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!
On Friday evening (15.09.2023) we managed to play one more bigger game a month, than usually we are playing for last two years. So now we have plans to play one or two more games a month, than only one we played on weekends.
So we managed to played a battle beetwen armies worth 2,500 points per side – on one side was Kris with German state – Württemberg and Napoleonic French, on the other side were allied force of Austrians lead Rafał, Prussians lead by Mr. Goldfish and Russians lead by me.
We played our game as always in Bolter, great place in Wrocław, Poland. If you are interested in playing with us – you can find us on Bolter Club page or on Wrocławscy Bonapartyści.
Württemberg artillery battery of Kris keeping eye on bridge.French cuirassiers and Württemberg dragons ready to go to the other side of river.The cavalry made a sortie across the river.Prussians jagers get into the forest.Austrian artillery battery and infantry batallions ready to invite French with hail of bullets.Russians advancing toward well prepared position in farmstead close to the bridge. My Russian force at now is composed of Western Oblast infantry brigade, Polish Uhlans, Cossacks, artillery and officers composed of Russians. Want to paint Moscow Grenadiers, Dragons from Sankt Petersburg and then maybe something from Psków or Smoleńsk plus one more unit of uhlans – Wohlynian regiment. Mr. Goldfish Prussians fougt well in the forest.The main task for allied forces were to take and hold bridges.Situation on the left flank…… goes out of control, Austrian infantry brigade losed nerves from one charge and left the field.Then opposite Russian artillery attempts to support advancing Russian infantry. Austrian cavalry lead countercharge against napoleonic forces. When Austrian get into combat with French and they ally…Polish Uhland and Don Cossacs in the service of Tsar charged on Württemberg battery and destroyed it. Several units broken left the field. Brave Prussians rushed to support collapsing left flank of Allied forces. Austrian hussars on the rear of French elite cavalry.Cossacs, Poles and Russians are coming in the name of greatest leader Tzar of Russia.Fighting to the bitter end Austrian cavalry do not give up.Russian Jagers engage with Württemberg infantry based in the farmstead.Polish uhlans lead the way!With incoming French units Allied left flank finally was broken in a moments.Too much alcohol or … glue said go down. After the messenger reported the defeat on the left wing, the Russian commander decided to send back several battalions.Prussians valiantly defending what was left from left flank. Follow me, boys! My Russians stand alone this time to the end.Uhlans and supporting them cossacs did retreat move.
Summary: – I spend good time, have some ideas for our next games. – thank you for great game to all my co-gamers and for all observers we had! – I think that I’m alive more than in February/March of 2022.
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.
Last Tuesday we played with Karaś small battle in General d’Armee – we still learn this system and it was third game I played and second one with field marshal Karaś. I played with my Russians and Karaś played with his Prussians.
W ostatni wtorek zagraliśmy z Karasiem małą grę w General d’Armee – nadal uczymy się systemu i to była moja trzecia gra i druga w którą zagrałem z marszałkiem polowym Karasiem. Grałem swoimi Rosjanami i Karaś grał swoimi Prusakami.
Summary: – Prussians took bridge and route Russians.
Podsumowanie: – Prusacy zdobyli most i odrzucili Rosjan.
Today in Bolter.pl, Wrocław, Poland we played struggle beetwen those bad French plus Polish Vistula Legion and Prussia, Russia and one Poland regiment in the service of Tzar Alexander. Our battle was on two flanks and unfortunately flank held by Prussia got too many attacks from French side – they were broken.
Dzisiaj w Bolterze we Wrocławiu zagraliśmy potyczkę między tymi złymi Francuzami i wspierającym ich polskim Legionem Nadwiślańskim a Prusami, Rosją i jednym polskim regimentem w służbie cara Aleksandra. Nasza bitwa toczyła się na dwóch skrzydłach i niefortunnie skrzyło trzymane przez Prusy pękło z powodu licznych francuskich ataków.
Russians in the column. Rosjanie w kolumnie marszowej.French and Polish line. Francuska i Polska linia.Prussians waiting for some more paint. Prusacy czekający na więcej farby.Russians and Polish Uhlans held flank. Rosjanie i Polscy ułani utrzymali skrzydło.
Summary: – we wait for September to play something bigger.
Podsumowanie: – czekamy na wrzesień by zagrać coś większego.
🇵🇱 W zeszły piątek Kuba „Karaś” i ja w końcu rozegraliśmy naszą pierwszą partię w General d’Armee. Była to okazja, by spróbować czegoś nowego, ponieważ był to nasz pierwszy kontakt z tym systemem. Postanowiliśmy pominąć część zasad specjalnych, takich jak Fog of War, które wydają się bardzo ciekawym dodatkiem, gdy lepiej poznamy podstawowe mechaniki gry. Na początku wszystkie te tabele wyglądały dość onieśmielająco, ale gdy tylko zaczęliśmy grać, wszystko stało się dużo bardziej przejrzyste.
