On last Thursday (30.05.2024) I managed to visit Prague for few days – most of time I spend on visiting various places and I will write about them on my blog in coming days.
Few weeks before I managed to inform my friends from Prague that I coming and asked if anyone is willing to play old 6/7th edition of WFB. Fortunately for me Ludek and Martin had time and were willing to play with me. First game on Thursday I played in Ogří Doupě with Ludek on 1250 points per side.
Both sides were represented by fully painted armies of classical miniatures produced by Games Workshop.
So it begun, Battle of Kozel valley started:
Middle and the right flank of Bretonnians.Left flank of Bretonnians secured by famous Grail Knights.Giant keeping left flank of horde secured.Middle of the greenskins horde composed of chariot and savage arrer boyz.Both sides of the Battle of Kozel valley.My damsel has two spells Mistress of Marsh and Rain Lord, first cast and I got Miscast.Grail Knights lowering they lances toward a mob of Savage Orcs.Knights Errants willing to prove they skills against giant previously wounded by archers.One more charge on the left flank – Grail Knights in full impact charged Savage Orcs…Clash in the middle beetwen goblins and men at arms.… jet failed to broke them and were charged from the flank by Boar Boyz.Knights Errants horses almost killed giant, jet almost is too less. They shared the same fate as Grail Knights – being charged from a flank by Savage Orcs Arrer Boyz.One less to roll on morale and Grail Knights would stay…… but they failed, fled and being routed by orcs.Archers sending arrow after arrow.Infantry bravely fighting in the middle.Ride forth to charge the orcs!Pretty nice beer which I bought for our game.Fast and murderous combat…… who run away one day, can fight another.Men at arms realized that Giant is hungry, turned and run away.
Summary: – thanks to Ludek for great game! – at the end we had Draw 10:10. – hope to play again in the future.
W ostatni weekend kwietnia 27-28.04.2024 miałem przyjemność wziąć udział w wydarzeniu organizowanym przez Rafała ‚RaV’ Kozielskiego związanym z starym dobrym WFB na 6/7 edycję – poprzednio z różnych względów – tak ludzkich jak i też czasowych nie było to możliwe. O ile rozkręcaliśmy we Wrocławiu granie w WFB z Maniexite od czasów poznania się w Planszóweczce to żałuję, że Rafała poznałem dopiero parę lat temu, ale zawsze lepiej późno niż wcale – może wcześniej moglibyśmy razem z Marianem i Rafałem działać razem w tematach związanych z WFB.
O samym MISFIRE – wydarzenie było, jest i będzie dedykowane graczowi z Opola, kryjącemu się pod pseudonimem „Żuku” – który dla organizatora i wielu osób z Opola i zapewne nie tylko był przyjacielem, kumplem, dobrą duszą. Odszedł do być może lepszego świata, ale pamięć o nim pozostanie, dopóki my żyjemy i tradycja MISFIRE będzie kontynuowana. Niestety osobiście jako gracz który pałętał się od Centrum Gier na Igielnej, Ogryna w Feniksie, Barda w Pasażu Niehofa czy na końcu przez chwilę Sfana nie miałem okazji go poznać, internet się rodził, a ja nie byłem graczem wyjazdowym. O Adamie ‚Żuku’ Pieszczuku więcej można przeczytać we wpisie który powstał w lokalnym wydaniu opolskiej Gazety Wyborczej i jest dostępny TUTAJ. W skrócie – ‚Żuku’, działacz społeczny chcący pomagać takim ludziom jak on sam – z niepełnosprawnością, zarazem gracz, którego niestety nie miałem okazji poznać – spoczywaj w pokoju kolego.
Od Remo: Żuku mimo niepełnosprawności korzystał z życia jak mógł. Graliśmy w battla, jeździliśmy na turnieje, jeździliśmy na wycieczki na basen, chodziliśmy na dyskoteki. Poza tym był bardzo inteligentny, wiele godzin z nim przegadałem o życiu, polityce.
