LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT THING!!! Club Meeting - 29/11

Apparently, this week's meeting was the last of the year. Given that Clash of Kings is on during the next club meeting and the whole Unholy Trinity will be there, no one can open the doors. Well, shit. There is some chattering about basement games though, so keep an eye on the Facebook.

That being said then, I'm sure I speak for the totality of the UT when I say thank you for you continued and ongoing support of the BEST WARGAMING CLUB in Auckland.There's no way it could be done without people showing up and having a great time enjoying the hobby. Well done, top notch indeed!

So, what did we do this week? Well!!!

One thing was dominating the scene at TCOW this week. Andrew and his Borg Cube. Now, I'm not talking about a Scout Cube. I'm talking a HUGE, full size (in scale) Cube. I mean, look at this thing:

Andrew and Ryan had a couple of games with this thing on the table. I believe that Ryan won the first and then lost the second. Andrew has plans to light this one up inside, which will look AWESOME!

We had 3 games of Flames of War this week, all as part of the Rust and the City Firestorm: Caen campaign. 

Mike and Pat fought at Juno Beach with Pat's 12. SS managing to escape the clutches of Mike's Canadians and securing a 4-3 victory.

Beautifully laid out table with some equally well-painted models on display for this game and some very interesting turns. From what I heard, Mike definitely used his RAF support to its fullest.

Pablo and Jon fought in Breville, with the AARR attempting to hold back the Hun tide as best they could. This would see them secure a 4-3 victory, despite Jon's best attempts to dislodge them.

And finally, Wayne and I battled at Villers, with my American 3AD attempting to block a counter-thrust from Wayne's 2. SS Panthers supported by Michael Wittman. I managed to hold them back, but at rather large cost, taking the victory 4-3.

A significant moment in the game occurred when Wayne's reserve Pz IV's rolled on by the objectives. I had my ARP holding them but under weight of fire, they find themselves pinned. Wayne moves in for the assault and I have 2 Bazooka's (pinned, remember) which can make defensive fire. 5's needed and....a 5 and a 6!!! Hits! Now, Wayne makes his saves...or rather...doesn't. One killed and one bailed and the assault fails.

The APR then, seeing these buttoned down tanks, unpins and assaults, capturing all of them! WE HOLD THE GOAT!

So 3 games played to contribute to the campaign and a minor Allied victory all told. Nice to be on the winning side of the ledger!

Francis and Jed played a game of Kings of War, Undead vs. Denizens of the Abyss I believe. From the mutterings I heard, this ended as a draw.

And finally, more EDH action as guys start getting practice in for the eagerly anticipated TCOW M:TG EDH League, starting next year!

At one point on about turn 5 of this game, Damo decided to crack his incubator and create....48 MYR TOKENS!!!

Which he then gains himself 48 additional life from...

So we told him to go away, while we played properly...

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So, there you have it. The final meeting of TCOW for 2015 and what a year its been! Keep an eye on Facebook for details of the first 2016 meeting and also information on DanCon III, the most highly anticipated Flames of War tournament in January.

From all of us behind the scenes at TCOW, we wish you and yours a very Happy Holidays. Have fun, stay safe and we'll see you in 2016.

GAME ON!

Firestorm West! Club Meeting - 15/11

Like many other wargaming clubs and groups around the world, TCOW (with the help of Mike Haught) are participating in the global Firestorm: Caen Flames of War campaign. This is being run by Cam over at Rust and the City and it being embraced really well. 

We had 2 games this week, both covering the battles over at Bayeaux. I took on Jon with my British Tanks and Gav took on Pablo in a similar battle.

A very French battlefield indeed and the games were both contested well. The addition of Firestorm troops to the mix certainly adds for some longer games, given we're playing at 1500 points.

My additions included a Cromwell platoon backed up by a Firefly and an infantry platoon. Great for holding objectives!

British armour massing, ready to roll down the wide roads and punish the German defense.

Support in the form of some M10SP's and infantry as well as some carrier recce. This should be good!

