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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: fantasticlegions on September 03, 2020, 06:56:20 AM

Title: 1914 Battle Report - The Great War
Post by: fantasticlegions on September 03, 2020, 06:56:20 AM

Last weekend I had the joy of playing a game of Warhammer Historicals' the Great War.  It was a 1914 scenario set somewhere in Belgium that pitted a British company defending against a German assault.  After heavy casualties, the game ended in a draw.  The men of the hour award went to the British machine gunners, while the German machine gun had no impact at all.

Here are some pictures:

(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/de742c_fde0b94f9ec341e6974b0b19946f793a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1480,h_600,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/de742c_fde0b94f9ec341e6974b0b19946f793a~mv2.webp)
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/de742c_dda960bb32e34b7ab2900df22899c6c1~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1480,h_1110,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/de742c_dda960bb32e34b7ab2900df22899c6c1~mv2.webp)
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/de742c_4255e9ae556148cd8f6c18bf3bf88912~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1480,h_814,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/de742c_4255e9ae556148cd8f6c18bf3bf88912~mv2.webp)
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/de742c_98f37e3d69a1468c84a27732fdd45a47~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1480,h_1110,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/de742c_98f37e3d69a1468c84a27732fdd45a47~mv2.webp)

More pictures are up on the blog:

https://www.fantasticlegions.com/post/the-great-war (https://www.fantasticlegions.com/post/the-great-war)

Title: Re: 1914 Battle Report - The Great War
Post by: Atheling on September 03, 2020, 01:16:42 PM

 8)

Is that a home made matt or did you buy? It looks great  8)

Title: Re: 1914 Battle Report - The Great War
Post by: fantasticlegions on September 03, 2020, 01:43:31 PM

Quote from: Atheling on September 03, 2020, 01:16:42 PM

8)

Is that a home made matt or did you buy? It looks great  8)

Thanks!  I made it myself.  Here is the step by step:

 https://www.fantasticlegions.com/grass-gaming-mat (https://www.fantasticlegions.com/grass-gaming-mat)

Title: Re: 1914 Battle Report - The Great War
Post by: AdmiralAndy on September 10, 2020, 03:16:03 AM

Aside from the Authors additional rules posted in a PDF for ANZACS and BELGIUMS on Boardgamegeek have you adapted or aware of further army lists for the Eastern Front, or Africa.

The Ottoman forces I've heard you could use the more standard German Infantry as they used a lot of German Equipment anyway.

Title: Re: 1914 Battle Report - The Great War
Post by: Iron Haiden on November 16, 2020, 01:15:14 PM

Looks awesome amd used my favourite rule set too

Title: Re: 1914 Battle Report - The Great War
Post by: tumeveumevla on November 17, 2020, 06:30:04 PM

I love it, beautiful figurines and the rule is great. :-* :-*

Title: Re: 1914 Battle Report - The Great War
Post by: Easy E on November 18, 2020, 04:13:37 PM

Too bad so few copies of this game made it to print, especially States' side.