Game 118 - Dwarves - 2014/08/25

Greetings!

I had an opportunity to play against my friend in the local store. I discovered the fact I had one nearby by pure chance and it happened that they are open longer on Thursdays so we decided to give it a go. Especially that they have some tables ready.

Me and my friend often met at tournaments but we played against each other only once. He wanted to test his new Dwarves as he was intrigued by the new book. He had a force comprised almost entirely of old school models, with only a single new regiment. I don't remember all the details at the moment but hopefully I will get them soon.

Dwarves - Army List

Runesmith, General, Shield, Rune of Spellbreaking, Rune of Furnace
Runesmith, Shield, Rune of Spellbreaking
BSB, 2 x Rune of Iron, Rune of Might
Engineer
Engineer

20 Longbeards, Full Command, Rune of Stubbornness :)
17 Thunderers, Shields, Full Command
15 Miners, Full Command, Steam Drill

23 Ironbreakers, Full Command
10 Irondrakes, Full Command

Gyrocopter, Vanguard

Organ Gun, Rune of Accuracy, Rune of Furnace
Organ Gun, Rune of Accuracy
Grudge Thrower, Rune of Accuracy, Rune of Forging

Game 117 - Ogre Kingdoms - 2014/08/20

Greetings!

Darth Sabre is one of the players who owns more than one army and he wanted to test his Ogre Kingdom force. He also wanted to try new approach to it, so that it is not a standard Gutstar type of an army. I am sure Jimmy the Beastmaster would approve! :)

This is the army list Darth came up with:

Ogre Kingdoms - Army List

Slaughtermaster, level 4, Ironfist, Sword of Striking, Glittering Scales, Talisman of Preservation - Lore of the Great Maw
Firebelly, level 2, Gnoblar Thiefstone, Potion of Speed - Lore of Fire
BSB, Great Weapon, Armour of Destiny

6 Ironguts, Full Command, Standard of Discipline
6 Ogres, Ironfists, Full Command
6 Ogres, Extra Hand Weapons, Full Command
6 Leadbelchers, Champion
3 Maneaters, Poison, Sniper, brace of pistols, heavy armor
Sabertusk
Sabertusk
2 Sabertusks

2 Mournfangs, Musician
2 Mournfangs, Musician

Game 116 - Empire - 2014/08/02

Greetings!

Despite lots of work in real life I am very happy to have some regular opportunities to play Warhammer recently. After 2 games against O&G Eastern Barbarian came up with another idea for unorthodox army, this time based on Empire army book. However, I think you may find some similarities to the O&G armies he fielded previously. I will provide the details as soon as I get them, here is the list from the memory.

Empire - Army List

General of the Empire, Griffon, Blood Roar, Full Plate Armor, Lance, Cloak of Ulrik, Charmed Shield
Wizard, level 3, Pegasus, Dragonbane Gem, Trickster Shard - Lore of Death
Captain, Pegasus, Potion of Foolhardiness
Captain, Pegasus
BSB on barder warhorse
Warrior Priest on barded warhorse

10 Crossbwomen
10 Crossbowmen
17 Greatswords
10 Archers
10 Inner Circle Knights, Full Command
5 Knights

5 Pistoliers
Great Cannon
Great Cannon
Luminark
Hurricanum

Game 115 - High Elves - 2014/07/30

Greetings!

Darth Sabre of Ulthuan fame offered me a chance to play at his place so I jumped at the opportunity to play some garage hammer! Oh, and this game is dedicated to Mr. Nick "The Short Shorts" Gentile from the Dwellers Below since we ... played on Wednesday! :)

Darth had some options to choose from as I know he has experimented with a few different army lists recently. Last time we played against each other at CanCon 2014 he had cavalry prince themed force. He opted to field a similar list this time as well. In fact, I think this army was tougher. Here are the details:

High Elves - Army List

Cavalry Prince, Barded Elven Steed, Dragon Armor, Giant Blade, Enchanted Shield, Dawnstone
Archmage, Level 4, Talisman of Preservation, Book of Hoeth - Lore of Life
BSB, Barded Elven Steed, Dragon Armor, Shield, Dragonhelm, Ogre Blade
Mage, Level 2, Barded Elven Steed, Crown of Command - Lore of Beasts

10 Silver Helms, Full Command
5 Ellyrian Reavers, Spears, Bows, Musicians
5 Ellyrian Reavers, Spears, Bows, Musicians
14 Archers, Musicians

23 White Lions, Full Command, Standard of Discipline
Eagle Claw
Eagle Claw
Eagle Claw
Frostheart Phoenix
Great Eagle, Swiftsense, Shredding Talons

Game 114 - Orcs & Goblins - 2014/07/07

Greetings!

