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The club meets every week at the Moredon Community Centre, 1 The Street, Moredon. Meeting time is 7pm to 11pm on Wednesday evenings.
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Moredon Community Centre 1 The Street. Swindon SN25 3ER
Scheduled Games - Wednesday Nights
All types of games are played some more regular than others - but our members are a varied lot and are willing to try anything!
Games played include: WAB, WH40K, DBM/M, FoG, FoW, ACW/AWI, Napoleonics, MechWarrior DA, Battletech, many different card & board games, Darkest Africa, Starship Troopers, SWAG, Colonial, WW2 Naval, etc…
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June 20, 2010
Well for a 2nd year running a few of us (me, Warren, Mike and Glenn) got together on Fathers day for a days gaming and general sociable time. This father’s day we played a game of WAB2 Egyptians vs and alliance of Hittites and Trojans
The Egyptians were able to muster a total of 54 Chariots, while the alliance could only muster 43.
Lesser troops were also fielded as we were able to muster them, although we have not counted the troops we suspect around 6k points or more per side – our aim was simply to put out what troops we had and if it looked fair it was fair.
As you can see from the initial pictures the troops were arrayed edge to edge on a 12ft by 6ft table in my games room. Very little scenery was used (ok limited to two small palm tree groves – which if you look closely seem to teleport around teh board as we deemed them to have no effect on play, additional we had a small town on one edge of the table for visual impact (wall from Little Green Man range now sold by blackcatbases.com)
In short order the chariots clashed on both flanks with the Hittite on the left make headway against the pharaohs finest, although on the right flank near the city walls the Trojans were not favoured by the gods and were quickly destroyed by the Pharaohs son’s noble charioteers, although the Trojan King was able to press the alliance cause – eventually he and is escort fell to the Egyptian massed archery.
It should be noted on this day that the a single Unit of Hittite spearmen on a huge leadership of 5 were able to withstand several attack from the noble Egyptian charioteers, and indeed had two regiments of chariots in full flight, they were able to press their victories deep into the Egyptian deployment lines and only succumbed to a combination of attacks from the Libyan allies of the pharaohs son.
Slowly the Egyptians were able to make headway with their chariots commanding the battlefield, although the alliance foot were able to make short order of the pharaoh’s lesser troops it was the chariots that doomed the day for the alliance.
Overall a superb game played in about 6 hours as we had a short stop for a pub lunch.
My thanks to Warren, Mike and Glenn for a superb day’s gaming and we have agreed next years father’s day game will be either ECW or 30 years war.
Now I hope you enjoy the eye candy as much as we enjoyed the game .
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May 24, 2010
Following the battle against the Dwarves I saw my Dark Elves engaged by the unholy host of James Vampire hordes.
Without thinking I took the same army which I’d used against Derek, which was probably not the best choice to make.
The game proved to be fairly short.
James took three Skeleton units, a unit of undead knights, a unit of wraiths and Banshee, an undead cart, and two vampires.
James advanced his forces across the battlefield very quickly marching and using magic. My missile fire whilst fairly effective had little impact as James quickly replenished his units with magic.
Hi cavalry was the first to enagage but fluffed the first attack. I managed to kill one in return but this meant the combat was a draw. The next round saw the cavalry against fail, but the Dark Elves also didn’t achieve anything, so were broken through being outnumbered.
We were in combat fairly quickly, but despite winning the first few combats I was unable to reduce his ranks sufficiently. It was only a matter of time before he eventually won a round of combat and forced my troops to flee which they did in fairly short order and each unit was run down in the pursuit. My unit which had gone to face the Wraiths and Banshee were not able to achieve anything and despite outnumbering the fearcausing enemy was soon broken.
With only a unit left facing a unit of skeletons I was forced to admit defeat. A comprehensive win to James
Warren
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May 24, 2010
The third battle in the campaign saw the Dark Elf remnants engage the might of Karag Wittenbury. Derek brought along a Gyrocopter, a unit of Thunderers, 2 units of Warriors, 2 units of Longbeards, and a unit of Slayers. I took a Dark Elf army almost entirely of Repeating Crossbowmen with characters.
Being outgunned Derek had to advance his dwarves across the table, though to be frank apart from his Slayers and his own missile troops I didn’t do much damage to his troops as they crossed the table. His Gyrocopter was shot down once it made it across and his Slayers were reduced heavily before charging home against the Dark Elves.
The assassin hiding in the crossbow unit quickly dispatched a few of the slayers for little damage in return. With the Slayers being unbreakable the Dark Elf victory meant little more than I wasn’t running away. In the centre the Dwarven line continued to advance whilst I retreated by repeating crossbows before him. On the right it was a tit for tat shooting match between a repeating crossbow unit and my Bolt Thrower against the thunderers.
The fourth round proved to be the most significant and the I charged my Dark Elves in the centre against the advancing Longbeards. Another Assassin was revealed and coupled with my tooled up Master in the second unit the Dwarves were stopped. One unit broke and the other held. I wasn’t able to run down the dwarves before they rallied in their next turn. The other unit continued on until my next turn when I got another unit into the flank and the unit was broken as well. This time I managed to run down the fleeing troops. Whilst my other advancing troop charged home into the previously fleeing Longbeard unit.
