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ReG at Badcon, 10mm Uesugi Kinshen takes on the 15mm Renaissance world. Games 3 & 4

After a thoroughly pleasent night at Andi's, with a top Thai curry and not many beers, I returned to the Gothic Victoria splendor of Burton Town Hall and Badcon. Even the carpark looked pretty in the sunshine. Quite happy with day one, lost one, won one, perfect . I had won a game, better than I aimed for. Time to roll dice and crush 15mm opponents under the weight of 10mm Pendraken glory. Round 3 vs Nick Overland and Ottomans Nick! What can I say? I've known Nick since 1999. He is the author of the AMAZING Sabresquadron modern rules . We have played many games over the years, but Renaissance is his one of his fortes, and his Ottoman are a really beautiful army and a great army to play against. I last faced them in FoGR, how would they do in ReG? Cards look pretty consistent for a legendary general, 5 cards, 4 greens, and a black... After initial deployment, it became fairly obvious that this was going to be another firefight against an artillery wall (THREE batteries, yoi...

ReG at Badcon, 10mm Uesugi Kinshen takes on the 15mm Renaissance world. Games 1 & 2

A return to Badcon in the majesty of Victorian spendor that is Burton Town Hall.  I had decided to play Renatio et Gloriam after enjoying the ECW/30 Years War theme at Derbym The theme was Easy, which could include anything between Sweden to Japan, and since my Senguko Samurai have been moved to ReG with their own list as their original clan of Uesugui Kinshen, I decided it was time to risk it.  My list   A few changes from my classic MeG Samurai, everyone bar the Robin are middle armed, generals are better, more cavalry and a stonking great unit of Exceptional foot. OOhhh yay! Game 1: Vs John Munroe and his Gudrat Indian with Ottoman allies . Or... 'How many elephants!' 'How many exceptional armoured expert swordsman cavalry!' (Only two, but they do have superior cavalry to assist).  My village fell left, John had his artillery on a convient hill (seams to happen a lot in ReG) and on the right a pair of forests secured the flank.  My plan... You think I had a p...