Gaming: Warhammer: First Game With Bretonnians
by Totengraber on Oct.26, 2007, under Miniatures, Warhammer Fantasy
I went to the Game Preserve (Fashion Mall) last night with the intent of making someone there (hopefully someone I knew) re-teach me how to play Warhammer Fantasy Battles. Back about 3 years ago I played Lizardmen and helped my eldest son with his Empire army. I haven’t played at all under the 7th edition rules, but I had heard about some of the rules changes.
Jared was there, but had just started a game vs. a Wood Elf player. Jared was playing Dark Elves. His army was highly mobile with 2 units of Dark Riders, 2 chariots, a unit of Cold-One Knights, some scouting infantry, and mounted characters (one was a sorceress). It looke dlike a pretty even game, but Jared came out on top, I believe. Soon thereafter he and I sat down to play. Here’s the list I brought:
- Damsel (Lvl 2, Warhorse, Lore of Beasts, 2x Dispel Scrolls) – rides with KotR
- Paladin BSB (Virtue of Empathy) -rides with KE
- Men at Arms x25 (FC)
- Peasant Bowmen x10
- Knights Errant x8 (FC)
- Knights of the Realm x8 (FC)
- Pegasus Knights x3 (Musician)
It was a quick game that I was pretty sure I was going to lose anyway. The Lizardmen never really had a lot of cav and I didn’t have that great of a record with them anyway. During most of the game my leadership tests, even with LD 8 most of the time, failed usually by 1. Bowmen ran off the board after getting to shoot once and 3 of their number dying. PK took care of a Dark Rider unit, but not without being held up by its sole survivor. The other units all got flank charged and subsequently destroyed. Something I did forget about with the unit with the Damsel was the Magic Resistance, which I don’t remember if that might have helped. Either way, it was a good re-introduction into the game that I used to really like. I look forward to playing more in the future.In fact, I’m pretty jazzed to get started painting the Knights.
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October 29th, 2007 on 1:39 pm
Sounds like you had fun. I hope you can teach me how to play once I get back.
October 29th, 2007 on 1:50 pm
I’d be more than glad to show ya!! Just hurry up and get back here!
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