Trench Crusade Heretics vs Antioch

 

Had some real fun painting the trench crusade  STLs, so I decided to give it a go again, some new miniatures and the army builder on there site makes it a lot better. For the Heretic I chose my usual force plus a Bomb Witch, the Antioch I had a box full of miniatures i wanted to try so basic infantry and 2 mechanized infantry with a anti tank hunter sniper, around 700 per side. Got  my necromunda terrain as a bombed out factory, and  placed the  miniatures.

The Heretics advanced forward the Goetic Warlok aided by Priest  jumped a trooper, the Anti tank hunter spotted the Death Commando stuck in the open and shot him down one shot, the Armored infantry made slow progress as bot sides took pot shots at each other. The bomb Witch  tried a salvo at the incomming infantry only to fall to a well aimed and luck shot from and infantry man things were not looking good for the Heretics. An Anointed infantry made it up to the tank hunter and killed him in a melee. The lieutenant dropped the Warlock  but he was just blooded, a mechanized infantry man dropped Heretic trooper and another with a machine gun  wrought havoc on the others in the gantry.

The warlock rose up and then  teleport to the Infantry sniper taking him out, The Anointed heretic  struck into the  Antioch infantry,  the Machine gun Mechanized Infantry man target the Warlock and all his shots hit home dropping the night mare again. The priest charged the lieutenant and both  fought each other off, the 4th turn end each had to roll morale and  the Heretics failed so Victory to the  forces of good.

Wonderful  game loads of fun and as before I like the game system it works, good to use my painted  miniatures and will play more.

Be safe my friends.. 

Basic Battles small skirmish rules (Stranger night of the Triffids )

 

I am a veteran War gamer (as some say), I love rules and ideas today we are blessed with so many great War game rules with fantastic ideas and inventive creations. As Im old i want more simple more ease of game play , I do have my favorites but I recently  saw these on the net Basic Battles 2.0 by Matthew T. Nowachek a free PDF of games designed to introduce kids to the  war game world, The system is  easy and  direct, it does look very simple but oit makes you think and the options you can take to your games is easy. I play tested and found them what I like most in a War game get the miniatures to lay terrain and sort some  points and off you go.

I decided to try some of my  modern collection and a new set of Triffids from check point miniatures, simple lay out some buildings and  worked out the  hits for each miniature as in the rules , the Triffids I gave 4 hits each and the humans I decided on different points for the characters Hopper and leven with friends would face the man eating plants Hoppers shot gun I decided had a 12" range and Leven could wreak havoc at 12" also the Triffids had a whip  range attack at 6". 

The game is  2 miniatures actives and  the the opposing side the activates 2 till both sides are done, the  sides moved to engage each other Hoppers shot gun hoped to stop them at range, the two sides closed and  hand to hand followed, the combat is easy a D 20 both sides highest roll scores 1 hit If you charge you get 2 D 20 which can be  good a natural 20 on the dice makes 2 hits.  

The Triffids got close but the Humans  started to take them down one girl was struck down but 3 Triffids fell in the melee, Leven  pounded a Triffid then charges and finished it off, while hopper shot gun in the end  dropped the last Triffid,. 

Great fun and  a satisfying game, I like these rules very much for a fast skirmish, if interested please down load the PDF and have a go?

 Here is the link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qoqh...

Citadel of Terror ( 7TV Fantasy )

 

Long time with no games and finally got my Mojo to do one again, I got the new 7TV Fantasy supplement and cards etc, and decided  why not,. As always its easy to build your casts the cards are easy I considered the new format a bit daunting as I have played every version of the game system, but  I once laid out used the old tactic of reading the back when activated just to ensure you got the rules right, I am competent in the game play and rolled to find another escape scenario.

Two casts for the visual feast, Ragnar the hero, his body guard the fearsome Anne the Hammer, Elf assassin were tasked with  escorting the  princess La through the dead city of Korma. The Red queen had other plans and sent her savage Orc warlord Tusk and his tribe to capture the Princess, stage set and cards  shuffled.

                         Ragnar and Anne with kito the elf assassin and  a group of warriors as back up

Tusk Orc warlord, his back up Orc Dregg and a mixture of Hobgoblins Orcs, Ogres and Sabre tooth tiger to fill in..

The dead City of Korma..

Dregg and his  clan prepare to ambush the Humans

Ragnar  enters the City

Princess La

Below is a cut description of the game, enjoy.

Tusk had sent ahead the Tiger and Ogre in hiding to stop the  humans til his  Orcs got close.

The Ogre tries to hide

The Tiger spots a archer and pounces direct

The Archer is dead in seconds by the fangs of the Animal

The Ogre laughs hearing the screams

Anne speeds up the stairs to the roof tops and with a blow swats the Tiger off the  roof it falls stunned on the hard floor below

Kita strikes  ending the beast

Ragnar engages the advancing Orcs

The huge Dregg piles forward seeking a fight

Anne grips her hammer and charges the huge Orc, Ragnar  makes a bloody path to the flank.

A warrior faces an ambush

Anne  strikes but not enough to fell the huge Orc who staggers back

Husk strikes only to face  Ragnars warriors who  dispatch him and a round of combat (very, very bad dice rolls)

Dregg side steps and crack open a Anne's head she falls dead.

Ragnar slays a hidden hobgoblin 

As Dregg laughs after killing poor Anne a warrior drives his sword into the  giant Orcs neck. as he falls and the Orcs look around they are  now outnumbered with no leaders and sulk off into the ruins, Ragnar escapes the city with the Princess, victory for the forces of Good... 

Very enjoyable game to get back into 7TV the system as always works, and is  what it is FUN!