Today we played a game on 1.000 points in WFB 7th edition. My Bretonnians vs Alessandro Dwarfs. We find a table in Bolter.pl. Alessandro was faster, so he placed scenery.
Most of Bretonnians stand in the left and middle.
They were painted around twenty years ago – I know, that I will repaint them as I really like those models.
Dwarfs covering all the field with they crossbows and bolt thrower.
Crossbowmen wreck panic among squires.
Gyrocopoter flow to hid behind rock.
First knights fell from bolt thrower. Men at arms suffered from gyrocopter and crossbowmen fire.
Knights managed to destroy bolt thrower crew and regrouped.
Archers managed to score two wounds on gyrocopter.
This time knights charged, but were soon…
…overrunned and destroyed. This day belongs to the Dwarfs.
Summary: – it was good game as always. – with Alessandro we had discussion and next battle will be on more points, but we still reserve less points for players who are painting and newcomers. – we talked about detail for events – special characters. Now I have mindfuck. – I’m closer and closer to find time and wrote about current Games Workshop products which can be still used in WFB.
Now I would like to teleport to Svetlana, to Moscow.
Today we played with Marian our first game in old edition of Warhammer 40,000 and it was much more interesting for me than last editions of this game. So I need to look for rulebook, some dices and army book for Imperial Guards.
As first I set up some ruins.
Imperial Guard on 1000 points.
Space Marines on 1000 points.
Imperial Guard deployed first.
Then Space Marines deployed.
Ultramarines scouts on the roof.
First shoot of mortars and each of them had misfire.
Command group advanced behind Leman Russ.
Ultramarines terminators advanced along splitted Tactical Squads.
Chimera was destroyed, but before end – moved 3″ forward and exploded.
Final scene of our first game, as time runned out.
Summary: – thank you Marian for interesting game and we should repeat it soon. – thanks for Bolter.pl team for place to play and terrains.
Today we played in Bolter with Alessandro two games in WFB 7th edition for one thousand points per side. I played Bretonnians and Alessandro played Dwarfs. We spend around two and half hour for those games, knowing rules helps make game faster – plus we had two different armies – one which was moving more and another which was shooting more.
Bretonnians march to war – but at least knights were without power today. After looking on them, I know that maybe some shadows should be added – still I painted them more than 20 years ago.
Bretonnians with men at arms and archers on right flank.
Dwarfs waiting for Bretonnians.
Maybe in the future I will raise up two more units of men at arms.
Bretonnians first turn was used for moving.
Second turn was also moving, when dwarfs were shooting. Organ guns got Misfire and exploded.
My bowmens were effective in 5th edition, then I don’t remember any spectacular actions with them. Today they proved, that in such games they are great infantry.
Dwarf crossbowmen panicked from Bretonnian shooting – really bad luck – as Dwarf morale is great one.
Miners arrived and I declared charge.
And now luck was on Dwarfs side – I managed to wound Runesmith in challenge, but hasn’t done any casultaties.
KoTR fleeing from combat.
After that turn Knight of the Realm rallied, but the game was over – I guess it was something near Draw with more points for Bretonnians.
Our second game. Bretonnian right flank.
Stronger left flank.
March, march and march.
Archers ready to shoot a volley of arrows.
KoTR charged Dwarfs as they had too – due one rune. Second time KoTR unit fled from combat and was overruned.
Men at arms charged Dwarfs along they noble master.
Finally Dwarfs charged Bretonnian archers.
Men at arms fought bravely, as no one expected.
Archers due huge number won over Dwarf crossbowmen.
Men at arms won in hand to hand combat with miners and pursued them. The last thing I did was charging organ gun with army standard bearer and wiping them all.
Summary: – it was great to play with Alessandro again and our game was in some way demo for Marco. – today the best units were commoners and the worst were knights – with exception to my army standard bearer. – anyway format of 500 points work best for Border Patrol, 1000 points worked well with no limits – we will increase point number, but still we will play on smaller numbers. – explosion of a gun or organ gun hurts in such games, as player is limited with those machines. – I used magic – it was a Lore of Beasts. For all time I played with Lore of Life, but now it’s time to combine some other tactics. – first time I used Icon of Quenneles and I like this item. – it’s always great to talk about hobby which happened today with Alessandro, Kris, Piotrek and first time talk in real with Maciek.
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 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.
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 with Tomek battle on 1250 points per side, using 7th edition rules. Tomek played Chaos Warriors and I was playing Empire and Kislev force.
Empire and Kislev.
Knights Panthers lead by their captain.
First turn belong to Empire – 6 vs 1 on rolling who is first.
This time cannon managed to destroy chariot.
Chaos spawn in it madness moved fastly forward.
Empire and Kislev light cavalry on flanks
Ungols tried to shoot down enemy beasts.
Leaving last living hound was mistake.
Pistoliers did the same on the other flank.
Spawn charged by knights survived first round of hand to hand combat and was joinded by marauders with flails.
Ungols horse archers declared retreat from Chaos knights. One last hound came to Winged lancers, smelling mear.
Knights Panters armour was too much for northmen – jet they were weakend by spell of Nurgle.
Cannon lost all his targets, as all were in combat.
Ungols managed to kill two Chaos Knights.
After killing Chaos hound lancers rolled too low and were charged by both – Chaos chariot (Dragon Ogre model) and Chaos Warriors.
Few turns later boyar leading unit heavily wounded left field on his loyal steed.
Situation on right flank was better than on left.
Pistoliers joined fight.
First Knight Panther losed in this combat.
Situation of handgunners doesn’t look well.
Knights Panther’s lowering they lances.
Handgunners from Bergsburg left field in panic.
Summary: – it was our first game and first Tomek’s game after eight years. – we played on smaller points and we agreed to play on at least 2,000 points next time. – it was nice game and final result could be something around draw.
