Did you miss us? Club Meeting 15 January

TCOW is back, bigger and better for 2017! We're not resting on the laurels of what was a stellar 2016, we're heading straight into it and we ain't gonna stop!!

The first club meeting of 2017 was a massive affair with 10!!! systems hitting tables at one point or another. It certainly was a full house! We played, in no order whatsoever:

- Blood Bowl
- Bolt Action
- Epic 40k (using NetEpic)
- Warmahordes
- Frostgrave
- Arena Rex
- Team Yankee
- X-Wing
- Dystopian Wars, and
- Black Powder ACW.

I don't think any other wargaming club in Auckland can boast that kind of gaming variance! And that's why TCOW surely is the best club in Auckland, hands down!

I know, I know....you want to see some of the action right....well here you go!

El Pres welcomes you all to 2017!

Blood Bowl time! Orc on Orc Action!

WAAAAAARGGGGGHHHH!!!

The Arena beckons....

The Frozen City still holds secrets....

And the Soviets advance on the US Airborne. Armour looks to be fresh from the factory...

Pew...pew!

West Germans on the prowl.

Fleets on a collision course.....FOR FUN!

That guy....kill that guy!

A Warhound watches over the METAL BAWKSESS!!!

And finally, what I think was the best game of the day. Saul brought along his Black Powder ACW armies to run me through an intro game. They are some bloody good looking models and the game is super fun and pretty simple. I think this is gonna be my 2017 new system...

Today, the South rose again!

And so that was that for the first meeting of 2017! If this is a taster of what the year is going to hold, count me in!!

Now, if you're wanting to renew your membership for the year, have a chat to Dan.


Also, there are a couple of events coming up...

DanCon IV on the 30th of January. This year is Mid-War Random Doubles and spaces are almost full up. Get in quick!

SteamCon at Mighty Ape on the 25th of February. This is the multi-event weekend at MA encompassing Warmahordes, Guild Ball and Blood Bowl! Talk to Dave if you're interested but if you haven't been to a Mighty Ape event in the past, I can highly recommend getting involved. The swag is AWESOME!

That's it folks, see y'all in a couple of weeks!

GAME ON!

BIG IS GOOD! Club Meeting - 30 October

Sometimes we just do some seriously awesome stuff here at TCOW and its bloody awesome! This week's club meeting was a single game affair....Flames of War and the German defence of Berlin. 3 6x4 tables joined together to form the centre of the German capital with the Reichstag, Tiergarten and Hitler's Bunker all awaiting its fate. On the Western flank, the American and British approach to be the first into the capital while in the East, the Soviet hordes approach.

Mike has been super busy in creating the spectacular terrain you see here including the floor plan of the Reichstag itself.

The Fuhrerbunker with waiting Kubel...

The Soviet approach from the rural East....

While the British and Americans arrive from the West.

And so, with the stage set, the combatants deployed and readied themselves for battle. The German generals led by Feldmarshal Von Carryer would have to hold the capital and destroy the invaders at the gates to win while the Allies must take the Reichstag itself.

And at any point, the Fuhrer may decide to make a (slow) run for it. From turn 3 onwards, von Carryer would roll and on a 5+, Adolf is off in his Kubel to board a flight to Buenos Aires....at 4" a turn.

No more words...just regale in the glory of the TCOW MEGA BERLIN BATTLE!!!!

Some absolutely amazing shots here.

After 3 hours of the game, we still dont have a result either so we've all agreed to a smaller Part 2 game in a month so watch this space!

Massive thanks to the man himself, Mr. Mike Haught, for organising and running this awesome event! We're really lucky to have him as a TCOW alum!

So, roll on the next MEGA BATTLE!!!