Co mogę powiedzieć o MISFIREwydarzeniu w formie turnieju – jest to super impreza dla wszystkich graczy starego, dobrego Warhammer Fantasy Battle w wydaniu edycji 6/7 – podręczniki armijne z 6 edycji, podręcznik z edycji 7. I to co stanowi o tym, czy w daną grę czy w system chce się grać na takich wydarzeniach, czy się też nawet na nie nie trafia – najważniejsi są – ludzie. Nieważne skąd by byli – to jednak oni są najważniejsi – mimo wszystko, to co kto sobą reprezentuje jest najważniejsze dla mnie i zapewne dla większości osób pojawiających się na tego typu wydarzeniach czy to jest organizowany przez Rafała MISFIRE, organizowane przeze mnie i Maniexite WROHammery czy wiele innych tego typu wydarzeń które w Polsce gromadzą sympatyków starego, może nie idealnego, ale nadal lubianego WFB. Ludzie na MISFIRE dopisali – mimo, że The: Old World odebrał nam chociażby we Wrocławiu kilku graczy, w tym bywalców poprzedniej edycji – trudno. Ci co pojawili się stanowili klasę samą w sobie, a mieliśmy graczy z starego, historycznego śląskiego – z Katowic, Opola, Wrocławia i z Krakowa.
Miałem sześć świetnych gier po kolei z: 1. Konstantin (Gdańsk) – Bretonia 2. Jasiek (Wrocław) – Wysokie Elfy 3. Rafał (Wrocław) – Skaveny 4. Remo (Wrocław) – Demony Tzeentcha 5. Jonasz (Opole) – Bretonia 6. Przemek (Katowice) – Krasnoludy Chaosu
O wiele więcej zdjęć zrobił RaV i są dostępne na stronie wydarzenia TUTAJ.
On the last weekend of April, April 27-28, 2024, I had the pleasure of taking part in an event organized by Rafał ‚RaV’ Kozielski related to the good old WFB for the 6/7 edition – previously, for various reasons – both human and time-wise, it was not possible. While we started playing WFB in Wrocław with Maniexite since we met in Planszóweczka, I regret that I met Rafał only a few years ago, but it’s always better late than never – maybe Marian and Rafał, together with me and Rafał, could have worked together on topics related to WFB earlier.
About MISFIRE itself – the event was, is and will be dedicated to a player from Opole, known under the nickname „Żuku” – who was a friend, a buddy, a good soul for the organizer and many people from Opole and probably not only. He has gone to a perhaps better world, but his memory will remain as long as we live and the MISFIRE tradition will continue. Unfortunately, personally, as a player who wandered around the Centrum Gier on Igielna Street, Ogryn in Feniks, Bard in Pasaż Niehof and finally Sfan for a while, I did not have the opportunity to meet him, the Internet was being born and I was not an away player. You can read more about Adam ‚Żuk’ Pieszczuk in the entry that was written in the local edition of Gazeta Wyborcza in Opole and is available HERE. In short – ‚Żuku’, a social activist who wants to help people like himself – with disabilities, and also a player whom I unfortunately did not have the opportunity to meet – rest in peace friend.
From Remo: Despite his disability, Żuku enjoyed life as much as he could. We played battla, went to tournaments, went on trips to the swimming pool, and went to discos. Moreover, he was very intelligent, I talked with him for many hours about life and politics.
What can I say about MISFIRE, an event in the form of a tournament – it is a great event for all players of the good old Warhammer Fantasy Battle in the 6/7 edition – army manuals from the 6th edition, the manual from the 7th edition. And what determines whether in whether you want to play a given game or system at such events or you don’t even go to them – the most important thing is – people. It doesn’t matter where they are from – they are the most important – after all, what they represent is the most important for me and probably for most people appearing at this type of events, whether it is MISFIRE organized by Rafał, WROHammery organized by me and Maniexite or many other such events. the type of events that in Poland gather fans of the old, maybe not perfect, but still popular WFB. People at MISFIRE contributed – even though The: Old World took away several players from us in Wrocław, including regulars of the previous edition – it’s hard. Those who appeared were in a class of their own, and we had players from the old, historic Silesia – from Katowice, Opole, Wrocław and Krakow.
