Today we played a bigger battle in Black Powder. There were two manors – one held by my Russians and another held by Gargamels Italians. There were two British – forces of Damian and Tomek – my Russians were on their side. There were Marians French, Kris Württemberg and Barteks Neapolitanians and Würzburg. I don’t remember how manors were threated at the end.

  • Russians used as one brigade of three strelstsi battalions, small artillery battery and Polish uhlans in Tzar service.
  • Russians were defending farm. I could put them to the houses, but I had artillery, so all started in the open ground.
  • Brigades of Marian’s French arrived with artillery.
  • Another farm is on the top.
  • Gargamels Italians were defenders of the other farm.
  • Tomek’s British arrived.
  • When Russians woke up, they saw many Barteks Neapolitanians and Wurzburg forces, that they send one batallion to defend manor.
  • Damian’s British arrived in front of French.
  • Tomek’s line advanced.
  • Uhlans and artillery discussion about what to do.
  • Situation of Russians wasn’t good, still after heavy hand to hand combat they managed to break many batallions of enemy, holding they ground in the manor.
  • Württemberg of Kris arrived on the right flank of Tomek’s force.
  • Heavy discussion beetwen leader of brigade and officers of artillery and uhlans took place.
  • Supported by artillery they marched forward.
  • Vistula Legion charged on Polish uhlans it Tzar service, breaking them and then destroying Russian guns battery. Poles on Poles – sad situations which happend many times in our history.
  • Then jumped back.
  • Brave Italians of Gargamel managed to charge artillery, but then surrounded by British retreated after hand to hand combat.
  • Bayonnets fixed – borrowed from Marian.
  • Marian’s French marched into the middle.
  • Württemberg – cool looing models of Kris.
  • View from side.
  • Vistulan Legion of Marian charged streltsi from back. Russian infantry survived this charge and broke Neapolitan infantry to the front.
  • Württemberg fought against British.
  • Iwan, let’s take a look what we found – barrels of moonshine and ale, we can fight!
  • Only one Russian battalion left on field, another two one gave up the field.
  • Württemberg advanced on British flank.
  • It’s the end of this side. Russians held they position.
  • In the middle UK fought French, but the battle was over. I guess that it was UK-Russian victory.
  • Then I was hungry and ordered a company of Russian dumplings from Bistro Narożnik. They were great.

Summary:
– Black Powder is really nice game, thank you to my game dealer Marian – I’m involved, jet not so fast with painting – unhapilly there is Cyberpunk 2077 which is blocker.
-I guess that we have a chance to build great community in all systems related to Black Powder era – I mean Black Powder, Sharp Practice etc.
– from Bartek we know, that in Praga there is local community playing Black Powder, hope we can find a contact with them.
– thanks for Rafał for terrains and Bolter.pl for place to play.
– thank you Bartek, Damian, Grzesiek, Krzysiek, Marian and Tomek for great game.
– Bistro Narożnik have great dumplings – they are my favourite pub on Nadodrze in Wrocław. Great that they survived plandemy.
– I want to support our hobby in Wrocław – Bolter.pl, Planszoweczka.pl, Ada i Aga – whenever we will play, I will add it under raport. I miss Centrum Gier Bitewnych, old Bard and Sfan, but they got great replacement.