Weekend roundup

I've managed a couple of non-campaign games this week, so an additional update. 

Blucher

At Robin's I tried another Sam Mustafa game - Blucher, which looks at grand tactical scale with each unit a brigade. Like LaSalle it has Momentum as a currency you spend, but it only affects the movement phase. We played 6mm Austrians vs French. 

French heavy artillery

The rules focus on commander abilities, use of reserves and grand movements. The French are much better at than the Austrians. 

Carbineers

|Austrian infantry brigades

The rules also combine combat effectiveness, morale and attrition all into a single "strength" score for fast play and an uncluttered table. I'm feeling tempted by Russians sand Baccus have some nice ones.

French infantry brigades

Firefight

The weekend saw me in Fishponds playing some Firefight, my first game since the rules / lists got updated. I played the Space Marines Enforcers vs the Matsudan,  giant sumo space lizards. 

Matsudan infantry

The aim was to dominate three zones in the centre of the table with progressing scoring and the central zone scoring the most. We both had pretty shooty armies so a gun-battle was in prospect.

Enforcers striker with AT gun 

We both attack our left and the centre with only a token force on the right. The Enforcers shooting proved superior, enabling them to win the centre and go onto a solid win. 

Italian Wars - Roccamurata

Finally, I've been working on some units themed after the City State of Roccamurata, my country from the Italian Wars campaign. They are red, white and yellow after the cities flag. All units are WArlord games Landsknecht.

Roccamurata infantry in field square 

Not easy to see from this angle but the figure I'm using to depict my leader bears an uncanny likeness to Barry Gibb.  

The Alchemist of Roccamurata