Many years passed since I first time played 6th edition (started in 5th around 1997). I played less and less and stopped somewhere around 2005. My only army stand on shelf above my desk for a long time, and I played her rarely – once a year or not, up to the 2015. In 2015 when I started new job, I meet friend (thank you Krzysztof Sz.) who played Orcs and Goblins in 9th Age, I got it. I heard that GW has some plans for WFB, so I bought Green Knight, two trebuchets, three boxes of Men at Arms. It was good choice, as GW discontinued my beloved system. Then everything started – I got Bolt Action and due that meet great ppl I never know before – it was 2016, I started new work, greatest one. Then I realized, that among ppl I meet are many ppl collecting or playing WFB, happilly I refreshed contacts with ppl I losed 15 years ago (thank you Marian P, Marcin S, Piotr K, Rafał W. and many more). We started playing smaller games, like for 1000, 1200, 1500 points per side, but now is historical moment – 2250 points, my army looks almost the same as on last tournament I played in Sfan (shop in Wrocław) with exception – now I have Men at Arms I hadn’t had in past, plus I have some more archers. Some magic items and virtues on characters are different, still I don’t remember all stuff my Duc Tancred de Beauville had in past. Many things changed, like most of time I’m playing 7th edition, but I like to return to 5th and 6th.




Nice looking forces and it is good to see old stuff, painted long ago still getting used. Your post seems to me to be a good example of why it is good to keep your old stuff around if you have room and you still like it because you never know when you’ll want it again or will meet or reconnect with people who are interested in the same games, even if they aren’t actively supported by the company anymore.
Thank you Ann. There are some models I bought around 1997′ and end of 90′. First box for Bretonnia I bought in scout shop (in Polish Składnica Harcerska) and those box were Bowmen, then Knights of the Realm and after that with thanks to scout shop assistant I discovered specialist shop with tabletop games, puzzles, rpg’s and some other stuff. WFB was my first system and despite heresy done in GW I’m still playing in it. There are still tournaments of this system in Poland and I hope not only in my country. Groups on Facebook shows, that people are still playing in every edition released by GW. I love those old sculpts, they are great miniatures.
Love Bretonnia!
Me too 😉 !