Game 38 - Kingdoms of Men - 2016/12/10

Greetings!

It's been a few months since I played against Michael aka Darth Sabre and he was victorious. You can read the report from that battle here. I hoped for a re-meatch and I guess Micheal wanted to make sure that I know it was not a coincidence! We thought we would have had an opportunity to play against each other during Kings of Cro-Nation 1 event but it was not to be. Fortunately, there is always Universal Battle! 

Michael brought his trustworthy Kingdoms of Men he has some really nice results with. But this time with a bit of a different unit set up:

Kingdoms of Men - Army List

20 Foot Guard, Regiment - 135

- 5 Mounted Scouts, Troop - 100

- 5 Mounted Scouts, Troop - 100

- General on Winged Beast, Hero - 190

20 Foot Guard, Regiment - 135

- 5 Mounted Sergeants, Troop - 105

- 5 Mounted Sergeants, Troop - 105

- Wizard, Bane Chant (2), Lighting Bolt (3) - 90

40 Heavy Pike Block, Horde, Brew of Sharpness - 315

- Wizard, Mounted, Bane Chant (2), Lighting Bolt (3), Inspiring Talisman - 90

40 Bowmen, Horde, Brew of Keen-eyeness - 210

10 Knights, Regiment, Maccwar’s Potion of the Caterpillar - 215

10 Knights, Regiment, Brew of Strength - 225

Game 37 - Trident Realms of Neritica - 2016/12/07

Ed's army

Greetings!

Some time ago I had a great pleasure to play against Ed and his Trident Realms. We both had quite a few games in the meantime, both armies evolved and we met again on Universal Battle for a re-match. 

Ed has qualified for UK Masters and is now busy preparing and testing various options. He intends to bring his beautifully painted Trident Realms. However, he also told me that as probably many other players that chose this faction, that Neriticans are very sensitive to enemy ranged attacks. In order to protect his army from such threat he was looking for different options. This time he decided to bring an allied contingent that is designed to battle enemy shooters - Night Stalkers!

Trident Realms - Army List

40 Naiad Ensnarers, Horde, Brew of Strength - 260

- Kraken, Monster - 230

- Naiad Centurion, Hero, Ensorcelled Armor -  145

6 Depth Horrors, Horde, Fire-Oil - 190

- Knucker, Monster - 145

- Naiad Centurion, Hero, Wings of Honeymaze -  150

6 Depth Horrors, Horde - 185

- Knucker, Monster - 145

- Siren, Hero - 140

3 Tidal Swarms*, Regiment - 75

3 Tidal Swarms*, Regiment - 75

Night Stalker Allies

3 Fiends, Regiment - 130

3 Fiends, Regiment - 130

Kings of Cro-Nation 1 - Summary - 2016/12/04

Greetings!

As usual, I would like to add a short summary of my experiences during the tournament. First of all, I would like to thank Matt and the crew of Three D6 store for organizing and hosting yet another KoW event. It was run very smoothly and without any problems at all. The venues is great, with enough space to have not one but two events at the same time. Next to us a larger group of 30K enthusiasts had their own event! I will do my best to attend future tournaments there and I really recommend them to any player. 

Many thanks to my opponents for great games: Richard (congratulations on taking 1st place!), Tas (with beautiful army I can't wait to see painted!), Matt (congratulations on taking 2nd place! and keep painting these Scibor's Dwarfs!) and to Chris (once again, sorry you run out of time in the game you were winning).

I also would like to thank Michael aka DarthSabre and Richard aka fued who traveled down from Sydney to boost the numbers of participants. That is really great and I am sure your fellow players from Canberra are really grateful! Thanks! 

Kings of Cro-Nation 1 - Game 4 - Undead - 2016/12/03

Greetings!

In the last game of the Kings of CroNation  1 tournament I faced Chris who was commanding his trusty Undead. I played against Chris once before and he won then. I was thus eager for a re-match and to see if I learned something from that game! 

