We actually played this last week, but I'm only just getting to it today, sorry! With all that's going on at the moment, sometimes even just the thought of doing this upload is too much to handle.
Today we actually played a battle companies game, but totally forgot to take any photos. Just as well as my son thrashed me completely!
Anyway, on to the Southfarthing. Right from the start I had a huge advantage. There are five objectives in play, I get to start with three of them! I also had Farmer Maggot thanks to a previous mission. In this mission any casualties can still come back on a 1 or a 2, because Oscar won the storehouse mission previously, he gets to come back on a 1, 2 or 3. We play until there are eight casualties at which point the game can be over on a 1 or 2 on a D6.
Firstly, check out some of my new scenery. Some mdf put together stuff that just needs a little assembly and painting up (maybe I'll show some of the other pieces in another post) but now we have a cute little windmill with round doors and windows just like Hobbits should have =)
So Oscar charged forward and my archers immediately took down one poor guy.
On the next round the ruffadrim came right back on, choosing to make a sneaky assault on the objective behind the inn. The D8 you can see there is tracking guys I've taken out (hence the 1 in this picture).
Farmer Maggots trusty hounds are heading towards the ruffadrim down near the chest.
And you can see quite a few archers spread around, with other guys guarding different items.
The hobbit shooting takes out one of the ruffadrim archers...
As well as another incoming close combat troop!
And then another archer! In the back right you can see some Shirrifs coming to help the dogs (they're just half the speed!)
And Paladin Took himself charges into the fight and uses a point of might to help win.
It's really not gone well for the ruffadrim, with seven casualties already, most of whom have come on the same side, but have not reinforced luckily. They have managed to take out a hobbit here...
And a hobbit there...
But with just one casualty able to be taken, these three guys are about to get ganged up on big time!
But these hobbits are now getting surrounded by superior fighters!
And another hobbit goes down!
But so do more ruffadrim...
And a growling dog seals the deal and the game is over, the ruffadrim were catching up at the end, but it was too little, too late and the hobbits win!
This mission seemed unfair at first, but as soon as the ruffadrim started getting more into the combat, the hobbits started dropping, it was just as well we ended when we did as I think the tide would have well and truly turned in the next couple of rounds.