Guess what, I had a game of Gorkamorka last week!
Fun was had, ‘eads were clobbered (the opposing mob’s Nob so much so that he’s suffering from Stupidity now), my mob was chased off the board by a mob that’s 20% smaller in terms of teef (points value). I wasn’t aggressive enough and underestimated close combat in favour of shooting. This won’t happen again!
Anyway, it was mostly a test game so we’d get into the rules. My gaming buddy never had played Gorkamorka before, last time I played it possibly was 15 years ago. We both had the proper rulebooks and Da ‘uva Books, the other guy even used one of the deadly whip measuring rods while I brought some original Gorkamorka models to play. There aren’t pictures of the game itself online yet but they’ll show up eventually.
Dats more like it.
I basically brought the models as I had them from back when I collected my first Ork army in the dark days of early 3rd edition 40k. Never liked the redesign of Orks but I got the models then despite all that because they were cheap (comparatively) and plastic and new. Those models usually were bought on a Friday or Saturday after school, were built and painted very quickly so I could field them for the games in the evening. So they got mold lines all over, the bases are only painted bestial brown and that’s it. What I really, really like on those Ork models is the warpaint. It goes insanely well with the very strong facial details.
Anyway, after the game I decided to make da boyz look better so they’d perform better in the next game. For now I only managed to base them more properly and start the rework the skin a little. I’ll keep the overall look of the minis. They look very dark and ragged, just like they’re supposed to in Gorkamorka and they contrast stronly with my actual orks army.
So far, the Ork mob (I don’t even have names yet, another reason why I was beat so badly) consists of the Nob (choppa, blasta, flak armour), two boyz with shootas (of which one died after the game and the other one was captured by the opposing mob), one boy with slugga and choppa, a boy with choppa and frag stikkbombs (who got hit on the head badly and is subject to Frenzy now), a Mek who fires the ‘eavy shoota on the Trukk, a Juve to drive the trukk and another Juve with a Shoota (that’s the smaller original Gorkamorka Ork). Then there’s of course the trukk with a heavy shoota (which malfunctioned at the first shot and went out of action for the rest of the game).
Anyhow, the models are alright, just need a few licks of paint but the Nob really doesn’t like the the trukk so he’s been looking around for a new set of wheels.
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@Porky: Thanks for the comment! Yeah, Gorkamorka strikes me as a great combination of rules and background. The rules are some of the most theme-injected I've ever seen and work really well as long as you approach it in the right mindset. 😉
@Nathan Watt: Maybe I should have put a small explanation in there, thanks for the heads up. As Flamekebab pointed out, Gorkamorka is a game for smaller engagements between Ork mobs in the deserts of Planet Angelis. They were cut off from the rest of Ork space and -kultur so they organized their own society.
The game's look and feel is kind of reminiscent of Mad Max/The Road Warrior. Vehicles play a big role because naturally you need something to get you around in the deadly deserts. Ork mobs compete for scrap which they sell in their big city Mektown.
There is a built-in campaign system as with Necromunda or Mordheim. Overall I would say that Gorkamorka has a few more tables for "random events" which mostly happen outside of the battles and I do love me some random tables to dice on.
The Gorkamorka rules are free to download from GW's website so if you're interested I would definately suggest giving it a try. Very good rules, you don't need much terrain at all, not much models, just the beverage of your preference a chum to play with and you go ahead. 🙂
@Flamekebab: You're running the Unnamed Gorkamorka Site? Great to see you around here. I've been to the site several times over the past years. It's great that some other people keep up the work on delivering the community with info, articles and all kinds of other stuffs. Nice work. 🙂
Glad to see someone else playing this wonderful game.
Your Nob probably doesn't need the armour though. The serious injury table is fairly lenient and there's always the doc. Combine that with natural toughness (with the option of an upgrade) and teef used for armour are better spent on gubbinz!
Check out The Unnamed Gorkamorka Site if you haven't already. Shameless plugging, sorry!
Sorry, could you explain what Gorkamorka is? First time hearing of it. Also, are those your miniatures above, or your opponents?
Gorkamorka is a skirmish scale game with rules similar to Necromunda. Released by Games Workshop in 1997. Gorkamorka's Wikipedia entry.
Good to see it getting some love. It's a great game that brings back some of the Orky depth from the Rogue Trader-era sourcebooks, and there aren't too many bigger draws than Necromunda with Ork mobs on wheels. The backdrop is super moody too, playing up the scale of the setting and the cosmos in general. Crashed space hulk on a forgotten world out in the halo stars, with dark secrets underground. It's a wild ride, and wildly sad.