I enter this tournament to have fun and to face other players and armies. I have a lot of respect with some names on the lists. A lot of them are good players.
Saturday morning I entered the venue and I was overwhelmed of all the people and gaming tables. Hobby stands and demo tables for different games. This is a short note on each of my games
Game 1
vs a Dark elf army.
Dark Elves Supreme sorceres, general, lvl 4, sacrificial dagger, lifetaker, seal of Grond, Dark Magic, 345
Master, BSB, Cold One, Heavy Armour, Sea Dragon cloak, Shield, Lance, ring of hotek, 164 Master,Heavy Armour, Sea Dragon cloak, Shield,Dark Pegasus, Soulrender, Pendant of kaleth , 190 10 Repeater crossbowmen, 100
10 Repeater crossbowmen, 100
10 Repeater crossbowmen, 100
31 Warriors, champion, musician, banner, 201
5 Harpies, 55
9 Cold one Knights, champion, musician, banner, Banner of swiftness, 298
20 executioners, champion, musician, banner, 270
War Hydra, 175
Total 1998
OK I have only meat Dark elf once before. In 7 ed. Hmmmm Take it easy now. I started. My Iron blaster kills his Hydra. First shoot Yeah Leadbelcher take out five cold ones. Good start
Then it is payback.I quickly loose ogres. The rest of the cold ones and repeater crossbow take their prey. Master,on,Dark Pegasus is a hard model to face. That model alone take out a lot of ogres. But I finally grind it down. . Again it turned. I think he became too eager to go for a 20-0 victory. He throw his warriors and executioners into my ironguts.(This unit is almost on full strength with my BSB) They hold. In the next turn I can re charge him with my few ogres and wipe him out. Ahh Fantastic a 16-4 victory to me. It could not have started better. Yes yes yes here we go this is fun.
A good game my opponent was not so happy.I ignored it and keep smiling.
Game 2
from Dark to Light VS high elf this time, I am in full of confidence and have trust in my dice.
High Elfs Archmage, general, level 4, Lore of Life, Silver Wand, Talisman of Preservation (4+ Ward), Amulet of Light, 330
Mage, level 2, Lore of Fire, Seerstaff of Saphery, 165
Noble, Battle Standard Bearer, Great Weapon, Armour of Caledor, Dawnstone, 168
28 Spearmen, FCG, 277
10 Archers, Muscian, 115
10 Archers, 110
16 Swordmasters, FCG, The Other Trickster's Shard, Banner of Sorcery, 335
14 Swordmasters, Muscian, Standard Bearer, 228
10 White Lions, Standard Bearer, Banner of Eternal Flame, 172
Great Eagle, 50
Great Eagle, 50
High elf go first It is a very offensive High elf player the White lions rush forward together with eagles and Swordmasters. A unit of spearman’s and a archer unit move to the right table side? No ogres there? I did not understand this until later. Both sides took slowly some causality. In turn 5-6 He turned to defensive. He back off with all is units. I have no chance to charge him. Lost 9-11. I Am happy with that.¨ Nice game but I was surprised that he back off. He could have taken out some more of my units. I think he wanted to have his points in this game.
Game 3 from Light to Dark
Again Dark elfs.
Dark Elves Supreme Sorceress, General, Level 4, Shadow, Lifetaker, Sacrifical Dagger, The Guiding Eye, 340
Death Hag, BSB, Cauldron of Blood, 225
Master on Dark Pegasus, Heavy armour, Shield, Sea Dragon Cloak, Soulrender, Pendant of Khaeleth, 190
31 Dark Elf Repeater Crossbowmen, Shields, Musician, Guardmaster, 351
24 Dark Elf Warriors, Musician, Lordling, 153
10 Cold One Knights, FCG, Whip of Agony, Standard of Hag Graef, 370
21 Witch Elves, FCG, Banner of Murder, 260
5 Harpies, 55
5 Harpies, 55
Total: 1999
I have full of respect for this guy. He have a lot of experience. Take a deep breath now……, I did not want to have a shootout with his crossbows. So I take a moment before each deployment. He put crossbows on his far right side. So I decided to give him two big tempting targets The Iron Blaster and Morfang cavalry.
I started. All units forward I lined the mourfang for a charge at the crossbowman in the next turn. He took the bait and back with his crossbows. I chose to charge harpies instead. Iron blaster to some wounds on cold ones. Leadbelcher took out some harpies and a few warriors.
Dark elf. Witch Elves Master on Dark Pegasus straight ahead. He is very defensive with the rest. He moved his crossbowman forward and backwards. Ok… for me. He took a lot of shoots but only one few wound on the morfangs and Iron blaster. After some round of combat the Witch Elves and Master on Dark Pegasus take out my ogres with my BSB.
He focuses his spell on leadbelcher to lower their BS. I scrolled a mindrazor. Iron gut finished his cold ones.
I misfired the Ironblaster. It could not shoot for two turns. Both side miscast magic with some minor damage. Dark elf loses a magic level and a spell.
