Kings of War 800 points - Dwarfs vs Ratkin

I had a small game of Kings of War with my daughter this morning to try out Version 2 of the rules. An 800 point battle with her Dwarfs up against against my Ratkin (complete with new DIY movement trays).

I didn't have time to write a battle report as we had my 1 and a half year old son scouting the table waiting for us to get distracted. It was then he pounce on any figures or dice close to the table edge!

It was a great little game that went back and forth over about 6 turns before the pressure built so much that her poor Dwarfs routed from battle in quick succession. Even though it was a rather small game I did find that the rules seem a little smoother. They are written very clearly and play at a good pace. I feel that Deployment will be very important now with a good strategy behind it.

Heres a few snaps of this mornings game and I eagerly await my next chance to get some Kings of War action!

 Overview before the battle

 I'm using some of my Poison Wind Globadiers as a Weapons Team. 

 Berserker Lord has no other choice but to be charged by the Horde of Ratkin Warriors

 A handful of dice seals his fate and he is no more 

Cheers for looking, Happy Gaming.

First Game of 2015! Saxon Dispute.

First game of 2015! Today my Daughter and I rolled out some Saxon's to fight a small territory battle somewhere in England around 920AD.

We used some home made rules which are a bit of a mash up of Kings of War; Viking Age, and Basic Impetus.

We lined up two relatively even armies and had at it. Once the exchange of missile fire had ended, and the opportunity to charge in presented itself, the two Shieldwalls clashed together in a massive roar! After a few turns going toe to toe, my left flank was busted and I was done for..It was a hard fought and bloody victory for Sienna.

An Awesome game to start of the New Year. I'll be going through my hobby area in the next day or so and decide on what projects are on for 2015. I have a bit of on idea on a few but will need to see what i've got sitting around to give me a head start.

Kings of War - Elves vs Dwarves II - 800pts

This afternoon we had another game of Kings of War. The Dwarves were out for revenge in this one and decided to bring along a unit of allied Ogres to help the cause! The armies lined up as follows;

Elves

1 Elven King

1 Regiment of Spearmen

1 Regiment of Palace Guard

2 Half-Regt Palace Guard

2 Troops of Stormwind Cavalry

1 Bolt Thrower

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Dwarves

1 Berserker Lord

1 Army Standard Bearer

1 Half-Regt Berserkers

3 Regiments of Ironclad

1 Half-Regt Ironwatch

1 Troop of Ogre Warriors

The Elven King gives his troops the "Freedom Speech"

 The Ogres Lumber forward

 The Stormwind Cav head out to the flanks, attempting to set-up for a thunderous charge

 The Palace Guard march towards the Dwarven Ironwatch, who stand fast and pepper the Palace Guard with fire, weakening them and bracing for the melee.

The Ogres intercept the Palace Guard, while the Spearmen and Cavalry charge into the Dwarves ranks.

 The fierce brutality of the Ogres is quickly realised as they slay through the Palace Guard Regiment in a single combat 

 Meanwhile on the Right flank the crazed unit Berserkers charge into the oncoming Stormwind Cav

The Berserkers inflict heavy damage on the Cavalry troop but due to a lucky Nerve test of double 1's the Troop fights on to counter-charge the following turn and wipe the Berserkers out.

 After a brutal melee with the Ogre Warriors, the Half-Regt of Palace Guard regroup and make a move towards the damaged Ironwatch. 

 Once the last of the Berserkers had been disposed of the Stormwind make haste and charge into the Berserker Lord himself! In what would be the final turn of the game, the Lord failed a nerve test and flees from the battlefield! 

Another fun game of fantasy. This one could have gone either way really, it was very close once all the push and shove in the centre started. It was only when the Stormwind started to flank the Dwarves started to feel the pressure..  The Ogres really are a menacing bunch, my Daughter wants to use more of them in the next game so we'll be hitting the painting table pretty soon to bolster the ranks.

Also, in the past 2 games we've intentionally left out magic users, but will be including them if desired, moving forward.

Kings of War - Elves vs Dwarves 650pts

Tonight my Daughter and I played a (roughly) 650 pt game of Kings of War. We kept the lists as simple as possible as we squeezed the game in before dinner. The armies were as follows;

Dwarves

1 Berserker Lord

1 Half-Regt of Berserkers

3 regiments of Ironclad

1 Troop of Ironwatch

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Elves

1 Elven Prince

1 Regiment of Palace Guard

1 Regiment of Spearmen

2 Troops of Bowmen

1 Troop of Stormwind Cavalry

We decided to play to the last man/unit standing, and after we rolled of initiative my Daughter got us underway.

An Overview of the battlefield. Elves to the Left, Dwarves to the right.

Sienna's Berserker Lord!

Cant have a Berserker Lord without some Berserkers can we??

The Dwarven Ironclads roll forward, slow and steady

The Elven Palace Guard hold the ranks and absorb the Berserkers frenzied charge!

A centre view of the battlefield. As the battle rages on, units begin to accumulate damage.

The Berserker Lord charges the Elven Prince, only one will walk away from this.

The fierce melee rages on!

The Victor! The Berserker Lord absolutely butcher's the Prince. A devastating final attack ends the clash!

The Stormwind Cav smash into the flanks of the Ironclad, wiping them out in a single (well rolled) charge.

The Cavalry follow up with another charge  crashing into the Berserker Lord. He manages to hold strong and route the already battle worn Cav.

Once the Lord turned his attention back toward the Elven lines he knew it was all but over. In that very moment the sky was blackened with arrows, and then silence....

650pts Kings of War

Over the weekend my Son and I had our first game of Kings of War from Mantic. It was a small 650 point battle on the kitchen table with the young bloke playing Skaven to face off against my High Elves.

Kings of War is very well written and a breeze to play, we had the mechanics sorted after the first two turns and only needed to reference for special rules and situations. While it was fast to pick up, and taking into account we had no terrain and very basic units, KoW still gave a good challenge tactics wise and gave a fun game all round. The pup even said it was the best game of fantasy he's ever played!

I can easily say that these will be the go to rules when it comes to Fantasy and I'm looking forward to the next game, on a bigger table, with more of the 'elite' units, and some terrain!

As above, it was a 650 point game and we fought to a conclusion in about an hour and a half. The High elves won the day thanks to the 2 Archer units causing an early route and badgering the Skaven menace throughout the battle.

Heres a few basic snaps of the game, again, my camera is out of action at the moment so these were taken with the smart phone.

After one or two more games and once the rules have completely sunk in, I'll try and post a decent AAR to give a better account of the game and feel for the rules. All in all a fun game and look forward to the next.

Cheers