Siege of Osaka

Jonathan put on two games for us this weekend based around the Siege of Osaka.  The first short skirmish game pitched the Army of the West (Adrian, Kieron and Orhan) against the Army of the East (James, Andy and Simon) with a set of complementary objectives (kill the opposing general, protect/kidnap the concubine, retrieve the secret message).  A simple set of rules with each side revealing cards to activate different classes of figure (ninja, samurai, etc) each turn.  The ninjas provided the most excitement - Simon's treehugger silently taking out Kieron's ashigaru in the woods, Orhan's blowpiping everything within sight, and James' murderous ninja taking out both concubines and most of their escort with a bomb.



The second longer game used Warhammer for a much bigger battle between the clans of the West and East.  Army victory points were won by taking physical objectives on the battlefield with extras such as killing the first unit, and individual generals gained prestige points by taking standards, killing certain opponents or outperforming their rivals.  Highlights included Simon's monks appearing on the opponent's rear the turn after their reserves arrived, and the devastating effect of Orhan's "Ferocious Charge".  The battle nicely ebbed and flowed, with the Army of the East just taking victory at the end but with Orhan's general accumulating the most prestige.  Lots of fun and another amazing layout and painting project from Jonathan.

The victorious commander of the Armies of the East!