Hello everyone, sorry
for the delay in this week's blog post. Nurgle has blessed me with a
plague and it has been a struggle, but I am battling back! Enjoy!
This past weekend, I
attended a Competitive Tournament at my local Games Workshop Store (Bridgeville,
PA). It was a six player 2000 point event, with three games scored on
Win/Loss/Draw. The Tournament was free, but that didn't mean the
competition was any less fearsome. (Sadly my phone was down so I only have a
few pictures from the event)
My first game
was against a club mate, by the name of Michael, who brought
Beastclaw raiders to the table. The Battleplan (rolled randomly from the
general’s handbook) was Take and Hold. I brought my Warrior Brotherhood
to the table, and despite the Mortal Wound threat from his army, I
saw my opportunity to win the Scenario based on my higher model
count.
I began my turn one by
dropping my Judicators to shoot off his Mournfang Cavalry. With the help
of some lucky battle shock rolls, I was able to reduce
his force more quickly than I expected. Michael
pushed back and killed off my shooting with ease, much to my dismay. I
responded in kind by dropping in my Knight- Azyros (using my Knight- Vexillor
to pick him back up and drop him closer) and my ten man unit of Retributors
with four Starsoul Maces. I ignored the obvious threat of his Stonehorns
and proceeded to destroy his Yeti and a few more Mournfang. After I took
my beating back, I dropped the rest of my army to try for the Turn 3 victory,
but I failed and watched my army melt as the Stonehorns took over the battle.
I was able to get a few characters in line to block my back field
Liberator units holding my objective, and with a lucky roll of my
Lord-Celestant’s Cloak, I was able to kill off his last Mournfang model. That left him with only four models left in
his army, allowing me to secure a victory.
My Second game put my
Warrior Brotherhood against a Club Member Pat, who brought his Tunneling Skaven
army. The Battle Plan for this game was
Three Places of Power. We each had three Heroes and Armies that could
Strike anywhere on the board.
We both began
defensively by exchanging a bit of shooting between the Judicators
and Warp Lighting Cannons. The dice were in my favor as I killed off one
cannon and one of his Heroes, preventing him from scoring. I went all in
on my next turn, and deployed most of my remaining army and destroyed the
rest of his Heroes, while scoring on all three objectives myself. The
game was won, but Pat asked to continue for one more round and I agreed. I
watched in horror as he tunneled up his entire army to seek revenge on my Retributors
and Knight-Azyros. It was a good laugh and fun seeing the raw power he could
have brought to bear if things had gone slightly differently.
Two wins under my belt
put me on the Top Table for game three. I was going up against my
friend Bill Souza, who is exceptionally fun to play against. We have
only faced each other a few times, but it is always an intense and laugh out
loud time. Bill brought a mixed Order Army that took many by surprise.
We rolled for our Battleplan and ended up with Gift from the Heavens.
Bill set up a perfect
bubble around his Heroes to protect them from my Alpha Strike. It was
perfect except for my use of my Knight-Vexillor to drop my Knight-Azyros in the
middle of the bubble and spread my Retributors around his Heroes. His
commanders died ignoble deaths, but the Fyreslayers at his command quickly
crossed out any grudge before it could be recorded. I had made a mistake
by committing my force, but it sure was fun seeing his face when I circumvented
his deployment strategy to protect himself. Bill then proceeded to play a
great game, and by the end of it he had the better of me, due to my inability
to contest his meteor while he was able to contest mine without much issue.
The game was over by turn three, but we continued on just for fun
and I am glad we did. We had a blast trying to kill off that damn Hero
who wouldn't die or seek revenge on a particular unit while just enjoying the
game.
Bill's List
In the end I nabbed
second place behind Bill (a recurring theme I intend to change!), but what
a fun day of Age of Sigmar against three great opponents. Events
like this are getting me more and more excited for Adepticon 2017. I
apologize for the late post once again and until next week, Happy
Hobbying!
Edited by Tom Schubert (@Grudgegamer on Twitter)
Edited by Tom Schubert (@Grudgegamer on Twitter)