Old School - Adepticon 26

I attended Acon this year, for the first time in a while, and had a really great time. Reconnected with old friends, got to know some new ones better. Bought some beautiful new things and, naturally, found a few well used old ones.

A friend pursuaded me to try AOS (..it was part of a deal). 

So.. what better way to start playing a game than by entering a fun narrative tourney and spending a day being schooled. 

I took the army I have painted - with a few pieices quickly rebased to match.

The Old Gits

Models                                 Citadel Code                       Release                 Sculptor                               AOS

Night Goblins (20)                 C13 series                           1983                    Ansell & Perrys?                  Moonclan Stabbas

Goblin Fanatics (5)                C27 series                            1884                   Perry Bros.                          Loonsmasha Fanatics

Goblin Chariots  (6)              FTG13                                  1982                   Perry Bros.                          Sunsteala Wheelas           

                                               FTG13 Converted                1982                   Perry Bros.                           

                                               MD6 (x3)                             1991                   Kev Adams                           “

                                               Bitzbox w/ MD6 goblin crew                         Kev Adams                           

Mounted Goblins (10)           FTG and C21 series            82-84                   Perry bros.                           Snarlfang Riders

Mounted Goblins (2)             FTG and C21 series            82-84                   Perry bros                            Woolfgit Retinue

Mounted Goblin boss            C21                                       1984                   Perry bros                            Snarlboss

Goblin Kings Chariot            MD1                                     1987                   Kev Adams                           Snarlboss on Warwheela

Goblin War Chariot               MD9                                     1989                   Bob Olly                                Frazzlegit Shaman

Giant                                     The Citadel Giant                  1983                   Alan Perry                            Gatebreaker Gargant

Doom Diver - Scratch built in 2003? with assorted metal Snotlings, Squig, and Goblins from around 87-93 - it needed some cleaning and repairs.

The Doomdiver needs a little more restoration, but sometime soon I'll showcase it in more deatil.

My opponents were all gracious and patient teachers and I had a lot of fun playing.

 I found the game a bit cluttered and abstract. There was not a lot of opportunity for classic tactics and the number of special abilities slowed things down (for me anyway).

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I also got the opportunity to play a classic game of 6th ed. WFB

Introduced and set up to meet via my local club's Discord channel, my gobbos swapped some chariots for some orc boys, to face Dakota's Dwarves.

It gave me the excuse to bring a couple of classic buildings, red pastic charge tokens, and a pair of artillery dice that seemed to be firmly on the goblin side.

The resultant stubborn quagmire of out-numbered dwarves locked in a war of attrition was inevitable

Adepticon was a wonderful show

Next time I'm gonna think smaller and more portable 

Cheers

C