Having been very impressed with Kaptain Kobold's Its a (HoTT) Knockout tournament, I thought I'd give the format a go using The Portable Wargame Fantasy rules and five of my very small armies (10mm).
I am using a random army generator based on the system in One Hour Wargames. The terrain is determined by the territory being attacked; Goblins hilly, Men mainly flat, Elves wooded, Dwarves & Orcs very hilly.
Starting off with a Map and a handful of D6s, this is how things have gone to date...
Orcs attack Elves
The Elves, using the cover of the woods, repulsed the Orcs, forcing them to Exhaustion (50% SP) and then cutting them down. A convincing Elf victory.
Dwarves attack Goblins
After a promising start, with Dwarf cavalry getting to the rear of the Goblin lines, the Dwarves were slowly reduced to EP (on the same turn as their foe). On count back the Dwarves had suffered greater losses and the defenders prevailed.
Season Three:
Men attack Elves
The Wild Men arrived without Archers but made an aggressive start attacking the Elves in the woods, initially with some success. This didn’t last however, and they were brought to Exhaustion Point and then destroyed, almost completely. Another Elf victory.
Season Four:
Dwarves attack Goblins (again)
The Dwarves, still smarting from their early defeat, attacked the Goblins again. The two armies met on a dark and stormy morning in the Valley of Skullz and this time the Dwarves prevailed, annihilating their old foe. (Finally a decisive battle!)
The Map now looks like this
This format is certainly a great way to get boots on the board! On to Season 5...
Très bon titre :D I used to be a fan of "Jeux sans frontières", a TV entertainment during the 80s. Your system looks efficient - at least for the dwarves !
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ReplyDeleteMerci Philotep! C'etait une tres bonnes emission tv
DeleteI am looking forward to see how this campaign plays out. I have been looking at different campaign rules to inspire my wargames. As usual, the more I look, the more complicated the rules becomes and distracts me from my orginial goals. I must go back to KISS.
ReplyDeleteThis is a nice simple format suitable for players with little gaming time (plus procrastinators like me)
DeleteGreat post, MJT 🙂👍🏼. And good to see the beginnings of some world conquest after a few battles. Following with interest ✔️🧌
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin - I was getting a little concerned that the whole thing would grind to a halt due to the Attackers constantly failing!
DeleteA fine concept: more than a campaign, but a whole war!
ReplyDeleteIndeed! I play solo of course but I'd imagine this would work well for groups.
DeleteLooks like an interesting campaign. I really like this concept as well and am using it for my Three Kingdoms imagi-nations campaign. I looking forward to seeing who is the last one standing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark! Hopefully we won't have to wait too long to know which side conquers all
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