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.