Bolter Action vol.2 – again in Wrocław Wtorek, Lu 28 2023 

Bolt Action and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 21:06

On last Saturday I participated in event which happened in Bolter – Bolter Action vol.2 . Event was done by Fort from Ostrów Wielkopolski and Bolter from Wrocław. Warlord spirit was also there as they supported event.

I had three great games – first against Roberts Canadians – it could be a draw, but I managed to win. Second against Jędrzej Soviet Union, I’ve been massacred, jet it was great game and our civil war were are bitter game to the end. The last game I played against Mateusz US, it was game which result wasn’t sure till the end. I losed it, but we weren’t sure to the end who will win.

Just some photos from this event below.

 

Bolt Action: September 1939′ – railroad to Romania Piątek, Lu 24 2023 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Germany and Poland and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 22:59

Today we played bigger game on ‚Early war’ 1800 points per side – where army of IInd Republic of Poland were securing railroad depot in area of Lwów, waiting for a train with important officials. Unfortunately German Abwehra and Soviet intelligence got information about that fact. In the railway station were half of Polish troops. Germany start on the one table side, Soviet started on the other with half units in reserves.

Inexperienced infantry advances and starts fire.
Polish troops helding railway station.
Fubar on medic – great job Łukasz! He just run away in wrong direction.
Soviet mmg arrived.
Order is to go forward, so they advance and shoot.
Veterans of Polish army charged Soviet infantry…
… but losed and were taken as prisoners.
First time I used light mortar prepared for campaing in Stalingrad.
NKVD troops bought after Stalingrad campaign. Models painted by Bonapartist Paint Studio.
7-TP of Polish army, Poland had 132 of them, including 24 with twin targets with mmgs.
Bayonnets fixed! Uraaa!
Fubar rolled by me on my best infantry unit – reduced Soviet inexperienced squad to five models.
An attempt to take and secure station. Still some Polish troops defending.
BT-7 finally arrived, trying to take out Wz.29 Ursus – Poland had around ten of them.
German Heer infantry having problems with 7-TP tank.
At the end of the game there were still Polish troops.

Summary:
– Axis and Soviet Union got victory 12:6.
– great game during early war period of time, need to paint more Soviets for early.
– thank you Maciej and Łukasz for good game, with 3600 points of table – we managed to play it during 2h 30 m – we were really fast, as we played till turn 6 and turn 7 hadn’t arrived.

 

Middle Earth: Dunharrow vs Dol Guldur Czwartek, Lu 23 2023 

Bez kategorii and Games Workshop and Middle-Earth tancreddebeauville 23:58

Today I played a game on 450 points against Dawid’s Dol Guldur – it was great game and again I know that I had to paint some more army than Dunharrow, as they are limited to two units and two heroes – King and Herald of Dead – of course, in legendary legion I can take Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas – but on larger amount of points.

Our target was to secure objective points – white and orange markers.
Still learning how to play it more competentive – my force at the start were facing both enemy warbands.
Having cavalry is big plus – you are fast and can be everywhere.
Fight started, as I tried to reduce Dawid’ force.
Wolfs joined fight in the middle.
Less and less spirit host.
Saying fight to death is something wrong in case of long dead warriors.
At the end – only sword wielding warrion on top right survived.

Summary:
– it was great game, thank you Dawid!
– I’m still learning and I know that for 450 points games I should just paint Gondor or Rohan.
– have to paint Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas for Dunharrow – on higher points I need them.

 

WFB: Neigbours disputes over Marienburg Środa, Lu 22 2023 

7th and Bolter.pl and Bretonnia and Empire and Games Workshop and Kislev and Oldhammer and Warhammer and WROhammer tancreddebeauville 22:58

Last days I had too much free time, sometimes things happen unusual way. Still there are positives – I can play more games including WFB – today 7th edition. With Bartłomiej we played game on 1250 points per side, I played my Empire and Kislev, my opponent played first time his Bretonnia.

Both sides after turn one.
Tried to hit, but cannon ball started bouncing to far.
Pistoliers tried to shoot down some Knights of the Realm.
Kislev Ungol riders tried to disturb some other Knights of the Realm.
It was too much for Knights Panther to hold ground, losed three of them and was broken in combat and fled.
It could be good charge, but I did almost nothing and archers scored three pistoliers, winned combat and cought them.
Situation out of control, as cannon crew fled because of broken unit.
Panic after losing two winged lancers, but they…
… managed to rally.
Before unit was destroyed – handgunners managed to eliminate whole unit of Grail Knights.
The end.

Summary:
– it was great game and it’s nice to see that younger generations are intrested in file and rank system, especially WFB.
– need to paint some meele infantry and more missile armed handgunners and crossbowmens, maybe hellblaster, as again I saw that I have too much cavalry which should fight with enemy weakend by my own fire.

