Game of Thrones- Many secundaries

Hello,  I was trying still with Game of Thrones game rules ,  much fun with some battles (win and also horribly lost!

 I prepared several characters and troops which have playability in the Game and which also are existing in the Books and Tv series..

Collection keeps growing


HOUSE BOLTON WITH LORD ROOSE BOLTON FROM DREADFORT

These are big villains in the Story.

I Kept some look similar to the TV series, with creepy armpurs and kindo f morrion and sallet helmets  (mostly from end of XV c.)

Their flag/sigil  form the book is a Flayed Man in red on a Pink field..

I kept mostly this look (I show you some Bolton heavy knights), but as in the TV series there is other version with dark blue on the back and a Withe "X" cross, I also made this version for a unit of "Bolton Balck Guard" who look closer to the Tv show...

Their leader: Lord Roose Bolton is evil and treacherous, but never looking really very threatening.. This is also his strenght!

I tried to keep a little the look of the Actor in the Series in my conversion

RAMSAY SNOW / BOLTON AND REEK


The bastard of Bolton , named Ramsay, is much more unpredictable and dangeoris, as he acts as a sadist... after osmne militar succeses he got the Title of Bolton as well , before traisoning also his father...

He has a miserable, tortured prisoner named Reek, who used to be Theon Greyjoy before falling on Ramsay´s hands...

HOUSE MORMONT- LOYAL TO THE STARK

This small House is quite secondary for all the History, but some relevant charachters belong to her, as Ser Jeor Moromnt (who was a strong  Commander of the Night Watch ) or his son Jorah Mormont, who is exiled and in service of Daenerys Targaryen

This house is suppsed to be quite loyal and wears a black Bear as a sigil

Later on the show, young Lyana Mormont supports Jon Snow in the fight for Wintefell..
 Some shields ith the Black bear cabn be found in diverse scenes

So as a little Tribute,   I made a unit of heavy Axemen of Startk forces, belonging to this House
 As the game includes an opciotn for "Maege Mormont" who is a senior lady used to go and fight together with her troops. I also converted a figure for her, placing in front of the unit,

RICKON STARK, OSHA AND SHAGGYDOG

The youngest son of Lord Eddard Stark.. He was protected by a wildling woman, Osha, and his own black Direwolf named  "Shaggydog"

GRAND MAESTER PYCELLE

He is a sneaky charachter in Kigs Landing, looks like a humble saint man, but he is all corruption from inside..

ALTERNATIVE TYWIN LANNISTER- ON FOOT

This ocnversiosn looks more like actor Charles Dance than other horse version I did

 BRYNDAN TULLY "THE BLACKFISH"

Uncle of Catelyn Tully of Riverrun (Stark), he is one of the main Stark leaders during War of the Five Kings, he wears a Black Fish instead of silver one, since he always is too indpeendent taking his decissions

Finally, some aditional units taken form the Game library and developed as 1/72 units by me

KINGS LANDING PYROMANCERS

They have a decisive role in the battle of river Blakwaters.. Here they are luanching a volley of pots full with the agressive green Valyrian Wildfie...

CRANNOGMEN TRACKERS

Bpwmen with Expertise in ambush, fighting in woods and swamps, under command of Howland Reed (father of Meera and Jon Reed)

Sounds so much as some very popular english medieval bandits, dont you think???

Hyborean Duel

"The Far north. Near the borders of Vanaheim..
Two Vanir raiders ambush a cimmerian Shaman who by luck is protected by a brace young cimmerian warrior "

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!!!!!