Black Powder: Albion vs European alliance Niedziela, Wrz 19 2021 

Black Powder - Napoleonic Wars and French and Polish and Prussian and Russians and Spain and United Kingdom and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 21:34

Today we played big game in Black Powder on one side were Damians and Tomeks British, on other side were Kris French, Grzegorz Prussians, Jędrzej Spanish and Portugals and my Russians with Polish uhlan regiment. Our target was to secure both bridges. We played our game in Bolter.pl.

  • Beginning of the game.
  • Only one Russian batallion arrived and soon British started shooting on them.
  • French infantry and cavalry charged British.
  • One battalion of sons of Albion was routed and fled the field. More British were coming passing the bridges.
  • British forming battle line.
  • Uhlans encouraged by French action…
  • … charged.
  • Several hand to hand combat took place. One of our cavalry regiment was routed from the field by British artillery battery.
  • Uhlans first time worked well.
  • After destroying infantry batallions Polish Uhlans charged guns.
  • Russian and French infantry moving, to take the bridge.
  • Cavalry charge in the middle.
  • Uhlans broke cavalry regiment.
  • Kris French charged on bayonnets.
  • Tomeks columns in the forest.
  • Bloody fight to control bridge.
  • British cavalry on the flank destroyed infantry and charged uhlans on the flank.
  • Uhlans routed from the field.
  • Scottish batallion send Russian batallion from the field.
  • Kris cavalry took bridge after routing of British infantry.

Summary:
– it was good game – we played around 3,5 hours.
– I missed few photos, as Grzesiek cavalry brigade was looking for a ford and they charged on Damians cavalry, routing them.

 

WFB 7th: Averland, Dwarfs, Greenskins and Ogres Sobota, Wrz 18 2021 

7th and Dwarfs and Empire and Games Workshop and Ogres and Orcs&Goblins and Warhammer and WROhammer tancreddebeauville 19:27

Today we meet to play event in Warhammer Fantasy Battle 7th edition. Our games were for 800 points. Today four of us came: me with Orcs & Goblins (my first game ever with them), Alessandro with his Dwarfs, Kris with his Ogre Kingdoms and Maciej with his Empire. We played in Bolter – today was also a tournament in Lord of the Rings and after talk with Piotrek I think, about playing in it.

  • On left Kris Ogres, on right Alessandro Dwarfs.
  • Cavalry on rhinos – they were in White Dwarf – cool unit.
  • Ogres runned on the Dwarfs battle line.
  • Panic among Ogres with guns.
  • On the other flank one big combat which was losed by Ogres.
  • No Dwarf meat today.
  • Heavily wounded ogre general woke up and runned away (heroes do not die, right?).
  • My greenskins battle line. In front of me Ogres.
  • I played first turn.
  • That cool ball – said shaman after feeding some Night Goblins with mushrooms.
  • One was hit by a ball, another one scored a hit on his comrade. It was 2nd turn.
  • Up the hill.
  • Night Goblins with magic help charged Ogre shooters…
  • and broke them in combat.
  • On the other side Black Orcs were broken by massive charge of Ogres and Ogre cavalry on rhinoxes.
  • Heavily outnumbered by fearful enemy…
  • … black orcs runned for lives.
  • Grasha (Goblin charioteer) – let’s speed up wolfes, it will be fun.
  • Unhapilly it was last words of Grasha.
  • Now freed wolfes runned away.
  • Grisha, Grasha charged and it was fun, we want too.
  • Grisha chariot passed morale and charged.
  • Unhapilly to Grisha, rhinos do not feel that was charged.
  • Orcs slowly moved out of battle.
  • The end of my and Kris battle.
  • Empire troops are coming.
  • Both sides moved forward.
  • Black orcs were charged from front and flank. Fanatics released by my own.
  • Chariots on the flank.
  • Black orcs fought valiantly.
  • Orcs prepare to shoot volley of arrows.
  • Night goblins held for a moment…
  • … but soon were routed.
  • Orc arrer boys charged on swordmen flank and won by one point. Swordsmen fled and were routed.
  • Not great position for orcs.
  • Orcs charged by ogre mercenaries (Rare choice from Dogs of War)..
  • Orcs fled the field.
  • Classical skulpts are great, especially when they are painted.
  • Grisha and Grasha chariots coming back, after destroying artillery and archers.
  • Coming closer.
  • Few bullets and chariot was losed.
  • Second chariot charged ogres, but enemy won combat and due fear and outnumber it fled and crashed on piece of terrain. Only fanatics stayed running. Both sides suffered a heavy loses.
  • First game of Empire and Dwarfs – I took here only few photos.

