In our alternative history after capitulation of Germany on 09.05.1945 Europe saw long forgotten peace, unfortunately one accident could change everything.
Today with Adam we played alternative game, were former allies fought each other – somewhere in the participated Germany skirmish happend – no one knows reason of this struggle. Fortunately after incident happend, diplomats stayed on appropriate level and third world war didn’t happend.
Pss, I hear voices.LMG squad on position.Officer and everyone he had under his command – drivers, kitchen etc.Heavy mortar with it crew, ready to open fire.USA mmg on position.Medium mortar on position.Area of skirmish – most probably both sides crossed few meters too much in wrong side.Stop!Mortar attempts to hit Russian unit composed of everyone avaible.LMG squad get into the house…… USA paratroopers did the same and took church.M4 Sherman arrived.Hand to hand combat won by Russian scouts. Russian officer survived fire from the house.BA-10 losed to a shell from 75 mm gun of M4.Scouts fought bravely to the end.Hit but without penetration.Russian assault engineers wipe out unit of American paratroopers.
Summary: – thank you Adam for great game, we played by accident as today I should play league game. – we played as always in Bolter, Wrocław, Poland.
Just one more vehicle finished for Bolt Action. Lend Lease Bren Carrier which also served in Red Army – it was one of the mostly produced vehicles of Allied side – around 113,000 were made.
Dzisiaj we wrocławskim klubie Bolter pod czujnym okiem Rafała miałem okazję zagrać grę demo z Adamem w przyjemny, regimentowy system wydawany przez cypryjskie studio Para Bellum Games.
Czym charakteryzuje się Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings – poza rzucającymi się w oczy ładnymi modelami w skali 38 mm jest to w pełni regimentowy system bitewny – oddziały poruszają się w formacjach, na polu bitwy towarzyszą im bohaterowie i potwory. Jednostki posiadają kąt widzenia, dostępne są moce specjalne, a same armie buduje się na udostępnionej przez producenta aplikacji – TUTAJ. Każdy bohater może dowodzić określoną liczbą podlegających mu oddziałów – czterech, na każdy zwykły oddział może przypadać oddział specjalny – w moim przypadku oczywiste były skojarzenia z moim pierwszym i nadal przeze mnie granym Warhammer Fantasy Battle, który też jest grą w której biorą udział regimenty.
Ciężko w pewnych kwestiach wymyślić coś nowego dla starć zwartych w szyku oddziałów, a jednak gra Para Bellum Games jest innym standardem od WFB – w skrócie różni ją przede wszystkim system wkraczania na pole bitwy od jednostek lekkich, przez średnie do ciężkich, inną ciekawą sprawą jest system naprzemiennej aktywacji jednostek – gracz przed rozpoczęciem tury układa talię kart swoich jednostek, po czym aktywuje je w ustawionej i ukrytej przed przeciwnikiem kolejności. Kolejną ciekawostką jest przeciwna do większości gier wartość rzutów – w większości systemów w które grałem lub gram liczy się wysokość rzutu – z wyjątkiem morale gdzie mimo wszystko najniższe rzuty są najlepsze – tutaj im niższy rzut tym lepiej.
Tak w skrócie – po grze demo przeprowadzonej przez Rafała. Gra jest dynamiczna i może przypaść do gustu każdemu fanowi regimentowych gier figurkowych. Chcę zagrać jeszcze jedną grę demo i napisać o wiele głębszy artykuł.
Dzisiejsze starcie City States (Miast Państw) z The W’adrhŭn (Orkowie). Świat Conquesta ma swoją własną, bogatą historię – jak każdy dobry świat fantasy czy to Śródziemie Tolkiena, świat Warhammera 40k czy WFB.
