She's here! Games 45 & 46

A couple more games in the bag, for both of them the Haley2 model was being repainted so Haley1 kindly stood in.

Game 45/100
Haley2 Vs Haley3
Opponent: Pat Dunford
Scenario: Incursion
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

Pat asked to play the Haley3 into Haley2 matchup to see how it goes.

The smoke wall really effectively stopped my Alpha and I ended up getting stuck in a grind against an amazing attrition caster who can also revive things and generally attrition well, Alexia1 really helps with this!

Unpacked

Pat under feat

After Alpha

 

Mopping up

 One highlight was Harlan Versh taking out Granny Haley.

I was able to get a trampled Stormclad onto Haley Prime but she was DEF 19 with Flux and Dirge I managed to land one hit but didn't have the focus to follow up.
Then I got killed.

ASSASSINATION LOSS!

My next game was against Bradgius as I need some practise for the WTC, Phil kindly agreed to bring him along, although he forgot the model so Morv2 is standing in.

Game 46/100
Haley2 Vs Bradigus
Opponent: Phil Doogan
Scenario: Recon
Phil's List:
THEME: Wold War - Tier 4
Bradigus Thorle the Runecarver
* Woldwarden 
* Woldwarden
* Woldwatcher 
* Woldwatcher 
* Woldwatcher 
* Woldwatcher 
* Woldwatcher 
* Woldwatcher 
Sentry Stone & Mannikins
Sentry Stone & Mannikins
Shifting Stones
Shifting Stones
Shifting Stones

I unpacked the army aware of the shooting and feat threat from the AD'd Wolds, the Nyss were interspersed amongst the army. AD went onto the Lances and I put Decel up, just in case.

Unpacked

Phil unpacked with his Mannikins and Wolds behind/in the forest wall and also threw out a couple of rifts via Geomancy in an attempt to slow me down.

I moved the Nyss up and shot down the Mannikins, Haley loaded the Stormclad up, TA'd it, feated and it trampled off to engage some Wolds and try and kill one, he crippled it but didn't kill.
The rest of the army jostled for position and got ready to assault in next turn.

Enaging and feat

Under feat Phil pushed his Wolds up into my line, I'd made an error of having the Storm Lance leader up front and it meant they had to be further forward than needed so he was able to engage a couple more models than he should have been able to. He tried a couple of rifts, going for Anastasia and Gorman but failed to kill either of them.

Alpha ready to go!

After that turn I was able to load up the Stormclad again and then able to get Anastasia to trigger on Bradigus I pulled back the Engaged Storm Lances, made a couple of attacks with the Blades and repositioned for the Charges and activations.
I then did my Charges with the Stormdudes and swung with the Stormclad and was able to leave 3 lights, one crippled, and one Woldwarden left alive. Haley ran off to the far corner to be as safe as possible.

Dead Wolds

Phil came back and was able to kill Gorman, the Stormclad, and a couple of the Stormblades, Bradigus having to do some work and help build the Synergy chain.

Harlan stepped up and did a few points of damage to Bradigus who was only camping 3 or 4, forcing a transfer, unfortunately he missed his 3rd attack. The Nyss and SBC cleared up anything jamming the remaining Stormlances and blades. Then I Deadeye'd the Lances and switched Arcane Shield onto Haley, just in case. The Stormblades charged Bradigus and did a little bit of damage then the Lances went in and put him into the dirt. Had this not worked Anastasia was ready to espionage and get a bunch more attacks onto him including SBC.

Bradi(vhana) gets deaded

ASSASSINATION WIN!

Overall I'm happy with how the game played out, Anastasia and Gorman living was huge and something that really helped swing it.


In Painting news I finished redoing my Haley2 and I'm happy how she turned out.

 I also finished a batch of trenches for tables for the WTC, I did a couple of snowy ones as well.

Trenches

And finally, Haley3 actually arrived, I put them together its a beautiful sculpt. I will be painting them asap, and hopefully playing her soon enough.

New Toys!

WIP

Games 42, 43 and 44

 First of all remember WTC Attendees that you can get your BATTLESHORTS!!!

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!

Haley3, Games 33 and 34.

So I've managed to play 2 games with Haley3 since her rules were spoiled at Lock and Load 2 weekends ago.
This is the list I've played:
Major Prime Victoria Haley
* Sylys Wyshnalyrr, the Seeker
* Thorn
Tempest Blazers - Max
Storm Lances - Max
Stormblade Captain
Lady Aiyana & Master Holt
Trencher Infantry - Min
Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team
Journeyman Warcaster
Gastone Crosse

It makes use of Tactical Supremacy on the Trenchers to create a cloud wall to hide all my support.

It has two great Revive targets in the form of the Storm Lances and Tempest Blazers and a bunch of boostable/accurate guns to clear out any jamming models or just bring damage in combination with Kiss from Aiyana.

Thorn's affinity with Haley makes Force Hammers very threatening from lots of different angles

Game 33/100
Haley3 Vs Calandra
Opponent: Pat Long
Scenario: Destruction
Pat's List:
Evolutionary Elementalism - T4
Calandra Truthsayer, Oracle of the Glimmerwood
   - Trollkin Runebearer
* Pyre Troll
* Pyre Troll
* Pyre Troll
* Slag Troll
* Slag Troll
* Slag Troll
* Slag Troll
* Winter Troll
* Storm Troll
* Storm Troll
* Storm Troll
Krielstone Bearer & Stone Scribes - Leader & 5 Grunts
   - Stone Scribe Elder

This game is going to be a tough grind but I am able to kiss and shoot down a Storm Troll early on and Storm Lance the another one to death along with a Pyre.

