Greetings!
Welcome to the last installment of the Armies of Australian Masters 2017 series! The event is taking place in two day and some of the Master players are already on their way. Some of them will play in the 1 day tournament the day before, on Saturday. Sounds like a very busy weekend, packed with a lot of Kings of War action!
Today I would like to highlight something unique to the Australian Masters. The first round pairings are not randomly determined. Instead, depending on the final ranking, the first player is going to be matched with the twelfth, the second with the eleventh and so on. However, the most interesting part is that the players in the first round are also going to be using their opponents' army against their own!
That always guarantees some crazy start of the tournament and today I simply want to show which armies are going to fight against each other and who is going to command them!
Also, if you are interested in some betting, Ken prepared his "guide" for those who are willing to risk some money :) Here is the link: Australian Masters 2017 - "Bookmakers" advice!
6 Honour Guard
5 Household Knights
5 Household Knights
Halfling Volley Gun
Halfling Master Engineer
6 Honour Guard,
Halfling Volley Gun
Duke on Ancient Winged Aralez,
10 Household Knights
Baron
10 Household Knights
10 Household Knights
6 Trolls
War Trombone
Mincer
King on Chariot
6 Trolls
War Trombone
Mincer
Flaggit
6 Trolls
War Trombone
Mincer
10 Fleabag Riders
Big Rocks Thrower
10 Mawbeast Pack
10 Mawbeast Pack
10 Mawbeast Pack
10 Mawbeast Pack
10 Mawbeast Pack
10 Mawbeast Pack
2. Undead vs Dwarfs (Jeff vs Josh)
20 Mummies
Liche King
20 Mummies
Liche King
20 Mummies
Balefire Catapult
20 Mummies
Valefire Catapult
20 Mummies
Balefire Catapult
10 Soul Reaver Cavalry
Cursed Pharaoh
6 Earth Elementals
10 Ironclad
5 Sharpshooters
Flame Belcher
Battle Driller
Army Standard
6 Earth Elementals
10 Ironclad
5 Sharpshooters
Flame Belcher
Battle Driller
Army Standard
6 Earth Elementals
10 Ironclad
5 Sharpshooters
Flame Belcher
Battle Driller
6 Earth Elementals
10 Ironclad
4. Elves vs Varangur (Ken vs Pawel)
3. Undead vs Abyssal Dwarves (Evan vs Adam)
10 Soul Reaver Cavalry
Revenant King on Undead Winged Wyrm
10 Revenant Cavalry
5 Revenant Cavalry
Revenant King
10 Revenant Cavalry
5 Revenant Cavalry
Army Standard Bearer
10 Revenant Cavalry
5 Revenant Cavalry
5 Revenant Cavalry
Necromancer
6 Werewolves
6 Lesser Obsidian Golems
Angkor Heavy Mortar
Iron Caster
6 Lesser Obsidian Golems
Angkor Heavy Mortar
6 Lesser Obsidian Golems
Angkor Heavy Mortar
6 Abyssal Grotesques
Abyssal Halfbreed Champion
Gargoyles
Gargoyles
40 Slave Orcs
40 Slave Orcs
4. Elves vs Varangur (Ken vs Pawel)
3 Drakon Riders
5 Silverbreeze
5 Silverbreeze
Drakon Rider Lord
3 Drakon Riders
5 Stormwind
5 Stormwind
Army Standard
3 War Chariots
Army Standard
20 Palace Guard
10 Palace Guard
20 Sea Guard
10 Palace Guard
Army Standard
40 Bloodsworn
Devourer
Magus
40 Bloodsworn
Devourer
Magus
6 The Fallen
Cavern Dweller
King on Chimera
5. Abyssal Dwarves vs Ratkin (Dru vs Andrew)
6 Abyssal Grotesques
10 Gargoyles
10 Gargoyles
10 Gargoyles
Angkor Heavy Mortar
Greater Obsidian Golem
Ba'su'su the Vile
6 Abyssal Grotesques
10 Gargoyles
10 Gargoyles
10 Gargoyles
Angkor Heavy Mortar
Slavedriver
40 Slave Orcs
40 Slave Orcs
40 Slave Orcs
40 Shock Troops
Weapon Team
Death Engine
Warlock
40 Shock Troops
Weapon Team
Death Engine
Swarm-carrier
40 Blight
Daemonspawn
20 Tunnel Slaves
20 Tunnel Slaves
20 Tunnel Slaves
6. Kingdoms of Men vs Varangur (Ken vs Chris)
40 Pole-Arms Block
10 Militia Mob
10 Militia Mob
10 Militia Mob
General on Winged Beast
40 Pole-Arms Block
10 Militia Mob
10 Militia Mob
10 Militia Mob
Wizard
40 Pole-Arms Block
Wizard
20 Pole-Arms Block
Wizard
40 Arquebusiers
10 Fleabag Rider Sniffs
Wiz
10 Fleabag Rider Sniffs
10 Fleabag Rider Sniffs
10 Mounted Sons of Korgaan
King on Chimera
10 Mounted Sons of Korgaan
Magus
10 Mounted Sons of Korgaan
Magus
10 Mounted Sons of Korgaan
Herja the Fallen
That concludes the series of posts about Armies of Australian Masters 2017. I am already looking forward to that unique experience and I will follow (hopefully shortly after) with battle reports. First, from some games I had a chance to play in the meantime and then with those from the Masters.
Let us know what do you think about the round one matches!
Thanks for reading!
Predictions, always a fun game.
ReplyDeleteLots of mawbeasts swarming round the aralez and dragging them down, what an ignoble end!
I fear the dwarves vs. undead could be very attritional. Mummies do that rather well, but I think the dwarf support units will go to work and win that one.
I want to believe in the revenant cavalry, but that abyssal dwarf list is probably just too viscous... nah, I believe!
I think you probably have an advantage because your list is tricky for the new user.
I've already backed one abyssal dwarf army to lose, not this one. Also the 'user interface' advantage is probably with them.
8 vs. 19. I kind of wanted to see swarm vs. swarm but this'll do. Not touching the predictions, I have no idea how it might go :).
Thanks for the comments!
DeleteI will cover the round 1 match ups and the results in the separate blog post but if you want to check it quicker, here is the link:
https://tabletop.to/australian-kow-masters/rounds
Cheers!