Four Games in One Evening – WWIII, Crusades and FoW X2

The club hosted four separate games on Monday night. The Team Yankee WWIII engagement saw an East German Tank formation tackle a highly defensively minded US Mechanised formation. The ‘Ossies’ fielded some new T72Bs, a BTR60 company and a large amount of air assets, including SU-17 and Mi-24 helicopters. In the Strategic Withdrawal mission, the Warsaw Pact assault was thwarted by extensive use of pre-deployed minefields and additional minelet fields dropped by M270 MLRS ‘Gypsy Wagons’. This made it very difficult for the Germans to get to grips with the dug-in Americans. The US formation was bristling with TOW2s and Dragon ATGWs. Despite the SU-17s clearing out the American ‘back line’ – including taking out the three M1A1s - the Americans held on stubbornly to eek out the narrowest of victories.

 

Members put on a great looking game based in the Crusades using Lion Rampant (first edition)Rules. The Norman Knights appeared to be a one shot weapon, benefitting form a thunderous charge, but seem to flag after that. Either way, the Arabs were victorious in this encounter. I am informed that the guys have purchased the new edition of Lion Rampant, so hopefully we will see some games using this new set of rules soon.

There were two Flames of War WWII match-ups. Unfortunately, both saw attacking British formations lose to their defending German opponents. Still, it was great to see some Cromwells on the rampage and a pair of King Tigers make an appearance.

More BattleTech Alpha Strike - Futuristic Condottiere

A brutal clash of Mercenary Mech Mechanical Muscle, styling themselves on the Italian Condotta era.

The latest mercenary troop, the 'Green Marines', make a devastating debut, defeating all that came before them.

Battletech Alpha Strike Wargame

Kings of War - First Mantic Clash

We've been painting up some Mantic Games Orcs and Forces of the Abyss to play their very popular 'Kings of War' rules. 

To be honest, I was sceptical at first. That said, Mantic are Nottingham based, so I was absolutely determined to give the system a go. 

I have to say that the figures are great value for money, a lot of them of them (especially the hero/characters) are fantastic sculpts, and the rules are instinctive, sensible and GREAT fun!

This system is highly recommended!

(Excuse the 'stat cards' littering the battlefield. This was our first game and we had to refer to the unit stats quite a lot).

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