I like to place little things around my table to liven it up. Farm animals in the yard, ducks and geese by waterways. That sort of thing. I especially like to add small numbers of civilian figures. You can use them to add color or as an objective. One game I played in had each figure knowing some sort if information. One figure knew when enemy reinforcements were entering. Another could tell you where a hidden ford was. Still another was the village idiot and gave out nonsense! Great fun.
Those are the v2 sheep I did for Hovels. The first ones Dennis hated and told me they looked like camels! I found one when I was sorting through a box of scraps a couple of years ago and Dennis was right: they were horrible! The Tom & Jerry set were a joke when I made a rat out of leftover miliput. I included the rat in another commission and Dennis wanted a cat to go with them. That was over 30 years ago…
ReplyDeleteMore great figures, Mark, and I am in total agreement re adding civilians to the table! I even have some of these myself. What range do the ones in the last three images come from, I don't think I recognize them?
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DeleteIts a company called Venture Miniatures. Really small and do figures in the Edward Suren "willie" style.
https://www.ventureminiatures.com/jackdaw-miniatures/
One of the things I love about really good games is all of the 'extras'. These will do nicely as far as that goes. Nicely done Mark.
ReplyDeleteOh yes!
DeleteVery clever idea, Mark. I must admit, I have never thought about using civilians other than for objectives or impediments.
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Thank you!
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