Showing posts with label vs. Cryx. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vs. Cryx. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2009

Tournament #2 Recap

Didn’t meet my goal for tourney #2, went 0-3 again.  I played well in the first two games but my third game I fell apart, playing my second list thinking it would work better for the scenario.

 

List 1:

Grim Angus

Troll Impaler

Dire Troll Mauler

Fell Caller

Trollkin Champions

Kreilstone Bearer & Stone Scribes (6)

Swamp Gobber and Bellows Crew

Alten Ashley, Monster Hunter

 

List 2:

Borka Kegslayer

Pyg Keg Carrier

Pyre Troll

Pyre Troll

Trollkin Champions

Krielstone Bearer & Stone Scribes (4)

Stone Scribe Elder

Stone Scribe Chronicler

Fell Caller

Brun Cragback

Lug

 

In typing those out I do not have my books or cards with me, but I have a sneaking suspicion I was over on points on my second list.  Shit.

 

Game 1 vs. Khador:

I played list 1

Guy played Vlad

Scenario was Process of Elimination.  He capped the two territories on my right and almost had the last one on my left but his mortar crew never moved up allowing my Dire Troll Mauler to capture it and contest it from him.  We went to time, I had at that point thrown my champs at Vlad in the hopes of knocking him down a couple of hit points.  No. Such. Luck.  In charging Vlad I had to disengage the Doom Reavers who had charged my Champs which of course killed a few.  I played well, I bricked up from the get-go with the exception of Alten Ashley who was far out in right field.  He got smoked after one attempted shot @ Fenris.  When time was called he had two territory points to my one.

 

MVP: Kreilstone Bearer & Stone Scribes - +2 ARM essentially gave all my units an additional wound every turn.

 

Game 2 vs. Skorne:

I played list 1 again

Stephan played Makeda

Scenario was Control the Squares(?) (where there are two rows of three squares (16”x14”)  and you had to control two of the ones on your side and one on your opponents side at the end of your third turn)  And.I.Blew.It. The end of my third turn if I had move my Fell caller Back 3” I would have won.  The end of his third turn he could have won but instead charged in his Cyclops.  The remainder of the game was trying to figure out if I wanted his Praetorians to smack Grim with or without free strikes from my Earthborn.  Either way Grim got poked like a pincushion.

 

MVP: None.  Everyone underperformed after I fucked up the scenario.

 

Game 3 vs. Cryx

I played list 2

Chris (Lakeland) played Asphyxious

Scenario was Mosh Pit.  I for some reason continue to think that Borka is the caster to play for this scenario.  Anyways, I think I had too many models on the table in this scenario.  Or I just fouled up the points something hardcore.  Either way, we played, and just like the last game I played against Cryx I underestimated the Bane Knight shadow shift.  I boosted up the strength of my Champs and got ginsu’d.  I should have used my pyre trolls from as far as possible and just laid out AOEs until I was in melee.  Next time Chris, next time J  And I promise not to cheat next time (I need to recheck that list).

 

MVP: Brun & Lug.  Wow, those guys are beat-sticks.  Flank on both of them, Brun gets Weapon Master.  Basically Brun runs up and casts Bear Hands on himself, takes a swing at the target.  If he hits it’s knocked down.  Lug runs up and starts wailing away at it getting a flank bonus.  Alternatively Lug can run up first, bear hands, knock down the enemy, smack with the rest of his hits plus fury for 3 additional hits, then Brun runs up and gets a charge bonus, flank bonus, and weapon master bonus.    Things don’t live long with these two in melee.  The only thing is I need to remember when to rile and leech fury and upkeep his spells.

 

Tags: After Action Report, vs. Khador, vs. Skorne, vs. Cryx

Friday, February 20, 2009

Call to Arms League Week 1

Call to Arms League Week 1

Game 1 Vs. Cary (Khador)

Troll list:
Faction: Trollblood
Points: 500
Model Count: 18
Victory Points: 18

Grim Angus
Troll Impaler
Dire Troll Mauler
Fell Caller
Krielstone Bearer & Stone Scribes [6] (2 added)
Trollkin Champions [5]
Alten Ashley, Monster Hunter
Swamp Gobber Bellows Crew [2]

Cary's List (as close as I remember but i think it's complete):
Faction: Khador
Points: 493
Model Count: 20
Victory Points: 18

