A club meeting in flaming June with the weather, like the table top action, hot, hot, hot! Three varied games tempted a fair group of Friends in from the sunshine to roll some dice and shove some lead.
15mm WWII – Eastern Front – Blitzkrieg Commander
Yet another desperate attempt by Late-war German forces to hold back the Soviet forces’ superior numbers. A strong armed force of Soviet JS2 and T34-85s, supported by Tank riders and regular infantry threw themselves on to the German defences. After some stout resistance the German defences crumbled. Onward to Berlin!
28mm Dark Ages – Arthurian British v. Irish Raiders – Hail Caesar 2 by Warlord Games
A first run out of the recent Once & Future King supplement for Hail Caesar by Warlord Games. An advice scenario saw a force of Irish raiders being confronted by Arthur’s Britons. A very enjoyable game. The fierce-some Irish war bands, with their mighty heroic leaders, were able to smash the opposing Briton infantry. Arthur’s cavalry had some success but were cleverly side-lined by the Irish light troops. A resounding Irish victory although all of their leaders, constantly fighting at the front, were either captured, wounded or killed!
Monster Scale – The Pacific Rim – Pacific Monsters
As everyone knows, the Eastern Pacific Ocean is absolutely teaming with giant monsters, with fearsome powers, normally involving plasma. Luckily the people of the Pacific Rim have invented giant robots to defend their cities from attack. (The ensuing conflict seems to be bad for real estate!) The game saw the clash of cataclysmic forces under a set of home-brew rules. When giant monsters fight giant mechs, everybody loses, apparently.
