Bolt Action: Banzai charge in Manchuria Środa, Mar 22 2023 

Bolt Action and Bolter.pl and Japan and Red Army and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 20:56

Today we played with Łukasz a game on 1,000 points. We used rules for Juggernaut with one exception – bamboo armed soldiers of Japanese Imperial army weren’t limited. We had village with some houses, some walls and some almost open terrain on left and right flanks.

Both armies on plates, one Łukasz plate is not visible. I had 12 order dices and Łukasz had 17.
Russian heavy mortar observer hidding on the top of building.
Gaz-AA which is really good on enemies like bamboo spear armed Japanese.
Japanese heavy howitzer.
So it begun!
Russian sniper hidding in the building.
Centre of Red Army.
They got pins from inexperienced mortar.
Inexpierienced Soviet infantry, mortar and M3 White Scout Car.
Japanese are coming, but Red Army tries to counter them defending walls and other kind of obstacles.
Veterans with famous pepeszas and flamethrower team in action.
Hand to hand combat started.
One brave Japanese soldier left after melee combat.
Many hand to hand combats.
Russian infantry charged on bayonnets…
… and won combat.
BA-3/6 armoured car just go to place where was need.
Tankodesantniki jumped down from a T-34.
Then moved to open massive fire on incoming Japanese.
Gaz-AA clearing left flank from Japanese treaty.
Left flank and middle was almost cleaned.
Another combat won by Russians.
FUBAR – Łukasz got it.
Japanese charged on T-34 and immobilised it.
Another Japanese charge was too much for encirled Russians.
They comrades on the other flank charged and wiped out Japanese.
On left Russian infantry was hat by howitzer, unfortunately something was wrong with ammo.
I losed two red dices, other losed dices belonged to Japanese.

Summary:
– great game and I’m pretty sure that bamboo spearmen army can be much better with some more technical stuff like tank, armoured car, sniper, unit of cavalry – not only bamboo spearmens..

 

Gods of War: Togo – on a way to Tsushima Poniedziałek, Mar 20 2023 

Bolter.pl and GM Boardgames and Gods of War: Togo and Japan and Russia tancreddebeauville 20:05

Today with Duderson we played in Bolter bigger game on 2,000 points per side, I had Russian fleet composed of Borodino, Varyag, Aurora, Novik, Ushakov and two squads of Buynyi destroyers – two on one base. My oponent has Japanese fleet composed of Mikasa, Niitaka, Izumu, Skikishima, Takachiho and one squad of Hayabusa torpedo boats. We played scenario number one – line battle with exiting on the opposite corner of the table. So it begun with setting our fleets on the table.

I had some plan with such setting of my navy.
Admiral Duderson Japanese Imperial navy.
Orders placed a way I should use in my next game. Why two orders – look at the end of how it looked on civilian transatlantic – ‚Titanic’.
Several warships had chance o ramming my own fleet.
Japanese fleet.
I tried to hid behind island and then turn right to shoot all guns from right sides.
Coming closer to minefield.
One of the Buynyi class destroyers group tried to sunk enemy with torpedos. One of them scored hit on Mikasa.
I losed them soon, then I losed Novik. One group of destroyers tried to clean minefield, but without success.
Aurora moved thru minefield, unfortunately she was hit by mines and exploded.
Borodino lost half of it strenght, including all artillery on right side because of some mine exploded.
Varyag was hit by mine, but survived till enemy opened fire, sunking it in one successfull salvo.
Victory belongs to Japanese mine of our biggest fun of using them in this game.
Without many of it’s guns Borodino shared fate of the other warships.
Admiral Ushakov still standind, firing salvo after salvo.
Finally our Japanese fire focused on brave battleship finally sunking Ushakov.

Summary:
– next time I should avoid mines, I tried to clear them, but without success, so I losed Aurora and Novik on minefield, Borodino and Varyag were heavily damaged because of them.
– we have plans to play big game again 🙂 .
– thank you Duderson for great game.
– in case of result, it was achievement on the level of Tsushima for Japanese.

Stopping ship or warship weren’t simple, it was time costing opearation involving many people.

 

Gods of War: Togo – Battle in island archipelago Piątek, Mar 17 2023 

Bolter.pl and GM Boardgames and Gods of War: Togo and Japan and Russia tancreddebeauville 20:04

Today we played with Łukasz in Bolter on 1200 points. We used many great terrains I bought from Klaudia – she do a great job in many different scales for different systems. Probably we used too many terrains, but we wanted to see them on the table. So we started – probably my 10th game and Łukasz 2nd, I’m still learning, but at least know rules to the level I can play.