🇬🇧 Last Friday, Kuba “Karaś” and I finally played our first game of General d’Armee. It was a chance to try something new, as this was our first time with the system. We decided to skip some of the special rules, such as Fog of War, which looks like a very interesting addition once we become more familiar with the core mechanics. At first, all those tables seemed quite intimidating, but once we got started, everything became much clearer.
🇵🇱 Podsumowanie: – Dzięki Kuba za grę – wygląda na to, że jeszcze w przyszłości zagramy w ten system. To była nasza pierwsza partia, więc staram się zebrać wszystkie spostrzeżenia, które pojawiły się podczas rozgrywki w General d’Armee. – Zagraliśmy sześć tur, więc jak na piątkowy wieczór była to naprawdę dobra partia – zaczęliśmy około 19:00, a skończyliśmy chwilę przed 22:00. – Dzięki Rafałowi za zaproponowanie podręcznika do General d’Armee, po naszych rozmowach o tym, jak można urozmaicić granie w realiach napoleońskich. Nadal lubię Black Powder od Warlord Games, ale zdecydowanie powinniśmy też pograć w system od studia TooFatLardies. – Powstanie jeszcze jeden tekst, gdy zbiorę myśli – w piątek 17.06 zagrałem pierwszą partię, a w sobotę 18.06 kolejną, tym razem z Tomkiem.
🇬🇧 Summary: – thank you Kuba for a game, it’s seems that we will play in it in the future. It was our first game, so I try to think all things I saw during our game play in General d’Armee. – we played six turns, so it was good game on Friday evening, we started around 19 and finished a little before 22:00. – thank you Rafał for proposing rulebook for General d’Armee, after some talk how to improve playing in Napoleonic times. I still like Black Powder from Warlord Games, but we should also play system from TooFatLardies studio. – there will be one more article when I gather my thoughts – as on Friday (17.06) I played first game and on Saturday (18.06) I played another game with Tomek.
Today we played scenario done by „Gargamel” – there were Adam Polish Vistula Legion, Bartosz and Jędrzej French on one side and Kuba Prussians, Tomek British and my Russians on the other side. French were escorting some important guns and others had to prevent them from doing it. On right side of the table were Alpine Mountains were French army was marching.
Adams Polish Vistula Legion.Russians advance to take enemy guns.French column during march.All on one. Single Russian battalion stood they ground.French cavalry ride on the British wing.Russians battalions marched on the left and right with artillery support.French cavalry charged on Russian artillery.Artillerist runned away for they lives.Some hand to hand combat in the middle.I thought it’s the end of my batallion, but…… but it was end of one French unit which turn it tail and fled.
Summary: – nice game, but too many random situations. I think that we need to update some rules. – battle was over after turn 5 and several unlucky charges done by French cavalry.
🇵🇱 Dzisiaj planowaliśmy odtworzyć bitwę nad Kaczawą (niem. Katzbach), ale Rafał, który był pomysłodawcą, nie mógł się pojawić. Zamiast tego rozegraliśmy grę, w której Prusy (Jakub) i Rosja (ja) zmierzyły się z siłami napoleońskiej Francji (Jędrzej).
Graliśmy w Bolterze i korzystaliśmy z pięknych terenów dostępnych w ich magazynie. Dziękujemy Adamowi i Rafałowi za wszystko dzisiaj. Obie strony musiały kontrolować kluczowe skrzyżowania oraz cmentarz w centrum, aby wygrać bitwę.
🇬🇧 Today we planned to recreate the Battle of Katzbach (Polish: Kaczawa), but Rafał, who came up with the idea, couldn’t make it. Instead, we played a game with Prussia (Jakub) and Russia (me) against the forces of Napoleonic France (Jędrzej).
We played at Bolter and used all those beautiful terrain pieces from their storage. Thank you, Adam and Rafał, for everything today. Both sides had to control the key crossroads and the graveyard in the center to win the battle.
🇵🇱 Podsumowanie: – Było to zwycięstwo sojuszu prusko-rosyjskiego, – Świetna gra – dziękuję Kubie, Jędrzejowi oraz ekipie Boltera, – To jeden z najprostszych i najtańszych systemów na start, – Niestety, dzisiaj było nas tylko trzech.
🇬🇧 Summary: – it was victory of Prussian-Russian alliance, – great game – thank you Kuba and Jędrzej and Bolter staff, – it’s one of the simplest and cheapest system to start, – unfortunately there were only three of us today.
🇵🇱 27 lutego 2022 roku Francuzi i Prusacy stanęli do bitwy z Anglikami. Tym razem siły kontynentalnej Europy zwyciężyły nad Anglosasami. Starcie rozegrano w Bolter.pl we Wrocławiu, w Polsce.
Kluczowym celem dla obu stron było opanowanie skrzyżowania.
🇬🇧 On 27 February 2022, the French and Prussians faced the English in battle. This time, the forces of continental Europe prevailed over the Anglo-Saxons. The clash took place at Bolter.pl in Wrocław, Poland.
The key objective for both sides was control of the crossroads.
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.
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