Ours is the Fury- R´Hllor is with us!!

 

Hello! a second Battle report in less than 1 week!

This time Stannis Baratheon, King in Dragonstone,  after killing his brother Renly and adding his forces to his army instead of attacking Kings Landing, goes to the north and tries to make a surpirse attack on unaware the forces of House Stark, trying to make the North surrender to him before going for the Throne of Iron.  Ser Davos Seaworth, the Onion Knight is acconpyning him, as well as his Queen Selyse and his daugter Shireen

By the way Ned Stark is alive and is together with his son Robb  and his master of Arms Rodrik CAssle... he does not undertsand this attack at all...  Is this the influence of the Red Woman?? No one knows but the battle is about to start..

Stannis deployment (my Army)

-Heavy Champion horse Knights on the right flank. 

-Steady center with 2 heavy units: 

Wardens  with shield+hammer

Stag knights with 2hand weapons (this latter commanded by Stannis himself),

Left flank, Sentinels (medium armed men-at-arms with  hand weapons on both hands), a littte more mobile than center units

Strategy will be keep compact and hit as true hammers, where and when possible

Stark deployment

A dense formation: Umber berserkers with Robb Stark on the right (increased speed), Outriders (fast medium striking cav) next to them , stark longbowmen and field Commander, Ser Rodrik, on the left with Stark swornSwords (medium, courageous infantry)

Left flank extrem:  Direwolf Greywind, trying to take any advnatage on enemy flank or rear  

Strategy of my brother in Law Jose is to observe what I do and launch any attack where my strong units would show a weak point

The Non Combat Units: 

Queen Selyse and Princess Shireen Barahteon

Ser Davos the Onion Knight

Lord Ned Stark (supporting the northern army from the Headquerters,, still injured from the fight in Kings LAnding when he was Hand of the King, but able to scape and give Battle orders)

Arya Stark (indisciplined but dangerous girl)

Battle starts in the center of the filed: the strongest Baratheon infantry (Stag knights) advances firmly with his king. Some arrows get at them but damage is minimal. 

Confidence in Stannis and the Lord of Light is high

Baratheon left flank: Sentinels advance and they are charged by the outriders, both units get some casualty. 

Berserkers and Robb advance to get in conctact with the Stag knights

Baratheon right: the heavy Horse advance  towards the Stark Swrodmen and Ser Rrodrik.. there is also a giant wolf around...

The stark outriders are not able to keep a steady fight against the baratheon setinels.. they retreat to a safer position after getting (and inflicting) some more casualties

General view: Barathoen heavy inf advances slowly but confident. berserks are a little exposed, but they dont fear any fight and go on.

Stark Archers and swordmen on the rear,  and Baratheon haevy horse also advancing

 Berserkers and stag knights clash!!!!

 berserkers are wild, but baratheon armor  and hammers are strong... 

Berserkers suffer comparatively more from this fight than their enemies

Baratheon heavy horse knights charge!!! Greywind tries to get advantage on the flank, but the heavy horsemen go first for him, confindent in not having much problem from the brave but not heavy armoured swordmen.. Poor Greywind dies, but the knight pay however some price foit that.

 

Now a steady fight starts, and baratheon heavy horsemen with maces are perfect for that...

Last moments for Robb stark and the berserkers.,,, The Stag knights were too much for them...

Outriders attempt another charge on the sentinels, and are succesfull this time. The baratheon unit is finnaly destroyed, but the strategy on disrupting the fight on this side was succesful for Stannis for enough time,,, The strong centre contingent is keeping strategic points and scoring VP, and they have nothing else in front of them but some pooor archers trying to make cuasualties shot after ahora...

 Indeed the stag knight ranks start to be weaker after much fight and arrows.. But the God of Light is still with them and King Stannis

ser Rodrik and the Stark swornswords can not stand longer against the Mounted knights... Baratheon are victorius on the right flank

Stannis destroys the archers but receive a last, desperate charge form the brave surviving outriders, from the flank!!

They almost kill the king!!!.....But then they got their last punishment with a combined attack... Last cavalryman retreats from the field definetely...

King Stannis keeps as Master of the field with still three combat units. Robb has fallen prisoner and Stark Army is disbanded

Ned Stark will have to think his loyalty once more,.,,,

The barahteon Faction is really a Rock. They dont need compicated plans but keep on ground together and advance to the enemy if necesary or just wait for them...