Borodino class and Varyag. Next to Varyag you can see orders for this turn and next turn.
Varyag move around island.
Novik and two groups of Japanese torpedo boats.
Love those terrains, bring life to the table on great level.
Mikasa, Nisshin, two torpedo boats and Borodino on right.
Novik opens fire on one group of torpedo boats.
Critical hit, crew of torpedo boats swim to the island.
Artillery duel beetwen Varyag and Nisshin.
Lucky shoot exploded in ammunition storage, Varyag sunk in a moment.
Borodino bravely goes forward.
Aurora getting close to second group of torpedo boats.
Ramming thru.
Aurora got some water and fire.
Lucky shoot on Mikasa, Aurora destroyed main ammo storage.
Fires and water aboard warships of both sides.
Ramming island by Japanese cruiser.

Summary:
– this time Russia won against Japanese.
– great game with many beautiful terrains, which will be avaible only for Togo in Bolter.
– Togo – one of the systems I get in on 2022′ – one of the best systems I meet from GM Boardgames avaible in Bolter
– I’m pretty sure English version of rules is coming soon.

 

Bolt Action: Hearts of Iron – odwrót na zachód Środa, Mar 15 2023 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Bolter.pl and Germany and USA and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 23:49

W ostatnią środę rozegraliśmy następującą rozgrywkę, w której wydzielona grupa bojowa z niemieckiej 12-tej Armii generała Waltera Wencka ścigana ze wschodu przez czołówki pancerne Armii Czerwonej usiłowała przebić się na zachód by złożyć broń Armii Stanów Zjednoczonych. Część wojsk niemieckich ubezpieczała odwrót kolumny uciekinierów, pozostała część starła się z nadchodzącymi zza zachodu wojskami amerykańskimi.

Historycznie 12 Armia była ostatnią nadzieję okrążanej stolicy Niemiec. Fuhrer kryjący się w swoim bunkrze w Berlinie do końca wierzył, że sojusz Aliantów Zachodnich ze Związkiem Radzieckim się załamie i nastąpi cudowne ocalenie stolicy. 12 Armia nie była w stanie pokonać olbrzymich sił Radzieckich wspartych siłami Ludowego Wojska Polskiego, ale nie wszystko było stracone – nadal pod generałem Walterem Wenckiem znajdowali się żołnierze i cywile, którym można było oszczędzić losu spędzonego w sowieckiej niewoli

Most oddzialający stół na część zachodnią i wschodnią.
Stąd na miasto bronione przez Krisa nacierali Amerykanie Łukasza.
Kolumna uciekinierów.
Trochę słynnych 8,8 gotowych do walki z czołgami.
Za konwój i obronę miasta przed Armią Czerwoną odpowiadał von Papiór.
Jeden z nielicznych Tygrysów których nie porzucono z braku paliwa.
Radziecki czołg ostrzałem karabinów zatrzymał ostatnią ciężarówkę. Oficer NKWD dzierżąc listę tylko czekał, by z ciężarówki wyciągnąć Wernhera von Brauna.
Z ukrycia pod drzewami wyłonił się Tygrys I.
Radziecka piechota w natarciu.
I trochę więcej piechoty na prawym skrzydle.
Panther V osłaniająca odwrót niemieckich uciekinierów.
Po drugiej stronie siły dowodzone przez gen. Zdziebeł w natarciu.
Dwie ciężarówki unieruchomione, może jest tam ktoś, z kim oficerowie wojsk wewnętrznych zamienią słowo lub dwa?
Kolejny T-34-85 dołączył do walki.
Mur to dla czołgu pestka, a za murem Tygrys – trafiony, załoga w szoku, zerwana gąsienica ale stoi.
Załoga T-34-85 pospiesznie opuściła pojazd po tym jak oberwał z pancerzownicy.

Podsumowanie:
– dzięki za fajną grę Karol, Kris, Łukasz, Sławek i Panu Piotrowi za świetną prelekcję przed grą.
– parę zdjęć nadawało się do kasacji, ale na drodze miałem jeszcze parę pojazdów które utkwiły w zatorze.
– cały czas odnoszę wrażenie, że atakujący powinien mieć o wiele więcej pojazdów niż obrońca – by nie bał się ich używać a co za tym idzie stracić.