Chris has a blog of his own and I encourage you to pay visit, as he has some really cool stories about his army: The Vampires War Diaries

Chris brought exactly the same army I had a pleasure to play against last time. It meant that he could field entirely painted army of old school miniatures. Here is the detailed army list: 

Undead - Army List

20 Skeleton Spearmen (Thorned Wall), Regiment - 105

- 10 Skeleton Archers, Troop - 75

- 10 Skeleton Archers, Troop - 75

- Necromancer (Grimgul the Wise), Bane Chant (2) - 100

20 Revenants (The Nightmare Legion), Regiment, Undead Giant Rats - 130 

- 10 Ghouls, Troop - 65

- 10 Wraiths (Black Harvest) - 140

- Revenant King on Undead Wyrm (Lord Charnel and Pla) - 235 

40 Zombies (Grave Mistake), Horde, Undead Giant Rats - 140

- Cursed Pharaoh (Arkan the Bleak) - 145 

- Balefire Catapult (Skull Chucker) - 100

3 Zombie Trolls (Flensers), Regiment - 115

3 Werewolves (Night Hunters), Regiment - 160

- Lykanis (Shadow Stalker), Ensorcelled Armor - 180

6 Wights (Brutal Justice), Horde - 235

Kings of Cro-Nation 1 - Game 3 - Dwarfs - 2016/12/01

Greetings!

In game 3 I met Matt, the man who not only organized this tournament but is the mastermind behind the organization of Clash of Kings - Australia 

He is doing absolutely fantastic job about the event, promoting it and securing the sponsorship of so many companies that is beyond believe. 

He was there to make sure that there was an even number of players and that nobody would need to play fewer games than other participants.

It was thus a great pleasure to play against Matt, also because I have not had a chance to do so earlier. 

Matt is currently building an army of Dwarfs and he is using Scibor Miniatures for all the units in his army (with the exception of artillery). They are absolutely fantastic, it was my first opportunity to see them alive and I must say that Matt's army will be gorgeous when painting is done. Keep up the great work Matt!

As to the army list here are the details:

Dwarfs - Army List

40 Shieldbreakers, Horde, Blessings of the Gods - 240

- 10 Berserkers, Troops, Fire-oil - 130

- 10 Berserkers, Troops - 130 

- Ironbelcher Organ Gun, War Engine - 85

- Warsmith, Hero - 85

20 Ironguard, Regiment - 160

- Ironbelcher Organ Gun, War Engine - 85 

20 Ironguard, Regiment - 160

- Ironbelcher Organ Gun, War Engine - 85

10 Berserker Brock Riders, Regiment, Maccwar's Potion of Caterpillar - 230

- Berserker Lord, Hero, Mounted - 150

10 Berserker Brock Riders, Regiment, Brew of Haste - 225

- Sveri Egilax, Hero - 240

Kings of Cro-Nation 1 - Game 2 - Trident Realms - 2016/11/27

Greetings!

In the second game I finally had a chance to play against Tas and his Trident Realms. Tas is a fellow blogger and you can check his reports (and other interesting posts!) here: Wedgetail on Wargaming. 

Tas participated in all three tournaments I attended this year but we missed each other out in the previous two. Fortunately, this time we were paired up. He has a beautiful army with some really gorgeous models. It is still WiP but I must say that even with unpainted units and models the army already looks fantastic. I can't wait to see it finished! 

The army that Tas brought to this event looked like this:

Trident Realms - Army List

40 Naiad Ensnarers, Horde, Fire-oil - 235

- Kraken, Monster - 230

- Siren, Hero - 140 

6 Water Elementals, Horde - 220

- Knucker, Monster - 145

- Trident King, Hero (Large Cavalry) - 220

6 Depth Horrors, Horde - 185

- Coral Giant, Monster - 200

6 Naiad Wyrmriders, Horde - 240

- Naiad Wyrmrider Centurion, Hero (Large Cavalry), Ensorcelled Armour - 185

Kings of Cro-Nation 1 - Game 1 - Elves and FoN - 2016/11/25

Greetings!

First game during the  Kings of Cro-Nation 1 and it was already Civil War! I had a pleasure to play against Richard aka fued and his 4 "dragon" army! Fighting against 1-2 big fliers is a challenge for me and here I have 4! :) But the best way to learn how to deal with the enemy is by facing it. 

Let's have a look at Richard's army again:

Elves - Army List

40 Kindred Archers, Horde, Heart-seeking Chant - 280

- Dragon Kindred Lord, Hero (Monster), Blade of Slashing - 315

40 Kindred Archers, Horde, Brew of Keen-eyeness - 295

- Dragon Kindred Lord, Hero (Monster) - 310

3 Forest Shamblers, Regiment - 125

- Dragon Kindred Lord, Hero (Monster) - 310

Forces of Nature Allies 

3 Forest Shamblers, Regiment - 125

-  Beast of Nature, Monster, Fly, Vicious, Lightning Bolt - 240