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

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.

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 

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.

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

Black Powder: UK vs Russia – smaller games were tested Niedziela, Lip 4 2021 

With Damian we played last Friday two games – armies were small and the games were great. Smaller battles can be good in this system as well as bigger ones. We played in Bolter.pl in Wrocław.

Summary:
– thank you Damian for a game, Piotrek and Rafał for everything best in Bolter.pl. It was a best part of this fucking weekend.

Requiescat in pace Bafik (🇬🇧EN/🇵🇱PL) Sobota, Lip 3 2021 

🇬🇧 On Friday, Damian and I played two really nice games — both went great. Then, the worst day of my life began.

I was supposed to meet my cousin and his girlfriend later, but first, I went home to drop off my miniatures. When I got there, I started looking for my cat, Bafik — one of my three cats. I checked the bathroom first, then searched around the flat (which is quite big), and went back to the bathroom again… only to find Bafik lying on the floor. I think he had been hiding there, trying to find a quiet place.

When I looked at him, I could tell something was terribly wrong — he was weak and crying softly. I immediately ran with him to the nearest veterinary clinic. We spent two hours there while they checked his blood and temperature — both were dangerously low. They told me that more detailed tests were needed, and recommended I go to another clinic equipped for that.

At the second clinic, they ran more examinations. I agreed to a blood transfusion and left him at the hospital overnight. It was his best chance, and I truly believed he could make it. The report even said the transfusion was successful.

Trying to distract myself and hold onto some hope, I started assembling a model church around 2:00 a.m. — I couldn’t sleep. A few hours later, around 7:00, I began cleaning, then went shopping and came back home. Finally, I went to bed around 11:00 after being awake all night.

Around noon, the phone rang. The vet said there were complications. I was terrified. Not long after, they called again — Bafik’s heart had stopped, and they couldn’t bring him back.

🇵🇱 W piątek razem z Damianem zagraliśmy dwie naprawdę udane partie — obie poszły świetnie. A potem zaczął się najgorszy dzień mojego życia.

Miałem się później spotkać z kuzynem i jego dziewczyną, ale najpierw wróciłem do domu, żeby zostawić figurki. Kiedy tam dotarłem, zacząłem szukać mojego kota, Bafika — jednego z trzech moich kotów. Najpierw zajrzałem do łazienki, potem przeszukałem całe mieszkanie (które jest dość duże), i ponownie wróciłem do łazienki… tam właśnie znalazłem Bafika leżącego na podłodze. Myślę, że schował się tam, szukając spokojnego miejsca.

Gdy na niego spojrzałem, od razu wiedziałem, że coś jest bardzo nie tak — był słaby i cicho miauczał. Natychmiast wybiegłem z nim do najbliższej kliniki weterynaryjnej. Spędziliśmy tam dwie godziny — sprawdzali mu krew i temperaturę, obie wartości były niebezpiecznie niskie. Powiedzieli, że potrzebne są dokładniejsze badania i zalecili, żebym pojechał do innej kliniki, lepiej wyposażonej.

W drugiej klinice przeprowadzono więcej badań. Zgodziłem się na transfuzję krwi i zostawiłem go w szpitalu na noc. To była jego najlepsza szansa, naprawdę wierzyłem, że z tego wyjdzie. W raporcie napisano nawet, że transfuzja się udała.

Próbując się czymś zająć i nie tracić nadziei, około drugiej w nocy zacząłem składać model kościoła — nie mogłem zasnąć. Kilka godzin później, około siódmej rano, zacząłem sprzątać, potem zrobiłem zakupy i wróciłem do domu. Położyłem się dopiero około jedenastej, po całej nieprzespanej nocy.

Około południa zadzwonił telefon. Weterynarz powiedział, że wystąpiły komplikacje. Byłem przerażony. Niedługo potem zadzwonili ponownie — serce Bafika przestało bić i nie udało się go uratować. 💔

Sharp Practice: A game with game master Czwartek, Lip 1 2021 

Today evening we played with Marian and Krzysiek into a game, where Krzysiek was game master. This was of course continuation of our campaign. This time Russians from two different batallions realized, that in the centre of a village is someone who know recipe for great moonshine. Leaders of both batallions send they men and never contacted themselfs.

Summary:
– thank you Krzysiek, Marian for nice game, for Piotrek and Bolter.pl for place to play and Rafał for great terrains,
– It was rainy evening, but happilly we were inside.
– it was great game with Game Master and interesting scenario.
– Uhlans, my heart was broken – no idea how to use this beautiful models in this game, I guess that skirmishers are more useful.
– happilly I did not get my salary today, if so I would buy few three buildings for North and South conflict (I will do that probably tomorrow).
– we are based in Poland, Wrocław under this adress – Wrocławscy Bonapartyści we are open to play Black Powder and know our neighbours Germans, Czechs, Russians etc.

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

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.

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.

Sharp Practice: Battle for the barrels of moonshine Czwartek, Czer 24 2021 

A campaing is going on in wartime Europe of Napoleonic era – we played today with Kris following battle.

Summary:
– interesting game with special events.
– tried to focus on everything and did not took any objectives. Next time I should go one way.
– thank you Kris for battle, Rafał for terrains.
– it’s not the end of campaign of course, developing new scenario belongs now for me, as today we played Kris scenario.
– first time my uhlans beat dragoons, then were beaten by a cannon and fled the field.

