On last Saturday in Bolter we had event organized by „Torgill” – Maciej Molczyk in system developed by GM Boardgames – company from Wrocław, Poland. They have two great systems I had possibility to own Gods of War: General Lee and Gods of War: Togo.
So it was – I had three great games before I went to my another birthday party, great time spend with several admirals including Torgill with whom I played our first game in Togo ever. If you want to ask any questions about Gods of War: Togo – here you can try to find answer – they Facebook profile.
So it begun!
My Russian fleet against Torgill Spanish.My 2nd game against Miłosz and Mateusz Russians.Third one against Paweł Russians.
From Torgill – GM Boardgames – organiser of this event:
Summary: – it was great to play my first tournament in Togo with many great people, wish to play again and one more time I had to do list before event, mines were waiting and did critical job. – thank you Maciej for patience, but this time as I was a little bit late, I had to talk with my great neighbour and go back home for token orders.
Today I played my first game in Chain of Command (CoC) with Kris in Wrocław Bolter. It was nice game in system which is at some points similar to Sharp Practice which is also from Too Fat Lardies, but during Napoleonic/American Civil War era.
We played a battle for bridge in the are of pre-war Polish Wohlyn (Wołyń) – there was objective in the middle – a bridge allowing trucks and wheeled vehicles to move without problems. German Fallschirmjäger (paratroopers) had to secure it and Soviet Russia had to blow it up or at least held enemy away on the other side.
Soviet platoon without lsenior officer with messangers, BA-3/6 and engineers with demolition charges. Four squads of 11 men each plus light mortar.Bridge which should be blowed up by Soviets to slow down German advance. In this game game starts when patrols of both sides starts from the table edges. Four patrols were on both sides.Patrols came closer, blocking enemy patrols on they way.Patrols moved away from enemy view changed into unit’s which were those patrols.Two Soviet squads, leader with messengers and light mortar – on the other side German FJ squad.Take a point of view, we will cover you!German M-34 just waiting for they pray. Soviet DP-28 section eliminated by enemy fire.On the other side section of Soviet squad equipped with famous PPSz submachine guns move around, from tree to tree.They own squad layed fire on enemy with they DP-28 and rifles.German elite against Soviet number. Mortart moved closer, to be in range.More Germans paratroopers came from hidden out.More Soviet troops came to stop more Germans, who came from the field of gold.Soviet infantry without chance to response, just get down under fire. BA-3/6 arrived in time and was fired by AT rifle from the window on the opposite side of the brook.Hidding from enemy fire, PPSz section.Light mortar scored hit on German squad on left flank.Soviet squad on the hill losed they morale and fled.Move and fire, Russian infantry try to destroy enemies on the other side of brook.Fleeing Russians from the hill over the brook and bridge.Broken section of PPSz fled as well.DP-28 opened fire from they window.BA-36 shooting from laser 😀 . Kidding.I ordered my engineers with demolition charges to go to the bridge, but Germans were waiting.Hand to hand combats are brutal, as they should be.I losed my section during melee combat.One more team attempt to take bridge.Germans expelled from my side of brook. To be continued.
Summary: – similarities to Sharp Practice are well visible, jet only similarities. – it was my first game, hopefully not last, still learning it. – it was great game, moving patrols is important to create deployment zone, vehicles starts on the road, soldiers cannot shoot stayin behing they friends and probably some more things I don’t know now. Need to play more games, to know such things.
Compared to Bolt Action: – it’s just different and I can say that I like both systems. – big plus is that models from ‚Bolt Action’ can be used in ‚Chain of Command’. – don’t be affraid to jump from one ruleset to another, I like both – one from Warlord Games and other one from TooFatLardies.
Today I played with Generał on smaller points around 50 to 60. Most time we were looking in rulebook as last time we played together around three years ago and it was my last game, jet in last 10 months I bought two books to my small force – Soviet Union army book and rulebook.
Some river crossing and crossroad in the Western Europe.Spearhead of both forces arrived to take control over important strategical points.Soviet Union forces move forward with long column of BTR armoured transports.On the right flank one of my T-72 companies go to the bridge.Several British tanks were destroyed in tank battle.Then British opened fire destroying most of company number one.Company number two losed one tank.Russian infantry disembarked from they transports. Soviet HQ tank tries to give example.Lone recon vehicle move around Soviet flank.Capturing one of the important objects.
Summary: – it was great game and we agreed that we should read rules and also to check other set up of rules. – thank you Generał for great time in Bolter. – I know that I will add some more things to my force, to have battle group on 100 points. – as we hate parkings our tanks were moving as they should move in real battle, not side by side.
