Sunday 21st December - Christmas Game

Couple of games were played in 40K for the Xmas Game.
We dropped the allies rule and all players fielded legal armies, but any factions.
All armies were 1500 points.

Adam v Sam
Adam used a mix of Orc and Space Marine
Whilst Sam used Dark Eldar and Tau.

They managed to play a full game and Adam came out winner 7 - 2.

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 Mark v Me

Mark used a hotch potch of Tyranids and Imperial Knights.
My weird combination was Imperial Guard, Eldar and Space Marines.

It was a good game with Barroth and his Swooping Hawks deep striking along side a Space Marine Executioner Captain and his Vanguard Veterans.

The Hawks distracted fire allowing the Marines to finish off the Hive Tyrant and his guard.

With a lucky use of tactical cards I came out 17 - 6 winner.

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Show Review

Recon - Pudsey - December 2014

Last show of our year, and not one been to for over 14 years. Attended this as our regular late year show (Derby, Worlds) fell on a working weekend.

Easy to get to and find. Car Park was nice and big and free.

Was only a small show compared to our usual shows (Salute, Triples, Worlds), but we were happy to give it a look/

Trade Stands - For our wargame needs not many stands for us to use. Warlord and Lesleys Bits Box were the main stalls for us. There were a good few stands that took our attention but not for us this time. A couple I might have looked at but had a different shopping list - Tumbling Dice and a few selling X-Wing/Wings of War.

Games - Here was a different story. Plenty of games and most seemed to be Participation. All were friendly and fun and we spent most of the day playing games.

Can't remember who put the games on but our favourites were -

Viking Smirmish
Adam and me played this whilst Mark and his friend Sam played Warmachine. We had to search a village for loot and the side who found it and got it back won. Adam found the loot and I waited for him in the street. A running battle started and by the time Adam had got back to his start he had 1 figure left and I was wiped out.

Later in the day all four of us played, Sam forgot all about gold and went hunting chickens!!
Adam again found the loot, this time a huge melee with Marks troops broke out and my guys joined in against Marks remaining force who had 'nicked' the gold. Sam finally put chickens down and tried to run the length of the village to snatch the gold. However, My remaining force had managed to catch up to Marks only to be finished off and allow him to escape and thus win!

We played a great game of Check Your 6 - Jet Age also, using 1/100th scale set during the Korean War, so no missiles.
Adam and me took the Americans, Mark and Sam the Korean/Chinese pilots. After lots of dodging and weaving by both sides. It ended with Mark being shot down and Sam flying away trailing smoke and debris being chased by both US planes.

Whilst in the room with the CY6 we played a map game of WW2. Adam and Mark were allies whilst Sam and me were Germans. The war started in Sept '39 and in our game ended in 1942 with the Russians taking Germany all the way to the French border - a different history altogether, with 2 failed attempts to invade England.

Finally, we had a fun game based on chariot racing.
It was a teddy bear chariot race, using Uni cards and dice.
Adam - Maximus Cuteus
Mark - Juda Ben Fur
Sam - Fuzzius Maximus
Me - Unfortunately, can't remember name and its unreadable on photo.
 I was close to getting a second place and had whipped my horses, only needed higher or lower on a 2, I went high and it came up Ace (which was low)!!

1st - Adam and Last me (other 2 can't remember)

All in All a good little show and one for us to remember if the other ones are out due to work.

Battle for the Gold - Monday 17th November 2014
Black Powder ACW

Some damned scallywags have stolen the unions gold. 
The troops have been mustered in the middle of winter and the wagons found, unfortunately the dastardly Rebs are also enroute.

6 wagons were placed on the table and the winner was the side with the most, was it the Heroic Union or Cowardly Rebs.

Unfortunately the Union Cavalry were off chasing Josey Wales, whilst the rebs managed to muster a few squadrons together.

 Bob started off the battle finding a new tactic for the Union Gatling Gun -

As expected Bob opened fire and gun jammed!!! Bailey soon made short work of the crew with some very close range cannister!

Elsewhere the centre seemed to stand still with both sides continuously failing orders. The Reb cavalry quickly reached 2 wagons, easily carting 1 off. The second wagon was denied by some accurate cannon fire causing it to blow just as they reached it.

On the union right after both sides quickly carried away a wagon and the Union got one on the left eventually moving it off table despite attempts by Reb guns to destroy it.

The right settled down to a firefight between the heroic Union Infantry and some skullking Reb cavalry in a village, too scared to emerge.

In the centre the Reb cavalry reached the remaining 2 wagons and took them under control. In an attempt to deny them the Union centre finally got moving, with Bob's units marching to the attack. Reb light infantry flanked them in a effort to deny them the chance to advance, however, one unit broke through to close range of a wagon due to some amazing saving rolls.

