Today we played small Black Powder game with Damian in Bolter.pl. Typically Black Powder games looks better with many batallions of infantry and regiments of cavalry formed in brigades. Today we played equal forces of infatry brigade composed of two infantry batallions each plus battery of artillery attached. There were also brigade of cavalry composed of one regiment on each side.
Russians arrived first and one one failed orders.
Then British and soldiers from Hannover arrived.
British cavalry crossed river when Polish cavalry regiments stopped they move befor the ford.
British cavalry charged Russian 1st batallion, so Russians formed square.
Round later orders were issued to form attack column and bayonnet charge.
Hannover infantry bravely stood they ground.
Joined by British hussars they broke Russians.
Artillery shoot at cavalry, but loses among the British were too low, to broke them.
Another Russians left the field.
Everyone shooting at uhlans and Russian infantry.
Russian brigade was routed by Damian’s force.
Summary: – it’s nice format to play, still few more batallions and it could be even better. – good occasion to meet some friends and talk about other systems. – I realized that my top three systems for bigger games are: 1. Warhammer Fantasy Battle 4-7th editions. 2. Black Powder. 3. Bolt Actions. – for skirmish I’m not sure, but probably: 1. Sharp Practice. 2. wish to play Mordheim or Warheim as I like Warhammer world (thank you old team from Games Workshop). 3. wish to came back to Fallout Wasteland Warfare.
Today we played our monthly game in Black Powder, one one side was Arek with British and Portugal, on the other were Bartek, Tomek and me with British and Russians. So in someway it was civil war beetwen British .
Both forces deployed, without Russian brigade.
Tomek’s British.
Bartek’s British and first battalion of Russians which arrived moment ago.
Arek’s British advanced toward Tomek’s line.
View from our left flank.
Portuguese advanced forward…
… and started shooting.
View from right flank. Portuguese cavalry doing outflanking maneuver.
In the middle both sides started shooting.
More Russians arrived, jet they doesn’t wanted to perform orders.
Portuguese advanced to fight British from front and Russians on flank.
What is on this map? I don’t understand this strange symbols, do they know cyrillica?
Fight for small shrine in the center. British infantry charged on flank by Portuguese cavalry.
British infantry repelled in hand to hand combat Portuguese cavalry.
Then started shooting at them.
In the middle Portuguese unit came close to British and continued firing.
Finally Polish uhlans understood order and charged…
… but enemy was ready to…
…
British against Portuguese cavalry.
But enemy formation formed square with final result of uhlans turn back.
Uhlans managed to retreat.
British close to brok Portugal cavalry.
Portugal cannons hiding behind trees.
Another uhlans charge and again retreat.
British infantry won against cavalry.
Another Biritish brigade of Arek broken.
Portuguese remain unbroken.
Bartek’s brigade is also marching off the field.
Brave Portuguese.
Summary: – my artillery studied maps off the field for whole time. – it was great game – usually there were more generals and bigger table. – one of those big battles with all models painted. – need to paint another officer group, to make separate cavalry regiment. – thank you everyone for game.
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.
With Damian we played last Friday two games – armies were small and the games were great. Smaller battles can be good in this system as well as bigger ones. We played in Bolter.pl in Wrocław.
Bafik – my cat – we did everything for him and he passed rainbow bridge on 03.07.2021 – I will miss you good guy, you was too young to die :-(.
Russian brigade advance into the field of death and glory.
Uhlans try to check left side.
Russians advance in a battle columns.
Ready, aim, fire!
Bayonnets fixed!
Reload and fire!
Uhlans on the flank.
Field as it was (thank you Damian for deploying terrains).
Russians all around English cavalry.
Russians advance toward British.
Uhlans did they best charge.
And there is second battle – Russians arrived.
Russian Polish Uhlans in the top left in the march column.
Russians Polish Uhlans coming back.
Cavalry charge.
British infantry and artillery.
Russians march in battle colums.
Uhlans left the field.
Main batallion did – once to the left, one to the right.
Summary: – thank you Damian for a game, Piotrek and Rafał for everything best in Bolter.pl. It was a best part of this fucking weekend.
Today we played a bigger battle in Black Powder. There were two manors – one held by my Russians and another held by Gargamels Italians. There were two British – forces of Damian and Tomek – my Russians were on their side. There were Marians French, Kris Württemberg and Barteks Neapolitanians and Würzburg. I don’t remember how manors were threated at the end.
Russians used as one brigade of three strelstsi battalions, small artillery battery and Polish uhlans in Tzar service.
Russians were defending farm. I could put them to the houses, but I had artillery, so all started in the open ground.
Brigades of Marian’s French arrived with artillery.
Another farm is on the top.
Gargamels Italians were defenders of the other farm.
Tomek’s British arrived.
When Russians woke up, they saw many Barteks Neapolitanians and Wurzburg forces, that they send one batallion to defend manor.
Damian’s British arrived in front of French.
Tomek’s line advanced.
Uhlans and artillery discussion about what to do.
Situation of Russians wasn’t good, still after heavy hand to hand combat they managed to break many batallions of enemy, holding they ground in the manor.
Württemberg of Kris arrived on the right flank of Tomek’s force.
