Something old, something new. Club Meeting - 26 February

We had another huge turnout this weekend just gone. The hall was packed with tables and plenty of dice were rolled. So, with Greg away sucking performing as expected at a Blood Bowl tournament it falls to me to let you know what went on.

We had a mix of old standards and new games played. First, the ones you'll recognise...

David ran two newbies through their first game of Bolt Action. It was a Russian horde on one side against a smaller elite German force on the other, with a couple of railway tracks in between. Both players thoroughly enjoyed the game, even the truly terrible dice rolls.

Meanwhile, some other Germans went up against the British army. There were no trains this time, but the Germans did bring along a rather old tank. I don't think this tank benefits from the Tank Fear special rule.

There was also a game of Dystopian Wars, with Gavin getting a feel for the game. It's not 6mm, but close enough.

Nearby, a group of Rebel pilots got rather unlucky when they encountered a squadron of TIE fighters led by Darth "Padawan murderer" Vader. As you might imagine, things didn't go well for the Rebels.

Finally, the brothers Haught set their phasers to shuffle and played the Star Wars Trek Collectable Card Game.

And now for the new games. First up, a game that many of us own models for, but none had actually played - Warzone: Resurrection. Fulfilling his role as club guinea pig, Damian was the first to roll some dice. He led the Teutonic Bauhaus against the undead forces of the Legion. Many natural 1's were rolled against him (this is a good thing in Warzone), but Damian still had a good time. I suspect we'll see more of this in the future.

I had a couple of games of 7TV with Regan. It was my Army list up against first his 'Heroic Soldiers' then his Rebel Troopers strike force (led by Luke Skywalker). Yes, 7TV really is a game where anyone can go up against anyone else. On top of this, the game's mechanics add a random element to the game that can make it both hilarious and deadly.

Finally, there was a new spin on an old(ish) game in the form of Fantasy Saga. As the name implies, this game combines Saga's funky dice and battle board mechanic with a selection of fantasy races. Most of the mechanics are the same, but it sounds like they've added to the rules with spells and special items. This requires further investigation.

And that's it. See you all again in two weeks for more gaming goodness. In the meantime, don't forget to pre-order Test of Honour. It's releasing at the end of the March and looks to be a whole lot of fun.

Damn It's Hot! Club Meeting - 31 January

That the maker TCOW has air conditioning, right?! Really though, given we're the BEST WARGAMING CLUB in Auckland (still undisputed, might I add) you wouldn't really expect anything but top notch facilities, right?

So what did we get up to this week, I hear you ask? Well, read on valued reader, read on!

Bolt Action

Bolt Action made a triumphant return to TCOW this week with a couple of games being played. Looked to me like people were getting in some practice for Battlecry...but that wouldn't be the case at TCOW, right?

Dave and Saul played a Brit on Brit game with some slight variations in their lists. Both had carriers, with Saul having a few more that Dave. Looked like a really amazing game and I forgot to ask who won! Oh well, the playings the thing, right?

Andrew and Monkey also got some Bolt Action in with Andrew's French trying a sneaky invasion of Walmington-on-Sea and Monkey's Home Guard trying to hold them back. This one looked like a heap of fun as well. Monkey even had a bus.

Great to see some Bolt Action getting played. Might have to dust off my SS for next club I think!

SAGA

Jon had intended on having an intro game of SAGA against a newcomer to TCOW...slight difference in times though.

The game eventually got going and some Normans tried to ride down the Viking horde wanting to pillage them!

Frostgrave

You know that we played some Frostgrave! Molly and Stu started off a potential campaign with a quick game. Once again, some beautiful terrain on display for this one! 

Magic Commander League

Week 2 of our Commander League was well attended with 8 players split into 2 pods which were then changed after the first game. Players were allowed to make changes to their decks this week so some different cards in play.

Some heathens even played with NO SLEEVES!!! Sacrilege! 

Check out the standings over on the TCOW Commander League Facebook group! 

So there you go! We'll have a write up of the shenanigans of DanCon III later today, so keep an eye out! Until next time...

GAME ON!

BLUDGEFEST 2!! TOP NOTCH!

Who run Bartertown? TCOW does Master Blaster!

The second iteration of Bludgefest was held on the weekend and once again, a veritable Portobello Road of nerdiness appeared. Just about anything was on sale and everyone was keen to buy! Gimme your money, gimme your money!

No matter what period, scale, genre or whatever. It was there!

Meanwhile, inside a whole heap of gaming was taking place as well...

Well it did eventually. Some X-Wing got played this week with The Bludgelord taking Stevo (of FlamesCon fame) through an intro game with the new starter set. I must say, the new paint jobs on the TIE's and X-Wing are indeed 

TOP NOTCH!

We got some SAGA back in at TCOW this week as well with Wayne and his Vikings (I think) taking on Rob and his Skraelings. Some very nicely painted models on display here. Not sure of the result though, so I'm gonna say that Wayne won.

TNT and Warmahordes also made an appearance. These are really some club stalwart games. The TNT campaign is still going strong and we might get Pablo to write up a wee update at some point for you all.

And almost finally, we got some Flames of War in as well. This week saw the start of the global Firestorm: Caen event being run through Rust and the City .
Gav and Nod played the Seize and Hold mission from Overlord while Pablo and I ran Cauldron. I think the results finished as a 1-1 for Allies - Axis.

Really looking forward to seeing this one pan out across the world and its an awesome thing to be involved in! Thanks Mike!

Finally, some more EDH M:TG action! I love that Magic is being embraced more and more at TCOW. Its just more fun to have! With the new 2015 Commander decks being released soon, the TCOW Commander League will also be kicking off.

So there you have it team! Another TOP NOTCH TCOW meeting with smiles all around! I even managed to get some buying done....

It's not a Puma...