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.
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.
Last Saturday I played another game in2022-2023 league of WROHammer, which was started due efforts of Palen. I had chance to play against Piotr’s Skaven’s. We played with rules attached to page mentioned on the top. We play 7th edition rulebook and army books are generally from this edition as well.
Lines of Bretonnians – among them Knight’s Errants, Grail Knights and men at arms.Skaven’s centre including Doomwheel.Many jezzails on the top of the hill.Doomwheel is coming. Those rats want’s more than slices of cheese.It’s end of first Skaven turn.Bretonnian first turn started. I tried to shoot on Doomwheel and ratling gun but without success.Doomwheel was faster and charged on Knights Errants. It’s second Skaven turn.Skavens fled which was wise to live to fight another day.On the right flank Knights of the Realm routed Skaven unit, but I failed rolling on pursue really low. Plan was to a little bit more.Trebuchet tried to dropped stones on important things and usually hit low rank Skaven slaves.One more inch and I could avoid this situation. Most of Knights of the Realm fled, jet they losed they banner.Slaves charged mounted squires, but horse mounted noblemen held.Abomination and Skaven general charged Grail Knights.Bowmen took they short swords and daggers and charged to help squires.Abomination did most of job against Grail Knights, but I managed to even broke Skaven general in combat.Bad boys came out of board.Knight Errants managed to broke Doomwheel and charged Abomination.Doomwheel driver losed control over his engine and runned of the battle.It was the end. Bretonnian army in full retreat.
Summary: – it was great game, although I have to rethink how to play against such monstrous things like abomination. – some more days to thinking about changes, not only in tabletop games.
One common thing with my battle, one side was tablet from the field.
After one small tournament during holidays I dropped words about league and thankfully to Krzysiek we have it – here is official page of league – thank you Palen! So we have first round of good, old WFB. Some of us played in last few days: Alessandro with Piotr, Bartek with Adrian and me with Krzysiek.
Battle hydra, Cold One units, two unit of Dark Riders – one with sorceress and Harpies.Left flank of Dark Elves covered by Dark Riders with Sorceres..Knight of the Realm unit with paladin sir Richemont.Middle composed of Grail Knights with duc Tancred de Beauville, army standard bearer Louen de Beauville and damsel Melisanda, pegasus knights, archers and trebuchet.Knights Errants covering right flank.First turn belonged to Dark Elves as Bretonnians prayed to the Lady. Grail Knights are so magnetic, that all magic hit them from start.Fearful Dark Elves bolt throwers.Missed two or three inches.Dark Riders stopped before end of field.Another stuff I must take, along Grail Knights and pegasus knights.Several charges of Dark Elves.Grail Knights held charge.Dragon to Dark Elf lord – they smell so bad, what they drunk yesterday? Knight to sir Richemont: why it flee, that wine from Bordelaux – he felt it?For the Lady, for the King, charge!Grail Knights waiting in silence.Encircle and charge!Held several turns, passed morale on 5……to be broken moment later rolling on 8.Brave crew passed fear on Ld 5.Brave archers passed Ld.Cold One Knights return to the field.Final countdown at turn 6th. Sir Roger, unit champion is last member of his unit looking for friends.Steady, ready, fire!
Summary: – thank you Krzysztof for doing league! – today we played in Bolter, thank you Bolter team for place to play and Bolter Cafe for great toasts and Mio Mio we can order here. – armies we played are visible on photos. – link to WROHammer group, link to WFB 7th edition and link to our Czech friends group based in Prague – Praaghammer. – wish everyone great games in league! – victory 11:9 belongs to Krzysiek Dark Elves.
Today we played battle on small format of 1241 points. We played in Bolter, Wrocław, PL.
Both sides deployment zone.Charge!I thought I will break it with charge of two knights units.General retreat after heavy hand to hand combat.I will add more archers to this unit.Dark Elven general charged…but archers fought against him well and he retreat from combat.
Summary: – my best unit were archers, – I had some bad rolls so my knights charges then stopped. – thank you for game to my enemy and place to shop!
