WARG (Wednesday Afternoon Retired Gamers) rules

 

WARG (Wednesday Afternoon Retired Gamers) rules are an unfinished, simple, and non-commercial set of rules protected by numerous curses and cantrips. 

WARG games are played on a board that is 9 X 9 squares (size of squares varies according to base size to allow 2 bases in square for close combat) and divided in to 3 equal zones (left, center, right). Though we have played on a 7X9 board, still using the 3 zones.

WARG activation cards:

At start, draw 2 cards, select 1, draw card, when entire deck is used, reshuffle discard pile, repeat.

Note: for solo play, use 2 decks drawing 1 card each turn per side/deck. 

The activation cards: 

1 unit each zone; 1 unit left flank; 1 unit in center; 1 unit right flank; 1 unit both flanks; all units left flank; all units center; all units right flank; all units both flanks; all units; 1 unit any zone; 1 unit with command unit.

If card cannot be used, discard and 1 unit anywhere can be activated.

Optional simple activation is roll a 4, 5 or 6 on a 1d6 for each unit to see if it is activated every turn or roll a 1d6 each turn to determine the number of units that can be activated.

We use a "scenario sheet" with the order of battle, victory conditions and any retreat restrictions or special rules.

Influences for WARG rules: "DBA ", "Triumph!", Bob Cordery's "The Portable Wargame" series, Osprey Publishing's Rampant rules series, Neil Thomas' "One Hour Wargames", Borg's "Command & Colors" and the countless number of free or low cost homebrew rules sets shared on the internet. 

The current WARG rules are in the files section of the Gamer's Guild FB group.

Portable Fulford Gate  being stored:

Picts (SFW) versus Middle Anglo-Saxons: Northumbria using Triumph! rules

                                                          The Pict's of King Drest. 15mm Essex Miniatures

                   King Osric's Middle Anglo-Saxon: Northumbrians. 15mm Blue Moon Miniatures

 The Pict's (bottom) advance on their right flank.

 The Anglo-Saxons: Northumbrians (top) advance on their right flank 

                                                 King Drest moves forward with his Javelin cavalry

                                                    Pict light spears take the hill on their left flank.

 The battle is joined in the center

 The "blue butted" Pict skirmishers hold their ground versus the Northumbrian Warriors.

 the Northumbrian King Osric falls in the center.

 Without their leader the Anglo Saxons are confused and orders fail to be carried out.

 Northumbrian heavy foot are flanked and destroyed.

 Pictish Skirmishers and light spear are destroyed on their left flank.

 the Northumbrians continue to suffer a loss of control and units, without their leader.

 However, the brave Anglo-Saxon Northumbrian heavy foot avoid elimination for 2 turns

                 Without the command of Osric, the Northumbrians are defeated by the Picts.

The Barbarian Final

Alaric I and his Tervingi or Early Visigoths face off against the Great Khan and his Tribal Mongolians. The rules are Triumph! and the battle will take place on a 2 foot by 2 foot open grassland board.

 The Visigoths are on the top and the Mongols on the bottom

 The Mongol Horse bow take on the Visigoth warriors on the right

 The Visigoth skirmishers are the first casualty to the Mongol's Horse bow

 Visigoth Knights attempt to reinforce their left flank, while their warriors advance in the center 

 The Mongol Horse bow are driven off on the right

 The Mongols reorganize on their left and center

 Visigoth warriors unit defeated in the center, but drive off the Mongol Horse bow on their left flank

 Mongolian Horse bow attempt to outflank the Visigoth Knights

 Visigoths once again drive off the pesky Mongol Horse bows

 Visigoths lose another warrior unit, but the Mongols lose an Elite Cavalry 

 The Mogol Horse bow turn the Visigoth (top) right flank

 Alaric drives off the Great Khan

 Mongol attempts to roll up the Visigoth right flank

 Alaric once again drives off the Mongol leader

 Another Visigoth Warrior unit is lost

                                                                  Visigoth Casulties

The Mongols defeat the Early Visigoths, 18 to 4 and seize the top Barbarian title . 

The Trojan War using Triumph! rules

Last night's event was the Trojan War with Frank's No Paint Armies using Triumph! rules.  

 The Trojans under Hector's command

 Achilles and the Achaeans

 The light foot face off against each other on the flank

 Early push by the Trojan Heavy foot (top, orange) foreshadows the battle. 

 The Achaean Battle Taxis attempt to hold off the Trojan's Heavy Foot

 The Achaean left flank crumbles to the advancing Heavy Foot of Hector

                                       A decisive victory for the Trojans under Hector's command. 

                                             For more information on No Paint Armies

the Barbarian final 4 with Granny Grate & Triumph! part 2

The next matchup in our Barbarian final 4 is the Hun army led by Attila versus the tribal Mongolian Horde. We used the Triumph! rules set.  The armies were made with Granny Grate/ plastic needlepoint mesh . It was a "blind draw" for army selection.

                                    

                        Mongolian horde, top of photo and the Hunnic army is on the bottom 

                                    

                                                 The mounted forces initial engagement

                                      

                                           Horse bows engage each other on the Hun left flank

                                       

                                     Attila's bow horse are forced back taking an early loss of troops

                                       

                                              The Mongolian horde continues its early success

                                       

                            The Hun led by Attila are defeated in this clash of mounted armies

                                       

                                        The Mongolian horde advances to the Barbarian finals.

The tribal Mongolian horde faces off against the early Visigoths for the Barbarian Championship.