Bolt Action & Konflict '47

We didn't play as much Bolt Action and Konflict '47 this year as last but we still played quite a bit. Much of it was at Your Hobby Place - Fredericksburg.

Below are pics of some of the games we played this year. 

Fearless Veteran, 2022

Other Fearless Veteran tournaments are described here: 2017, & 2021

The 2022 SAG Fearless Veteran tournament was a resounding success!

This year the Game was Bolt Action, since it came in a close second in last year's vote. Lists were limited to 850 points, any tank or Infantry list dated 1943 or earlier with no vehicles with armor 10+. The three rounds were played with the following missions: 1. Key Positions 2. Double Envelopment and 3. No Man's Land. Rankings were determined by win/loss record, with total victory points as the tie breaker.

We ended up with  8 players, a respectable showing for the club. It was only natural that most of the players were also occasional players with the YHP Bolt Action club, a SAG offshoot. 

 Jeffrey's "Black Death"
1942 Soviet Reinforced Platoon

Allen & his "Meatball Worshippers"
Italian Paratroopers

Paul's DAK list - Panzer IIs, Infantry, and a PAK 38

Allen & Stephen fight in the desert.
In the background, Ken and Josiah fight to control a European village.

Wayne's DAK fight James SAS in round 1.

Paul's DAK clashes with  Jeffrey's Black death
for control of the central objective.

Stephan contemplates his next move against Allen.

In round 2 Stephen faces Ken's Brits in the desert.

James' SAS takes fire in the forest.

In round 2, Allen's Italians face Jeffrey's Soviets 
over a French farmhouse. 

Jeffrey's Soviets and Josiah's Italians
 battle through the village in round 3.

Stephen's Big Red One fights Wayne's DAK 
for the title of Fearless Veteran
in a hard fought draw.

The final battle was a draw, leaving us with two players tied for the most wins, neither with any losses. We had to resort to the first tie breaker to decide the victory - Victory Points earned in the tournament total. 

Final Standings

Rank, Player, List Name, List type, Wins-Losses-Draws, VPs

8. Allen, "Meatball Worshippers", Italian Paratroopers,  0-3-0, 5 VP

7. Jeffrey, "Black Death", 1942, Soviet Reinforced Platoon, 1-2-0, 9 VP

6. James, "SAS", British SAS, 1-2-0, 17 VP

5. Josiah, "Italians", War in Africa '43, 1-2-0, 19 VP

4. Ken, "Brits", British Infantry, 2-1-0, 14 VP

3. Paul, "Paul's DAK", DAK Armor Platoon. 19 VP

2. Stephen, "US 1st ID in Sicily", 1st ID (Sicily), 2-0-1, 24 VP

1. Wayne, "German", 1942 DAK, 2-0-1, 32 VP

Wayne is our our Fearless Veteran for the third year! 

Ken, our first Fearless Veteran (2016), once again performs 
the duty of crowning the next Fearless Veteran:
Wayne!

Fearless Veterans todate:

2016 - Ken Jacobson  (Flames of War, 3rd edition)

2017 - Wayne Wiltshire (Flames of War, 3rd edition)

2018 - Wayne Wiltshire (Flames of War, 3rd edition)

2021 - Michael Adkins (Kings of War, 2nd Edition)

2022 - Wayne Wiltshire (Bolt Action, 2nd Edition)

In 2023 the Fearless Veteran tournament will be played using Napoleonic Black Powder rules. It should be a blast!

Spring/Summer 2022

Though occasional Covid scares have interrupted play once or twice, the club has generally continued to meet weekly. Kings of War remains popular, but other games have come to the fore more often recently.  Bolt Action games occurred even on Friday nights, Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game, Mortal Gods and ADLG continued to be played, and Black Powder was played reasonably often. Mordheim made a brief resurgence as well. In July, members of the club began exploring The Horus Heresy driven as much of the club's gaming has been over the last year and half, by 3-d printing. Additionally, club members resurrected the old GW game Warmaster.

Chuck and Mike playing Kings of War.

