Miniature Wargaming in Rural Japan

Game 2 Matt Riley- wood elves Treeman Lord Dryads glade guard glade riders x2 sisters of the thorn Way watchers Game 2 was against wood elves and I had gotten quite lucky as the army had arcane bodkins on the glade guard, which would do little to me as my best armour save was only 5 plus, also the treeman had lower initiative than the giant and my black orcs had the flaming attacks banner. The only real threat was that I would get shot down to low enough numbers where the dryads or riders could finish me off. The scenario was 2, dawn of war. Due to random deployment most units of both armies were on the left or center with only the goblin wizard on the right.   Through out the whole game I was lucky with my saves and shooting, with the savage orcs only losing about 6 of their number on their way across the board after I made at least half of their 6+ saves. My war machines wiped out the way watchers and most of the glade guard. The only bit of bad luck I had was t...

 On Saturday the 15th of April 2023 I went to Hachioji to attend a Warhammer fantasy 8th edition tournament called 'The Karl Franz Cup'. This was my first Warhammer fantasy tournament since I came to Japan years ago. the size was 1500 points and there were about 16 players. I was really looking forward to it as I used to play a lot of fantasy tournaments in the past. There was a good mix of armies, with no more than 2 of any one kind and an almost 50/50 mix of English and Japanese speakers. I took Orcs and Goblins. My list was fairly soft, with none of the traditional strong combinations and a giant. Here it is. Lords Gizrup Toe-Stompa – Orc Warboss (115) 2 hand weapons (3) 118 Heroes Stool – Night Goblin Big Boss (30), Battle Standard (25) 55 Toad – Night Goblin Shaman (50), Level 2 (35) 85 Dengus Khan – Goblin Big Boss(35), wolf(12), spear (2) 49 Core Da Wild Mob – 17 Savage Orcs (8x18=136), 2 hand weapons (1x17=17) Boss (15), Musici...