Oddział jeźdźców raprotów przybył na stół pierwszy i w pierwszej turze był sam na polu bitwy.Po na pole wkroczyła piechota ‚Blooded’.Ruszyła marszem w stronę ważnego punktu którego kontrolowanie jest liczone co turę. Hoplici wspierani przez minotaura przybyli na polę bitwy.Obok nich pojawiły się minotaury.Piechota orków zyskała punkt, dzięki podejściu pod niego – gdyby w pobliżu był przeciwnik punktu ne dostała by żadna strona.Bohater – Predator na Apex Predatorze wkroczył na pole bitwy.Falanga nie zdobyła punktu, bo był kontestowany przez raptory – raptory jako lekka jednostka nie mogą zająć punktu, ale mogą przeszkadzać w jego zajęciu. Gigant wkroczył na pole bitwy.Szarża raptorów i parę tur walki z falangą hoplitów, bój o punkt. Karty aktywacji jednostek – co turę układa się je w stosie kart, po czym z przeciwnikiem obaj gracz rzucają na inicjatywę.Po aktywacji jednostki dociąga się kartę akcji – po dociągnięciu trzeciej trzeba wykonać akcję specjalną, o ile nie spali się wcześniej którejś z kart.Krwawa potyczka, w której orki zostały obiadem.Niewiele później minotaury podzieliły los orków. Starcie tytanów.Raptory nareszcie…… pożarły hoplitów, ale dołączony bohater zadał ginąc wiele ran, ubijając wiele z nich.Ostatnie raptory zwróciły się w stronę walki swojego wodza z gigantem ciskając oszczepami.Bohaterska szarża szefowej raptorów uniemożliwiła zajęcie punktu i wyeliminowała ledwo stojącego na nogach giganta.Świetne modele – wszystkie pomalowane przez Rafała z Bonapartist Studio. Krzyś – uwielbiam ten model 😉 .
Podsumowanie: – bardzo przyjemny system regimentowy, z ciekawym systemem aktywacji – godny polecenia dla wielbicieli tego typu gier. – wiem, że ten artykuł nie wyczerpuje systemu w pełni – w przyszłości postaram się dodać artykuł uzupełniający. – dziękuję Rafale za demo i Adamie za grę.
Yesterday on tournament in Flames of War in Oleśnica also Bolt Action happend – with team composed of Daniel, Łukasz, Maxim and me we did historical recreation of battle which happend in Finland during 1944′ – fight for Portinhoikka-crossroads, part of battle of Tali-Ihantala.
We are from Wrocław, Poland – if you are interested in tabletop wargaming or demo game – let’s look HERE – ask questions, someone will answer!
Finnish troops realized that something is on the road.Keep control over crossroad was main task for Finnish soldiers. Russian scouts going in a column. Daniel idea was great and we tried to recreate historical struggle on one board 48 on 72Finnish flak 2 cm.All Finnish troops started as hidden. Part of our company, Maxim, Łukasz and Kamil.A lot of most popular Russian T-34-85.Finnish T-34 hidden and in ambush. Sturmi named Lea – officialy survived war and is in Finnish museum.Russian tanks in mass advance to take crossroads. T-70 meet ambush but survived shoot from Finnish T-34. Let it burn!IS-2 – tank painted many years ago with tactical number for famous IS-2 from Festung Breslau.Flamethrower team tried to stop T-34-85 – without success.Two panzerfausts stopped a tank.In hard situations desperate moves were done – Finnish Opel Blitz delivered troops to first line of fire. After several hours we were still alive – me was all around. Finally, reinforcements from flanks appeard.With molotovs in hands Finnish soldiers attempts to disable Russian T-34-85.Then run away.More Russian tanks advance.Bitter fight for crossroads.
Summary: – thank you Daniel for what you did – we managed to set up table for this event on Thursday evening in Bolter. – thank you Daniel, Łukasz, Maxim for surviving my sense of humour during going back to our homecity Wrocław. – many thanks to Rafał, who invited me and Daniel, to Adam – organiser and owner of Bolter, to Wiki for several small talks. – thanks to Oleśnica Castle for hospitality and greates place to play – a castle from times of Piast dynasty is greates place to be used – a little bit HERE.
Today with company of friends I was in Oleśnica, Lower Silesia, Poland. The main reason to go was to give a show in Bolt Action during Polish Championship in Flames of War – tabletop miniature game related to second world war. Both systems are related to that period of time – Bolt Action is generally created for smaller games on platoon level and Flames of War is related to company/batalion level.
We were there invited by our friend from Bolter – thank you Rafał! You have my sword, sabre or tanks in next events. I wish to be there again!
Me, myself and I 😉 .T-34-85 and Sturmi in the castle.
Summary: – thanks to Rafał– who invited us, to Adam – organiser of this event, to Wiki for small talk and to our car company – Daniel, Łukasz and Maxim, to Oleśnica Castle crew for being there! First time I was in the castle and love this place! Hope to be there again – maybe with WFB. – last time I was in Oleśnica few years ago, to be a company for my friend when he need someone to talk and then my brother and neighbours joined us, nothing changed, I love Oleśnica and still don’t know this city well. – I took 265 photos, some of them were deleted, as I’m not great photographer – without light I’m losed in twilight, jet there are around more than 100 of them, which I will publish – some of them are related to popular system in Wrocław – Conquest, several are related to Flames of War and most of them are related to Bolt Action – 1944′ struggle beetwen Finnland and Soviet Russia.
