Warhammer in The Hammer! Part II

   The table was set, and the players were thirsty for battle! And now Part II of Warhammer in The Hammer!
 

 
   Wasting no time the hordes of Chaos and Undeath surged forward. Scott's Seekers of Slannesh revealed their frightening ability to run and charge in the same turn, and crossed the battlefield to engage Bill's stunned Empire Handgunners!
  

Zombies and skellies on the move

  

Turn one, deamonettes in the wire!

 

   The forces of Order pushed back, unleashing cannon fire and a hail of arrows into the foe, while Connor's swarm of Skinks surrounded the Chapel. Craig's Saurus Cold-one cavalry came to the aide of the Handgunners, surrounding the Seekers in toothy death!

 

Order advances

 

Seekers surrounded

 

   The Bad Guys drove further into the field, seizing key ground like the Watchtower. On the right flank a force of chaos Knights and undead ghosties charged the Bretonnians.

 

The Chaos tide

 

Brave Bretonnian archers receive the charge

 

The shadow of death falls over the watchtower

 

The Empire knights are coming!

 

   With both flanks engaged in combat, and legions of troops flooding into the centre of the board, the battle had begun... but who would win?

  

 

 

    Tune in for Part III of Warhammer in The Hammer, and, as always, thanks for stopping by!

 

-Andrew

 

 

Warhammer in The Hammer! Part I

   The Warnasium of the Sinclair Memorial Home for Incurable Tyrants has been silent these last two months. A trip of a life-time to march on the fields of Waterloo, and a brief turn under the surgeon's knife, have kept me away. But, now, the mountain of Hamilton once again reverberates with the roar of laughter and tiny, tiny war. I am proud to present Warhammer in The Hammer!

  

   On Saturday, July 25th, a horde of veteran gamers descended on the Warnasium, bringing with them their collections of Warhammer figures. Our goal was simple; to celebrate the launch of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar with a massive battle, using as many of our Warhammer miniatures as we could squeeze onto my 3.5' x 7.5' gaming table, festooned with freshly painted scenery!

The table, ready for battle

   The forces of Chaos were lead by John Cote fielding Ogre Kingdoms, Scott Kelly with his Cult of Slaanesh, Chris Alten commanding his Warriors of Chaos, and Jason Russell leading a horde of the Vampire Counts. Facing off against them was the forces of Order commanded by Craig Alten and his Lizardmen, Bill Murphy heading up an Empire battalion, Connor Angus with his own swarms of Skinks and Saurus, and my own humble Bretonnians.

The gang, ready for war (and snacks)

   Our army selection system was simple, taken right from the Age of Sigmar rules themselves. Each side could set up whatever they liked, as long as they could physically fit their miniatures in their set-up zone. When we were done putting figures on the table we hand 207 Order models facing off against 176 Chaos troops! The table was packed!

Chaos and Ogres and Cultists! Oh my!!

   Leading the army of Order was the ancient, half-dead slaan Lord Kroak. His many powers, not least his ability to generate re-rolls, would prove critical in the upcoming carnage. Opposing him was the General of the Dark Army, a Chaos Lord on Foot with the terrifying ability to summon endless hordes of Slaves to Darkness.

Lord Kroak - The fat floating frog of doom

The General of the Dark Army, horns and all

   The table was set, and the players were thirsty for battle! Stay tuned for Part II of Warhammer in The Hammer!

...and thanks again for visiting the Sinclair Memorial Home for Incurable Tyrants!
-Andrew

'What a lovely May' -- S.M.H.I.T. goes car-crazy, Mad Max style!

   On Saturday, May 16th, the quiet neighbourhood of Ancaster Ontario became a scene of vehicular chaos as the streets were lit up with four-wheeled death machines sporting after-market firepower! In short... Mad Max: Fury Road came to town.
  
   To celebrate this momentous event S.M.H.I.T. style, Scott Kelly, Rob Rabey, Bill Murphy, and Craig and Chris Alten joined me for a day of gaming and movie!

The Usual Suspects.

  We opened up with a vicious and hilarious game of Road Kill Rally. This is an out-of-print Z-Man game from 2010 that was given to me by that veteran road warrior Jay Griffiths. In essence, this is a boardgame version of the classic 1975 movie Death Race 2000. Each player races to complete a twisting course through city streets and country roads, all the while trying to score points by shooting other racers and running over pedestrians!

Carnage in the corner!

   Here you can see the pack of racers screeching through a tight turn filled with pedestrians potential points! Each segment of the race is designated by a road tile, and each race unfolds differently as the tiles are drawn randomly. My favourite tile is 'Euthanasia Day', where the doctors and nurses at the old folks home wheel out all the geriatrics... Bonus points!

   The race was fierce, but in the end Scott Kelly emerged as the victor!

Victory row!

   After heading over to the Ancaster Silver City to see Mad Max: Fury Road, (in my opinion, the best movie in years!), the boys and I returned to the S.M.H.I.T. Warnasium for a throw-down death match of Dark Future!

  

My Dark Future gang, The NoGo Dogz!

  
   Dark Future is a Games Workshop classic from way back in 1988. My preferred way to play it is with the revised tournament rules featured in White Dwarf magazine. It captures the flavor of the full game, but in a fast, fun-to-play system that can be picked up quickly.

Death race at Donut Alley!

   Squaring off in our death race was Rob and Chris, driving the sooped-up and deadly Sanctioned Operative Interceptors I converted up just for this event. One is a vintage 1969 Matchbox Lamborghini (The Black Knight), and the other is a Hot Wheels Oldsmobile 442, driven by The Kid. Both sport heavy after-market firepower.  

'The Kid' and The Black Knight ready to ride.

   Early on I took my flimsy renegade and played chicken with The Black Knight. This ended in a my fiery death, symbolized by the donut...

Blamm! Icing sugar everywhere!

   The Interceptors continued to dominate the match, until the 442 collided with a wrecked motorcycle, driving The Black Knight into his rear bumper at top speed! A couple of failed rolls later and The Black Knight had crashed and burned!

Tailgating kills!

  Despite this mishap, the renegades couldn't compete with the heavy laser firepower of the 442, and the last survivor fled the track.

   Thanks very much to all the guys for a great day of automotive mayhem and gaming! And thank you for visiting my little corner of the web!

See you soon!
-Andrew