Red Dog's pass to the Battle Board.

[Red dog]

Morning all ^_^. The local challenge-based tournament board had been open for some time but I rarely get to play on it simply because low level guys seem to not come on Saturday.

But lately I have a chance of getting on a board as quite a bit of people moved on bottom who I know (some staff members and just people who I know can come). So... I will try to get on the board and prove that lizards are the force to be reckoned with! ^_^

The current list looks like that ->

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Heroes
Scar-Vet + LA + jaguar charm + Sword of Might + Ench Shield + MotOO + Tlazcotl = 192

Core
3 x 10 skinks Javs & shields = 180

11 Saurus Musician = 138

Special
4 Kroxigors = 232

11 Saurus + Tlazcotl = 152

7 Chameleon Skinks = 105

Total: 999

This is a classical "roman tripple line" Skinks line, followed by saurus line, followed by krox line/wing. Vet runs around and provides leaderehip and combat boost.
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Here is the battle report of latest attempt to get on the board.

Apparently the board is made to make new lists every time so he tailored but even then I wasn't overly worried.

His list was simple lol.

Dragon mage with silver wand and presumably the 5+ ward
Block of 15 spears, no command
3 x 5 Dragon Princes, no commands

So yeah, in 1k that was a "good list" haha.

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Battle in general ->

I set up a roman phalanx with kroxigors-skink wing setting up to counter the dragon. Chameleons deployed in forest near the dragon.

- He got first turn (Ohh I forgot to place chameleons and he was crying that I was cheating, even though scouts go after heroes(aka his dragon) and it doesn't matter who would go first as I had safe and “terrorless” spot for placing them regardless ). He moved his stuff forward(not at full speed though), dragon run like a little girl across the board away from chameleons and was out of range for firewall (His spells -> fire wall, sword and ball), and I stopped sword.

- Chams jumped out of forest towards spearmen and panicked them. Krox prepared to execute classic hook and stayed near saurus. Skinks marched forward setting up for re-direction. Vet swooped to the right flank to help the kroxigor sweep. Saurus Moved up/ ItP were ready to hold, the other block to countercharge approaching knights.

- His turn, he charges skinks in middle, his other princes setting up follow up charges into krox-skink hook. The left knights unit, just makes some doggy move not doing much. Dragon terror bombs my line and burns saurus and skinks with magic and breath. Skinks hold thru 2 panic tests (and a terror check next turn ahah!) on teher own Ld. Suarus flee... taking more hits from wall of fire... ItP saurus can care less for dragon next to them, dragon opens his rear for my Vet to charge. Skinks stand and shoot(plan was do that, kill maybe one and then get overruned into saurus and with about -2/3 modifiers hold) and kill one! Then or dear god, he epically fluffs his rolls and skink hold! Ruining my plans...

- My turn, we have a LOOONG debate about zig-zag charge(there wasn't enough room to fit for vet thru skinks and saurus but Lord is single model and sees dragon... and I win it. However I loose debate that kroxigors can charge the princes in the flank as they weren’t in the arc and there was no space.... doggy... Now I also didn't knew that I couldn't go with in 1'' of his stuff WHILE charging, I though that’s an exception... So charge on dragon fails by 2’’... With epic fails like that I go to plan B. Skinks rapidly sprint towards the dragon and start throwing stuff at it. Result, some statistically improbable rolls (both to hit the mage(too many) and to wound him(NOT enough) and I still bag him. Dragons goes frenzy/hatred.

- Since my vet is chilling in the open... Princes charge him. I use mark to not take any wounds and have 1 roll left (had to this game). I drop 2 princes and he doesn't brakes... go figure

- Then his turn princes, Finally overrun and still maul saurus (which wasn't suppose to happen with being only 4 princes left... but w/e, it happens >_> Dragon cleans saurus, princes clean some skinks. Chameleons move in to shoot at spearmen again. Kroxes backing up a bit.

Rest is just painful, Vet fluffs two turns in a row to kill 2 princes(used re-roll, didn't help)! >_> His dragon charges in, Vet survives 5S5 attacks with hatred! But... dies to a horse kicking him in his unmentionables... Sad day indeed... Chams run the d**n spears of the table.

