Saint Patrick's Day In The Morning

 The last two days here in Dixie Doodle Land have been so warm and nice, that all hobby activities have come to a complete stop, except for walking the local battlefields. More of that anon.

But as it is Saint Patrick's Day and as I'm Oirish heritage, it seems fitting to delve back into the Ducal Archives to pull out some appropriately themed pictures. 

All the back in 2020, I ran a series of games based on a set of rules written by my friend Ross and influenced by One Hour Wargames. They were designed as a simple three game campaign set in the 1798 Irish Rebellion. 

Prominently figured were the two commanders, Lord Flatbroke (an avatar of my friend Brendan, who lives in the UK) and "General" Lannigan, after my dear friend, the late Jerry Lannigan. I also added my friend John The OFM in the guise of Father Carroll, SJ, perennial advisor to the First Nations and pain-in-the-ass to Les Anglaise in New France. This time, The Wormhole brought him to Ballykillbilly, to advise Mr. General Lannigan... 

Both sides, organized above, onto movement trays. The respective commanders mounted on round bases of their own. 

Both sides at their respective starting positions. I used a gridded table for this series of games instead of my normal ground cloth. It was, after all, supposed to be quick and such. 

Things went fast and furious, but ultimately, poor dice rolling for the British led to the Oirish being able to get into stabby-stabby range with their pikes and it caused the Redcoats to run like rabbits. 

I really enjoy this period. The comic opera-bouffe atmosphere that I create bears absolutely no resemblance to the horror of that time. But despite that, I have a deep and abiding interest in this period. My ancestors came from County Meath and County Cavan, so for me, this will continue to be a period I shall play. 

I wish you all a good day, no matter what holidays you celebrate. 

But here's a little something from the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.. 😏