 Instead of shooting it to deny it to the enemy, he shot the cavalry. And was then chewed up by the Rebs.

The battered Union finally were halted due to casualties, and stopped from gaining the remaining wagons.

So who won????
Could it be a narrow Union victory by a score of 2 - 1 (as other wagons where still on table)
Or a Win for Johnny Reb 3 - 2 as they had control of those on table wagons.

The gallant Union Commander was heard muttering about the lazy Union cavalry back in warm barracks and the new General 'Bob' Burnside

Imperial Knight

Mark has bought himself an Imperial Knight.

Wanting to try it out, he set a challenge -
Knight v ALL my Imperial Guard -
Company HQ, Platoon HQ with 2 squads each with a heavy weapon.
Veteran squad also with a heavy weapon and a Kaskarin squad.
Backed up with a Leman Russ and a Hell Hound
Most of the troops were there to make up numbers, leaving the heavy weapons to fire (even a Grenade Launcher if I can get round the side!)

Forces were deployed, and battle began.
With the Ion shield giving him a 4++ save made it very hard to beat.

Eventually on turn 5, a glancing blow from a Gaunts Ghost Plasma Gun (my company HQ) finally brought the beast down with 6 HP damage.
Lucky in his death throes he missed all my troops.
I lost a lot -
Leman Russ, Hell Hound, 3 squads of Imperial Guard.
Only Company and Platoon HQ's with the Kaskarin Elites surviving/

In conclusion, its a lot to bring down at only 375 points, wouldn't want to face one in with a normal army and other troops shooting back at me!

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Monday 19th Octobe4r 2014

Our latest club campaign game, Portuguese now holding the river against the French

 LISBON HERALD

 General Beresford has done it again and laughed in the face of French Bullies!!!

Although taking large casualties and eventually being reluctant to leave the field of battle he is reported to be pleased with his mens tenacity in the face of French Imperialism.

The army was tasked with holding the river which had so easily been taken from the French earlier in the day. This task was to allow the Allied army under 'Bob' Wellington to retreat and resupply ready to turn and support the withdrawal of 'Andy' Beresford.

The right flank under General Trant was initially in danger of being over whelmed by large French numbers, however the stoic morale of the common Portuguese Soldier, supported by the gallant men of the R.H.A held and stemmed the tide briefly.

Unfortunately number told and, only, after receiving over 57% casualties where they forced to quit the field.

On the right flank General Spry is reported as asking what all the fuss is about with these men who claim they are Napoleons Guard. He held the ford allocated to him and even when faced by the 'Guard' his men didn't flinch - "just new meat for the grinder" - a sergeant was heard saying.
Only on the order of Beresford did the brigade quit the field in good order and heads held high.

Finally, the centre.  General Lecur asked "were where the enemy, I've been waiting to give them a bloody nose!"
His brigade held the town and bridge, losing no units and withdrew in good order but frustrated at getting no action. 1st Battalion Vila Real reported firing a few rounds at some Voltigeurs and receiving some sporadic and wayward long range round-shot.
The reason for this - The VALIANT Transoco Cazadores. Intially holding the forward posistion near a burning house, they where forced out by some of the Frenchies Lackies from Switzerland!
Not accepting that this was a warning, they then advanced alone against the whole brigade and dealt a blow on the first unit, whilst weathering the fire storm of return fire from the rest of the brigade. Eventually retreating when the damage had been done.

The French held the field and are shouting about a great victory on the streets of Paris, but we of the free world know it was a morale and tactical victory to the Portuguese, who on returning to the British lines where cheered through the deployed red coats as heroes.

None shall pass on the right!

The Centre Holds thanks to Transoco Cazadores

The Gallant Left, eventually forced back
Initial Deployment -

The French surge forward, only to be held back initially -

Finally, overwhelmed and cause to retire

Sunday 18th October 2014

Two games played again today.

Mark (Marines) and Sam (Tau/Dark Eldar) played a 1500 point WH40K game.

Didn't get to see much of the game, coming from the laughter eminating from their direction it sounded like fun.

I was told that Mark eventually won the game which lasted the maximum 7 turns.

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Second game involved, Jeff, Les, Adam and me playing a 4 player SAGA game.

Scenario was a 4 point aside game, winner the one collecting most enemy bodies!
We had played around 13 turns when I remembered it was a 7 turn game!!
Adam won that one.

We decided to play again, properly this time, and some of us tweaked our armies.
Again Adam won, and won big.

Finally Adam and me played scenario 5 (defend the village) not reading the scenario til after we had selected armies. Scenario was supposed to be a secret bid on points needed to defend the village, with lowest number being the defender.
We carried on with 6 points aside and Adam defending - He won again, only just on the final turn (6).

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