Down on the Farm

 The following game was played a few weeks ago and has been neglected due to other distractions. The inspiration was a game I read about on the very nice The War Crow blog. It's a Fantasy game but could be played as a couple of bands of hill tribesmen or brigands fighting over resources..?

Situation

Times are tough in the Mountains. Both the Orc and Goblin tribes have seen a shortage of available food. Pushed to the edge they have been forced to raid the valley dominated by men. A foraging party from each tribe has coincidently arrived in the vicinity of the land farmed by Barley Moe and his sons at the same time. 

Objective

The objective of both parties is to finish the game with sole occupancy of the farm. The objective of the humans is the same (just seems less likely).

Minor objective: Kill the other side's leader.

Human force: Archers will fire at nearest enemy unit or weakest if more than one is nearby. Humans will fight any enemy entering the farm complex.

Rules

I used a gridded variant of OHW rules, with 3-hits. I wrote them for the game, and then discovered an almost identical set I'd written a year ago... 

The game set-up as planned

The actual board and starting positions

Both sides started with 5 infantry units, two cavalry, two archers, a Commander and retinue and a Troll.

Orcs rush from the hills towards the farm, as the Goblin force
boils out of the forest.

Fast moving "Cavalry" clash - Orcs on wolves, Goblins on Wild Boar

The Goblin cavalry is quickly swept aside..

but the Goblin Infantry is a tougher opponent 

The Forest Troll has got into the Farmyard!

Fighting intensifies as both sides smell fresh food

The Farmer and his sons have fallen. A few labourers with bows fight on

The surviving Goblins hold the farm

but not for long. Orcs and a Cave Troll reduce their number

The remaining Goblins leg it for the forest with empty bellies...

The Orc's achieved both Major and Minor objectives and win the day (and the Farmer's supplies).