Ratmen vs Squidmen in a truely Fantastic Battle!
I was really happy to be able to host Tim for his first game of Fantastic Battles on Sunday. Living up to the concept of being able to play any army, regardless of your personal fantasies, I led the black-power-packing, lace-pulp ratmen of the Grand Duchy of Cheddar , against a slimy 15mm army consisting of squid- and fish-men. We played 800 points which I hope made for a very decent learning game. From the photo's top left, the Squidmen deployed a unit of three companies of fishmen riding giant spiders, a unit of two companies of fishmen riding land sharks, two squidmen units each of two companies (archers in front, spearmen behind), a unit of two companies of squids with heavy weapons, a two-company unit of fishmen spears, and another three-company unit of landsharks. Facing them, from lower left to right were a three company unit of pike and shot, a single company of dragoons, a steamtank, one battery of artillery, the guard unit composed of three companies of polearms and sh