Heavy discussion beetwen leader of brigade and officers of artillery and uhlans took place.
Supported by artillery they marched forward.
Vistula Legion charged on Polish uhlans it Tzar service, breaking them and then destroying Russian guns battery. Poles on Poles – sad situations which happend many times in our history.
Then jumped back.
Brave Italians of Gargamel managed to charge artillery, but then surrounded by British retreated after hand to hand combat.
Bayonnets fixed – borrowed from Marian.
Marian’s French marched into the middle.
Württemberg – cool looing models of Kris.
View from side.
Vistulan Legion of Marian charged streltsi from back. Russian infantry survived this charge and broke Neapolitan infantry to the front.
Württemberg fought against British.
Iwan, let’s take a look what we found – barrels of moonshine and ale, we can fight!
Only one Russian battalion left on field, another two one gave up the field.
Württemberg advanced on British flank.
It’s the end of this side. Russians held they position.
In the middle UK fought French, but the battle was over. I guess that it was UK-Russian victory.
Then I was hungry and ordered a company of Russian dumplings from Bistro Narożnik. They were great.
Summary: – Black Powder is really nice game, thank you to my game dealer Marian – I’m involved, jet not so fast with painting – unhapilly there is Cyberpunk 2077 which is blocker. -I guess that we have a chance to build great community in all systems related to Black Powder era – I mean Black Powder, Sharp Practice etc. – from Bartek we know, that in Praga there is local community playing Black Powder, hope we can find a contact with them. – thanks for Rafał for terrains and Bolter.pl for place to play. – thank you Bartek, Damian, Grzesiek, Krzysiek, Marian and Tomek for great game. – Bistro Narożnik have great dumplings – they are my favourite pub on Nadodrze in Wrocław. Great that they survived plandemy. – I want to support our hobby in Wrocław – Bolter.pl, Planszoweczka.pl, Ada i Aga – whenever we will play, I will add it under raport. I miss Centrum Gier Bitewnych, old Bard and Sfan, but they got great replacement.
Saturday 29.05.2021 we played game with Marian, Jędrzej and me on one side (French, Polish, Russian) and Tomek and Damian on the British/Hannoverian side. Each side had six brigades. I assume that Tzar recognized Napoleon reign and splited Europe beetwen them – but there were still United Kingdom.
Sir Tomasz British arrived and turn in front of road inn.
sir Marians and Jędrzejs French, guards and cavalry.
Flank maneuver on right flank.
My Russians after hard drinking with French yesterday marched in long column forward. Don’t take care about incoming British (yes, I forgot that first I give order, then roll). It costed me high cost soon.
British cavalry charged and disabled my artillery, then moved back.
Maneuvers on right flank.
French columns went deep in the middle of battlefield.
Overall look from left flank.
Russian 1st Batallion charged on British with bayonnets fixed on.
Right flank, where French heavy cavalry pursued some of sir Damians British.
1st Russian batallion ceased to exist, fleeing the field of battle.
Russian-French brotherhood.
Vistula Legion charged on Damians infantry.
French and Russian on left flank try to clean field of Tomasz British.
If I’m correct, some of our units retreated on right flank.
2nd Russian battalion charged.
It was the end. At least my Russian brigade stand ground on the field and one more British fled field.
Summary: – nice game with many miniatures, need to finish my Russian brigade by adding one more batallion. – do not roll before giving unit order. – hope to have more painted soldiers next time, including maybe Russian uhlans.
Today I played my first game in Black Powder and first game in Bolter shop. We played three on three in scenario when main object is to secure and held monastery. As I don’t have too many painted Russians I used borrowed models plus my only painted battalion with command group. It was interesting game. I played with Damian (Portuguese) and Rafał (British) vs Adam (Vistula Legion), Marian and Mikołaj (French).
Column of British, Portuguese and one Russian batallion.
Napoleonic French.
Main target – monastery.
French march toward monastery and British.
Russian batallion advance toward crossroads with supporting unit of cavalry. Near church French charged on bayonnetes. In the middle – light infantry tried to spread Chaos on French right flank. Skirmishing units were chased from forest in heavy hand to hand combat.
Portugal brigade stopped and did not moved for some time.
Cavalry charged and French infantry formed into quadrangle .
Heavy fight on right flank (near monastery), on left flank French heavily outnumbered they enemies.
Hard Russian infantry stood they ground, despite being outnumberd.
Finally Portuguese moved, but it was too late to change battle.
The End. French won, by breaking two of three our brigades.
Summary: – nice return to Napoleonic era. I guess it could be good idea to read about those times and units. – game written by Rick Priestley and Jerwish Johnson cannot be bad and is really nice, a little bit different to games I know. – shame on my, that my army is not painted with exception of commander, infantry batallion and two cannons. Need to finish some WFB and go back to Black Powder. – hopefully it’s not last game. We played this game in Wrocław, Lower Silesia – there is group on Facebook – Wrocławscy Bonapartyści. – my first game in Bolter, first game in Black Powder. List of nice places to play in Wrocław extended – as I like all time to play in Planszowka.pl (I returned to playing by ordering from them WFB/Bolt Action before AoS started) and in Aga and Ada, I hope to return to Bolter, at least to play and learn Black Powder.
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