Chris prepares to fight a Bolt Action game out in the jungle.

Calm and organized, Eric doesn't let orc culture
effect him at all as he prepares to battle in Middle Earth.

Rohirrim fight to keep Rohan safe from Sauron
and Saruman both. 

One of SAG's offshoots, the YHP Bolt Action Club ran a Bolt Action tank game at Your Hobby Place-Fredericksburg.

Burning and pinned Stuarts litter the battle field.

Opposing commanders ponder how best to
control the village crossroads.

The all-tank battle led to careful use of terrain.
He who showed himself first was often brewed up!

Stuarts and Panzers engage at knife-fight distances
amongst the trees and buildings.

James and Ren explore the Civil War through 
Epic Black Powder. 

Chris obse4rves as Eric and Chuck try out
Firelock Game's Oak & Iron rules.

Rob contemplates his next move in Kings of War.

A river crossing for a Civil War  battle
using Epic Black Powder rules.

Ren, James, and Chris all contemplate the strategy
in a Warmaster game.

Chuck in his natural habitat - playing Kings of War!

In Mortal Gods, heroes fight to keep Zeus'
followers from controlling the Arc de Triumph!

Ren, Jeffrey, James, and Eric play Warmaster.

Chris elemental forces advance on Chuck's troops
in Kings of War.

Rob orders his battalions forward as the British 
and French clash in Black Powder.

Chuck turns his Kings of War generalship
upon Ken!

 

Summer 2021 at the Club

 Sadly, I have been quite remiss in my posting for the past few months. I'm determined to break through the blocks and get back to more regular postings, so here is the next post forward. It was a busy summer so there is a decent amount below.

I was happy to get a chance to revisit one of my favorite old rule systems, TSR's Battlesystem 2nd edition. I got to run my longtime army, the Bondswords, in their original game system. It was a simple set up, the Bondswords defending a fortified river against a humanoid horde led by giant, played by Eric. The goal was to help familiarize Eric with the system for future Battlesystem games in the SAG roleplaying off-shoot club. (like the Battle of Saltmarsh)

The Bondswords brace to defend the fortified ford
as their commander, Gildor, flies above the battle 
hurling magic on the advancing horde.

The Bondswords hold the ford as Gildor flies down
the river, raining eldritch death and destruction and
devastating their foes.

We had a lot of other game systems played over the summer. Predominantly Kings of War but also Gunslinger's Paradise, Black Powder, and Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game.

Chris smiles down as his Mexican banditos slaughter
the Duke and his men - Mississippi, Colorado, and
Stumpy in Gunslinger's Paradise.

Uruk-hai and Riders of Rohan battle on the wold 
in Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game.

Mike teaches the finer points of Kings of War.

Napoleonic French and British battle over a
farmhouse using Black Powder rules.

The YHP Bolt Action Club, another SAG offshoot that meets at YHP Fredericksburg, tried to restart its monthly meetings with a refight of the battle of Bir Hakiem in July. We had only a four players and it was more of a generic desert battle then Bir Hakiem (no legionnaires on the board!) but the game was a blast. 

The Afrika Korps advances on on the British left.

The Leichter Panzerspähwagen advances with an 
infantry squad against Tommies in the trenches.

The biggest event over the summer was the club's participation in the "Unmasked & Merciless" Kings of War tournament hosted by Your Hobby Place Fredericksburg in July.  The club entered six players and dominated the bottom of the rankings in the 16 player event. ;) But we had fun, and we were very new to the game. Mike, the tournament organizer, is one of our newest members. It was one of our first experiences with a chess clock for tournament play. I can't speak for the rest but I find it does make the game flow better. One of our members, Rob, brought home the title of "Bloodiest General"! 

Buck and Chris face off in Round 2, Chris managed
to pull the win, 17-4.

Rob and Mike begin their game in round 2, 
which Mike won 17-4.

Chuck makes his move against Alex of "The Aristocrats"
club in round 2. Alex won 18-3.

Ken crosses his arms in satisfaction. he knows he 
will soon slaughter Paul's Bondswords, 19-2.