Summary:
– we did small event in WFB 7th edition, hope to see more ppl next time – today were almost five of us.
– thanks to Bolter.pl for place to play.
– today I decided to start someting new, still need to stop playing Cyberpunk 2077 first and start waking up early to have more time for painting.
– in few days I want to write some kind of article about current offer of Games Workshop – there are still many sets which can be used in Warhammer Fantasy Battle.
– everyone wish good weekend!

 

WFB 7th: Battle near the „Lonely Rock” Sobota, Wrz 11 2021 

7th and Bretonnia and Dwarfs and Games Workshop and Warhammer and WROhammer tancreddebeauville 18:46

Today we played a game on 1.000 points in WFB 7th edition. My Bretonnians vs Alessandro Dwarfs. We find a table in Bolter.pl. Alessandro was faster, so he placed scenery.

  • Most of Bretonnians stand in the left and middle.
  • They were painted around twenty years ago – I know, that I will repaint them as I really like those models.
  • Dwarfs covering all the field with they crossbows and bolt thrower.
  • Crossbowmen wreck panic among squires.
  • Gyrocopoter flow to hid behind rock.
  • First knights fell from bolt thrower. Men at arms suffered from gyrocopter and crossbowmen fire.
  • Knights managed to destroy bolt thrower crew and regrouped.
  • Archers managed to score two wounds on gyrocopter.
  • This time knights charged, but were soon…
  • …overrunned and destroyed. This day belongs to the Dwarfs.

Summary:
– it was good game as always.
– with Alessandro we had discussion and next battle will be on more points, but we still reserve less points for players who are painting and newcomers.
– we talked about detail for events – special characters. Now I have mindfuck.
– I’m closer and closer to find time and wrote about current Games Workshop products which can be still used in WFB.

Now I would like to teleport to Svetlana, to Moscow.

 

Warhammer 40,000 2nd edition: First blood Środa, Wrz 8 2021 

Imperial Guards and Space Marines and Warhammer 40k tancreddebeauville 21:16

Today we played with Marian our first game in old edition of Warhammer 40,000 and it was much more interesting for me than last editions of this game. So I need to look for rulebook, some dices and army book for Imperial Guards.

  • As first I set up some ruins.
  • Imperial Guard on 1000 points.
  • Space Marines on 1000 points.
  • Imperial Guard deployed first.
  • Then Space Marines deployed.
  • Ultramarines scouts on the roof.
  • First shoot of mortars and each of them had misfire.
  • Command group advanced behind Leman Russ.
  • Ultramarines terminators advanced along splitted Tactical Squads.
  • Chimera was destroyed, but before end – moved 3″ forward and exploded.
  • Final scene of our first game, as time runned out.

Summary:
– thank you Marian for interesting game and we should repeat it soon.
– thanks for Bolter.pl team for place to play and terrains.

 

WFB 7th: Bretonnians vs Dwarfs Sobota, Wrz 4 2021 

7th and Bretonnia and Dwarfs and Warhammer and WROhammer tancreddebeauville 19:16

Today we played in Bolter with Alessandro two games in WFB 7th edition for one thousand points per side. I played Bretonnians and Alessandro played Dwarfs. We spend around two and half hour for those games, knowing rules helps make game faster – plus we had two different armies – one which was moving more and another which was shooting more.

