Tuesday, 6 September 2022

Battle on Tarsis Upsilon, One Page AAR with 40k miniatures

On the planet of Tarsis Upsilon in the Ultima Segmentum the forces of the Imperium clashed with the Hive fleets of the Tyranids.
Death Korps of Kreig forces from the 424th Expeditional force had been tasked with engaging the xenos monsters.
Marshal Bastien Phillipe had an infantry heavy force with lots of supporting weaponry that were untested but eager to prove their worth.

The planet of Tarsis Upsilon had seen it fair share of the conflict with the Tyranids in the past. It was now seen as a desert planet but with small clusters of civilizations and agricultural hubs near springs of fresh waters or oases. 
Sparse information of history recollects that the planet had been a fertile agriworld a long time ago.



Erik and I had a game of One Page Grimdark Future using our Warhammer 40k miniatures.

https://onepagerules.com/portfolio/grimdark-future/

One Page - Grimdark Future i a simple set of rules but it get the job done.
Erik and I are of the same opinion here, it gives us enough gaming experience but is far simpler then keeping up to date with all the editions suplement books and faq:s of Warhammer 40k. 

The miniatures still feels right, you can look at them and the rules seems to match the miniatures or what you expect of them.

At first glance some things seems a little awkward but it evens out in the end and facts that hitting and wounding the opponents is simplified into one roll instead of lots of dices makes the game so much quicker.
Its not a perfect game but it is fun, simple and is more then good enough to enjoy.

So for anyone interested I can highly recommend it.



Taking up firepositions and not sure what to expect, knowing the enemy is close by.*



Xenos, using the cover of the the dark shadows springs and ambush.



Fast pacing aliens have found a hole in the lines and are attacking the automatic cannon teams.

Death Korps advances with their guns blazing away, the xenos are gunned down in numbers...


A monster emerges from underneath, things does not look to good on the right flank.

The artillery cannon is roaring in defiance...

The sergeants takes no steps back and intend to hold the rocky ground even though his hole squad was killed by the monsters.


The xenos monsters are attacking the back fields and the center looks bleak.
The Death Korps could not stop the alien menace this time and it ended in an victory for the Tyranids.

It was really fun to dust of my old Death Korps of Krieg even thou I dont keep up with the current Warhamer 40k rules, editions, suplements and such.
One Page is sure a set of rules that I can se myself gaming more of in the future.


2 comments:

  1. Looks like a great game! Love that table setup, I need to make myself some more foliage terrain.

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  2. Wonderful looking game- great photos.

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