Poor Jose was trying to use the versatile and agressive Faction Stark (which I also like) but had not good luck or choices,,,

....Epilogue.. The true Baratheon Warden unit which was suppposed to be on the field dissapeared whe we were mountign the game table... I was crazy looking for it, and after 20minutes I had to replace the with spare figures on a white tray as you can see above in all previous pictures.

After the fight I found them.. Lost in the  Shoe´S Shire... :(

Song of Ice and Fire parade till now (maybe 35% target complete)

let me show a little presentation of all complete units and main charachters for big "Game of Thrones" which I was able to finish  in this project 2018-219.

Mostly:
House Stark
Hpuse Lannister
House Bolton ("neutral" faction)


Total collection:

Lannister Group: (some text included but very little!)

House Clegane troops inlcuded in the Lannister Army.-. Only some soldiers as the main bulk of these irregular is hired usually in the  revell HYW english foot soldiers!!!

You can realize foot and mounted version of Ser Gregor The Mountain

House Stark:

House Bolton:

Next Armies/Houses to be completed or developed:

Night Watch (only ready Jon Snow, Sam , MAster Aemon and 12 guards.. ore or less  the actual garnison in Castel Black during Wildling attack of Mance Rayder!)

Free Folk /Wildligs (only  readyYgritte, 2 warriors, one Mammoth and 2 giants

House Targaryen (only Queen daenerys, 3 dragons and some Unsullied for now)

House Baratheon- Stannis (only ready The red Woman !)

I was very happy with the results till now , and I was even able to play several games.. I would like to complete 2 of the listed new Factions more for autumn

for tomorrow I  will upload a new Battle report Stark-Lannister!

Second Game of Thrones Battle Report

Hello, I had the pleasure to play again with the rules for Tabletop game "Song of Ice and Fire by company  "Cool Mini or Not?" with my own 1/72 figures. I went to my friend Gabi´s place with all the stuff, so we could have a good time. It is REALLY A DINAMIC  BLOODY AND FUNNY GAME!

I came with the idea of playing a small battle 30 pt for each army, but Gabi (who never played a Wargame before, but is very lover of the Boardgames and quite competitive as well ) said 

" I want MORE miniatures on this table." 

So i Said, "What the hell..? Lets play 40 points... even if it is then a bigger challenge, as we are not used to the rules yet!!

He slected the Lannister and took the good time to see all different unit and character options,.. he went for a force with

UNIT OF MOUNTAINS MEN +GREGOR CLEGANE THE MOUNTAIN AS GENERAL (whose tactical cards are  based on smashing and damaging a lot...) 

UNIT OF HALBERDIERS+JAIME LANNISTER

UNIT OF LANNISTER GUARDS+ SANDRO CLEGANE THE HOUND

UNIT OF CROSSBOWMEN+ A VETERAN CAPTAIN

UNIT OF KNIGHTS OF CASTERLY ROCK (SHOCK CAVALRY)

As No Combat Unit he took Tyrion Lannister... he gave his army and advantage of having an additional Tactical Card on hand for all thee game!! Was quite good for him

I took the northmen:

-UNIT OF STARK SWORND SWORDS+ ROBB STARK AS GENERAL (tactical cards based on fast striking, hit and run and so on..)

rob is always accompanied by his dsirewolf GREYWIND

-UNIT OF UMBER BERSERKERS+ GREATJON UMBER

-UNIT OF TULLY SWORND SHIELDS (Foot armoured knights)+ CAPTAIN

-UNIT OF BWOMEN

And NCU with Lady Catelyn Stark

We went fot a battle mode  named "Game of Thrones". (there are five other playing modes , with the names of the different Books of GRR MArtin) .. That  mode means: There is a strategic point in middle of the filed (we placed a Hill) and then 4 further ponts.. Every strategicl positin hold at the end of one roibnd give 1 Victory Point which gets scored. Every destriyed enemy unit make also 1 Victoy Pojnt. First to get 10 VP is the winner.. 

Each  of us selected 2 positions.. We were quite conservative placing our respectivo two  opctions them near our deploy lines .. It was truly  A MISTAKE BY MY SIDE,,, 

Some images of the initial dpeloy and first movements (quite slow as we both forgot the MArch ability in the first round!)

