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Battle Day 2009 Gallery

Pictures from the 2009 Battle Day.

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    The Warlord rules game, in 15mm, with rules author Trevor Halsall in the centre of the picture
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    The DBMM rules game, in 15mm, with rules author Phil Barker setaed third on the left
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    The Armati rules game, in 15mm
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    The Command & Colours rules game, 20mm plastics from the Scimitar wargames group
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    The FoG game in 15mm
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    The Conquerors & Kings rules game, in 15mm
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    Another view of the Warlord game - Richard Lockwood asks rules author Trevor Halsall to explain
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    Another view of the Scimitar group's Command & Colours game
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    A shot of the hall showing all the action taking place
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    Overhead shot of the Command & Colours game
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    Warlord in the foreground, in the background from left to right DBMM, Big Battle DBA, Piquet
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    A puzzled Battle Day organiser - he never knows any of the rules!
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    The DBMM game, with Duncan Head leanuing forward to move his Persian cavalry into combat
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    Checking what the rules say!
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    Big Battle DBA from the Shrewsbury Wargames Society
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    Society of Ancients President Phil Steele sips his coffee while watching Matt Bennett carefully measure his Armati move. Mark Craddock, creator of this terrain which was awarded the Best Terrain prize, looks on.
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    More checking of the rules!
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    Another view of the FOG game
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    Another view of the Shrewsbury club's BBDBA game, including a very nice model of Callinicum!
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    Duncan Head attempting to roll a 6 in the DBMM game
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    Looks like Richard Harper's Byzantines (on the right) have set Trevor Halsall's Persians a puzzle
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    The deployment of the armies in the BBDBA game
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    The Arab allies of the Persians outflank the Arab allies of the Byzantines in the BBDBA game
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    28mm Arabs from the Piquet game
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    More DBMM
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    More BBDBA
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    Everyone gathers for the feedback session and prize-giving
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    The Conquerors and Kings Game (from Martyn Simpson)
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    The Conquerors and Kings Game (from Martyn Simpson)
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    The Scottish Battle Day event, photo courtesy of Mark Grindlay.
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    The Scottish Battle Day event, photo courtesy of Mark Grindlay.
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