WarStuff battle report - 5/15/16

I decided to play a little tabletop skirmish game today, this time using something different from One Page Rules called WarStuff.  You can find it here:  https://onepagerules.wordpress.com/portfolio/warstuff/

It allows some customization for whatever miniatures you want to use, very similar to Song of Blades & Heroes.  And like SoBH and other One Page Rules, each of your units has a Quality value for attacking/defending and some Special Rules.  The combat is slightly different, however, requiring you to compare your Quality to the defender's Quality to figure out what you need to roll on a die to hit the target.  Then you roll to see if you kill the defender or wound them.

Sounded simple enough, so I grabbed a handful of miniatures and plopped them onto the battlefield and started rolling dice.

From the Confrontation starter set, here are five pre-painted Wulfen.  I gave them all Quality 3, Large, and Fast.  For a total of 225 points.  I figured the higher Quality and special rules would offset how few they were.

Also from the Confrontation starter set, there are eight spearmen and one captain/hero.  All the spearmen are Quality 2, no abilities.  The captain is Quality 3, with Leader and Power Strike.  The total for them is 225 points.  

Wulfen to the left, spearmen to the right.  There are 3 objective crates to be captured; top of the tower, center on Difficult Terrain, and bottom in the open.  I ruled a model could drag the objective back to their deployment zone but at a Walk speed only.

The captain used his Leader ability to advance a couple guys early.

At the bottom objective, two spearmen are no match for two Large Wulfen.  At all.

The center fight was a bit one-sided as well.  Large Wulfen with Quality 3 decimate simple Quality 2 troops.

At the tower the spearmen climb up to get the objective.

Wulfen are in control at this point.

First objective is moving out.

As the top objective is dragged away, a lone Wulfen confronts a very angry captain who has slain two others.

The captain is victorious, and they have claimed a second objective.

Well the first battle went very quick.  It flowed quite well once I started getting into it.  I realized my Quality 2 spearmen are practically useless against Quality 3 creatures that are also Large.  But the spearmen succeeded, thanks to the buff captain and their superior numbers.  Considering how quick that match went, I opted to try another match.  This time something more straight forward.

Wulfen to the left, spearmen to the right.  The objective; kill 'em all.

The captain used his Leader ability, advancing his three allies up.

The calm before the storm.

A round or so later, two Wulfen and a handful of spearmen are murdered.

Eventually it boils down to a lone spearman and the valiant captain.

Wounds are piling up on everyone as the die rolls keep failing.

Alas, the brave captain was slain.

The inevitable conclusion as the Wulfen feast on the dead.

WarStuff is a neat game.  I like being able to customize units to use any miniature I want.  And the rules are very light and matches go by quick, even with solo play.  I would recommend reading the Designer's Notes section of the core rules and heed the advice there.  I'll probably make some rosters in the future with more equal unit costs, just to see how the game might unfold.  Check it out, and let them know what you think over on their forum:  http://onepagerules.proboards.com/

The Age of the Rag'narok - Confrontation - Starter Set

Another of my Christmas presents was the starter set for Rackham's Confrontation.  Although I have no inclination to use the rules from Confrontation, the opportunity to get a handful of superbly detailed and pre-painted miniatures based on their fantastic art-style was hard to miss.  Especially since Miniature Market was selling them for dirt cheap.

Very nice box with an amazing art piece by Paul Bonner, definitely a fan of his style.

Here were the accessories in the box; dice (with a dragon emblem for the 6), a tape measure, and the nicely designed rulebook, which I won't be using.  There was also a decent folded battlefield map, double-sided, but sadly I won't use that either.

Here is the included hill and all the miniatures.  They have great detail and the pre-painted jobs, while not original, are better than any of my own painted minis.

Since the designs of the Wolfen are nearly identical to the Wrath of Kings' Goritsi, I had to put some up for comparison.  And yes, the pre-painted Wolfen look better than my own painted Goritsi.  At least I tried.

Wrath of Kings' Goritsi have more dynamic poses, but this is only the Confrontation starter set I'm comparing to.

Considering Miniature Market was selling this entire box for $10 over the Black Friday weekend sale, I think I got an amazing deal.  Well worth the price and the wait until Christmas to open it.

Highly recommended if you want some spearmen or wolf-men to use in some skirmish games.  As you can see, the Wolfen could be used with Wrath of Kings, or in Song of Blades and Heroes, or as werewolves in Kings of War.  The fact that you don't need to paint them is another high selling point.  The hill terrain piece has use in any tabletop game.  Buy it today!