 

WFB: Underground Empire counterstrike Sobota, Mar 4 2023 

7th and Bolter.pl and Bretonnia and Games Workshop and Skavens and Warhammer tancreddebeauville 01:16

Yesterday I played another game with Sambor in our WROHammer league 2022-23 – thank you Palen, for organising page and league! We had interesting battle in WFB 7th edition. There were several points when game stopped for a moment. I tried to do my best and do photos of those moments.

We played on modified set of rules for WFB – Lore of Grumpy released by Alex, we use version from Semptember/October of 2022.

Both sides after first turn, my Bretonnians prayed to The Lady.
Doomwheel came close to my trebuchet.
Knights Errants and general’s morale – what could be wrong?
Knights Errants fled the field, I’ve been sad.
Unusual situation, but archers sometimes took they short swords and daggers and charge.
Another charge of my second great unit against doomwheel.
Grail Knights had to just turn on ‚Abomination’.
Archers and mounted squires won against the slaves.
Abomination was hungry and wanted easy prey.
Pegasus Knigths won combat, as Skavens started killing each other.
Grail Knights with Duc Tancred, battle standard bearer Louis charged abomination.
Hold the line shouted young squire to fellow men at arms.
Grail Knights killed abomination…
… but on six it returned and charged them on flank. It had only two wounds, but still I weren’t able to kill it.
They were fleeing, but rallied and fought once more time, jet no photo as evidence.
Duc of Beauville and his battle standard bearer held against all odds tille the end.

Summary:
– great game against Sambor.
– at the end it was 14:6, I was loser in this battle beetwen noble Bretonnians and vile Skavens.
– several moments in the game where crucial for both sides.

 

Gods of War: Togo – Japanese – Russian war Piątek, Mar 3 2023 

Bez kategorii and Bolter.pl and GM Boardgames and Gods of War: Togo and Japan and Russia tancreddebeauville 23:17

Today we played with Marek in Togo, 1200 points per side. This battle was deadly to my Borodino class, as it was sunk first time. It was great game and I know that Borodino is not immortal.

Russian fleet with Varyag class, Borodino class, Pallada class and Novik class.
Among Japanese were Mikasa class and two others. Japanese also had minefield.
How orders to warships looks like/
Borodino move in the middle toward enemies. I believed that it’s good idea to take fire on and wait for help of the other part of my force.
Aurora received many hits.
Borodino started fire.
How Aurora looked after enemy fire.
Borodino ammunition exploded, lose was disaster.
Japanese fleet moving forward.
Russian navy trying to escape, as with lose of Borodino and heavily damaged Aurora it was the best option to avoid enemy fire.
Novik and Varyag escaped, Aurora was sunk by enemy. It was big Japanese victory as I losed 35 to 0.

 

WFB: Neigbours disputes over Marienburg Środa, Lu 22 2023 

7th and Bolter.pl and Bretonnia and Empire and Games Workshop and Kislev and Oldhammer and Warhammer and WROhammer tancreddebeauville 22:58

Last days I had too much free time, sometimes things happen unusual way. Still there are positives – I can play more games including WFB – today 7th edition. With Bartłomiej we played game on 1250 points per side, I played my Empire and Kislev, my opponent played first time his Bretonnia.

Both sides after turn one.
Tried to hit, but cannon ball started bouncing to far.
Pistoliers tried to shoot down some Knights of the Realm.
Kislev Ungol riders tried to disturb some other Knights of the Realm.
It was too much for Knights Panther to hold ground, losed three of them and was broken in combat and fled.
It could be good charge, but I did almost nothing and archers scored three pistoliers, winned combat and cought them.
Situation out of control, as cannon crew fled because of broken unit.
Panic after losing two winged lancers, but they…
… managed to rally.
Before unit was destroyed – handgunners managed to eliminate whole unit of Grail Knights.
The end.

Summary:
– it was great game and it’s nice to see that younger generations are intrested in file and rank system, especially WFB.
– need to paint some meele infantry and more missile armed handgunners and crossbowmens, maybe hellblaster, as again I saw that I have too much cavalry which should fight with enemy weakend by my own fire.

 

Fallout: Wasteland Warfare – In search of lost artifact Wtorek, Lu 21 2023 

Bolter.pl and Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and Mutants and Survivors tancreddebeauville 22:01

Yesterday we played with Łukasz a game against the game – first time I was playing in cooperative way in Fallout: Wasteland Warfare and it was good experience. It was a long time ago, when I last played with Łukasz. So it was nice to play again and even some plan of playing campaign was born. I had to finish some more USA style building – the church on the table was painted by me around 1,5 year ago and finally it was used in Fallout. I got this church for Sharp Practice during American Civil War, but happilly it can be used in one more game.