Last Friday I took one more day to start my holidays (thank you Piotrek) to travel north, to city of my friends – Gdynia. I had to go on Friday, as I’m creature of night and have problems with waking in the early morning – plus travel from Wrocław to Gdynia by train long lasts five and half hour. I wanted to be fresh on tournament in Warhammer Fantasy Battle in Rumia next day. Those tournaments were making me tired twenty years ago, so now it cannot be better. I was there for three days and it was great travel. I can recommed Gdynia for everyone – it’s great Polish city and one of the youngest.
Bed & Breakfast Żeglarz – really nice place in Witomino.
Witomino, district for live – east to centre of Gdynia.
There so many green areas, not like in my belowed Wrocław.
There were events in the city – running, biking and probably something else. No runner was catched by my camera.
Sport school with mural.
Modernistic church and it tower.
Aww, model stopped me.
One of the main streets. My Bretonnians have the same liveries as Gdynia’s buses and trolleybuses.
Older building – remember that Gdynia is really new Polish city and has city rights from 10 February 1926, before Gdynia was village. Polish 2nd Republic had access to sea, but without harbor – Gdańsk was free city, but generally it was German.
Some modernistic and older buldings.
I love those city, it’s infrastructure.
HQ of Polish Navy.
I guess that this is dedicated to our Bałtyk Sea.
Everything we can do on the sea – there are trading aspects, fishing – don’t remember all.
Biggest sacrifice and spilled blood will become a living testimony to the existence at the Polish seaside. 20.09.1939 admiral Józef Unrug.
Modern building next to the harbor.
John Paul IInd was here.
Polish submarine Orzeł – still his fate is uknown to us.
Destroyer „ORP Błyskawica”.
Dar Pomorza – ship museum.
I guess it can be a way to meet Svetlana in Baltijsk – Russian city, still need to think about VISA to Russia.
Some touristic vessel stylized probably on a warship from XVI/XVII century.
Another monument in the harbor.
Entrance to the harbor.
City beach in Gdynia.
Destroyer Błyskawica – for many years museum.
Dar Pomorza’s model.
Burza, Błyskawica, Grom, Wicher – Polish 2nd republic destroyers. Most of them were evacuated to Great Britain. Wicher fought valiantly during German invasion and was sunk near Hel on 3rd of Semptember 1939.
Błyskawica (Lighting bolt).
Magic gate to better world.
Cafe Strych – fisherman hut. Thank you Paweł for showing this place. We had great afterparty here – with ppl from Three Cities and Warsowia.
And the pub inside it called Cafe Strych.
They have crafts in great prize of 12,50 PLN.
It was build around 1890 – near coastline. Now coastline is far away from hut.
Going to the hotel.
Day later – Gdańsk Główny, where I meet friends who traveled on bikes all Polish coast .
On 7.08.2021 I participated in Dragon – event organized by friends from Gdynia in nearby town Rumia – norther Poland, are of Trójmiasto (Gdynia, Sopot, Gdańsk). We played on 1250 points, with all rules avaible for 6th edition (like Kislev Allied Contingent under 2,000 army lists from White Dwarfs etc.). It was worth to go out from safe zone of Wrocław and spend five and half hour in train to Gdynia – unhapilly there are no personal teleports – I wish one to Moscow and another one for such events 😉 .
First game with Janek Wood Elves.
Fast cavalry were great target for Wood Elves archers.
Tried to shoot down Wild Riders, without big succes.
Knights Panter held down center.
Hans, hurry up – shoot them with nails.
Crew took a charge, but were were wiped out in hand to hand combat.
Knighs Panthers announced charge, but Wood Elves reaction was to hid in the forest.
As Ungols reaction was to flee, Wild Riders in madness charged flank of Middenheim Knights.
Heavily armored knights managed to broke Wild Riders.
Not great hide out, as threemen saw them. It was end of first game: 12:8 for Jan.
Some view on the other tables.
Dogs of War army, I see there mercenaries from Araby, Dwarfs, Kislev and Ogres.
Classical Empire.
On the first plan Bretonnia against Tomb Kings.
Family photo of my Middeneim, Hochland and Kislev Wrotizla force.
Second game against Krzysiek Dwarfs.
I strongly believed that Panthers will break Dwarfs in combat and then took they artillery.
During charge they had to test morale and they failed.
Then it was play on time, as catapult managed to hit my cannon eliminating crew.
Another nice game – Krzysiek won over me 15:5.
I mostly hate civil wars. A game against Krystian Empire was my third and last one.
Plan was to outflank Krysian force with heavy cavalry, broke at least two of his knights units and then took artillery.
Panic spread after Ungol Horse archers burned from fireball. All plan collapsed in a moment.
Knights Panthers tried to continue plan on the left flank.
Winged lancers managed to rally and came back.
They came back to close and were charged by two units of Empire Knights.
Final. Thank you Jan, Paweł,Tomek and any other for organizing great event and for a great atmosphere.
On after party in really interesting place I discovered my favourite beer from Kormoran brewery. It was interesting to talk about our hobby but not only.
Summary: – it was interesting to participate in such large event in so called „death system” – that system in reality never died and Dragon is a proof of it.
– there were many players from Trójmiasto and area, many Warsowians. Not sure about other cities. – I was the only one from Wrocław – hope that next year more of us will come here. – it was interesting to talk with many other players, wish to remember all your names next time. – at the end Paweł organized after party in really interesting place hidden behind modern buildings – it was somekind of inn which survived in the middle of concrete. We talked there with some part of Warsowians mainly about WFB but also about other systems or history. -many thanks for all drivers who really helped me in getting to Rumia and back and go to my hotel after party.
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