designated as bridges. We play the part of
the German forces and dig into the first
trench system. The Allies hit us hard; they
are fighting uphill but make it look pretty
easy. Our first position falls reasonably
fast, much quicker than I had hoped. We
fell back over the bridge and set up in a
much deeper trench system.
We had a good position. The bridge area
is around 40 metres long so the Allies have
to get close to the open area of the bridge
to attempt a crossing, which is good news
for us. Gradually we were worn down
we began to laugh, he borrowed another
rifle and the banter continued.
As it’s a WWII themed day the first
game is A Bridge Too Far. Essentially this
game sees us fall back over two areas
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by the Allied sharpshooters, particularly
Warren and his lovely custom-built Lee
Enfield rifle. We ended up in the village and
quickly worked out where the enemy might
attack from and the obvious points of cover
they would advance through. Despite
arranging a defensive front that kept the
Allies back for a long time we were slowly
worn down, though we did hold on much
better here than at any of the other points.
It had been a long game, the better part
of two hours – finally it was time for lunch
and rehydration, big time.
“Despite arranging a defensive
front that kept the Allies back for
a long time we were slowly worn
down, though we didn’t hold on
much better here”