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

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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.

 

Black Powder: Austrians vs Russians Piątek, Lip 9 2021 

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Today we played with Marian from Maniexite a game in Bolter.pl. Thank you Rafał and Piotr for help with terrains. Any time, any way – good game.

  • First unit arrived to the sleeping village.
  • Did maneuver of march and get into attack column.
  • Uhlans got order to outflank Austrians.
  • Austrians arrived.
  • Both sides taking slowly positions.
  • Russians moved they cannons.
  • But had some disorder among infantry batallions.
  • It was really hard to move for Russians.
  • Uhlans started they ride on the enemy flank.
  • Russians charged on bayonnets.
  • One of the batallions failing to move again.
  • Elite batallion was broken in hand to hand combat and left field of battle.
  • Austrians started shooting at Russian who were failing test after test.
  • Following they leader uhlans made move.
  • And stand on the rear of Austrian force.
  • Orders were received and last left batallion of Russians moved.
  • Austrians moved to welcome uhlans.
  • 2nd batallion stand long, many times shaken.
  • Artillery vs infantry.
  • Uhlans received some hits from Austrian grenadiers.
  • Shaken Russian units stand valiantly against the odds.
  • Artillery managed to break one Russian batallion.
  • But another one came and destroyed battery of cannons.
  • Last one batallion, outnumbered from almost all sides.
  • Austrians last salvo…
  • … broke last Russians and send them running from the field.

Summary:
– fast and nice game won by Marian Austrians.
– lost of my main batallion happened too fast.

 

Black Powder: Hold the ground! Sobota, Czer 26 2021 

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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.

 

Black Powder: Unexpected alliance Sobota, Maj 29 2021 

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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.

 

Black Powder: 2nd batalion of Brest Litovsk, Lithuania, Livonia and Smolensk inspections Niedziela, Maj 16 2021 

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Today I finished second batalion of Brest Litovsk, Lithuania, Livonia and Smolensk inspections – at least I hope that such regiment existed – research before me, still guys are under Moscow banner. I have plan to create brigade composed of three batalions.

Models in unit are compositions of Warlord Games and Perrys Miniatures and they fit well. Paintes used there are mix of GW ordinary paints and shades plus contrasts (black, green and skin) – I will add list later to this post.

From today I know one more thing about cartridge boxes – I guess that in such big organization which was tzar army someone send them wrong ones 😀 .

 

Black Powder: First game Sobota, Mar 20 2021 

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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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