Today we played with Łukasz a game on 1,000 points. We used rules for Juggernaut with one exception – bamboo armed soldiers of Japanese Imperial army weren’t limited. We had village with some houses, some walls and some almost open terrain on left and right flanks.
Both armies on plates, one Łukasz plate is not visible. I had 12 order dices and Łukasz had 17.Russian heavy mortar observer hidding on the top of building.Gaz-AA which is really good on enemies like bamboo spear armed Japanese.Japanese heavy howitzer.So it begun! Russian sniper hidding in the building.Centre of Red Army. They got pins from inexperienced mortar.Inexpierienced Soviet infantry, mortar and M3 White Scout Car.Japanese are coming, but Red Army tries to counter them defending walls and other kind of obstacles.Veterans with famous pepeszas and flamethrower team in action.Hand to hand combat started.One brave Japanese soldier left after melee combat.Many hand to hand combats.Russian infantry charged on bayonnets…… and won combat.BA-3/6 armoured car just go to place where was need.Tankodesantniki jumped down from a T-34.Then moved to open massive fire on incoming Japanese.Gaz-AA clearing left flank from Japanese treaty. Left flank and middle was almost cleaned.Another combat won by Russians.FUBAR – Łukasz got it.Japanese charged on T-34 and immobilised it.Another Japanese charge was too much for encirled Russians.They comrades on the other flank charged and wiped out Japanese.On left Russian infantry was hat by howitzer, unfortunately something was wrong with ammo.I losed two red dices, other losed dices belonged to Japanese.
Summary: – great game and I’m pretty sure that bamboo spearmen army can be much better with some more technical stuff like tank, armoured car, sniper, unit of cavalry – not only bamboo spearmens..
Today with Duderson we played in Bolter bigger game on 2,000 points per side, I had Russian fleet composed of Borodino, Varyag, Aurora, Novik, Ushakov and two squads of Buynyi destroyers – two on one base. My oponent has Japanese fleet composed of Mikasa, Niitaka, Izumu, Skikishima, Takachiho and one squad of Hayabusa torpedo boats. We played scenario number one – line battle with exiting on the opposite corner of the table. So it begun with setting our fleets on the table.
I had some plan with such setting of my navy.Admiral Duderson Japanese Imperial navy.Orders placed a way I should use in my next game. Why two orders – look at the end of how it looked on civilian transatlantic – ‚Titanic’.Several warships had chance o ramming my own fleet.Japanese fleet.I tried to hid behind island and then turn right to shoot all guns from right sides.Coming closer to minefield.One of the Buynyi class destroyers group tried to sunk enemy with torpedos. One of them scored hit on Mikasa.I losed them soon, then I losed Novik. One group of destroyers tried to clean minefield, but without success.Aurora moved thru minefield, unfortunately she was hit by mines and exploded.Borodino lost half of it strenght, including all artillery on right side because of some mine exploded.Varyag was hit by mine, but survived till enemy opened fire, sunking it in one successfull salvo.Victory belongs to Japanese mine of our biggest fun of using them in this game.Without many of it’s guns Borodino shared fate of the other warships.Admiral Ushakov still standind, firing salvo after salvo.Finally our Japanese fire focused on brave battleship finally sunking Ushakov.
Summary: – next time I should avoid mines, I tried to clear them, but without success, so I losed Aurora and Novik on minefield, Borodino and Varyag were heavily damaged because of them. – we have plans to play big game again 🙂 . – thank you Duderson for great game. – in case of result, it was achievement on the level of Tsushima for Japanese.
Stopping ship or warship weren’t simple, it was time costing opearation involving many people.
I think it was on the beginning of February – first Saturday when before I had some issues with my health and at the end I was sick at home office work for one week, felt great and then finally after weekend went to doctor and got some antibiotics. At least during weekend when everything was good with me we managed to play with Łukasz siege of Helms Deep. I took much more photos and after looking on them I left only small gallery. Finally Sauruman servants blowed up wall as in the movie, but didn’t went to the main bastion.
Myślę, że było to na początku lutego – pierwsza sobota kiedy przed miałem trochę problemów z zdrowiem i będąc chorym pracowałem z domu przez jeden tydzień, poczułem się lepiej przed weekendem by w ostateczności pójść do doktora po antybiotyk. Przynajmniej w trakcie weekendu wszystko był w porządku i udało nam się zagrać z Łukaszem szturm na Helmowy Jar. Zrobiłem o wiele więcej zdjęć, ale po tym jak je przejrzałem zostawiłem tylko małą galerię. Ostatecznie słudzy Saurumana wysadzili kawałek muru jak w filmie, ale nie byli w stanie dostać się do głównego bastionu.
