Bolters Birthday, Black Powder, Gods of War: Robert E. Lee and others Sobota, Czer 4 2022 

Black Powder - Napoleonic Wars and Bolter.pl and French and Polish and Russians and Spain and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 20:54

Today Bolter celebrated it 5th birthday in current localization on Podwale, Wrocław, Poland. There were many different tables with different systems – like Bolt Action, Black Powder, Gods of War: Robert E. Lee, Star Wars and others. I promised that I will be on Black Powder, but I managed to take some photos from interesting battles in Gods of War and from Star Wars with famous AT-AT taking part in the struggle on Endor. Today I played with comrade Michał as combined Russian&Poles and Spanish brigades, on other side were French of Jędrzej and Germans lead by Damian. It was nice to see that people were observing our struggle.

Jędrzej French arrived.
Generals should control bridges and villages at the end of battle.
Michał Russians arrived.
My Russians arrived.
French moving thru forest.
Fire!
Michał artillery started fire and French batallions.
German batallion failed to charge on Russians.
Russians took bridge and started volley of fire at incoming French.
Enemy reinforcement arrived first, unfortunately it was cavalry brigade on our left wing.
Right flank composed of Russians and Spanish.
Hand to hand combat.
Left flank waiting for support.
Broken French batallion retreat from the field of battle.
Cavalry fight beetwen French and Polish cavalry loyal to Tzar.
Broken Russian batallion…
and another one from right flank.
Shaken cavalry regiment of Polish uhlans.
Charge!
Jagers did what I should do at the start – they took village.
Many brave cavalry charges.
Russian securing bridge.
Bridge we wanted to take.
When whole flank started to collapse.
Run Roberto, run!
One Russian batallion of Eastern Oblast try to fight (current and former Poland, Lithuania, Bialorussia).
They gone away. Left flank was lost.
Game created by Maciej.
Gods of War: Robert E. Lee – American Civil war in small scale.
Star Wars, battle of Endor with rules from Bolt Action.
AT-AT in all it’s glory!

Summary:

  • thank you Bolters team for great place to meet and play – for all time smart talk, advice, great atmosphere – to Adam, Basiorek, Kuba, Piotrek, Rafał, Wiktoria. You all do a great job!
  • many great people I meet here and know that there are much more I don’t know.
  • wish happy birthday, hundred years and better times!
  • With Michał we failed and that bad French and Germans won battle.
Let’s say – soldiers should stay on the tables. Real soldiers should shake hands, politicians should avoid wars.

 

Black Powder: Let’s start in Anno Domini 2022 Sobota, Sty 22 2022 

Black Powder - Napoleonic Wars and French and Perry Miniatures and Polish and Russians and Spain and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 20:07

Today we played on small battle (only three of us arrived – me, Jędrzej and Karaś) in Black Powder 2nd edition. On one side were French and on the other Spain and Russia. We played in Bolter.pl – Wrocław, PL. Many thanks for Bolter crew – today Basiorek and Rafał, as we got all terrains we need (today I was there around 6th hours).

Russianns came first and started shooting at French column with they gun battery.
Russians in column to attack.
French cavalry arrived on right flank.
Russians turn right to welcome enemy cavalry.
More and more French – Russians try to secure crossroads.
Polish Uhlans Regiment in the Tzar service.
French battalion took Russian battery during fight on bayonnets.
Russian muskeeter batallion march to other flank…
… too late to savve gun battery.
Polish Uhlans charged and was countercharged.
Spanish arrived in columns.
Uhlans retreat after fight with cuirrasiers.
French charged on unpreapared Spanish marching in column.
Cavalry regiments meet again.
One Russian infantry batallion was finally broken by French artillery batteries.
Uhlans regrouped.
Russian main battalion broken French battalion during fight on bayonnets.
Spanish in column do not knew what was going on at the head of they columns.
Brave batallion run for they lives…
… as French batteries foccused all they fire on them.
French cuirrasiers advanced.
The battle was over. French lead by sir Błażej won over my Russians and Karp (if I’m correct) Spanish.