 

Fallout: Wasteland Warfare – In search of lost artifact Wtorek, Lu 21 2023 

Bolter.pl and Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and Mutants and Survivors tancreddebeauville 22:01

Yesterday we played with Łukasz a game against the game – first time I was playing in cooperative way in Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and it was good experience. It was a long time ago, when I last played with Łukasz. So it was nice to play again and even some plan of playing campaign was born. I had to finish some more USA style building – the church on the table was painted by me around 1,5 year ago and finally it was used in Fallout. I got this church for Sharp Practice during American Civil War, but happilly it can be used in one more game.

We played it on Monday evening in Bolter. Need to play more often in this game, still need to change one important think in my life, as something collapsed week ago at the end of Monday.

On one side of table were ghouls and mutants.
In the centre was a church and supposed technology of past.
Mutants came close to survivors.
Feral ghoul did chaos among our team.
Mutants were hard enemy on left side of the road.
Part of our team in Power Armor after receiving to many hits fled the field.
Survivors escapes as they found some ancient stuff.
The main target which resides in the church was out of range of our team.

Summary:
– great time spend on playing with Łukasz against the game. Thank you Łukasz!
– have some inspiration to finish more building and paint some more miniatures for Fallout: Wasteland Warfare.
– hope we will start some campaign against game, I bought book for it in past. Now book is under milimeters of dust.
– need to find STL. files I bought several years ago and ask someone from my friends to print some appropriate terrains.
– our team were looking for something, part of some engine or maybe a Holy Christian book – we don’t know it jet, as we weren’t able to get inside the church.

War never changes – which is quote used in Fallouts – yes, war never changes.

 

WFB: A clash with enemy who doesn’t exists Niedziela, Lu 19 2023 

7th and Bretonnia and Games Workshop and Oldhammer and Skavens and Warhammer and WROhammer tancreddebeauville 21:14

Last Saturday I played another game in 2022-2023 league of WROHammer, which was started due efforts of Palen. I had chance to play against Piotr’s Skaven’s. We played with rules attached to page mentioned on the top. We play 7th edition rulebook and army books are generally from this edition as well.

Lines of Bretonnians – among them Knight’s Errants, Grail Knights and men at arms.
Skaven’s centre including Doomwheel.
Many jezzails on the top of the hill.
Doomwheel is coming. Those rats want’s more than slices of cheese.
It’s end of first Skaven turn.
Bretonnian first turn started. I tried to shoot on Doomwheel and ratling gun but without success.
Doomwheel was faster and charged on Knights Errants. It’s second Skaven turn.
Skavens fled which was wise to live to fight another day.
On the right flank Knights of the Realm routed Skaven unit, but I failed rolling on pursue really low. Plan was to a little bit more.
Trebuchet tried to dropped stones on important things and usually hit low rank Skaven slaves.
One more inch and I could avoid this situation. Most of Knights of the Realm fled, jet they losed they banner.
Slaves charged mounted squires, but horse mounted noblemen held.
Abomination and Skaven general charged Grail Knights.
Bowmen took they short swords and daggers and charged to help squires.
Abomination did most of job against Grail Knights, but I managed to even broke Skaven general in combat.
Bad boys came out of board.
Knight Errants managed to broke Doomwheel and charged Abomination.
Doomwheel driver losed control over his engine and runned of the battle.
It was the end. Bretonnian army in full retreat.

Summary:
– it was great game, although I have to rethink how to play against such monstrous things like abomination.
– some more days to thinking about changes, not only in tabletop games.

One common thing with my battle, one side was tablet from the field.

 

General d’Armee: Battle for crossroads Poniedziałek, Lu 13 2023 

Black Powder - Napoleonic Wars and Bolter.pl and French and General d'Armee and Perry Miniatures and Portugal and Prussian and Russians and United Kingdom and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 06:00

On last Saturday we played bigger battle in General d’Armee – on one side were British and Portugal led by generals Damian and Tomek, on the other side were mix of many different European nations represented by French, Prussia and Russia led by Bartosz, Jakub, Piotr and me.

British are coming.
British centre.
Part of our centre were secured by Russian infantry and Polish Uhlan regiment.
Left flank secured by several cavalry regiments.
French securing other part of the centre.
Prussian took right flank of our combined force.
British left flank opposed by Prussians.
Battle for a tawern and crossroads.
Russian artillery ready to open fire.
Chapel – silent deponent of battle.
Among British were Portugal regiment.
British right flank secured by cavalry and artillery.
Close range fire beetwen Russian Jagers and British artillery.
British seized defensive position in tavern.
Prussians taking positions behind hedgehod.
British slowly advancing on left flank.
Cavalry charged on British cavalry.
British cavalry after short clash turned tail and fled.
Polish uhlans in full speed charged British cannon battery…
… and in advance galloped toward British sharpshooters.
One of the Russian batallions had enough and retreated.
British cavalry regrouped into squares.
In act of bravery uhlans charged British square.
Left flank secured and British reorganized to defend against massed cavalry regiments.

Summary:
– it was great battle – from initial four players we grow up to six generals around the table.
– victory belonged to continentals and cavalry did great job on the left flank.