I had six great games with: 1. Konstantin (Gdańsk) – Bretonnia 2. Jasiek (Wrocław) – High Elves 3. Rafał (Wrocław) – Skavens 4. Remo (Wrocław) – Tzeentch Deamons 5. Jonasz (Opole) – Bretonnia 6. Przemek (Katowice) – Chaos Dwarfs
Po tym jak z Rafałem i Remo rozłożyliśmy stoły. After with RaV and Remo we set up tables.Żuku – przyjacielu osób które polubiłem, byłeś świetnym człowiekiem! Żuku – a friend of many people I liked, I suppose you was a great person! Stoły które układaliśmy z RaV i Remo. Tables we set up with RaV and Remo.Organizator w centrum i śmieszki po bokach 😉 .RaV.Jaszczur&Jonasz.Remo&Leonid.Odwrót! Retreat!Pani Jeziora była z rycerzami Graala do końca.Kolejna wojna domowa w Bretonii. Another civil war in Bretonnia.Bardzo zgrana ekipa. A very well-self-coordinated team.Tomek (3), Przemek (1) & Jonasz (2)
Podsumowanie: – jedno z fajniejszych wydarzeń w którym brałem udział, obok jest lokalny Middle Earth: SBG i Bolt Action w Poznaniu, aż kusi by zorganizować kolejnego WROHammer’a. – bardzo fajni ludzie, co jest tym, co trzyma ludzi przy graniu w stary, niby martwy system – on wcale nie jest martwy i wg mnie bije cały czas na głowę The Old World który nie jest zły, ale czegoś w nim brakuje. – dzięki RaV za świetne wydarzenie i każdemu z osobna za przybycie i sześć świetnych gier!
Summary: – one of the coolest events I took part in, next to it is the local Middle Earth: SBG and Bolt Action in Poznań, it’s tempting to organize another WROHammer. – very nice people, which is what keeps people playing the old, supposedly dead system – it is not dead at all and in my opinion it still beats The Old World which is not bad, but something is missing. – thanks RaV for a great event and everyone for coming and six great games!
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.
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 a game on 2250 points with Alessandro. It was horrible defeat of my new Bretonnian roster sheet.
Both armies deployed. Bretonnians praying to the Lady.After first turn. Bretonnian left flank and right flank moved.Charge of Pegasus Knights thru fanatics.Nasty goblin shamans on wolfes.Giant came and destroyed a party.Magic reduced KoTR unit.Still brave Knight of the Realm Knights charged Black Orcs.Men at arms took charge of chariot and giant, unhapilly they losed they fate after giant took into bag Damsel and fled.My best unit of Beauville archers, stood they ground.They spread panic among wolf riders and shamans.Whole unit dissapeard after chariot charged them.Black Orc Warboss rallied panicked goblins on wolfs.It was over, so at last Grail Knights lead by they lord charged.Then got charge on flank and fled.Survivors – baron Tancred de Beauville, damsel Agnes and some loyal archers.
Summary: – it was great battle, I’m learning new army list. – Alessandro magic was powerful, my counter wasn’t. – need to do something with mess in room, as models are everywhere. – thank you Alessandro, WROHammer vol.3 in only three weeks.
Today we played with Alessandro battle on 2250 points per side. At least it was some lesson taken by me. This was first battle when I took trebuchet and it was shooting better than my Empire artillery – it was miracle, that guessing and scatter dices were working well both with many hits.
I have to paint this trebuchet.
Orcs moved, so moved to welcome them too.
On 2nd turn of greenskins I lost paladin – I thought he is save behind obstacle – he wasn’t, as goblins had Waagh and moved more.
Men at arms fled as well as archers.
Many screens and three 2nd level wizards worked well on me.
Mistress of Marsh – total power with three sixes.
Stayin on flank and waiting for they moment.
One more screen in front of KoTR.
One screen less and then…
… brave pegasus knight unit was destroyed and KoTR panicked, never been seen on this field again.
Knowing that orc boar boyz with black orc big boss is a source of problems Grail Knights regrouped.
Four Grail Knights were taken by bolt thrower.
Remaining Grail Knights charged to move away.
Were charged on flank, but held for some time.
Orcs charged on flank – I had hope, that Ranald will be with them – they loose by one point and fled, pursude by goblins.
Duc fled the field to prepare his army better to next battle.
Summary: – need to update this list with more archers, probably one small unit of knights, take one more wizard instead of paladin (I thought about taking even 3 2nd lvl wizards) – I will reduce units of men at arms to one unit. – it was good game, at least I know that I need to change army composition a little bit.
Today with Alessandro we played in Bolter battle for 1500 points per side – I took my first army I ever started on 1997′ and my „enemy” took also old Orc&Goblin army. Compositions of armies were:
Bretonnians: – 8 Knights of the Realm with Banner of Chalons (full command group) lead by paladin baron Roger (Morning Star of Fracasse and Virtue of Noble Disdain), – 16 archers (full command group), – 5 mounted squires, – 3 pegasus knights (musician), – 7 Grail Knights with Banner of Defence (full command group) lead by paladin duc Tancred (Grail Vow, Lance of Artois, Virtue of Confidence), Melisanda damsel of the Lady lvl 2 (2x Dispel Scroll), – battle standard bearer Louis (Grail Vow, Sword of Might, Gromril Great Helm).