We played it on Monday evening in Bolter. Need to play more often in this game, still need to change one important think in my life, as something collapsed week ago at the end of Monday.

On one side of table were ghouls and mutants.
In the centre was a church and supposed technology of past.
Mutants came close to survivors.
Feral ghoul did chaos among our team.
Mutants were hard enemy on left side of the road.
Part of our team in Power Armor after receiving to many hits fled the field.
Survivors escapes as they found some ancient stuff.
The main target which resides in the church was out of range of our team.

Summary:
– great time spend on playing with Łukasz against the game. Thank you Łukasz!
– have some inspiration to finish more building and paint some more miniatures for Fallout: Wasteland Warfare.
– hope we will start some campaign against game, I bought book for it in past. Now book is under milimeters of dust.
– need to find STL. files I bought several years ago and ask someone from my friends to print some appropriate terrains.
– our team were looking for something, part of some engine or maybe a Holy Christian book – we don’t know it jet, as we weren’t able to get inside the church.

War never changes – which is quote used in Fallouts – yes, war never changes.

 

General d’Armee: Battle for crossroads Poniedziałek, Lu 13 2023 

Black Powder - Napoleonic Wars and Bolter.pl and French and General d'Armee and Perry Miniatures and Portugal and Prussian and Russians and United Kingdom and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 06:00

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.

 

Gods of War: Togo – Night struggle/Bogowie Wojny: Togo – Nocne starcie Poniedziałek, Sty 30 2023 

Bolter.pl and GM Boardgames and Gods of War: Togo and Japan and Spain tancreddebeauville 21:38

Today I played my fifth battle in Togo, with Witosław we played in Wrocław Bolter – official distributor of GM Boardgames games. Today I was asked – do we play at night? I said ok, whatever it means. Then we read how it works and we started deployment of our fleets – Spanish Armada and Russian Baltic fleet. We played on 1200 points per side and had some observations about night fight.

Dzisiaj zagrałem moją piątą grę w Togo, z Witosławem zagraliśmy we wrocławskim Bolterze – oficjalnym dystrybutorem gier z stajni GM Boardgames. Zostałem zapytany – czy gramy w nocy? Odpowiedziałem – czemu nie, cokolwiek to znaczy. Po tym przeczytaliśmy jak działa walka w nocy i zaczęliśmy rozstawianie naszych flot – Armady królestwa Hiszpanii i Bałtyckiej floty carskiej Rosji. Graliśmy na 1200 punktów na stronę, mieliśmy kilka obserwacji o walce w nocy.

Both fleets deployed for battle. Obie floty rozstawione do bitwy.
Novik securing right wing. Nowik zabezpieczający prawe skrzydło.
Aurora (Pallada), Borodino & Varyag.
Novik found enemies. Nowik odnalazł przeciwników.
On left Spanish Armada, on right Russian Baltic fleet. Po lewej Hiszpańska Armada, po prawej Rosyjska flota Bałtycka.
Novik received several hits and catch fire. Nowik otrzymał kilka trafień i zaczął się palić.
Novik torpedo scored a hit. Torpeda z Nowika trafiła.
Several explosions on Novik, only few of her crew survived. Kilka eksplozji na Nowiku, tylko kilku członków jego załogi przeżyło.
Aurora turned right and started fire. Aurora skręciła w prawo i otworzyła ogień.
Her guns splited fire on two warships. Jej działa podzieliły ogień na dwa okręty.
One of them was sunk. Jeden z nich został zatopiony.
Varyag fighting artillery duel. Wariag walczący w pojedynku artyleryjskim.
Fires on both warships. Pożary na obu okrętach.
Varyag sunk after getting many hits. Wariag zatonął po otrzymaniu wielu trafień.
Spanish survivors. Ocalałem hiszpańskie okręty.

Summary:
– we played nice game, first time my Russia was victorious – 24:7 – big victory.
– waiting for some sunking warships, as they could look better on photos in place of nothing.

Podsumowanie:
– zagraliśmy fajną grę, pierwszy raz moja Rosja odniosła zwycięstwo – 24:7 – duże zwycięstwo.
– czekam na tonące okręty, one mogą wyglądać znacznie lepiej na zdjęciach niż nic.

 

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