Ahhhh......Shermans. They just have a knack of getting set alight!











So with the games finished, we had a 5-2 to the Germans and a 4-3 to the Allies, I believe. So these results will be sent in and potentially change the balance of what we can expect in the next round. Such a great idea and very happy to be involved!


As always, we had multiple systems hitting the tables at TCOW this week. Kings of War, Dropzone Commander, Warmahordes and TNT all being played. ST:AW got a table in the annex and when all was dusted, we got some EDH practice for Magic in. Looking forward to the EDH league starting in the new year.

Kings of War action! Ogres vs. a Herd army.

Dropzone Commander in action.

Mutant Cannibals attack in TNT.

Casters and Jacks do battle in Warmahordes.

ST:AW and M:TG

So there you have it! A plethora of pictorial pleasure pertaining to our pastime. The most TOP NOTCH wargames club in Auckland (still undisputed) meets again and a great time was had by all! We're so damned good, we even have guys escaping Hamilton to come and play games with us! No board games this week though, something we may have to rectify soon....

Until next time....GAME ON!

Those moments when..... - Club Meeting 18.10.2015

Moments in time that you suddenly look back on and go...oh yeah, I knew that! That's what this week's club meeting is going to by summarised as I think. It happens to all wargamers at one time or another I guess...

So, what did we do then?

As always, a mixed bag of systems from many designers and manufacturers on display at TCOW. Why limit yourself?! As I wandered around the place (between turns), I managed to get a count in:

1 x Flames of War, 2 x Malifaux, 3 x Warmahordes, 2 x Kings of War, 1 x Bolt Action, 1 x Heroclix, 1 x ST:AW, 1 x DZC and 1 x M:TG.

You tell me how many other clubs boast that level of support for that number of systems? None, thats how many!

Flames of War

FlamesCon is right around the corner so getting a chance to re-familiarise myself with the rules and maybe tune a list a little better is always a good thing. And given I really do love the game, it helps as well.

Faizal is playing his first FlamesCon this year so I thought I'd give him a game to cement his learning of the rules and have a bit of run as well. He's running some Soviet Steel and my plan at this stage is to run some Yank Tanks, so this should be fun. 

First game was Dust Up so this should be tanks rolling at tanks, blowing the turrets off and then seeing what else there is to blow up...

It didn't disappoint, that's for sure! Dead tanks everywhere! A very close game that could have swung either way at around turn 3, but Faizal missed a heap of remount checks that was pretty much all she wrote. Company broken, 5-2 to me.

The second game was a little different though...we'd rolled Counter-attack as the mission and I won the dice off for attacker. With Faiz having no infantry, he's limited to a single platoon on with Mobile Reserves. He chose his T-34/85 platoon...

Unfortunately, Priests, Shemans and Pershings really did a number on them and continued to do so. My Chaffees meanwhile zoomed off to try and flank an objective. Then the rest of the Soviets arrived...

They did manage to survive the first wave with a little help. The second wave....not so much. 

So, firing, firing and firing and Faiz keeps making his platoon check! Dammit! Turn 6 hits and then Pablo kindly reminds me that I need to be within 16" of an objective. SHIT! Oh yeah, I knew that... 

Kings of War

3 games played in total under the new v2.0 rules, Ogres, Undead and Kingdoms of Men all featuring at varying points levels.

You may notice the rather large, brown golem-like creature in front of Damo here....unfortunately, he didn't which meant it didn't move for 3 turns. 

Its there?! Oh yeah...I knew that!

2000 points of Undead vs. KoM.

You get a lot of men in 2000 points....

Elephants too!

Must really get back to painting my Dwarfs....


And as always, everyone having a tonne of funne...hehehe...playing with their toys. MONTAGE!!!

Malifaux

So there you have it! Another meeting of the Greatest Wargaming Club in Auckland and all the glory it holds!

Keep an eye out on the Facebook page for the announcement of:

BLUDGEFEST 2: 

BIGGER, BETTER, BLUDGIER!

It's coming....

Until then. GAME ON!!!!