Meanwhile on my left flank the last of the Slayers were finally despatched but a unit of crossbowmen were beaten and run down by a Warrior unit. My victorious crossbow unit moved to engage but wasn’t able to do anything further through the remainder of the battle. On the right flank the last of the Thunderers were eventually killed.
The last turn saw my Crossbow with Master unit engaging the Longbeards. Despite a heroic fight the Dwarves were beaten and run down. The game ended as a Dark Elf victory. I enjoyed the game – I just hope that Derek did.
Warren
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May 6, 2010
No sooner had the Dark Elves retired to recover from their forray against the Vampire Counts forces than they were engaged by a force of High Elves seeking to liberate the recently desecrated shrine which I held.
My forces remained the same, whilst arrayed against me were a High Elf force consisting of;
2 units of archers
2 repeating bolt throwers
1 units of White Lions including Elven Hero
1 unit of Phoenix Guard
1 unit of Swordsmasters of Hoeth
I took the high ground, but with the High Elves deploying deep I was forced to advance into his missile fire due to his greater range. Turn one saw the demise of my repeating Bolt Thrower, and steadily over the next four turns I saw my two other repeating crossbowmen dissolve.
My combat troops advanced on the enemy and quickly engaged them but were caught out by the High Elf always strike first rule. My Witch Elves were quickly despatched and then despite an intercession by my assassin I was unable to break the stubborn White Lions with my spearmen before being caught in the flank by the Phoenix guard. I was soon broken by the fear causing enemy and quickly run down. My Corsairs on the other flank with their Repeating crossbow support faired little better as they were also quickly defeated by the Swordsmasters and their supporting missile fire.
The game ended with my characters dead, most of my units dead or little more than a few figures strong. I was out played by Steve throughout. The High Elves took the Shrine which I had staked, and I acquired the newly rolled Wizards Tower
The entire game from set up to tidy up took less than 45 minutes.
If I must take some comfort, it’s that under the campaign rules even if I lose my next game I’ll win a territory. Woohoo! I truly suck at Warhammer Fantasy.
So who’s up for a game next week?
Cheers
Warren
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May 6, 2010
Under the cover of darkness the Dark Elf forces rapidly captured the renowned Abbey of Ell’essey. Quickly the great building was engulfed by fire and within hours the ancient centre of religious learning was a smoking ruin. The surviving monks were soon put to work in the abandoned dwarven mine whilst the witch elves took great delight in the desecration of the great shrine on the cliff top.
Dark Elf scout forces soon identified other hostile forces operating in the region, so a force was despatched to engage the undead brigade which was seen outside a nearby town.
The two forces deployed in the early dawn and as the mist dissipated they moved to engage each other.
The Vampire leading the Undead took the initiative and quickly moved his forces towards the Dark Elves. Their hordes of ghouls seemed to swell in numbers as they approached. The Dark Elves responded with the Corsairs, Witch Elves and Spearmen rapidly advancing to engage the enemy. The Repeating Bolt Thrower along with the crossbow units opened up on the undead cavalry dispatching three of the knights along with a few ghouls.
In the next turn the Vampires force charged, bringing both hordes of ghouls into action, as well as the hounds, and the two cavalry units. The spearmen and crossbowmen succeeded their fear tests whilst the frenzied Corsairs and Witch Elves carried on regardless. In the Vampires magic phase even more ghouls came to swell their ranks as well as a replacement knight. The combat was quick and brutal, as both the Corsairs and the Witch Elves were beaten and overrun in their flight by the ghouls. The Undead cavalry suffered as the Blood Knights were brought down by a combination of Assassin and Masters, whilst the Undead Knights lost against the crossbows. One unit of ghouls then ploughed into the spearmen but they stood firm despite seeing their comrades swamped by a sea of ghoulish flesh. In the Dark Elf turn the spearmen eroded their ghoulish enemy whilst the crossbows engaged the Undead Hounds. The hounds were defeated and the crossbows overran them but failed to reach the Graveguard who were lurking behind. This was unfortunate for the next turn.
In the third turn the Undead reformed their second unit of ghouls to the flank of the Dark Elven spears who were already engaged to the front by their brethren. The Graveguard charged into the advancing crossbows. The battle reached it’s critical juncture in the Vampires magic phase. The Dark Elves failed to dispel the Dance Macabre spell which brought the ghouls charging into the flank of the Dark Elven spearmen. The combat round was vicious with ghouls reducing the Dark Elven spearmen and the Dark Elves killing almost a dozen in return. However it was insufficient to counter the ranks, flanks and numbers advantage which the Ghouls held, and the spearmen were broken. In their haste to flee many Dark Elves stumbled and the unit was run down, along with the host of characters within. The crossbow unit also suffered at the hands of the Graveguard, fled and was quickly run down.The Dark Elves attempted to stem the tide, but with the demise of the spearmen they had little to threaten the advancing horde with. A round of missile fire did little to stop the tide, and in the next turn the Undead were upon the repeating Crossbow line and over-running it.
As the evening approached the few remaining Dark Elves departed the field.
A well played Vampire Counts victory which had come about with the successful casting of the Dance Macabre spell in turn 3 and the rapid demise of the Dark Elf line following it.
Warren
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