Cathay VS Marauders (Hordes of things)

I have a large collection of miniatures I have collected and painted, most with the idea of using them on the table, I have also many rule sets. and while  sorting out my bits and bobs found the wonderful "Hordes of things" rules based on the DBA system by Wargames research group, I played this for many years about 20 years ago countless battles and fun, we even played large ECW and  Medieval games, to many to mention. 

Finding the rules I decided to take a back look and it inspired me to  try my Armies out based on the rules, some interpretations I use but its my game so? My collection painted was the lovely Grand Cathay Army for Warhammer the old World and my collection of Chaos Marauders  built over some time. 

The Rules are easy to make lists and I have had the great Scenarios for All Ages by CS Grant and S A Asquith, a book that set many table top battles over many years.

The two Armies meet each other in the fog using the long table as the encounter, exchanges of fire did nothing, the Marauder riders and hero smashing into the Cathy knights and  Archers while the foot advanced. The heroes unit destroyed the Archers then the hand gunners in short work while the riders on the left battles the Cathy knights keeping them engaged, The Marauder Hero charged with his  cavalry and  Warband to his right into the Cathay line. facing the Cathay General, picking combats in Hordes is important and this time it worked the Cathay General was destroyed and his Army collapsed after his demise..

Loads of fun and I have tried many more  of my collection using these rules, they are fun and Work after all this time. Be safe my friends....

Body Snatchers [Archvillian Games]

Russell printed me these off after they caught my eye on My Mini factory Archvillian tribe. Very unique and wonderful miniatures, loads of character and  high standard of STL. Fun to paint even with my bad eyes and hands, be safe my friends....

 

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...