Warmaster Revolution: Ogres v Chaos

Way, way back in 2024 (just before Christmas) Andy bought his Ogres round to the Soldier Shack for a game of Warmaster. He's got the very jolly metal Ogres from Black Gate miniatures, that I've been resisting for a while. The army's been WiP for a while so Andy figured a game with them might encourage him to get them finsihed.

I decided to meet fire with fire and take Chaos - tow close combat, charge-y armies, what could possibly go wrong...?

I filmed things and made a video, if that's your bag - proper report follows below.

Anyway, I won the role for scouting and so Andy set up first.

Not wasting any time the Warriors advanced, into a wood.

The Brigade of Big Lads on Hairy Hefalumps gave me pause for thought.

Another big hairy brigade, this time of Yhetees.

My cavalry pushed up.

With more (plus a Dragon) on the flank.

He does like his big hairy blokes.

Still hugging the wood.

The Chaos forces prepare to strike home.

The flank is secure. Probably.

The Dragon Ogres race off to deal with the Hairy Brigade.

A bit of shooting disrupted my line.

Lets see how tough Yhetees are.

Ghostly Ogres in a field.

A Mexican stand off between the heavy cavalry types.

Oh dear.

Wiping out the Dragon Ogres the Hairy Lads raced in to the woods.

As more Ogres crashed home.

Although the Hairy Hefalumps fell to the knights, the unexpected arrival of Gorgers did not go well.

The fight in the wood was not going well either.

And sure enough soon after this I reached break point and the battlefield belonged to The Great Maw!

Turns out that although Chaos is pretty good at charging stuff in the face, so are Ogres.

Quite tempted now to get an Ogre army of my own (to match my WFB one).

Here's a few extra bonus phone pictures too.

Great fun game with a great opponent (and rules and vocal support from Alan too).

29, Let's Go Campaign: Home Run at Osmanville

Despite the Germans having soundly trounced the US forces in the campaign we played through to the last scenario.

It's been a few weeks now, so my memories are dim, but here anyway are the pictures.

I took a mortar to help shoot in my forces. It was, as far as I recall pretty ineffective.

My boys were soon jumping off and taking up positions.

The Shermans were soon trundling toward the objective.

One along each approach road.

Providing encouragement for the infantry.

Who themselves were soon fanning out along the road.

However inevitably a German with a Panzerschreck popped up!

As did another, and my  Heavy Metal support was soon all ablaze!

Bravely the troops pressed on to assault the objective.

Whilst their fellows provided covering fire.

With the objective in US hands and German morale tumbling, Ballzimmer launched a desperate assault.

 

A fierce firefight broke out in the orchard.

Fortunately my troops weathered the storm and as the smoke cleared the last few Germans unfurled their white flags.

Another cracking game. Chain of Command is *hard* to play well and really makes you think. We've enjoyed the campaign, despite it being a comprehensive German victory (the last three games were played even though they had already won the campaign).

We're looking now at another PSC for 2025 - perhaps Old Hickory to give me a chance to see if I can do better with Americans on the defensive.

Lord of the Rings: Battle of Pelennor Fields

 A Christmas game of MESBG with NSYN and his dad with special guest appearance from his brother.

I dug out an old Pelennor Fields scenario (from the original Return of the King book I think) and between NSYN and I we had all the forces needed. Except a second Fellbeast.

I took the forces of evil against the combined forces of the family.

Behold my mighty force of Orcs, Trolls, Easterlings and Ringwraiths

NSYN took the defenders of Minas Tirith (we didn't have Gandalf in his White Away Kit, so stuck with his grey strip)

NSYN's Dad had the Army of the Dead, along with Legolas (!) Gimli (!!) AND Aragorn (!!!)

NSYN's elder brother took command of the Rohan forces.

The Ghosts were soon woo-woo-ing their way onto the battlefield.

The Orcs bought the pain to the Riders of Rohan.

A mixed force, including a Troll headed for the spectral forces.

They were unafraid, what with being dead and everything.

The other Troll went hunting Minas Tirith men.

Orcs and Riders were soon knocking eight bells out of one another.

An Easterling Conga line took on a ghost.

The Troll, somewhat unwisely found himself facing the King of the Dead. Who, it turns out is rather good at killing large monsters with a single blow.

Flappy the Fell Beast narrowly failed to do away with Gandalf the White Grey

Orcs were falling, but so were horsemen.

So good, we shared it twice.

Soon the evil forces were testing their courage, which saw the second troll take to his heels.

 

The Ghosts and their alive chums soon cleared the forces facing them.

A few more casualties and failed courage tests and the servants of Sauron left the field to the forces of Good.

A very jolly game, I probably should have used Orcs to tie up the Ghosts and the Trolls to murder more of the squishy humans. As it was they weren't far from having to take courage tests themselves and victory could have been mine!