Well we picked the hottest day of the year (more on that later) to gather at Ralph's place for a game of Fire and Fury. This was set at Bull Run on his handmade specific terrain using part of his great (huge) collection of 6mm H&R ACW troops.
I was the Confederate commander and faced Ralph, Ross and Nick. The Rebs had a hard time of it for much of the game.
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| The Battlefield looking North with Bull Run on the right |
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| Bee's Brigade sheltering Evans's reduced Brigade with the Union are on the ridge |
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| Union opposite Bartow's Brigade behind the woods |
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| Up comes another Union brigade while Evans moves to close the gap |
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| Hampton's Brigade comes on - looks a little small doesn't it? |
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| Hampton looks even smaller when you consider the Union forces coming on in the distance |
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| While Hampton held them, Stonewall's Brigade had time to come up |
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| Stonewall about to repulse Sherman's Brigade back across the river |
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| On the other flank Evan's Brigade is about to be hammered |
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| But too late for the Union, Stonewall, Hampton and Bartow have held the right flank |
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| And yet more Confederates are coming onto the table |
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| The Confederates hold Henry Hill and win the game |
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| More troops arriving on Henry Hill to make sure it is held |
Now I said that I would give you a bit more on the weather - below is a picture of the car about 5 minutes after getting in to it to go home - this was 5.45pm. Aircon was keeping me sane inside the car while the outside was getting ready for the bacon and eggs. I've never seen it get to that level before.
