Last Game I Played - Tribal Maori and Koreans

Played again at Axes & Ales in the Tallboy & Moose brewery in Preston last night, this time against Liam's Koreans (Nic and Jack where on the other half of the table). I managed to get more rules right this time (I blame the great beer for hindering my ability).

As it was Liam's first or second game, we kept things simple; our 5 Honour warbands consisting of a Chief, 2 Heroes and 3 units of Warriors. No skills were selected, but they definitely add an extra level of tactics to the game. Deployment was uncomplicated (due to less terrain than normal), and we used the opening moves to reposition our respectives armies a little.

Liam's Koreans were from Perry Miniatures, and they paint up pretty well (whites always being hard to get right - these however look great):

He also quickly understood the mechanics of the rules, and was able to fend off my warlord - who charged the lone spearmen before being beaten back and ending up where he started his charge from (I couldn't tell you if this was the before or after photo!):

In the end with a little luck I was able to edge out a victory, but in the process taking a fair few losses in both in men and Honour (which you give up to you opponent when you loose a combat round or units - in this game we used shells):

The last of Liam's troops before we called it:

Even as a striped down version of the game, Tribal (mainly due to the combat mechanism) is always able to give a balanced and fun game.