To the end this game was great and fun. A strange thing was that he keeps asking me about rules. I am not sure if he tries to test me and set me out. I answered politely. When an irrelevant rule question came I refer to the referee if it should be a case. He then stops asking. He’s plan did not work.
I have expected a more offensive player. But he guards his points well. In the end I lose the game with 9-11. Again I am very happy for that. It could be a lot of worse.
The end of day 1. My score is 34p. A lot more that I have expected. The mood is on top as I am very glad that I signed for this tournament. I stayed for a while and have small chats with other players. There was a lot of smiling people at the venue at the end of the day.
Before I left for the day I check game 4 pairing.
Game 4 from Dark to Light.
High elf again. Vs a player I have faced before. Lost 0-20 that game. Home and planning :o)
High Elves Archmage, General, LVL 4, Lore of Life, Book of Hoeth, 360
Noble, Mounted on a Great Eagle, BSB, Armour of Caledor, Dawnstone, Armour of Caledor, Great Weapon, Longbow, 228
20 Archers, Musician, Champion, 235
11 Archers, FCG Banner of Eternal Flame, 156
10Archers, Musician, 115
30 White Lions of Chrace, FCG, Banner of Swiftness, Amulet of Light, 510
14 Swordmasters of Hoeth, Blademaster, Musician, 228
7 Swordmasters of Hoeth, Blademaster, 117
Great Eagle, 50
Total: 1999
High Elf go first. This player position himself. No hurry to face me in combat. He got lore of life, No spell that can damage me. In the first turns he just released some few arrows but minor damages.
I faced my Iron blaster at his mage. I hit and he fails look out sir. Yes yes yes roll anything but one. Sure I rolled a one. Both player laughs at that. The game went on I have some luck and get Trollguts (RE-GEN)on a lot of my units. His sword master goes down easy.
White lions are a harder task I grinded them with leadbelcher. The morfangs and Iron blaster fell to Noble, Mounted on a Great Eagle.
White lions hacked the Leadbelcher. White lions is heavily reduced but I still fear them with some “T” boost and so on. I retreaded Lost 8-12. Yet Another great game. I played the game for points saving.
Game 5 From Light to Sand
Tomb king this time T
omb Kings Liche High Priest, Hierophant, extra level, earthing rod, Lore of Nehekhara –, 235
Liche Priest, extra level, dispel scroll, lore of light, 130
17 Skeleton Archers, champion, 112
16 Skeleton Archers, champion, 106
3 Chariots, 165
5 Skeleton Horse Archers, 70
5 Skeleton Horse Archers, 70
War Sphinx, Fiery Breath, 230
32 Tomb Guard, champion, standard, musician, banner of swiftness, 397
Tomb Scorpion, 85
Necrolith Colossus, additional hand weapon, 175
Casket of Souls, 135
Screaming Skull Catapult, 90
For the first time I felt that I have the upper hand. I have to be careful. Don’t judge the dog on his master.
He deploys almost everything in his right corner. I face the Ironblastar at his catapult. Aim the iron guts and ogres for his corner. His chariots march forward and charge my ironguts, Easy prey for my guts. His cavalry was slain by my morfang and ogres. He use spells to take out my Saber tusks. I was glad for that. The tomb scorpion made some troublers but the leadbelcher take it out.
The War Sphinx and Morfang cavalry duel. The morrfang wins but was later destroyed by the spell from the casket. His catapult hit my leadbelcher few wounds. Ironblaste finished the catapult mid in the game.
The big clash. My ogres face his tomb guard and the colossus. Some tough rounds The ogers is victorious. Here I have my luck for today my ogre unit is down to one singel wound. Puhhh
In this game I miscast my Slaughtermaster to a level 1 My Iron blaster Misfired to a chariot.
My only looses is Morfang cavalry and three saber tusks.
Victory 16-4
My opponent look little stressed I try to calm him with some bad jokes and small talk. It seems that it calm him a down. So from turn two onwards he told some bad jokes too. It was great . We agreed about a rematch soon.
A short summary.
Totals score of 58 made me to the 22 palace of 76. I am very pleased with that. Way over what I have expected.
Debrief on my army.
I feel that the Iron guts, ogre and leadlecher perform very well.
Iron blaster I am not sure, I take it to take out monsters. I only face one. It did is work there but in the other game I am not so sure. I have to rethink to the next 2000p battle.
Morfang surprised me. They became a magnet to arrow and direct spell and other things that flew thorough in the air. I was worried to a start. Then I was very glad that they took the hits, they have a lot of armor. And they were my cheapest combat unit. :o) Yes they did a lot of combat and damaged too. I have to re think their role in the army.
Bruiser BSB. Perform well. Nothing more to do there for the moment.
Slaughtermaster, I struggle to tool him when play testing. I was not satisfied in the end, but it was the best that I could do. For 2000p games I will rethink the 385 p. I can have cheaper magic…….
Saber tusk. They stay.
I add some in game pictures below.
I finish off with this
I get Total five great games. After 1000 dice are rolled. The luck was up and down for me and my opponents I am glad that I enter this event.
It became A Perfect weekend
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