After last session we failed and our team spend several weeks in the safe vault, but afterward reading some old book they realized that there is some pre-war factory which was supplying military. Maybe some stuff is still untouched? Today we played cooperative game against the game in team of four: Ola, Łukasz, Paweł and me.
Train station somewhere in the wastes. One of the ghouls sit on the tower above.Train station is occupied by bandits.Ghouls smell they prey and starts hunting.Survivors march to the place found in pre-war book.Ghuls were hungry, very hungry.My hero managed to kill one ghoul but another one took his place.Bandits came closer and dog runned to them, to bit them.Feral ghouls are wild fighters, sometimes it hard to kill them.Four on one and bandits shooting everywhere.Our robot had to travel to destiny place, which was some pre-war factory.One of two sole survivors I played.Heavy fight – power armour give extra punch. On left bandid was shooting at everyone.Finally I got my character into combat to help Dudzio’s armoured men.Our guide, robot was hit, we found some parts and fixed it.All team survived, so band is going now to some ‚ancient’ factory.
Summary: – really good game with RPG aspect, I know it will be even better with each following game. – there are not many people who play Fallout Wasteland Warfare or probably I don’t know them. – good Saturday time spend in Bolter.
So after once more finishing Witcher 3 I will go back to Fallout New Vegas.
Today we played with Łukasz in Bolter on 1200 points. We used many great terrains I bought from Klaudia – she do a great job in many different scales for different systems. Probably we used too many terrains, but we wanted to see them on the table. So we started – probably my 10th game and Łukasz 2nd, I’m still learning, but at least know rules to the level I can play.
Borodino class and Varyag. Next to Varyag you can see orders for this turn and next turn.Varyag move around island.Novik and two groups of Japanese torpedo boats.Love those terrains, bring life to the table on great level.Mikasa, Nisshin, two torpedo boats and Borodino on right.Novik opens fire on one group of torpedo boats.Critical hit, crew of torpedo boats swim to the island.Artillery duel beetwen Varyag and Nisshin.Lucky shoot exploded in ammunition storage, Varyag sunk in a moment.Borodino bravely goes forward.Aurora getting close to second group of torpedo boats.Ramming thru.Aurora got some water and fire.Lucky shoot on Mikasa, Aurora destroyed main ammo storage.Fires and water aboard warships of both sides.Ramming island by Japanese cruiser.
Summary: – this time Russia won against Japanese. – great game with many beautiful terrains, which will be avaible only for Togo in Bolter. – Togo – one of the systems I get in on 2022′ – one of the best systems I meet from GM Boardgames avaible in Bolter – I’m pretty sure English version of rules is coming soon.
On last Saturday 11.03 we played another event in WFB 7th edition in Wrocław, Bolter. Last edition had more players, but we look for the future, as we know next one will be even better! Our friends from Prague arrived on time and event started on time and we finished in time accepted by Bolter. Then we went for some dinner and beers.
We played on modified rules of Grumpy made by Alex avaible here.
Prizes where there from several sponsors as Paint Forge, Tereny do Gier.pl and me as well. Tomek and Daniel – first game!Ludeks greenskins.Me and Marian Empire against Kubas Bretonnians.Alessandro greenskins vs Martin Skavens.Generał VC vs Palen DE.Palen and Alessandro.Table nr 1 – Daniel and Wojciech – I wasnt able to stop them when everything was at the end – it was spirit of the game 🙂 !
Some photos I did after my first and only game.
Go, go, go!Models we love to see and play – Dark Elves Dragon!Old giant move forwards!Savage Orcs prepare to Waagh! 3rd battle, how I survived Prague last year beign there for event on Saturday and Sunday – I guess people and only people! Everyone doing the best here in Wrocław!Most of 3rd battle I was everywhere, but usually with Dominik and Marian.Battle beetwen Jakub Bretonnia and Martins Skaven army.
Summary: – great time with many great ppl, many thanks to Piotr from Bolter for all time support! – there were different armies as there were: Bretonnia, Dark Elves, Dwarfs, The Empire, Greenskins, Ogre Kingdoms, Vampire Counts and evil Chaos minions called Skavens. – first place belonged to Daniel with Ogre Kingdoms (44), second place belonged to Alessandro (43) with Greenskins and third place belonged to Wojciech with evil Skavens (42 if I’m correct). – everyone took prizes, three for everyone plus there were vouchers for 1st, 2nd, 3rd plus Ranald luck and Shalya mercy. – thank you Alessandro for being judge and to Marian for photos, sorry for losing first match 12:8, I’m usually play weaker cavalry Empire plus Kislev 😉 .
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