Back in 2016 Ren and I played in a Hordes of the Things (HotT) tournament on Sunday at the conclusion of Historicon 2016. It was a lot of fun, and I took plenty of pictures.
These days, Hordes of the Things is being replaced by De Bellis Fantasiae (DBF) from the same folks. I really liked HOTT, it was a generic fantasy system that played very fast games and required few figures, it really encouraged imaginative and inventive army designs. I have high hopes that DBF will hit that same itch.
This was a 25mm tournament, which for HotT meant 60mm wide bases. I decided to really test how flexible HotT was, and I wanted to encourage Ren to give it a try, at the time he preferred historical games. So I put together two matching army lists for World War I armies, one German the other one British. I think it went great!
This game was run by David Schlanger with NASAMW. If anyone has contact with him please drop me a line. :)
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| The "Krazy Krauts", my HotT Army, WWI Germans. The pillbox in the center was the stronghold. These were plastic 1/72 scale figures, primarily WW I Germans from HäT. The Taube I bought used, I don't know the manufacturer. I called them the "Krazy Krauts" because on my high school swim team some teammates called me the "Krazy Kraut." |
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| "The Division", Ren's HotT army, WWI Brits. Again plastic 1/72 scale. The figures are primarily WW I British from HäT. The tanks are Battleground Flames of War, and the Sopwith Camel is Revell Germany. |
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| I considered playing this army, the "Black Thunder Company." Some of my old AD&D players may recall it from the Mercs campaign. I was planning to run it originally, it is a more traditional "fantasy" list, but since Ren decded to play I thought matching armies would be better. These figures are primarily Revell Set 02567 Swedish Cavalry and Revell Set 02566 Imperial Artillery. This is definitely an army I will convert soon to DBF! |
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| The opening match ups. A six player tournament! |
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| Ren's first game was against the "Evil Army of Malevolent Horror!" (I loaned this player my castle as a base). |
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| Ren begins to advance "The Division" against his foe. |
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| Ren's tank turn his foe's right flank. |
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| Casualties mount as "the Division" faces down the "Malevolent Horror" |
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| Ren's British World War I force is victorious in his first game! |
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| For my first battle, my "Krazy Krauts" faced off against "Her Majesty's Mechanical Marvels." |
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| My "Krazy Krauts" advanced. I loved this game, our armies were very on theme with each other. And my opponents miniatures and models were simply superb. As a long time Victorian sci-fi fanI was loving this . |
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| Perhaps I was too star-struck. Or perhaps I needed tanks of my own. Regardless I was soundly defeated. |
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| Ren's second game was against "Magicians' Union, Local 666." His opponent had a very cleverly designed and built army with lots of magical fires. |
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| Ren ended up getting burned! The "Magicians' Union" defeated his British list. |
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| My second game was against the "Good Army of Valourous Hope!" Happily for me, I crushed their hopes and handily defeated this army. |
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| With one win and one loss each, for the final round Ren and I were paired against each other. Brits versus Germans! |
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| Ren smiles as his tanks crush their way through my lines. He won a convincing victory! |
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| As you can see, Ren pulled a strong second place showing out of the tournament. In contrast, I pulled a distant last place. Ah, well. :) |
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