In the end, the game was major loss (my krox survived last combat, broke but got away and rallied and were above half strength) on my part.

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Next time perhaphs. The next game will probably be Vs empire. I am not sure if i want to change anything at all in the list so far. Well we'll see.

Walk Tall everyone!!!!!

[Arguleon Veq]

Hard luck Red-Dog. Has this one been counted into your total in your sig?

Still, 17 Wins 5 Draws and 18 Losses is almost breaking even and that was a tough Elf list for 1,000 points, a Dragon and 3 units of Princes.

[Red dog]

Yes it is included in the record. record is all the games I've played past certain point (which i don't remember, but it was may be 9-10 month or so ago?) so its not only for Hydra list.

In any case ->

The list wasn't easy, but I didn't find it overly tailored. I had an option to charged his knights with my Vet while, then again, his knight could have work up easy CR res Vs skinks. Well it was a risk either way.

Next time I'll try to put up few picture in paint or something.

Walk Tall everyone!!!!!

[Red dog]

Played a practice game with my MSU 1k this past Saturday.

Played Vs one of the most stubborn dwarf players in store who still believes that dwarven gunlines are the all powerfull and etc. However he played "a different list" as he said.

Terrain ->
Hill, forest near it, on other side second hill.

He had ->

Thane with +1 to hit +1S +1A, Oathstone and rune of stone
Bolt thrower with pen-rune and engineer with brace
2 x 15 wars with GWs, Full Command
15 Long beards, Shields, FC, "Warbanner" and "Outnumber" runes
10 Quarrelers with GWs and Full command

I won first turn and took it. Chams jump out of forest. I advanced everything and widened the gap to let Long Bs thru the middle gap and kill warriors. with krox and my warriors Chameleons shot and took of one guy of wars.

His turn he turned to face kroxs, and rest advanced. He shot at krox and did 2 wounds, crossbows took few warriors.

I moved krox toward wars, shifted wars to flanks of his stuff. Skinks advance at 7'' mark and threw there Javs. Chams shot at thrower and got one crewman.

He shot at krox but missed, quors took some shots at warriors. Line advanced.

Krox charged in, Skinks "flowed" thru gaps and scar vet jumped out and had his thrower in jump distance while staying with skinks. Wars reformed. Chams shot some more and nothing. Skinks threw stuff and LBs but nothing. Some wars from right unit died to javs. In combat Kroxigors did some ODD 10(!) wounds. He killed one back(who had 1 wound left)... and broke and fled. I run him down and got the banner.

He shot at krox and another 2 wounds. I forget what quors shot at. His wars charged mine. Long beards pushed on wars. In combat he broke my warriors but small loss and no banner means I didn't lost much.

My turn I charged beards in hopes to hold out until krox can flank him, scar-vet went for the thrower and he missed with his brace of pistols. I had little chance Vs his long beards, he fluffed his attacks... (and cheated somewhat as I forgot that 20mm base 5 wide can still get corners from the 6 wide 25mm (100 = 4x25 and 2 at corners brain numbness) ) But I fluffed a braking test on 6 or 7... yeah... The guys though had an oath stone... so he would have been tough to move at all even with krox and wars at same combat...

Rest of the game was simple, after breaking wars he charged them again and they fled snake eyes... again...(the other war unit did same thing). Then my hero went after quors and over few phases killed them one by one. Then I just grabbed table quarters and contested the onces he had with skinks and krox (better movement = me not getting charged ^_^) Major victory for lizards with 5 points over Minor (difference was like 305).

Overall I am thinking on my list. I might bring stega in... or make it more of my good old TVI way... the problem is, there isn't enough points for proper battle line... Hmm well we shell see ^_^. Next battle on the board may be Vs DEs (or no battle at all, not sure what will be next weekend).

I might put up few drafts of lists up soon enough ^_^.

P.S. Yeah yeah, no pics I might do some next time.

Walk Tall everyone!!!!!

[Arguleon Veq]

Congrats on the win Red-Dog.