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Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Bannockburn 1314 Visitor Centre - 3D Computerised Battle Game Experience

And it came to pass that my Scottish in-laws took it upon themselves to take their  English son-in-law to Bannockburn. Are they trying to tell me something? That they know how much of a "Big Kid" I am and how much I was going to enjoy myself in a "Time Commanders" style battle re-enactment with virtual troops. 

See following link for details:
Battle of Bannockburn 1314

As luck would have it I (the Englishman) was posted to the Scottish Army with my daughter. My Scottish wife and mother-in-law along with my two sons were playing the English. A tad ironic ;) as I stood in line next to no other than Robert the Bruce, played by a nine year old little (Scottish) girl (see below):



Suffice it to say that I had a whale of a time, though I must confess to mixed emotions as on Day 2 of the battle my unit of Scottish bow felled the English king (Edward II) and won the game. However as I left the Battle Room I felt elated, pondering but one question 15mm or 25/28mm?
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2 comments:

  1. Tim Gow18 August 2015 at 22:25

    54mm. You know you want to.
    I really must have a look at Bannockburn again sometime. My previous visit was so long ago as to have been shortly after the actual battle! Or the mid 1980s at any rate.

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  2. Geordie an Exiled FoG27 August 2015 at 07:34

    Lol

    Thanks Tim, are you at least going to take off your 54mm glasses for the Fletcher Pratt naval

    Good luck with the Waterloo 200 sorry I cannot make it

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