Kommandant Irusk
> Beast-09
Man-O-War Drakhun
> Man-O-War Drakhun (Dismounted)
Kayazy Assassins [10] (4 added)
> Kayazy Assassins Underboss [1]
Man-O-War Demolition Corps [5] (2 added)

I played decently.  Much better than my last round against Cary.  I got two shots @ Irusk one for 4 points another for 3, the second shot was a shit damage roll.  If i had rolled 3 points or so moer I would have had her, she left me with a slim line of sight to Irusk.  I did make some mistakes, the biggest of which was not asking which models had which abilities like stealth or cannot be knocked down.  Had I been playing in a tournament I would have really fucked myself with that.  Also Cary told me that it was easier to kill me because I kept my Mauler and Impaler so close so I should keep them a bit further from each other.
Troll MVP: Dire Troll Mauler - he is a good psychological piece to the game looking all mean and stuff.  The Mauler made my life a lot easier by tossing Drakhun and getting him out of the face of himself and my (at this point frozen) Impaler.

Game 2 vs. Ed (Cryx)
Troll list:
Faction: Trollblood
Points: 500
Model Count: 18
Victory Points: 18

Grim Angus
Troll Impaler
Dire Troll Mauler
Fell Caller
Krielstone Bearer & Stone Scribes [6] (2 added)
Trollkin Champions [5]
Alten Ashley, Monster Hunter
Swamp Gobber Bellows Crew [2]

Ed's List (as close as I remember but i think it's complete):
Faction: Cryx
Points: 500
Model Count: 33
Victory Points: 15

Pirate Queen Skarre
Scrap Thrall
Scrap Thrall
Scrap Thrall
Scrap Thrall
Scrap Thrall
Bane Lord Tartarus
Necrotech
Skarlock Thrall
Bane Knights [10] (4 added)
Bane Knights [10] (4 added)
Withershadow Combine [3]
Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist

I rushed to get into this game in order to get in two games before the store closed (when I could have taken my time as my opponent misunderstood the meaning of "can you get a 500 point army together quickly?")
I played ok.  I wasn't 100% on how far Skarre's bomb would work and did not figure into account that I would have a bitch of a time counterattacking after her feat turn.  Bad move, I tried to counterattack, and got dick.  Grim got in a couple nice pot shots at her, once after her first turn, aiming, he left his Skarre way out in the open with only a smoke screen in front of her.
In the end he wrecked both beasts and Skarre bombed and killed Grimmy.
MVP: Grim, feat turn fouled up a lot if not all of his movement.  Taking those pot shots at Skarre and his reach kept him camping focus and not casting as many spells.

Tourney this weekend.  Not sure how it's looking for me to go 1-2 :)  Anyways I'm still having a good time.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Two Games against Obi Wan and Padme

Played against the local press ganger, Gabe tonight.

He played Cryx - Coven
I made some big mistakes. A.) I separated my army. again. after our last game i swore i would keep my army together because it works better that way and I still fucked this up. B.) I couldn't prioritize my targets. I couldn't decide between Gudrun or the chicken-jack he sent at me. C.) I didn't get Grim in a position to snipe the coven. they are tasty and squishy, I could have taken one out easy just failed to.

His list:
Faction: Cryx
Points: 498
Model Count: 19
Victory Points: 17

Witch Coven of Garlghast
> Egregore
> Deathripper
> Deathripper
> Deathripper
> Nightwretch
> Nightwretch
> Nightmare
Bile Thralls [8] (2 added)
Gudrun the Wanderer


I also played against his girlfriend, Cary.

She played Khador - Sorscha
I played this one much better (I just didn't know how to handle Sorscha's feat). I kept the Earthborn ahead of the champs with the Hero. I kept decent screening of Grim, but unfortunately she got a sliver of a look at Grim's base and laid waste to me. She froze all but two models and I was unaware that I couldn't shoot or cast spells while frozen. doh!

Her list:
Faction: Khador
Points: 489
Model Count: 9
Victory Points: 17

Kommander Sorscha Kratikoff
> Destroyer
> Destroyer
Iron Fang Uhlans [5] (2 added)
Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios

I'm getting better I think. I think I'll do better the next tournament, especially if I keep going to Gabe's place and learning more and more.