  • Bretonnians march to war – but at least knights were without power today. After looking on them, I know that maybe some shadows should be added – still I painted them more than 20 years ago.
  • Bretonnians with men at arms and archers on right flank.
  • Dwarfs waiting for Bretonnians.
  • Maybe in the future I will raise up two more units of men at arms.
  • Bretonnians first turn was used for moving.
  • Second turn was also moving, when dwarfs were shooting. Organ guns got Misfire and exploded.
  • My bowmens were effective in 5th edition, then I don’t remember any spectacular actions with them. Today they proved, that in such games they are great infantry.
  • Dwarf crossbowmen panicked from Bretonnian shooting – really bad luck – as Dwarf morale is great one.
  • Miners arrived and I declared charge.
  • And now luck was on Dwarfs side – I managed to wound Runesmith in challenge, but hasn’t done any casultaties.
  • KoTR fleeing from combat.
  • After that turn Knight of the Realm rallied, but the game was over – I guess it was something near Draw with more points for Bretonnians.
  • Our second game. Bretonnian right flank.
  • Stronger left flank.
  • March, march and march.
  • Archers ready to shoot a volley of arrows.
  • KoTR charged Dwarfs as they had too – due one rune. Second time KoTR unit fled from combat and was overruned.
  • Dwarf crossbowmen running toward Bretonnian archers.
  • Men at arms charged Dwarfs along they noble master.
  • Finally Dwarfs charged Bretonnian archers.
  • Men at arms fought bravely, as no one expected.
  • Archers due huge number won over Dwarf crossbowmen.
  • Men at arms won in hand to hand combat with miners and pursued them. The last thing I did was charging organ gun with army standard bearer and wiping them all.

Summary:
– it was great to play with Alessandro again and our game was in some way demo for Marco.
– today the best units were commoners and the worst were knights – with exception to my army standard bearer.
– anyway format of 500 points work best for Border Patrol, 1000 points worked well with no limits – we will increase point number, but still we will play on smaller numbers.
– explosion of a gun or organ gun hurts in such games, as player is limited with those machines.
– I used magic – it was a Lore of Beasts. For all time I played with Lore of Life, but now it’s time to combine some other tactics.
– first time I used Icon of Quenneles and I like this item.
– it’s always great to talk about hobby which happened today with Alessandro, Kris, Piotrek and first time talk in real with Maciek.

 

Black Powder: Battle for the river crossing Czwartek, Wrz 2 2021 

Black Powder - Napoleonic Wars and Russians and United Kingdom and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 20:47

Today we played small Black Powder game with Damian in Bolter.pl. Typically Black Powder games looks better with many batallions of infantry and regiments of cavalry formed in brigades. Today we played equal forces of infatry brigade composed of two infantry batallions each plus battery of artillery attached. There were also brigade of cavalry composed of one regiment on each side.

  • Russians arrived first and one one failed orders.
  • Then British and soldiers from Hannover arrived.
  • British cavalry crossed river when Polish cavalry regiments stopped they move befor the ford.
  • British cavalry charged Russian 1st batallion, so Russians formed square.
  • Round later orders were issued to form attack column and bayonnet charge.
  • Hannover infantry bravely stood they ground.
  • Joined by British hussars they broke Russians.
  • Artillery shoot at cavalry, but loses among the British were too low, to broke them.
  • Another Russians left the field.
  • Everyone shooting at uhlans and Russian infantry.
  • Russian brigade was routed by Damian’s force.

Summary:
– it’s nice format to play, still few more batallions and it could be even better.
– good occasion to meet some friends and talk about other systems.
– I realized that my top three systems for bigger games are:
1. Warhammer Fantasy Battle 4-7th editions.
2. Black Powder.
3. Bolt Actions.
– for skirmish I’m not sure, but probably:
1. Sharp Practice.
2. wish to play Mordheim or Warheim as I like Warhammer world (thank you old team from Games Workshop).
3. wish to came back to Fallout Wasteland Warfare.