by Ljundhammer » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:08 pm
My first Warmahordes battle report! From my first proper battle!
25 points each: Troll v's Troll
I took:
Borka Kegslayer & keg carrier
Axer
Mauler
Max fennblades + UA
Fell Caller Hero
Stone scribe chronicler
He took:
eDoomshaper
Mulg
Max champions
Min scattergunners + UA
Fell Caller hero
I won! But I get the feeling that he kind of let me...
Fennblades + Iron flesh from Borka (to Def 15) with Heros tradgedy from the SSC (anyone killing a fenn is knocked down) Means that the fenns are almost impossible to kill (it took his champions + scattergunners 5 turns to take them down to 3 men). Then in my turn I get a free vengence attack + Warcry from the Fell Caller for +2 to hit, combined with Borka's Mosh pit & they all fall over again! He spend the entire game on his bottom - but the champions are rock hard!
Mulg went for a flank kill, past the Fenn/Champion tar pit and strait into my axer (I'd seen this comming, left the axer for bait with Borka & the Mauler behind him), and boxed the axer in one turn with no FURY needed. But Borka was unhappy, cast mosh pit & whaked him on the head, knocking him over. So the Mauler went in with free hits & boxed Mulg with a shed load of boosted attacks.
After that we were pretty much done, I still had a mauler & Borka & a couple of Fenns, he had his full unit of scattergunners & Doomie. But Doomie had had to advance to keep Mulg in check, he couldn't get away from me fast enough. Borka feated & ran into Doomie - bing bang wallah wallah bing bang - Doomies dead & Borka's the man!
I love Warmachine! I think my opponent's list wasn't all that & a packet of potato chips, and I think Mulg running around the tarpit was a gimmie to me - If he'd sent Mulg into the fenns to finish them, he'd still have a couple of (poorly) champions, and a full unit of scatters against Borka & his beasts. That would have been a very different story... Still, from his point of view it's good to run with the mantra 'don't crush the noob' I suppose, so I can't grumble (in his shoes I would probably have done the same thing) - I think I need to spell out to people that I'm here to be crushed - you don't learn by winning!
I have 2 games lined up for next week - Skorne & Retribution. I watched them play yesterday & they aren't a great deal more experienced than me, so I won't get the feeling that they let me win!
When in deadly danger
When beset by doubt
Run in little circles
Wave your arms and shout
- parody of the litany of command