Orcs&Goblins: – 2 units of 29x Night Goblins (including night goblin fanatic – each 3 of them), – 3 units of 5x goblin wolf riders, – 5 Savage Orc Boar Boys, – 9 Orc Boar Boys Big Uns with magic banner (full command group) lead by unknown black orc big boss (with magic weapon and enchanted item), – Orc Chariot. – 2 goblin shamans – both had two scrolls and one had arcane item (one of them was on wolf).
As Bretonnians prayed, first turn belonged to greenskins.
First turn and one Grail Knight less.
Night Goblins in front of main units.
Battle standard was struck with magic – D6 – 2 hits with S 6 – I had save on 5, re-roll on 5 and ward on 5 – what can go wrong 😀 ?
Archers managed to took some goblin wolf riders and spread panic among them.
Mounted squires fled from savage orcs charge.
Archers fled after Night Goblin charge…
…to rally soon after.
Pegasus knights managed to charge Savage Orcs flank…
and then pursue them.
Orc Boar Boys clashed with Knights of the Realm and broke them in combat… they were destroyed by Night Goblin Fanatic, which was on they retreat way.
Pegasus Knights managed to pursue chariot, while remntants of Grail Knights charged.
Goblin wolf riders charged archers…
… but archers managed to held down (that morale test on two 1’s).
Brave charge of fast cavalry – no one suffered wounds.
Archers pursued enemy (and were hit by fanatic who killed they shaman moment before).
In this moment battle should end as I did one big mistake (it was 6th turn of Greenskins).
Summary: – we had score of 1110 for me and 1125 for Alessandro – but it could be more by (I guess that Grail Knights wouldn’t held orc boar boys) 654. So it was good victory for Greenskins – generally still it was great game for me (bloodbath). – Immune to Psychology – unit will not flee from enemy charge (first time fled – shame on me, now I have to build Grail Chapel for the such shame thing I did, we both forgot about this rule). – at least one more lesson taken by mistake.
Today we meet to play event in Warhammer Fantasy Battle 7th edition. Our games were for 800 points. Today four of us came: me with Orcs & Goblins (my first game ever with them), Alessandro with his Dwarfs, Kris with his Ogre Kingdoms and Maciej with his Empire. We played in Bolter – today was also a tournament in Lord of the Rings and after talk with Piotrek I think, about playing in it.
On left Kris Ogres, on right Alessandro Dwarfs.
Cavalry on rhinos – they were in White Dwarf – cool unit.
Ogres runned on the Dwarfs battle line.
Panic among Ogres with guns.
On the other flank one big combat which was losed by Ogres.
No Dwarf meat today.
Heavily wounded ogre general woke up and runned away (heroes do not die, right?).
My greenskins battle line. In front of me Ogres.
I played first turn.
That cool ball – said shaman after feeding some Night Goblins with mushrooms.
One was hit by a ball, another one scored a hit on his comrade. It was 2nd turn.
Up the hill.
Night Goblins with magic help charged Ogre shooters…
and broke them in combat.
On the other side Black Orcs were broken by massive charge of Ogres and Ogre cavalry on rhinoxes.
Heavily outnumbered by fearful enemy…
… black orcs runned for lives.
Grasha (Goblin charioteer) – let’s speed up wolfes, it will be fun.
Unhapilly it was last words of Grasha.
Now freed wolfes runned away.
Grisha, Grasha charged and it was fun, we want too.
Grisha chariot passed morale and charged.
Unhapilly to Grisha, rhinos do not feel that was charged.
Orcs slowly moved out of battle.
The end of my and Kris battle.
Empire troops are coming.
Both sides moved forward.
Black orcs were charged from front and flank. Fanatics released by my own.
Chariots on the flank.
Black orcs fought valiantly.
Orcs prepare to shoot volley of arrows.
Night goblins held for a moment…
… but soon were routed.
Orc arrer boys charged on swordmen flank and won by one point. Swordsmen fled and were routed.
Not great position for orcs.
Orcs charged by ogre mercenaries (Rare choice from Dogs of War)..
Orcs fled the field.
Classical skulpts are great, especially when they are painted.
Grisha and Grasha chariots coming back, after destroying artillery and archers.
Coming closer.
Few bullets and chariot was losed.
Second chariot charged ogres, but enemy won combat and due fear and outnumber it fled and crashed on piece of terrain. Only fanatics stayed running. Both sides suffered a heavy loses.
First game of Empire and Dwarfs – I took here only few photos.
