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.
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.
Today we had plan to recreate battle at Katzbach (Polish Kaczawa), but Rafał who had idea had issue and we just played as Prussia (Jakub), Russia (me) against forces of Napoleonic France (Jędrzej). We played in Bolter and get all those beautiful terrains from they storage. Thank you Adam and Rafał for everything today. Both sides had to control importants crossroads and graveyard in the middle to win this battle.
Russians arrived on right flank.French cavalry and artillery batteries in the middle.French cavalry on they left flank.First French brigade on they right flank.Prussian Jagers shooting.Russian artillery took a hill overwatching crossroad.Polish Uhlans in Tzar service galloped toward French.Many hand to hand combats on right flank beetwen French and Prussians.Cavalry charged each other.Another French brigade.Polish Uhlan lost fight and retreat behind they line Russian infantry – French cavalry charged – but were hold and beaten by brave Russians.Ready, aim, fire!French artillery ready to open fire.Hard hand to hand fighting on left flank of Prussian-Russian allies.Russian infantry battalion change formation to square to protect themselfs from cavalry charge.Polish Uhlans tried to help Prussians enganing French.Enough is enough – French brigade routed.Polish Uhlans fled after being charged on flank.Beautiful part of scenery.French artillery started shooting on Russian square.More French routed.Russian still standing and holding crossroad, while all French were retreating.
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.
On 27.02.2022 there were a battle of French and Prussia versus English – continental Europe side dominates over Anglosaxons this day. Battle took place in Bolter.pl, Wrocław, Poland.
Main target for both armies were to secure crossroads.
French battery.French companies moving across forest.
Summary: – I was observer there, as I was too late and my Russians didn’t fight this epic battle.
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.
Today in Wrocław we played our monthly Black Powder game. Today we played Great Britain against unusual alliance of France and Russian Empire. Today British side focused on crossing river (cross it with 13 infantry battalions/cavalry regiments) in four places (two bridges and two fords), French and Russian tried to stop them.
Two bridges, in addition there were two fords – one on far left and other on far right.
HQ of allies inside monastery tower.
British are coming!
Russians with supporting French on right flank.
Left flank belonged to French, middle belonged to French plus cavalry reserve (including Polish uhlans on tsar service).
French marching.
Time to start.
French send screen of skirmishers ahead of main units.
More and more soldiers of the British Crown.
When right flank had problems with understanding orders, middle and left flank on allies side moved. Artillery took hill and hid behind a fence.
Russian artillery got orders to shoot British battery on the other side of the river.
British crossed bridge in the fron of Russians.
French moved into the forest.
HQ send small regiments of light cavalry to aid Russians and French.
British crossed also other bridge. French tries to send them back.
More British in front of Russian flank.
Charge on bayonnets with supporting charge of uhlans on the flank.
Both lines shooting they opponents.
British also want to pass river by the ford.
Few units of French-Russians alliance were broken and left field .
Hussars are coming.
Uhlans charged unit in it rear and unhappily were broken and fled.
Taking position to shoot on the flank of hussars.
The end.
Russian brigade remained unbroken with maybe some more French.
Something is coming back probably?
Summary: – again great game played in Bolter.pl. – thank you all for today game.
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.
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 small, fast game in Black Powder with Marian from Maniexite – direct link to his Austrians is here. He played 6th army corps of Hiller, 2nd division of Kottulinski: – Hoffmeister’s brigade, 31st pulk of Bieniowskis Hungarian infantry. – Wallmoden’s brigade, 7th pulk of Liechtensteins hussars, 8th pulk of Kienmayers hussars, half battery of 6th pounders guns. Reserve corps of Liechtenstein: – 2nd division of Prochaszkas grenadiers, brigade Steyrer composed of Legrad grenadiers from 9, 55 i 56 infantry pulks. 4th army corps of Rozenberg: – 4th column of Bartenstein, Newstädters brigade, 9th pulk of Czartoryskis German infantry (Galizien). Awangards of Klenau: – 1st Jagers batallion.
My Russians were composed of three batallions of infantry from modern day eastern Poland and Bialorussia (former territories of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), Polish Uhlans in Tzar service and battery of cannons.
We played in centre of Wrocław – Bolter.pl, thank you for table and terrains.
First and only – I started game and only one batallion arrived – at least they officers read map correctly.
Marian’s hussars arrived – it’s small unit.
Austrians understood orders and read maps correctly.
All the Austrians came to the table, with hussars galloping on both flanks.
I guess that the others missed a road, where are they?
The rest of Russian brigade arrived moment later, on my second turn.
Uhlans got only one sucess when orders were give, – so they bravely galloped in column.
Most of Austrians were also marching.
Hussars on another flank.
Russian infantry succesfully reformed into attack columns.
Hussars charge meet Polish Uhlans countercharge.
And hussars retreated from battle field.
Russian infantry confused about execute the orders.
Austrians grenadiers came on the shoot distance.
One of the Russians battalions rushed toward enemies, but the other two did not heard orders and stood waiting and watching.
Bayonnets fixed in the middle.
Urah!
Ready, aim, fire, repeat!
Brave Russian batallion defeated after it was broken in hand to hand combat.
Uhlans without order were staying near the village and talking about they last combat.
Unhapilly infantry started shooting at Uhlans, then one unit did not understood order and marched to the left.
Austrian infantry are coming.
Austrian leader with his staff.
Uhlans left the field after several of them fell down.
Russians shaken or disordered tried to hold they ground.
Grape-shoot ready, fire!
Austrian unit after suffering few grape-shoots left the field.
Situation is not good but still we fight for Tsar.
Brutal hand to hand unit started, when Marian’s large unit charged Marian’s unit in my service.
As most of Russian unit’s were shaken – brigade started retreat under of cover of valiant battery of cannons.
That’s the end. Austrian took control over road and village.
Summary: – it was great, fast game of forces composed of one brigade per side – this game is great in big battles as well as in smaller ones. – as Marian said many times – forces many times weren’t equal – we weren’t sure if this time they were – it’s observation after the battle. But everyone can imagine 300 of Spartans against much more Persians, Wohlynian cavalry brigade fighting against German panzers during 1939′, defense of Paris against Vikings, battle of Vienna 1683 were besieged capital of Austria held until release force of Poland, German states and Austria itself released city from the siege, Rohan warriors defending Helms Deep, Gotrek and Felix fighting to the last goblin – forces weren’t equal many times. Our history or fantasy – doesn’t matter. Battles weren’t equal. Thank you Marian for those words. – I will try in the future write something more about this system – at least about orders, as this is that kind of game – when you give order to batallion or brigade you need to tell – march to the crossroads with a chapel, reform into battle column and march to bridge – if you fail, unit can read map and say – that village is not exist, are we on the appropriate road? – our community is located in Wrocław and we are open for international contacts as well as contacts inside our country – here is our page: Wrocławscy Bonapartyści. – let’s have nice weekend friends!
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