Wardancer aka Estern Barbarian (for UB users) was definitely not happy with the result of the first game and since he needed more practice before the upcoming tournament we managed to schedule another game. He made some army list adjustments while keeping 2 Wyvern theme:

Orcs & Goblins - Army List

Warboss, Spear, Wyvern, Talisman of Preservation, Dragonhelm - General
Warboss, Spear, Wyvern, Charmed Shield
Nigh goblin BSB,  Light Armour, Shield
Orc Shaman, Dragonbane Gem, level 2, Boar - Big Waaagh!
Orc Shaman, level 2, Dispel Scroll - Big Waaagh!

5 Wolf riders, bows, spears, shields
5 Wolf riders, bows, spears, shields
27 Big Uns, Shields, Extra Weapons, Full Command
42 night goblins, Full Command, Netters, 2 Fanatics
Wolf chariot
Wolf chariot

7 Trolls

Doom diver
Rock Lobba
Arachanrok
Mangler
Mangler

Game 113 - Orcs & Goblins - 2014/07/02

Greetings!

My "regular" sparring partner, Eastern Barbarian (known was wardancer on warhammer.org.uk) is preparing his O&G army for the upcoming tournament and wanted to test yet another of his unorthodox armies. This time he lined up some Orcs and Goblins but with double Wyvern riders! We played with closed lists so I didn't know about his magic items and the list below is the one I have obtained after the game. Bear that in mind for the reminder of the report! The tournament he is going to attend is using Swedish composition too. In addition, there is no mysterious terrain. His army list with details was as follows:

Orcs & Goblins - Army List

Warboss, Shield, Spear, Wyvern, Talisman of Preservation, Dragonbane Gem, The Other Trickster Shard - General
Warboss, Spear, Wyvern, Charmed Shield
Night goblin BSB,  Light Armour, Shield
Orc big boss, Dragonhelm, Spear, Shield, Boar
Goblin big boss, Spear, Light Armour, Shield, Wolf

5 Wolf riders, bows, spears, shields
5 Wolf riders, bows, spears, shields
40 night goblins, Full Command, Netters, 2 Fanatics

42 night goblins, Full Command, Netters, 2 Fanatics
Wolf chariot
Wolf chariot
Wolf chariot

Spear chukka
8 Trolls

Doom diver
Doom diver
Arachanrok
Mangler
Mangler

Game 112 - Warriors of Chaos - 2014/06/07

Game 5 - Charles - Warriors of Chaos - Battle for the Pass

In my last game I played against Charles who is a veteran of Warhammer. He used to win tournaments a decade ago and he wrote this excellent article everybody should read:

Irresistible Force - Issue 4

we were about to play modified Battle for the Pass scenario where there were three counters on the battle field. If your unit ended the game on it you got the objective and 200VP bonus points for each.

Charles had a very intriguing army, both in terms of composition and visual effects. It was modelled with the use of Easterlings miniatures from Lord of the Rings series but the characters were special too.

Easterlings of Chaos – Army List

Scylla Anfinngrim (Shelob) – General
Sorcerer Lord of Tzeentch (Sauron), level 4, Disk, Sword of Might, Earthing Rod, Enchanted Shield, Talisman of Preservation, The Third Eye of Tzeentch, Flaming Breath – Lore of Tzeentch

Sorcerer (Ringwraith), level 2, Chaos Steed, Charmed Shield, Dispel Scroll – Lore of Metal

BSB, Exalted Hero of Tzeentch, Daemonic Mount, Armour of Destiny, Scaly Skin

14 Marauder Horsemen, Mark of Slaanesh, Flails, FC
5 Marauder Horsemen, Mark of Slaanesh, Flails, Standard
5 Marauder Horsemen, Mark of Slaanesh, Flails, Standard
5 Marauder Horsemen, Mark of Slaanesh, Flails
5 Warhounds
5 Warhounds
5 Warhounds

Gorebeast Chariot, Mark of Slaanesh
Gorebeast Chariot, Mark of Slaanesh 

6 Chaos Trolls
5 Chaos Knights, Mark of Slaanesh, Gleaming Pennant