Summary: – we did small event in WFB 7th edition, hope to see more ppl next time – today were almost five of us. – thanks to Bolter.pl for place to play. – today I decided to start someting new, still need to stop playing Cyberpunk 2077 first and start waking up early to have more time for painting. – in few days I want to write some kind of article about current offer of Games Workshop – there are still many sets which can be used in Warhammer Fantasy Battle. – everyone wish good weekend!
Today we played typical Border Patrol (GW rules) with Alessandro and Krzysztof on 500 points. First game was played beetwen Alessandro Night Goblins vs Krzystof Ogres, second game was played beetwen my Empire and Krzysztof Ogres. I tried to make some scenario, so we agreed that the tower belonged to wizard who perished long time ago. Of course both sides want’s the tower – units 6′ from tower were Immune to Panic.
Ogres saw many walking meat.
Krzysiek ogres are still work in progress, they look better and better.
Night goblins moved up to the obstacle.
Ogres moved.
Suprise, night goblin fanatics released!
Health path in front of Ogres.
Ogres charged…
and night goblins fled to the forest.
One step back from those green madness.
Night goblins rallied.
But again were charged by Ogres.
Sounds like a dinner.
One of those funniest unit in WFB, along squigg hoppers and snotling pump wagon. Of course it’s also deadly, especially when hitting armoured knights.
Gnoblars in the forest and ogres around tower.
Failed charge of ogre gunner.
Night Goblin took forest from gnoblar hands. Last gnoblars hiden beetwen night goblins.
Second battle. Those Dwarfs were used as Empire Swordsmen.
Ogres battle line.
I saw ogre, do I?
Next time I will take dwarfs as allies, not as proxy for swordsmen.
Swordsmen fled as charge reaction.
Ogres triumph.
Hochland pistoliers managed to take down one of the shooters (he was on last wound, as they wounded themselfs moment before).
Gnoblars charged Knights Panther on the flank and won by one point.
Handgunners welcomed ogres with rain of bullets, but fled in panic after round of combat.
Swordsmen managed to won over one ogre shooter.
Knights Panthers rallied and charged back.
Ogres looking for loot and food.
Last charge – ogres on Knights Panthers.
The end. I guess it was draw – magic tower still wait’s for someone who will open it.
Summary: – games on small points can be really nice and fast as well. – next time we will play on something more, like one thousand points. Maybe I will write some scenario, still it depends of how many of us will be interested.
Today with Alessandro and Krzysiek we played Border Patrol on 7th edition of WFB. Alessandro played with band of Orcs & Goblins, Krzysiek with always hungry Ogres and I played noble Bretonnians with many common folk. In something up to three hours we played four games. Today games we played in Planszóweczka in Astra. We played with objective – it was taking church or defend it, but during games no one cared.
First game played beetwen Alessandro and Krzysiek.
Chariot managed to kill one ogr with „da shotta”.
Ogres march forward, with gnoblars going next to them.
Waagh – orc’s moved forward and charged ogres. Behing goblin fanatic started his dance with ball in his hand.
After hand to hand ogres retreat, but rallied.
One more face to face combat.
Ogre standar fled the field with emtpy stomach.
Last of gnoblars…
… and ogres left the field.
Second game was played beetwen me and Alessandro.
My first round was move forward.
Squires – who want’s to be promoted to a knight? Dirty job before you, those goblins are special ones!
Archers managed to score successful wound on Night Goblin fanatic.
Orc’s successfully charged Knights of the Realm, but knights hold on.
Men at arms joined noble lords in combat. The battle was won by Bretonnians.
Third game, me against Krzysiek.
Just move.
Then charge and the game was over, as main unit was catched and the other paniced. So…
we played fourth game with Krzysiek. Bretonnian archers after several loses left the field.
Squires moved around the flank.
Knights lowering they lances…
fled from ogre charges as they were overcome by fear.
Squires managed to eliminate five gnoblars.
Hurry up.
Pursuers galloped into…
Ogres.
Last try, knights charged ogres,
But did not broke them in combat.
More ogres arrived…
and last Bretonnians left the field.
Summary: – I have cursed rolls for knights armour saves, especially for my enemies. – we will organize it again, maybe in form of small campaign. Need to look on campaigns from 5th edition, maybe we should draw a map – not sure, never played other campaing than those from „Herohammer” era. – 500 points is great amount to start playing WFB. – we used revised rules for Border Patrol done by our friends Remo and Profi. Those rules are in Polish. – thank you Alessandro and Krzysiek for great games.