Chris Palmer At our club’s meeting last Friday I had the chance to playtest the game I will be running at Historicon next month in Lancaster, PA. It’s a fantasy battle using a upcoming Dark Ages/Fantasy supplement for the Combat Patrol skirmish rules. The scenario involves a Dwarven treasure caravan camped in a small hamlet for the night, which is attacked at dawn’s light by by a group of Orcs, Goblins. and Trolls. Oh, My!
Though the game was designed for 6 players (three on a side), we only had four players, so split each side into two commands. Things went slowly at first as we all familiarized ourselves with the rules, but by game’s end the action was humming along.
An overview of the battlefield. On the right is the small village where the Dwarves start, and the Orcs and their allies enter from the woods along the table edge on the left. |
With the sound of Orc war-drums approaching, a unit of Dwarf Miners, and one of Dwarf Axemen, are roused from their breakfast and prepare a defense. |
On the Orc right, Goblins with short bows, Orcs, and a Cave Troll all advance as fast as possible… |
Back on the Orc right, a unit of Goblins harasses the Dwarven Miners, as a unit of Orc Warriors (in the foreground) run by the Dwarves and head for the treasure wagons. |
It was a great game! In the end, the Orc left had collapsed under the weight of the Dwarven Handgunners and the Giant’s rampage; while the Dwarven left had likewise fallen. Since the Orc’s on the Dwarven left were just inches from the wagons at the end, with nothing to stop them, we declared the game an Orc victory.
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Very cool, will be buying once you guys publish!
Super! I think you’ll enjoy it!