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The Combat at Sabugal, April 3rd, 1811

Posted by Bill Slavin on 04 Aug 2022, 22:11

I wrote this scenario over the past month and got to play it out last week with a couple of friends. Because there was a lot of hidden movement as a result of the rain and fog, I refereed. It was fun to take a rule set, in this case Over the Hills, and tweak so it could do what you need it to do for an unconventional battle such as this.
The full report and link to the scenario is on my blog, but here are a few of my favourite shots from the action, with a bit of cheesy Photoshop fog effects added in for atmosphere. Someone suggested one man with a cigar could have achieved the same effect! :-D

https://tinywarsplayedindoors.blogspot.com/2022/08/the-combat-at-sabugal-april-3rd-1811.html?sc=1659645900496#c6770664542055749544

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Posted by Rich W on 04 Aug 2022, 22:56

Looks great Bill! Figures look excellent and the scenery works really well. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Peter on 04 Aug 2022, 23:05

Looks like Sharpe is involved in this battle! :-D

Great pictures Bill and thanks for sharing! :thumbup:
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Posted by Minuteman on 05 Aug 2022, 15:12

Fine and inspiring stuff, and as always the scenery of your peninsular battlefields looks so very convincing. I also like the photoshop fog effects...indeed, the 'fog of war'!
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Posted by Bill Slavin on 05 Aug 2022, 17:34

Thanks all - this fight really did have "the fog of war" at work!
Peter, I don't think Sharpe was there - as per usual he was probably swanning around with a fictitious regiment of redcoats on a completely different part of the battlefield. :-D
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Posted by Fire at Will on 06 Aug 2022, 07:24

Great blog report, I likes the fog
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