Game 164 - Ratkin - 2026/10/27

Hello!

 

It has been a very long time since I had my last game of Kings of War. I was thus very excited when Yan accepted my offer to play over Universal Battle 2. It was to be my very first game of 4th edition as well!

 

It meant I needed to update my army for the new edition. I used the composition rules that are going be used for Australian Clash of Kings 2027. 2300 points to spend and no more than two battalions. Fortunately, it did not require much re-thinking, although I restricted myself to the models I could use in real life. 

 

This is what I came up with for our upcoming game:

Outcasts - Army List

1st Battalion

Heroes 

Army Standard Bearer (AS), Champion Hero (Inf), The Boomstick - 130
Mage (M), Champion Hero (Inf), Inspiring Talisman, Lightning Bolt (5), Bane Chant (2) - 160

Core

Palace Guard (PG1), Core Inf Regiment - 160
Palace Guard (PG2), Core Inf Regiment - 160
Stormwind Cavalry (SW1), Core Cav Regiment - 220
Stormwind Cavalry (SW2), Core Cav Regiment - 220

Specialist

Forest Shamblers (FS1), Specialist Lrg Inf Troop - 120
Forest Shamblers (FS1), Specialist Lrg Inf Troop - 120
Silverbreeze Cavalry (SB1), Specialist Cav Troop - 130

Support

Drakon Riders (DR1), Support Lrg Cav Troop - 165
Drakon Riders (DR2), Support Lrg Cav Troop - 165

2nd Battalion

Heroes

Drakon Lord (DL), Warlord Hero (Lrg Cav) - 180

Core

Kindred Archers (A1), Core Inf Regiment - 130
Kindred Archers (A2), Core Inf Regiment - 130

Specialist

Silverbreeze Cavalry (SB2), Specialist Cav Troop - 130

Total Units: 15, Total Unit Strength: 22, Total Points: 2300

Game 3 - Warriors of Chaos - 2026/10/11

 

Greetings!

Fortunately, this time I didn't wait a year or two for my next game. We managed to organize another rematch. Both of us made changes. My army list did not change that much, but there were quite a few new elements I wanted to try out. My opponent's force, however, was yet another flavour of Chaos, showing how many potential options this army offers.   

As in the previous game, we played over Universal Battle 2 and we used Square Based composition rules. Which meant that I had 2,400 points to spend while my opponent had 2,200.

Game 2 - Warriors of Chaos - 2026/08/23

Greetings!

It's been more than two years since my first and only battle of Warhammer the Old World. The system has evolved in the meantime, with a steady stream of supplements and updates. There have been quite a few moments when I thought I can finally make it happen to play again, but life has always had different plans.

Fortunately, my amazing friend Jimmy had a very convincing argument that helped me enormously in organizing things at last and play my second ever game of Warhammer the Old World.

Beautiful Dragon from Highland Miniatures.

 

Jimmy has mastered the art of 3d printing and surprised me with a wonderful gift in the form of a great looking High Elf Lord on Dragon (design by Highland Miniatures). What is more, he has supplied me with an airbrush, compressor and all accessories needed to start and paint this wonderful model. The photos show the results of my first ever attempts at airbrushing. I must say I really love the experience. The smooth effect and very neat layers of paint is something I have never been able to achieve with brushes. It also comes in very handy when painting large models.

Thanks to Jimmy I hope to get back to hobby, both in terms of painting and playing!

It was also quite a good timing because my brother needed a sparring partner before his local tournament as he felt quite rusty as well. As always, we played our game over Universal Battle 2 online platform.  

The tournament used Squared Based Comp rules, which meant I had 2,400 points to spend on my High Elves, while my brother had 2,200 to build his Warriors of Chaos army.

Game 1 - Warriors of Chaos - 2024/03/04

 

Greetings!

It's been quite a long time since I played any game and wrote a battle report. However, with the release of the Warhammer the Old World, I really wanted to organize something as soon as possible to test the new game. Fortunately, my brother was also very interested in trying out a new army and we played our very first TOW game online on Universal Battle 2. 

Warhammer the Old World

When I read the rules for the first time, my impression was that Warhammer the Old World is a different game to what I have known so far through all the editions of Warhammer Fantasy Battles. It is because there are so many, often subtle, changes to the rules that only look familiar on the surface. And quite a lot of completely new ones. 

At the same time I really wanted to see if I could come up with the version of the 8th edition army that I really liked playing with. Hence, the army I used in the very first game is very much an early idea. I assumed that there will be a lot of changes to be made afterwards. I simply considered it as an experiment, hoping that some of the prior experiences would still help in learning the new game. 

Outcasts in the Old World

We decided to build armies at 2000 points. I don't know what will be the new standard yet but I thought it is a good starting point. I should have enough models painted for such army so if I settled on something, it should be easier to re-base it. We also assumed that with the new rules, there will be a lot of time spent on checking them during the game. Hence, we hoped 2000 points would be a good balance between how many different things we could include in a single army and time spent on a game.

Mortem et Gloriam - Game 59 - 2023/04/21

 

Greetings!

After more than 2 years since my last game of Mortem et Gloriam, I have finally managed to play one! Let's hope it heralds the come back to regular battles.

Rob was my first opponent in 2023. For this battle I asked him to bring his veteran Mid-Republican Romans. Rob has just recently won a tournament with it, so I knew I am in trouble! But I also knew that he is going to help me to get back to speed after a break. And it is great to have a historical opponent too. 

We played Maximus at 10,000 points per side. This is the snapshot of the army Rob brought:

Monster March 7 - Final!

 

Greetings!

The 7th Monster March is over! Many thanks to all the participants! Once again, you made it an absolute pleasure for me to host this small painting challenge. Once again, you provided so many great examples of cool modelling and painting. Plenty of inspiration for each other and those, who simply watched and cheered up for you!

In the final update I am going to post the last entries from each participant. For those who completed their projects, congratulations and well done! For those who haven't yet, keep going! While MonsterMarch7 is over, one of the goals was to begin and continue with your hobby projects anyway! 

Ok, let's check the final updates!

Monster March - Part 4

 

Greetings!

Welcome to the part 4 of the Monster March 7 painting challenge! We have only one week left and this is the moment where many participants enter the final stages of their projects. More and more of them reach the finish line already. Some even continue with additional projects, taking a full advantage of the momentum they have built until now. 

Some others can already see the end of the project, with a lot of time and effort put into them. The progress made is awesome and it helps to keep up the pace. 

However, regardless of where you are in your respective project, keep up fantastic work! What is more, you can still join the challenge, if only to begin something you haven't started yet or pick up the old project that needs some finishing touches!

Let's see what are the specific updates for each participant in the last week.