Greetings!
After preparation period and smooth journey to Brisbane and then to Ipswich I hoped I was ready to compete in Australian Masters 2017. The event took place at Good Games Ipswich store and it was a nice and cozy place to play.
In the part 12 of Armies of Australian Masters I talked about unique round one of the event. In this part of Australian Masters 2017 I am going to remind you which armies and which players were paired with each other (we played Loot scenario). And then I will present the results of these games so that you can see if your predictions were accurate!
1. League of Rhordia vs Goblins (Clint vs Ed)
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
In the first round Clint defeated Ed 18:2 (1940: 790). Please, note that Clint played with League of Rhordia against his own Goblins army.
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
In this game Jeff defeated Josh 20:0 (1830:200). Again, very interesting to see who managed to win against his own force!
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
Evan won using all cavalry Undead force against his own Abyssal Dwarfs commanded by Adam. The result was 16:4 (1340:1055) to Evan.
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
In this game Ken won 11:9 against my own army (665:1285) and I will be writing the usual battle report from that game soon!
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
In this match up Dru defeated Andrew 15:5 (1475:1310) playing with Abyssal Dwarfs against his own Ratkin.
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
And last but not least, poor Ken had a great headache as to how to use more than 8 elements in the army he was to command. Chris defeated him with his own Varangur 18:2 (1875:860).
After the first round the ladder looked as follows:
| 1 | Jeff | 20 | 1830 |
| 2 | Chris | 18 | 1940 |
| 3 | Clint | 18 | 1875 |
| 4 | Evan | 16 | 1340 |
| 5 | Dru | 15 | 1475 |
| 6 | Ken F | 11 | 665 |
| 7 | Pawel | 9 | 1285 |
| 8 | Andrew | 5 | 1310 |
| 9 | Adam | 4 | 1055 |
| 10 | Ken D | 2 | 860 |
| 11 | Ed | 2 | 790 |
| 12 | Josh | 0 | 200 |
Let us know what were your predictions or if you were surprised by any of the results. It will be worth comparing later how the results of this round corresponded to the final position of the player too!
Thanks for reading!
Hey Swordmaster!
ReplyDeleteI went back and read through the games I’d missed and the reports were fantastic as always. I particularly like the most recent one against the KoM + goblin list. Not only does that list seem like an interesting army to use, you did a great job in the post game breakdown. You noticed many things that I wouldn’t have caught which is a testament to your method of writing down and going over each game! Always a great learning experience.
Looking forward to reading the rest!
Hi Dan,
DeleteThanks a lot! I must say that immediately after the game I felt down because I thought there was nothing I could do differently. I had some luck too and sometimes my opponent failed to do damage with ranged attacks so it really looked to me as there is absolutely nothing to do!
But I took a step back and decided to look at each turn with new perspective and be critical. Fortunately, I found a lot of options and often mistakes. That was a relief of a sort because I knew things could have been done better, there is plenty to learn and improve and I need to play better next time.
I am glad that the things I noticed are valuable observations for you and others too! Hopefully you can learn from my mistakes :D
Oh, the report from game 1 is also on!
Cheers!