Last Stand or a tray based mountain man game using Eric’s rules

 Set  up this last stand scenario on the tray today. Will fight it over the coming day. I’m trying the skirmish rules l got from Eric for a simple, fun game. Figures were numbered and I will use a paper roster to track damage inflicted.

A wee game

 I’ve been messing about today with a wee tray bien game. Drew hexes on to paper and popped it onto the tray. Using mdf hexes for variations in height and trees for woods. I will add stones to signify rough ground. Got out some of my Jazz Imperialism chaps and had a fun wee game. Just a trial today but moving forward…

Tray bien or it’s a small world.

 One of this year’s gaming plans is to play games in a small space, one even smaller than the permanent set up ( former potting bench) l have used for years. The first part this morning was to remove the “in progress “ bits n bobs off a tray that had been a wedding present. Here it is cleaned and ready-

It is a tad battered and bruised and has seen better times but it is solid and fit for purpose. The ruler is for scale. The playing area is about 11 inches by 18 inches taking account of the round corners.  The former potting bench offers a playing area of 37 inches by 20 inches by comparison.

The ideal is to see how the tray can be utilised for small scenarios across scales and periods. I set up the picture below in seconds-

Or the below with mdf hex and trees-

It is only an example to show the direction that might be taken. Having cleared the tray l can now look at it and begin to imagine how it might be used. I am happy to go upwards a little in terms of height to accommodate buildings , hills or trees but no more than say four or five inches. The games will be portable, playable on knee, table top or other places. Anyway that’s where we are at now. As ever your suggestions and advice are most welcome…