3d6 October - Summary

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Here is a short summary of my experiences during my second event with Kings of War. I was glad I could attend and even more so that we had 8 players participating. It may not look as a lot but the initial numbers were not promising at all so many thanks to the participants who made it!

Player's Pack

We used Clash of Kings player's pack and I must say I really like it. It was also good to have some practice before the Australian Clash of Kings that is going to take place in January 2017. 

I am in particular happy that I managed to play with Chess Clocks and in all games I still had a few minutes left. I know I need to speed up my game further, especially the deployment part. It is a new challenge for me but I hope to get even better and come up with good deployment and game plans, despite very little time to make them. And it is good to see that it does not take away from the game experience at all. In fact, it adds a bit of pressure which turns out to be a good thing. 

I was glad it was at 2000 points too. Allows for quicker games and there was space for maneuvers too. Definitely my favorite format.  

KoW - 3d6 October - Game 3 - Varangur - 2016/11/13

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In the third and last game I played against Michael and his Varangur. Yet another army I have almost no experience to play against. I have had a single game against them so far and that proved to be a very bloody encounter. 

I was thus curious what kind of army Michael is going to field. He went for a force that had very few units but almost all of them were tough and hard hitting.

Varangur -Army List

40 Bloodsworn, Horde, Crepognon’s Scrying Gem of Zellak, Headstrong and Fury - 280

- 10 Warband, Troop - 75

- Cavern Dweller, Monster - 205

- Magus Conclave, War Engine - 100

- Magus, Hero, Lightning Bolt (4), Bane Chant (2), Inspiring Talisman - 120

20 Sons of Korgaan, Regiment, Fire-Oil, Headstrong and Fury - 235

- 5 Tundra Wolves, Troop - 110

- King on Chimera, Hero, Ensorcelled Armor, Lifeleech (1) - 355

6 The Fallen, Horde, Brew of Strength - 270

- Herja - 260

KoW - 3d6 October - Game 2 - Ogres - 2016/11/10

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In the game 2 of 3d6 October tournament I met Tim who commanded the army of brutal Ogres! It was the first event for Tim and for me it was the first game against Ogres in Kings of War. In round 1 Tim has already defeated another Elven army so I guess he knew how to deal with my force. 

In this game the challenge was to fight against a new army and against the clock too. Encouraged by the success in the first battle I was at least reassured that I can play fast enough. But coming up with a good plan against a completely new army was a different story :) Let's have a look at what Tim brought to the table:

Ogres - Army List

20 Red Goblins, Regiment - 85 

20 Red Goblins, Regiment - 85 

20 Red Goblins, Regiment - 85 

6 Warriors, Horde - 200

- Warlord, Hero, Crepognon’s Scrying Gem of Zellak - 205

3 Warriors, Regiment - 130

- Army Standard, Hero - 70

6 Berserker Braves, Horde - 230

- Army Standard, Hero - 70

 

3 Berserker Braves, Regiment -150

6 Shooters, Horde - 230

6 Shooters, Horde - 230

6 Boomers, Horde - 230

KoW - 3d6 October - Game 1 - Elves - 2016/11/06

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In the first game of 3d6 October small local tournament I had a pleasure to play against Mark and his Elves. It was not our first game but certainly a first battle between our armies in Kings of War. 

Civil War games always bring that extra element of playing against the army with potentially the same set of strengths and weaknesses. However, the composition of both forces is still an important factor. I was very curious about that game and I was glad to see that our armies are significantly different from each other. It was especially important in a tournament where three out of eight armies were Elves!

Mark built his army with units in horde formation and added two war engines as well as four heroes. In detail, his army looked like this:

Elves - Army List

40 Therennian Sea Guard, Horde, Wine of Elvenkind (nimble) - 320

- Dragon Breath, War Engine - 90

- Mage, Hero, Bane Chant (2), Inspiring Talisman - 110 

40 Therennian Sea Guard, Horde, Brew of Keen-eyeness (+1 to hit) - 325

- Dragon Breath, War Engine - 90

- Mage, Hero, Bane Chant (2), Fireball (10) - 100  

6 Drakon Riders, Horde, Brew of Haste (+1 Speed) - 285

- Drakon Lord, Hero, Ensorcelled Armour - 195

6 Drakon Riders, Horde, Maccwar’s Potion of the Caterpillar (Pathfinder) - 290

- Drakon Lord, Hero, Medallion of Life - 195 

KoW - 3D6 October - Introduction - 2016/11/01

Greetings!

Last Saturday (2016/10/29) I participated in a small local event organized by one of the stores in Canberra, THREE D6, as their bi-monthly Kings of War tournaments. 

It was my second event with Kings of War and I was really glad I could make it. Especially, that I haven't played with real miniatures for some time. 

The event was organized with Clash of Kings players pack, including the use of Chess Clocks! It was a good practice for me too, because I have had only a single game with imposed time limit so far. I hoped I would be able to finish my games in time and not to make too many mistakes in the process!

 I decided to take the very same army list I played with last time:

Outcasts - Army List

10 Stormwind, Regiment, Maccwar’s Potion of the Caterpillar (Pathfinder) - 235
- 5 Silverbreeze, Troop - 145
- 5 Silverbreeze, Troop - 145
- Drakon Rider Lord, Hero, Large Cavalry - 160

3 Drakon Riders, Regiment - 180
- 5 Stormwind, Troops - 140

 - Army Standard, Hero, Mounted - 65

3 War Chariots, Regiment - 140

 - Army Standard, Hero, Mounted - 65

 

20 Palace Guard, Regiment - 150 

- 10 Palace Guard, Troop - 105

- Bolt Thrower, War Engine - 90
 

20 Sea Guard, Regiment - 170
- 10 Palace Guard, Troop - 105

- Elven Mage, Hero, Inspiring Talisman, Bane Chant(2) - 110