On Autumn Sunday (08.10.2023) in Wrocław gaming club Bolter we played our monthly weekend game in General d’Armee. There were a lot of us, as I don’t remember when last time we played game with seven people. Today we had game three on three and one of us was Game Master – thank you Goldfish! One one side were coalition of Austrians lead by generals Piotr and Rafał and Russians lead by me as general Winter, on the other side were French lead by Jędrzej and Damian and Wittemberg lead by Kris.
The clash began at dawn.Russian battery deployed on the field, to cover center and right flank.Next to them position was taken by Austrian artillery of Rafał.Piotr’s Austrians on left flank.In the center French columns lead by Damian advanced toward Russian positions.Shrine and crossroad were one of the objectives we fought for.Supply wagon was another objective.French and Wittember cavalry lead by Kris.Five ADC’s achieved.Russian infantry advances in the center. Brave maneuver on right flank done by Austrians secured village.Wittemberg on the left flank of French coalition.More French arrived on the field of battle.Cavalry lead by Kris on right flank of French coalition.French vs Russians in the center.Mr Piotrs Austrians on left flank trying to capture village and distillery.Militia bravely did square against incoming charge of French cavalry.One of four Russian batallions – this one was borrowed from Dardzin.Austrian hussars arrived from reserves on the right flank.Polish Uhlans and Don Cossacs came from reserves to support center.Everything so close, both sides attempts to use skirmishers to distract enemy.Brave charge and then…… coming back to they own lines.French cuissaries and lancers on the left flank lead by Jędrzej.Austrians vs Wittemberg.A lot of action in the center.Russian batallion charged on bayonnets and took the ground, a lot of Chaos everywhere.French unit in skirmish moved into the forest.Allied cavalry spread more Chaos in French ranks.Brave charge of Austrian hussars on the right flank pushed French cavalry back.Another charge of Austrian cavalry on the left flank.
Summary: – thank you all for great game on Sunday evening – finally our GM also took command of Austrian left by Piotr. – victory belonged to French side, but one or two more turns we doesn’t had final result could be totally different.
Austria and Russia vs France, still our game wasn’t historical.
On last Friday (29.09.2023) in Bolter, Wrocław we played two on two game on 2,500 points per side – on one side were German states alliance of Prussia (Kuba) and Württemberg (Kris) – on the other were Austria (Rafał) and Russia (me).
Last month we started to playing more often in General d’Armee as one game per month during weekend is not enough and it’s harder to become familiar with rules when you play once per month only.
Shrine and village on the left were objectives.One of the objectives.Russian brigade comming with Jagers in front.Another part of the same Russian brigade. Kuba’s Prussians.Kriss Wittemberg’s.Württemberg’s general.Austrian-Russian right flank composed of Russian brigades – some batallions are borrowed.Württemberg advance on the German states left flank.Russians trying to capture supply cart.Two battalions and artillery covering the middle.On the other flank Austrians meet Prussians.German states artillery set up on the hill in the middle.Russian artillery trying to engage German states artillery. Polish Uhlans lead a way supported by Don Cossacs.Württembergs cavalry, including cuirrasiers.Württemberg’s infantry batallions marched toward Russians lines.Austrian infantry batallions engage Prussians on our left flank.Russian infantry step back…… and send batallion to defend village.While in center two batallions try to advance and outflank Württemberg brigade.„Bayonnets fixed!” – Austrians charged on left flank…while they cavalry maneuver to outflank Prussians brigades.Heavy fighting beetwen uhlans and cuirrasiers.Prussians got loses and fall back after heavy fighting with Austrians.Outnumbered and with a lot of casultaties Russian batallion held village against whole Württembergs brigade.Cossacks retreated after fight with remnants of cuirrasier unit.
Summary: – finally German states won, after initial successes on our left flank – Prussians finally rallied and pushed back Austrians, on the right flank Württemberg marched forward and my Russians weren’t able to do anything other than trying to hold them. German states took most of the objectives and broke all of our brigades at the end of the game. – thank you for a good game Kuba, Kris and Rafał!
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