Why are they blocking the mine?

Another Second Edition Warhammer game tonight.  Lord Asgard's forces are stopped before the Mines of Gwenyth-Fi by a Gnome Army.

Lord Asgard meets the Gnome Major Hero in a challenge.

The Gnome Hero falls and the whole Gnome line crumbles.

Lord Asgard accepts the Gnome Guardians of the The Mine into his army.

And on he journeys...

Warhammer Second Edition

No music tonight which was great because I was going up the wall with excitement over a solo game of Warhammer Fantasy Battles Second Edition.   This was partly inspired by the fantastic new site:  Ye Olde Skool Warhammer.   Second Edition is where it's at!  Hearing this, a bunch of pre-slotta Citadel and Asgard Dwarves journey towards an encounter with some Grenadier Dwarves in the ever-escalating Dwarf Civil War.   Unfortunately, they are ambushed in the night by Orcs of the Smiling Face Tribe.

The Dwarfs form up.

Dwarf crossbows in skirmish order.

Major and Minor Hero challenges.

Members of the victorious Smiling Faces smile for a post-battle group shot.

The Zorf Brothers Go A-Walking

The Zorf Brothers a-went a-walking the other night.  They came upon some Orcs.  They befriended them.   Nearby a party of Dwarfs were examining a collection of ruins.   The scene is set.

I was obsessing about pre-slotta Citadel miniatures the other day, so, when everyone went to bed, I set up a table, gathered some pre-slotta guys, and played a solo skirmish using the First Edition of Warhammer Fantasy Battles.   First Edtion is fun for skirmishes and small battles.   Especially if there is time to flip through and get lost in the rulebook(s).  Ahh, 1983.   And here comes The Zorf Brothers and the Orcs.

I wish this picture was a whole lot clearer, but it is still great just to see these fantastic old guys altogether. 

Some classic Grenadier Dwarves among their Citadel brothers.  This picture was snapped right after the Level 1 Dwarf Wizard was thumped by an Orc Boomerang Blade! 

As for the battle, Dwarf missile troops performed well, and the Dwarves in general did better than the Orcs in close combat. 

However, the two giants - The Brothers Zorf - (even though 1st ed. giant stats are low), tipped the balance and the noble dwarfs went down. 

Right to the very end.  All of them.  No running or fleeing from this hardy lot.  Dwarfs!