Games 42, 43 and 44

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I got a few more games in recently, two against the mighty Pat Dunford, scourge of tournaments everywhere and 1 much need Cryx practise game.

Game 42/100
Caine2 Vs Stryker1
Opponent: Pat Dunford
Scenario: Two Fronts
Pat's List:
Commander Coleman Stryker
* Sylys Wyshnalyrr, the Seeker
* Stormwall & Lightning Pod
Storm Lances
Stormblade Infantry
* Stormblade Infantry Officer & Standard
* 2 Stormblade Infantry Storm Gunner
Journeyman Warcaster
Stormblade Captain
Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord
Eiryss, Angel of Retribution

I think Pat had 1 more Storm Gunner on the table or I've messed up the points costs.

The game was a long grind and I lost on clock but then we played it out and I managed to win on Scenario after Rhupert made 3 tough rolls so I'm counting it as a win!

SCENARIO WIN!

Game 43/100
Caine2 Vs Denhegra1
Opponent: Merlin Goss
Scenario: Close Quarters
Merlin's List:
Warwitch Deneghra
* Skarlock Thrall
* Defiler
* Nightwretch
Warwitch Siren
Satyxis Raiders
* Satyxis Raider Sea Witch
Cylena Raefyll & Nyss Hunters
Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist
Master Gunner Dougal MacNaile
Aiakos, Scourge of meredius
* Leviathan
Pistol Wraith
Pistol Wraith

This game was a very long grind and it came down to just Denny chasing Caine around whilst I scored points and eventually won on scenario.

SCENARIO WIN!

Game 44/100
Caine2 Vs Haley3
Opponent: Pat Dunford
Scenario: Destruction
Pat's List:
Major Prime Victoria Haley
* Squire
* Charger
Storm Lances
Tempest Blazers
Trencher Infantry
Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team
Alexia Ciannor & the Risen & Thrall Warrior
Lady Aiyana & Master Holt
Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord
Stormblade Captain
Journeyman Warcaster

Haley3 proved dominant once again and the cloud wall stopped any real early damage or assination potential onto Haley.

I managed to clear the Blazers completely but revived Stormlances started to grind me down and his Alexia is better for being hidden behind clouds.
I went for a last ditch kill things with Caine but I was very far down and he was finished by yet more revived Stormlances.

ASSASSINATION LOSS!

Haley3 is awesome, she came out last week but our local shop somehow failed to get her in (or order her it seems), it was my birthday on Friday and I didn't get her, I'm still waiting and I'm not at all bitter about the fact that she isn't in my possession.

Also Frozen Forge have just released the lovely expansion sets of tokens for Reckoning so I'll be picking mine up at the WTC or beforehand, I can't recommend them enough.


Also 50 days left and 56 games to go, at least I have 1 scheduled for tonight but I think the 100 is out of reach now, real life always gets in the way!

Games 40 and 41 also BATTLESHORTS!

Played a couple more games last weekend.

The first was against the same Circle list as last week, this time with my Caine2 list.

Game 40/100

Caine2 Vs Morvahna2

Opponent: Phil Doogan

Scenario: Close Quarters

Phil's List:

Seasons of Fate - Tier 4

Morvahna the Dawnshadow

* Warpwolf Stalker

* Warpwolf Stalker

* Gorax

* Druid Wilder

Tharn Bloodtrackers

* Nuala the Huntress

Tharn Wolf Riders

Tharn Ravagers - Min

* Tharn Ravager Chieftain

* 1 Tharn Ravager Shaman

Gallows Grove

Gallows Grove

I was going second so I chose the side with a wall. 

Turn 1 Phil ran everything forward and jammed into me. I was able to move up and remove a number of models with shooting but not able to make much of a dent.

The Boomhowlers soaked some charges and toughed a fair bit. I was then able to reduce all of Phils units down but only able to finish off the Wolf Riders, not having enough attacks to get rid of everying, due to positioning I had caught Caine.

Phil then feated back a lot of models leaving Morv on 1 health but I was unable to get to her although I was up on Attrition, unfortunately making so many attacks meant I clocked out.

CLOCK LOSS!

Looking at the game in the last couple of turns we realised a Magic Bullet on the Hunter would have been able to get Morv dead easily, unfortunately I forgot about parry and didn't go for it.

Game 41/100

Siege Vs pVayl

Opponent: Mike Porter

Scenario: Recon

Mike's List:

Vayl, Disciple of Everblight

* Scythean

* Seraph

* Typhon

* Raek

* Raek

* Shredder

Blighted Nyss Hex Hunters

* Bayal, Hound of Everblight

Spawning Vessel

The Forsaken

The Forsaken

Fuel Cache

My List:

Major Markus 'Siege' Brisbane

* Squire

* Stormwall & Lightning Pod

Reinholdt, Gobber Speculator

Journeyman Warcaster

Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team

Tempest Blazers

Rangers

Gastone Crosse

Lady Aiyana & Master Holt

Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord

Viktor Pendrake

Arcane Wonder

The next game was against Mike and his Vayl list, I went first.

I messed up turn one and Gastonne was caught outside of the foxhole due to my sloppy planning.

Look at Gastonne standing out of the AoE!

Mike was able to capitalise and Hoarfrost him down also getting Reinholdt and a Ranger, a pretty big start, although he did feat to keep Vayl safe and when moving the first Hex Hunter into the dirged Blazers they broke.

I was able to start to remove models and got all but 2 of the Hex Hunters and also put a couple of Big Gun shots into the Scythean.

Mike was then able to use a Raek to get Aiyana and Holt and kill off a couple of Blazers and some rangers.

I managed to remove the Scythean and take out one of the Raeks but it took a lot more attacks than I wanted.

Mike Killed the Objective and cleared my zone, scoring 2 points.

I committed the Stormwall to the zone and finished off the second Raek and feated and removed Typhon from the board leaving the Seraph, Pot, Vayl and 2 Forsaken left.

Mike runs to the left flag to dominate and goes up to 3 points, he jams in two forsaken.

I try and trample the Stormwall to contest but don't get close enough so the pod has to do it, I run to the other flag and try and kill the objective but fail.

Mike kills the pod and scores again.

I move the Stormwall up to contest and send the squire in as well, I forget to pod.

He kills the squire and with Insight and damage previously done to the Stormwall is able to remove it with the Seraph, we both have less than a minute left on our clocks at this point.

SCENARIO LOSS!

In hindsight I should have kept Arcane Shield on the Stormwall, I also should have put it into the zone on turn 2 and made sure to not give away those 2 points for nothing.

I also played foxhole badly and that cost me Gastonne and Reinholdt which is huge in this list.

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