum14714 July 2020 at 09:21

      Thanks Oli! We had a few cards blow about but that was it! Luckily the small dog can't jump as high as the table!
      Best Iain

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  14. Stew29 June 2020 at 21:03

    Playing outside like barbarians! If I wanted to go outside I’d have a hobby that involves kicking or running. 😀
    Kidding of course!
    Looks like Great fun and I actually expect the open air would be a pleasurable experience. Hooray for face to face Gaming. Your lucky that nephews are gamers too. The tables look great in the sunlight. 😀

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    1. caveadsum14714 July 2020 at 16:28

      Thanks Stew! It was a bit odd,but still great fun! Lots of work went into getting my nephews into gaming, armies painted figures as presents and painting 40k figures with them whentheywere little!
      Best Iain

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  15. Dmitry Svidlo29 June 2020 at 23:41

    Great pastime, Iain! I assume you and your nephews had a lot of fun!

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    1. caveadsum14714 July 2020 at 16:28

      Thanks Dmitry! We certainly did!
      Best Iain

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  16. Gonsalvo30 June 2020 at 02:21

    Glad to see you get some FTF gaming, and both outdoors and with your nephews as well - a trifecta!

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    1. caveadsum14714 July 2020 at 20:36

      Thanks Peter! Yes we all three had fun!
      Best Iain

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  17. rross30 June 2020 at 19:29

    A couple of great looking games Iain and as others have said, you are fortunate to have other gamers as relatives..... Playing in the garden would be a novel experience....you would prefer not to have Nosey neighbours I suppose!

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    1. caveadsum14714 July 2020 at 20:37

      Thanks Keith! I have high fencing!
      Best Iain

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  18. Mike Vella1 July 2020 at 08:29

    Nothing like a bit of fresh air........

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  19. Zabadak1 July 2020 at 11:42

    I hate the sun and it hates me too; I did try gaming outside many years ago, but didn;t end well (the gin didn't help).
    Congratulations though getting a couple of games in !

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    1. caveadsum14714 July 2020 at 21:02

      Thanks Joe! I avoided the combination of gaming and alcohol as I didn't think it would end well!
      Best Iain

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  20. Ronin5 July 2020 at 19:57

    great all fans in the family, very nice and very fun to play a lot of different games.

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    1. caveadsum14715 July 2020 at 20:47

      Thanks Ronin! It was great fun, hope you're well!
      Best Iain

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  21. Himawan Sant6 July 2020 at 13:49

    Your compactness playing the game looks very fun 👍

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