Lannister  Center and Right :

Stark line viewed from the left:

Both lines approcaching... The two cavlaries advanced faster near the hill, But lannister wing was unfefended, which would be exploited but the lighter Stark horsmeen..

The Lannister left went at a slow pace just to keep hold of the ir Strategic positions..They would not move much more and start to collect many VP..

Lannister Knights advanced smoothly to the hill, trying to get the  central Strategic point and charge any enemy in front of them...

But the starks refused (apparently) the fight...

 It is a trap!! Using the right Tactic cards and increasing actions, The Stark Horse charged  unexpectedly from the left to the flank f the knights! Many armored knights were to fall...

As the Stark general, I believed  for a while it would be an easy business ..

The Knights realigned and trying to fight the Stark back, but they kept on suffering more and more losses

Then a false retreat of the stark riders,  and a try for Robb swordmen  to charge in time.. But bad charge results!! A failed charge, panic  and loss on the men, and finnally the attack hitting poorly on the halberdiers who were perfectly prepared for repelling them!!!!  Everything went wrong for Robb .!  Many casualties for very few enemies fallen

The halberdiers hit in turn expertly lead by Ser Jaime, and almost the whole Stark unit disappears !!

The two cavalries kept on fighting; Things were not so bad fot the Starks in the cavalry fight...

The King in the North Stood alone against many enemies.... Had he  any chance to survive..??

.....

YES!!!!! He got a very oportune and useful free retreat action+ troop wound recovery, thanks to new drawed Tactic card of "Tactical Reploy! Robb survived and was able to fall back wth some wounded, brave soldiers who were able to stand up and fight again for him!! 

But the Halberdiers took the Hill in the meanwhile..

On the other battle side, the Stark right /Lannister Left,  everything was quieter.. Lannister did not advance so the Stark went towards them .. But they were slow troops.. advance was slow and  the bowmen were not able to shoot..

Suddenly some Lannister Tactical options were discoverd and The Mountain charged by surpirse with unexpected fury!!! The poor stark bowmen took heavy casualties..

Even altough the heavy Tully knights were finally able to charge the Mountains flank, It was too late for the bowmen... they all were killed or run in panic in just one activation movement!!!  They got converted into 1 VP as a  blood gift for the Mountain...

At least their Tully comrades took some vengance, eliminating one row of the Men at arms of The Mountain

On the hill thing went even hotter!! Tyrion used his influence to help the losing Lannister knights to recover and even inflict some casualties (although  taking also new damage..) , but then the Berserkers launched a fierce attack on the halberdiers!!!

..At the same time the crossbowmen tried to take an advatange position in the stark rear..

The halberdiers at the command of Ser Jaime retreated, trying to have a better defensive position, but their exposed anther flank which was attacked by Greywind who wanted eagerly to take revenge of the Injuries of his master Robb!! More Lannister casualties..

The Stark outriders finished the remaining knights, and they then charged downhill to chase the crossbowmen as an easy prey.. It could be a good chance!!
But dice roll were poor and the veteran captain of the Lannister unit made the light infantrymen fight bravely .. The stark were almost elminiated for just one crossbowman!!

The Berserkers made a last charge on Jaime and the halberdiers, who were again in defensive formation and the berserkers suffered much.. But they have more attacks as they accumulate wounds as they enter in Berserker frenzy!!
10 attack dice, and the help of Greywind to erase definetely Ser Jaime and the so disturbing halberdiers!!!!

During all the time, the Lannister guard with Sandor the Hound did not move.. He was clever enough, to obbey his orders (and not to expose his life!)  Many Victory points were scored by that during the whole game.. That was really a Lannister nasty but useful snake strategy.. .. 

 

At the end... Robb moved desperately to hold one of the initial strategical points.. What he did!

The hill was also conquered and two eliminated enemies in the last Round!! That meant, 2+2+1+1+1 = 7 VPs

..But Lannister had been quite astute all the game long.. Just in rear guard had scored for Gabi 8p + 1p when the hill was hold by the halberdiers +1 p the archers = 10Points

Victory for the Lannisters..  But things could have been really different..
Robb Stark was  still alive with most of their army still ready!...It was an epic but not decisive battle, and War is not over!!!!!