tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post7957551386530336068..comments2024-03-28T06:24:07.932-07:00Comments on Realm of Chaos 80s: A Gathering of Eagles: Warhammer Third Edition Battle ReportOrlygghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590080915486192175noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-21065580561400224442014-07-10T03:53:01.841-07:002014-07-10T03:53:01.841-07:00Maybe not narrative no but it serves reasonably we...Maybe not narrative no but it serves reasonably well as a lesson in strategy. The report discussed order of march and arrival times to shield the best units from the war machines (a feature woefully lacking from later editions of warhammer), it identified key units in each phase of the game, identified good moves (the swift assassination of the majority of the warmachines and the use of wind blast) and risky moves (charging the wolf boyz). It also identified the most influential units overall in the game, mentioned their weaknesses and what the player had done to try and negate them. If I had read this as a child/teenager I am sure I would have walked away knowing more than before I read it.<br /><br />I do see what you mean about no narrative at all. Which is a shame, a little extra effort could have made the article even more awesome. At the start they were talking about tournaments and ways people had won previously so maybe they wanted to concentrate purely on the competative side?<br /><br />Compared to modern battle reports where the new product wins this is a veritable treatise on strategy, which I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed! Many thanks for posting and if you have any more please share!Grim Legatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858033437521874320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-18245552733925365682014-07-06T13:09:04.196-07:002014-07-06T13:09:04.196-07:00See, it feels meanspirited to criticise this after...See, it feels meanspirited to criticise this after reading the happy memories people have of it above. But personally, setting aside the inspired and inspiring Gary Chalk map, I can't say I thought much of it. A rather boring pitched battle in a tournament context, with the game written up as a scissor/paper/stone exercise with no thought towards narrative. Meh.robotforadayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302954722308521390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-24383797505916029422014-07-06T02:02:11.871-07:002014-07-06T02:02:11.871-07:00Wow! Massive nostalgia hit! I'm dyslexic. As ...Wow! Massive nostalgia hit! I'm dyslexic. As a child, a very harsh teacher turned me off reading age 8 (ish). When I started collecting miniatures later on, I bought WD to see what I could buy. It was reports like these that got me into reading again. Thank you!antipixihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640762728933252342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-16220021898038441412014-07-06T00:24:03.813-07:002014-07-06T00:24:03.813-07:00This was the first battle report I ever read. I wa...This was the first battle report I ever read. I was hooked. Thanks for digging it up.Rob_Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04172318344556547199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3283315887973123007.post-18268381103555188872014-07-05T13:02:10.283-07:002014-07-05T13:02:10.283-07:00This battle report is what got me into Warhammer F...This battle report is what got me into Warhammer Fantasy Battle. Awesome!littlemutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995764088506385208noreply@blogger.com