Black Powder 2.0 - November/December 2018

During these months in which I was absent my mates did not stop to produce and to play with new miniatures.

Thanks to the guides prepared by Ezio some of them started to play with the new edition of Black Powder

Below some imagines of battles fought in November 

Also last week they played a generic scenario with two armies: Prussians vs Austrians 

Miniatures are all 15mm and are painted by different people: 

The Austrians by Riccardo, Nevio and Luca

The Prussians by Luca and Filippo

It took them a couple of hours to end the match but it was a very nice game and the rule system is significantly improved

Hail Caesar - November/December 2018

In the last months I was very busy with my work but my club's mates had continued to paint miniatures and test new and old rules systems. 

The last one in these times is "Hail Caesar". This rule book create by warlord games is similar in some aspects to "Black Powder" but the hand to hand combat system is different and more suitable to reproduce fights of the Antiquity.

A couple of weeks ago Ezio and Riccardo prepared a battle between a first Imperial Roman army and the barbaric horde. Below some pictures of the game played on Nov 25

All miniatures are 15mm and we usually use them for DBMM but the scale is suitable also for Hail Caesar. 

Also last week Riccardo and Aurelian played another game between Republic Roman and Carthaginians

Below some Carthaginians' allies ... the Spanish scutari and caetrati and ...

... some Celtic tribes

On the other front the Roman army with a screen of velites

An overview of the initial position

During the game Aurelian, who led the Carthaginian army, tried to attack the Roman army on the flanks 

On the centre the fight continues ... 

... and Aurelian uses his best general to conclude the encircling maneuver but ...

... this time Hannibal is defeated 

The corner of the painter - Mongol and Longobard army for SAGA 2.0

One of the aspects that makes a wargame club a great initiative is that, in an association of this kind, you can find many people with great skills that allow you to do things that individually would not be possible. So in our association you can meet wargame authors, people who build magnificent scenarios or simple players with which to spend a few hours in joy.

But in all wargame associations it is important to find good painters … Aurelian Leclerc and Ivano are two of them … and two of the best.

In the last months Aurelian prepared a Mongol army for SAGA 2.0, and below there are some pictures of his miniatures

Every army has to have his warlord and the bodyguards and Aurelian painted them too

He completed the army with some archers on camels

To complete a picture of the group and …

… the army on the field

In the same period in which Aurelian painted his Mongols, Ivano prepared a Longobard army. Below some pictures of his cavalry in action and …

… the army equipped and ready for the battle

SAGA 2.0 – Battles August-September 2018

My club mates are continuing to fight each other using SAGA 2.0 to test the new Army lists. In the last months they played several battles and below there are some photos of their efforts.

Goths against Byzantines

Byzantine troops are painted by Riccardo, on contrary the Goths below are prepared by Ivano

Late Roman against Vikings

A detail of Giancarlo’s warriors …

… and another details of Riccardo Late Roman Empire soldiers

Another battle between Late Roman and Vikings and …

… another detail of Giancarlo’s Vikings

Riccardo adapted some warriors for pagan reigns

... so Aurelian decided to prepare a Teutonic force

Other two details … Ivano’s Goth

and a modified warlord with his warriors