Saving Alice’s Xmas presents !

I get nearly as much fun laying out nattative hame tables as I do playing the games, and even without the Terrain Challenge I would have been considering setting up this table around the theme for my Xmas game.

‘ A sudden temporal distortion has zapped all of Alice’ xmas presents from Santa’s Grotto to deserted road side hamlet in the Ardennes in the Winter of 44.  They should zap back at midnight on the 24th of December, but Hitlers astrologer have told him that one of these presents could be instrumental in turning the tide and bring about Germany’s ultimate victory.  As Such he has sent a unit of Elite Falscrimjager to secure it. Unbeknown to him, a lost retreating ragtag unit of  American G.I. s have decided to hole up in the hamlet whilst making for their own lines’.

Anyway with a very loose narrative I needed to set the table. As I have absolutely no Winter Terrain I would need to start from scratch. I have been looking at various Winter trees , but all look a bit pricy,  so wiil get some bog standard Fir trees of fleabay and Winter them.

But 1st I need the centre peice for the game, and found this 3d printed fantasy hovel on fleabay.

With this being the focal building of the table, I also brought this Micro Arts studio building to go with it.

Now I am planning g to use ‘Nut’s to run game and the layout only needs to cover my small games table which is approx 4′ by 3’.

I intend to also use the ruined Hamlet set from the Bulge starter set.

I’m considering the Micro Art Normandy Garage, but think will need to see how cluttered table gets 1st.

Postscript

Having rewatched the Historicallly accurate Battle of the Bulge movie I think I will need an abandoned  fuel depot as well !

( Have also watched Battle of the Bulge Winter War  which is essentially a cheap remake, cutting out all the German side and ant attempt at acting, but does have some authentic German kit, rather than the American vehicles with crosses on)