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judgedredd

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on: August 28, 2020, 01:12:23 PM
Scotland v England






Scottish pieces are
Knights - WIlliam Wallace
Bishops - John Knox
King - Robert the Bruce
Queen - Mary Queen of Scots
Pawns have a wee belt and thistle and Rooks have a slanted roof (because it rains so much in Scotland)

English pieces are
Knights - Sir Francis Drake
Bishops - Thomas Becket
King - Edward VIII
Queen - Elizabeth I
Pawns have the English Rose and Rooks have a flat roof because it's sunny doon here!

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Reply #1 on: August 28, 2020, 01:25:19 PM
I was wondering if Charles VI/I was going to be in there somewhere, and which side ;D

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Reply #2 on: August 28, 2020, 01:47:49 PM
That is really nice. I have an old traditional set, and a small wooden travelling set, the box folding out to form the board.

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Reply #3 on: August 28, 2020, 02:31:14 PM
That's very cool, JD!  :bigthumb:


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Reply #4 on: August 28, 2020, 02:34:20 PM
Nice set!  ;)

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Reply #5 on: August 28, 2020, 02:41:34 PM
Thanks. I bought the pieces off eBay and then had a panic because I realised the size of them...they're 4cm wide!

So I had to find a big enough board.

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Reply #6 on: August 28, 2020, 03:51:54 PM
Very cool, judgedredd!  A bit of an odd choice for the English king, but otherwise I freely admit to a little bit of envy.  :bigthumb: 


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Reply #7 on: August 28, 2020, 04:47:54 PM
Quote from: Martok on August 28, 2020, 03:51:54 PM
Very cool, judgedredd!  A bit of an odd choice for the English king, but otherwise I freely admit to a little bit of envy.  :bigthumb:
Agreed. The timeline is all over the place - but it was a nice set so I cut them some slack. Besides - I'll only play as the Scottish and I can't wait for William Wallace and Mary Queen of Scots to go rampaging through those English fannies  :2funny:

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Reply #8 on: August 28, 2020, 05:06:01 PM
Oh! how very shocking. I hope the legs fall off yer haggis :-)

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Reply #9 on: August 28, 2020, 06:21:06 PM
"Rampaging through English fannies" would be a great GMT title.


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Reply #10 on: August 28, 2020, 07:25:39 PM
Quote from: BanzaiCat on August 28, 2020, 06:21:06 PM
"Rampaging through English fannies" would be a great GMT title.

Look up what “fanny” means to a Brit....  :o new meaning to that statement

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Reply #11 on: August 28, 2020, 10:00:57 PM
I'm suddenly worried I already knew what the slang meant to Brits, yet Vance did not.  :-\  Aren't all Commonwealth peoples required to keep up with the lingo? 


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Reply #12 on: August 28, 2020, 10:32:47 PM
Quote from: Martok on August 28, 2020, 10:00:57 PM
I'm suddenly worried I already knew what the slang meant to Brits, yet Vance did not.  :-\  Aren't all Commonwealth peoples required to keep up with the lingo?

Oh, I knew what it meant... just trying to point others the proper way... :bigthumb:
And it's not the rear end either....  ;)

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Reply #13 on: August 29, 2020, 04:05:56 AM
lol - no offence was meant.

But I am going to ravage their English Roses

oooer!

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Reply #14 on: August 29, 2020, 09:04:47 AM
Quote from: judgedredd on August 29, 2020, 04:05:56 AM
But I am going to ravage their English Roses

Excuse me sir, but this is a family site....  :nerd:

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