Summary:
– great game as always, thank you developers from Warlord Games for it (many old game developers responsible for my belowed WFB).
– we had some mindfuck with some rules, as we missed Krisu and Damian, still we had fun.
– Wrocław, PL – is open to play with ppl from other countries 🙂 .
– I know I had to paint more, thank you Marian for friendy reminder! To be shure, when I’m happy with painted batallion, Marian paints army.
– wish all great weekend!

Music I love, even if policy sucks I like Russians and normality in contacts with Russia and Bialorussia. Let’s remember tragic fate of Romanow family.

 

Black Powder: Albion vs European alliance Niedziela, Wrz 19 2021 

Black Powder - Napoleonic Wars and French and Polish and Prussian and Russians and Spain and United Kingdom and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 21:34

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.

 

Black Powder: Battle of many nations Niedziela, Lip 18 2021 

Austria and Black Powder - Napoleonic Wars and French and Italia and Polish and Russians and Spain and United Kingdom and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 00:20

Today we played a battle which we play monthly – big battle with many participants – there were two Russian brigades my and Michał, Marian’s Austrian brigade, British brigade of Bartosz and on the other side French brigades of Mikołaj, Gargamel’s Italian brigade and Spanish brigade of Grzegorze. Thank you Bolter.pl for terrains and place we played. Our brigades started marching on the roads – each player came from different direction. There were three sides of conflict – Austria and Russia, United Kingdom and Spain and French with Italy. There were also Krzysiek as gamekeeper.

  • From bottom – on right Russians, then tin the middle Italians, after them on left British. On the top left Spanish, in the Middle Austrians and on top left French.
  • Russian brigades arrived.
  • Austrians came too.
  • British advanced.
  • Uhlans scouting area.
  • When Russians marched forward to the crossroads, Italians crossed bridge using one batallion, the other one took objective – which was farm animals.
  • Italian batallion took animals.
  • Uhlans charged by Spanish counter charged and won. In the middle Austrians took positions to the front and also left and right flank.
  • French cavalry arrived.
  • Uhlans galloped after Spanish cavalry fled.
  • Battle for the bridge started, also Russian on north realized that Spanish took a village.
  • The last action of uhlans, defeating Spanish cavalry – then they started reading map and squabling.
  • British valiantrly fighting against French.
  • Austrians took cavalry charge in they flank.
  • One of the Austrian batallion started shooting on fortified Spanish.
  • French cavalry in action.
  • Russian artillery started shooting on the Spanish inside village.
  • That way! No that way – this village is not so big on the map. I guess that four rounds of game I failed giving any order to move.
  • Austrians repelled French cavalry and waiting for infantry. Clash for a bridge going on.
  • British standing against French.
  • Battle for a bridge going on, one Italian batallion was broken.
  • Russians crossed bridge, another Russian brigade charged Spanish fortified in the village.
  • French fighting with English and Austrians.
  • Heavy hand to hand combat going on.
  • French surrounded by British.
  • Russians crossed a bridge – Italians left with farm animals.
  • Fight beetwen Austrians and French.
  • My third batallion stayed there due to a problems with issuing orders.
  • Heavy fighting going on.
  • British close to a farm.
  • Russians came too late, still crossed a bridge.
  • Hand to hand combat beetwen Austrians and French.
  • Generally end of battle with a score: Draw.
  • Need to learn how to roll low on orders. My brigade was staying for four turns at least.

Summary:
– It was great game, thanks everyone – will try to update some informations about this battle soon.
– Next time need to split my brigade on two – one composed of infantry and another one of cavalry, as I had all time issues with giving order. Need to paint more cavalry – not sure if I can do it, I have a month.
– in Wrocław we are avaible under this page: Wrocławscy bonapartyści.
– After game with Bartosz we went for some lunch to the nearest pub SOTE – wine pub & food and next to Tacos Locos – hope next time more people will go with us.