Musquets and Tomahawks: First blood ENG/PL Sobota, Czer 19 2021 

As Napoleonic wars seems to be popular in Wrocław with Marian we played first time in Musquets & Tomahawks. It’s similar game to Sharp Practice, which I like to play last times. There are also cards of activations – so in someway both games are similar – main differenceI observed are:
– systems of dices D6 in Sharp Practice vs D10 in Musquets & Tomahawks.
– modificators for shooting – more developed in Musquets & Tomahawks.
– sight range for models and many modificators.
– all units of one type on one side are actived at once – so they can shoot, run, fight, reload and so on – but can do one action.
– deck is different as both players take three cards – sometimes enemy player can activate your unit, you can activate enemy units etc.
– no shock points – or we don’t discovered them.

Jako, że wojny napoleońskie zaczęły być popularne w moim rodzimym Wrocławiu z Marianem zagraliśmy pierwszy raz w Muszkiety i Tomahawki. Ta gra jest podobna do Sharp Practice którą ostatnio miałem okazję polubić. W tej grze także są karty aktywacji, tak więc obie gry są w pewnym stopniu podobne do siebie. Główne różnice jakie zaobserowałem to:
– używane kości – D6 w Sharp Practice vs D10 w Muszkietach i Tomahawkach.
– więcej modyfikatorów do strzelania, oczywiście w Muszkietach i Tomahawkach.
– zasięg widzenia i inne modyfikatory z tym związane.
– wszystkie jednostki jednego typu są aktywowane na raz – mogą strzelać, biec, walczyć, przeładować i tak dalej – ale można zrobić jedną akcję.
– nie ma punktów szoku – lub nie odkryliśmy.

Summary:
– after one game I cannot say too much about Musquets and Tomahawks, but it seems to be interesting skirmish like Sharp Practice.
– thanks for Planszóweczka for place we played.
– as it’s skirmish – it’s really cheap one – to start playing all u need is box of Perry or Warlord plastic miniatures – and you can create your band.

Podsumowanie:
– po jednej grze nie mogę powiedzieć zbyt wiele o Muszkietach i Tomahawkach, ale wydaje mi się, że może to być system równie interesujący jak Sharp Practice.
– dzięki dla Planszóweczki za miejsce do gry.
– to jest skirmish – wejście w system jest tanie – by zacząć grać wystarczy pudełko plastikowych modeli od Perrych lub Warlorda – i możesz stworzyć swoją bandę.

Sharp Practice: Moonshine recipe Czwartek, Czer 17 2021 

Today we played with Kris in our campaing. After last battle Russian-Prussian alliance hasn’t got a supply convoy with vodka from hands of French and Swiss mercenaries. Today we played Russia on France and we played scenario with prisoner – famous moonshine creator.

Summary:
– as a Bretonnian player I don’t know how to use Polish uhlans in Russian service, maybe few games later I will learn how to use them.
– we played on 50 points per side today.
– it was nice game – my Russians are still away in this campaing from they target.

Sharp Practice: Alliance of Black eagles vs France and Swiss mercenaries Czwartek, Czer 10 2021 

After losing townhall, brothel and store full of vodka week before Russians found an ally to retake they losed possesion. French cannot take this vodka for themselfs. So Russian and Prussian according to they spies report prepared an ambush on wagon train with important cargo. With „Prussian heir” Prussians my Russians and Poles prepared ambush, on the other side „General” – Swiss and Kris – French get into an ambush which doesn’t happend, as Russians used last bootles of alcohol last night, and were unable to march.

Summary of game, day and life:
– we played in group of four players, before I played only 1 vs 1.
– my Russians and Poles weren’t sobber, they moved at start so slowly, than Jagers had problem with jumping over a hedge. Prussians were much more disciplined. Need to paint some more unit of tzar army who whose raised on Polish territories.
– good game, many thanks to fellow players and to Rafał from Bolter.pl for preparing our field of battle.
– of course most of the Poles were fighting for Napoleon and some were in units created by Tzar. Still one of the best cavalry in the word was Polish cavalry from winged hussars up to the uhlans cavalry brigades in 2nd world war.
– this day was full of history, due fact that I wanted to be on time and was late at work, I took taxi to take my miniatures and talked with driver – his father was Polish tankist in 1939′ and his unit was deployed near Kutno, I guess that he served in 1st Polish tank batallion using 7-TP tanks – everyone have interesting story behind.
– one of two photos sent to Gazeta Wrocławska was presented on they page – photo with old Polish adds on my building in Wrocław – I only used word Breslau (Wrocław in German) and no one read that those adds are Polish after 1945′ and even if they would be German what’s a difference – we should remember history and ppl who lived before, I’m not sure what reaction I could saw, if I wrote that my grandmother I never meet, was Austrian or German (dispute beetwen my dad and aunt is still living) – unhapilly she died before I was born.
– in case of friendship – different people of different nations can be friends ignoring even hard stories beetwen they countries – I guess that I really like Russians and Germans, but found great people among Moldovians, Indians (thank you Govinda), Phillipinnes, Basks, Italians, Ukrainians, Bialorussians, Dutch, Belgians, Iranians, Americans. I wish to know more ppl, as it’s always to know they opinions, story, they culture. Cheers from Wrocław, Poland.

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