Last few days I’ve been in Czech capital – Praha (EN Prague, PL Praga). Everything we have now started on 7th edition group in the fourth quater of 2021. Months of posts with invitation of new members give resulted in contact with Archibald and then Ludek, Martin and Petr. I realised that maybe we can do another WROHammer event vol. 3. From talk we started working on event which we organized on February 2022. Archibald, Ludek and Martin arrived from Praha, CZ and Janek from Gdynia, PL, we had some good meeting on Friday, then great games on Saturday and some beers after. Freshly after Wrocław WROHammer event in Praha had been announced, there were some ppl wanting to came there from Wrocław, finally I left my zone of control and travelled to beautiful capital of Czech Republic, then I was re-joined by Alessandro on day of the event.
Praha event took place in great hobby store Ogří doupě on 14.05.2022.
More about Praha later, as I have too many photos and some thinks in my mind.
Ogří doupěFour Golden deamons, great job!Many great models here.I played Bretonnia and Martin played Skaven on 1526 points.Box from Safe Sound saved my miniatures during travel.
Summary: – it was great experience to come there and meet Martin and to know more friends here in Praha, thank you Petr and Vladimir for great time! – day before I was taken from the hotel and saw two oldest pubs and Hradczany, it was really nice to meet you or first time personally meet. – we talked about everything, from Praha history, WFB and other games including RPG’s, PC games up to situation on the east. – it was great to see first time in life metro. – with Martin I played my first game abroad, it was great experience to finally visit city of friends we know from FB group. – all the time I know that I can improve my English, but up to this date I know that is on enough level to talk with friends about anything, play tabletop games (last time I was translating Polish rulebook into English for Czech friend), to talk in business in case of support or regarding requirements with architects. Reading with understanding fantasy, history, news and technical documentation.
Last Sunday we continued our Polish-Italian struggle beetwen my Bretonnians and Alessandro greenskins. It was first time I tried my list on 1526 points and after game I decided to update it.
Bretonnian archers in skirmish, Knights of the Realm, 2x unit of mounted squires, Pegasus Knights and famous Grail Knights.Night goblin horde from 6th edition.Love those sculpts.Brave charge by night goblin fanatics.Archers took two wounds from giant, but fled after failing terror test.Wywern routed from combat.Giant fall down and losed last wound.
Summary: – most of Bretonnians unit fled the field, only mounted squires were on field at the end. – it was great game and I revised my army list a little bit. Reduced number of knights and added one more lance of young Knights Errants. Instead of one her – another damsel lvl 2 was added.
Today we played smaller game in WFB on 1250 points per side, I took my cavalry Empire and Kislev and my enemy took Ogres. It was nice, two hours game, where I discovered, that one cannon could make difference – but I don’t have any such device today.
Yesterday we played with Michał Border Patrol game on 500 points using WFB 7th edition rules. Michał wasn’t playing WFB for a long time, so it was time for him to refresh rules.
As Bretonnian (Michał) side decided to pray to the Lady, orcs started first turn of a game.
One orc unit get Waagh on second turn, then charged.Combat result was a draw.Then Knights Errants arrived.Orcs changed they minds and runned for they lives.Orc archers bravely charged on KoTR flank…… but were chased by brave knights.Black Orcs tried to make last stand…… but Bretonnian nobility pursued them from the field.
Summary: – great game and as it was Border Patrol it’s fast and good to bring back rules of WFB.
Today we played with Maciej smaller game on 1300 points per side, he took his Empire and I took Bretonnians. We played our game on 7th edition.
Bretonnians started praying, so Empire decides to take initiative during turn one.Knights of the Blazing Sun charged Knights of the Realm.Warrior Priest issued challenge, so it was answered by Bretonnian lady.Knights of Bretonnia pursued Knights of the Blazing Sun.Empire Knights rallied, while mounted squires charged archers.This time Knights of the Realm charged. Pegasus knight tried to advance toward archers.Empire infantry turned.Some evil spell was cast on pegasus, meanwhile squires were routed by archers.Grail Knights meet they end – jet before one of them took with them warrior priest of Sigmar.The end – Bretonnian Knights of the Realm came back to the field after pursuing off the board last Empire knight.
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