Burrows & Badgers: A Skirmish Game of Anthropomorphic Animals

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This time the shot is enough to take the Rusty Hook’s leader out of action and puts an end to her night of treasure hunting! Each model has a card with all the stats needed and checkboxes to mark wounds (not too many, 4-5 life usually per model) so the table is kept clean at all times despite some light token bookkeeping. There is every chance that they will show up on the scene and attempt to snatch the money before his warband can get it to safety. The model loses Wounds equal to double the height of the fall (no Armour modifiers) and the Action ends. This is going to be a great opportunity to get a wider range of minis out on the table so I’m really looking forward to that.

I'd say the rules are simple at first glance, but once you get into the way skills, spells and equipment let you characters support each other, there's a lot to think about.Finally, the Hired Paw have their reward for all the tribulations that they’ve had to endure during their time at Warren Percy. It just means that if a model was using a particular weapon last turn, they may use a different one in this turn. It’s an event that rarely disappoints when it comes to edge-of-your-seat thrills, spills and a smattering of eggstreme violence! The shrew reels from the attack and is also subjected to the pain poison that coats the starling’s blade. Samuel Tunnelton, as is his way, springs up from the ground and attacks Burton, severely wounding the surprised starling.

Bogen the Toad stays out of reach of the approaching otter and hurriedly picks up another barrel and carries it towards the Tipsy Toad. Tommy attempts to cast another cure spell on himself but this time the spell fails, leaving the rat in a very perilous state of health. By the mid point of the contest it was clear that they were ahead of the game when it came to the egg count and it was going to take a supreme effort for the Hunters to make up the lost ground. Unfortunately, the diminutive shrew struggles to clamber over an obstructing hedge and is unable to reach the mole.The Black Maggot Gang also decide to end their activities for the night but take with them the ten pennies that they have liberated from the graves. Hugo Blackriver hurries towards the fox and weasel but is slowed down as he struggles to find a way through the hedge. The beaver is a master in evading close combat and using his ‘slippery’ skill he dodges past the weasel and picks up the paychest. As a result of the ugly brawl, Serena Sparrow eventually earned the dubious distinction of being the only competitor to be taken out of action.

Tommy quickly takes his healing potion and then casts a cure spell on himself, healing much of the damage done to him by the arrow shot. Nigel Nimblepaw, witnessing the horrific onslaught, fires another slingshot at the starling but only delivers a glancing blow. Just kick out a few villagers and rest up in the village for a few days turning away any nosy beasts that might come by. Burton Coggles, Hugo Blackriver, Nifty Burns and Gulliver Swift have caught sight of the Hired Paw approaching the grove and begin their move to intercept the paychest. Unfortunately Bogen’s war wounds are playing up and he is going to have to sit out the next operation.

Mice (which includes Dormice) are cheap to hire (24 pennies) and are not really great at anything, to be honest. Let’s see how it goes and if I think this is, as I suspect, a truly excellent hobby game then I will be posting a lot more information about Burrows and Badgers this year. Roger Rumbottle surveys the territory looking for any sign of the messenger but the wily fox manages to stay out of sight. On the plus side they avoided all the traps laid out for them and have inflicted a number of casualties on the Hired Paw.