Blood and Crowns at Scratchy Bottom

King of the Hill at Scratchy Bottom.

Lord Farthingdale has advanced from his castle at Bumburg, via Lower end only to encounter the enemy at Scratchy Bottom. 
The forces of Fitz-Quilp, the vile hunchback, obsessive tile collecting  Sheriff of Midshire has emerged from the Nunnery of St Juggs where he was stealing tiles, with his forces and marched straight on Scratchy Bottom.  Whoever can hold the village will win this fight.

The view from the Earl of Waldrige lines.  The Sheriff's men took the objective immediately and we had to fight for it.

The vulnerable left flank.

I prop up the I get with Men at Arms.

Over on our right we face off the Scots archers

And the Scots do well to hold up all of those points oppposite

I admit that I went a little impetuous and charged my retinue in, full throttle!  It went back and forward for the rest of the game.

Lord De Quincy charges his retinue in as well.  The fight over the objective is savage.  

My Noble is captured!  

The Hobelar charge is seen off.

And my spears brace against the Men at Arms.  They ounce, but I'm the first to admit mistakes were made.

After the event I pointed up and discovered that the Scots were seriously outpointed.  We will have to sort that out for multi player games.  For the first run through though I thought these rules were magnificent.  Probably my favourite period.

Great stuff.