The Earl of Preston is triumphant

It's a cold day in December and Earl Dave of Preston, with his ally the Lord Quincy of Bacup, are forced to defend the county against rampaging Yorkists.

Bloody Barons is an old favourite at Durham Wargames Group, but this was the first time in years for the Earl of Preston to game these rules

Well I thought my guys were in column on the left here but it turns out that I should have been in a one element wide formation.

Please ignore the ploughed fields made from correlated card. Words were spoken!

The Earl advances on the left, against a Levy blocking force.

Whilst the Earls Levy occupy a wood O  their own baseline, and remain there during the whole game.

Lord Bacup's forces on the left bypass Lower Browne-Shite, a typical Lancastrian village.

Bacup himself in the centre, astride his magnificent stallion...

Earl Preston gangs up on the Levy

The Yorkists advance their centre.

Bacup charges his Men at Arms.  The end is near one way or another..

The German Pikemen fall short of their reputation

Both sides try to keep control of the centre.

Desperate to capture a second hill the Earl of Preston destroys the Levy.   Quite frankly however he has been distracted.  Still it is a resounding Lancastrian victory, and Lord Bacup may look forward to the title "Earl of Ormskirk."

Good game this one...