Those Blazers are all alive.

The Blazers flank wide to threaten the stone and Calandra and draw away a couple of beasts.
Top of 3 I am able to feat and slam a stone bearer over Calandra using Thorn and then put some serious damage into her from Past Haley and then prime does a bit more but she toughs, Blazers swing round to finish it off. Two revived Storm Lances were waiting in the wings if they failed.


ASSASSINATION WIN!


Game 34/100
Haley3 Vs Harkevich
Opponent: Daniel Common
Scenario: Two Fronts
Dan's List:
Kommander Harkevich, The Iron Wolf 
* Sylys Wyshnalyrr, the Seeker
* Victor
* Victor
Iron Fang Pikemen
  - Black Dragon Officer & Standard
Battle Mechaniks - Max
Koldun Lord
Iron Fang Kovnik

Dan is trying out another Spoiler list using the crazy range of both Victors AOE 5 cannon and Broadsides to maximum effect.
The Dig-Dug Trenchers only lose 1 guy to the turn 1 barrage and then I am able to keep the smoke wall in play and not give him any targets to drift towards.
The Blazers flank again to harass the support and they draw the BDIFP across to them, I keep throwing Storm Lances at the Colossals and tipping away damage whilst electro leaping Mechaniks when they come in to repair. At one point I get a Lane to Force Hammer Harkevich and kill Syls with the Collateral but manage a 9 on 4D6 so switch to reviving.

Everyone is hiding behind smoke

I manage to revive a total of 7 Lances over the course of the game and thanks to kiss, shooting and Lances I am able to remove one Victor and start to score on Scenario uncontested.The colossals have no targets for deviations due to smoke and I force them to spend focus hitting Storm Lances If they want to move.

SCENARIO WIN!

Here are some random thoughts about the Haleys:

My initial thoughts on Haley3 is that she is very strong and will certainly slip into the top echelon of our casters in terms of competitiveness. 

I do see her as a Warmachine rather than Hordes drop as they tend to have more RFP and also transfers make single high POW shot assassinations unlikely, although Knock Down really does enable this list to get some good shots in. 

Chain Reviving Storm Lances further up the field is very fun and means you can open up some great angles to get charges off although formation and spell casting could be an issue if you're not careful when holding one back as you want the leader to be up there to enable attacks. 

The fact that future and past are incorporeal also means that they are very hard to remove for a lot of factions. 

Repudiate seems awesome into Cryx as does Chain Blast with Raw Talent, on average the blast damage will kill Bane Thralls. 

Temporal Flux can make hitting things a real headache for factions that struggle with accuracy, this protects Thorn well and Pushes Lances up to DEF14 there's also the option for a DEF12 Stormwall! (Everyone knows Scytheans can never hit Boosted 6s) 

Raw Talent with Past's POW 10 Reach weapon and Flux means she's basically a MAT8 Weapon Master with 5 attacks, 7 under feat. 

A True Sight Magical Gun from Future that is a boostable POW 13 ROF 3 will also be a great option for killing off annoying solos or stealthy models. 

Tactical Supremacy Trenchers with their smoke wall are very good, the issue lies with positioning them for things to charge out the turn afterwards but that will come with practise.

Finally some game updates! Numbers 23 - 32

As I have been very busy with reality and work I haven't had a huge amount of time to write up games but I have managed to play a few so I'm going to Rattle them off Quickly:

Game 23/100
pNemo Vs Lyltyh3
Opponent: Pete Croft
Scenario: Outflank

pNemo tries to be Plucky against Lylyth3 but he dies as expected due to old man stats.

I ma have charged a model I didn't need to.

ASSASSINATION LOSS!

Game 24/100
pNemo Vs Butcher3
Opponent: Daniel Common
Scenario: Close Quarters

Once again pNeems steps up to do battle, I lose the Stormwall and Dynamo to the human blender and then it's all over.

Get in the Blender!

ASSASSINATION LOSS!

Game 25/100
eStryker Vs Mordikaar
Opponent: Keith Boardman
Scenario: Incoming

I am able to Alpha hard with my feat before he feats, I go up on attrition and Scenario and grind out the win.

Stryk-ing a pose!

SCENARIO WIN!

The next three games were for a WTC practice event:

Game 26/100
eHaley Vs pKreoss
Opponent: Rob Read
Scenario: Close Quarters

I'm up on attrition but I get greedy on a really slow scenario and get popped and dropped.

Stupid Menoth

ASSASSINATION LOSS!

Game 27/100
eHaley Vs Gorten
Opponent: Tomek Dobros
Scenario: Destruction

I keep safe from the Earthbreaker and chew through all the tough stuff, Gorten has to come close to feat and I'm able to kill him with things with Anastasia waiting if needed.

Tough dudes!

ASSASSINATION WIN!

Game 28/100
eHaley Vs eKaya
Opponent: James Savage
Scenario: Two Fronts

It's James 3rd Game, I get up on scenario super fast and win.

Aggressive advance

SCENARIO WIN!

Our team, Team Craic, finished up joint 2nd. There were only 3 rounds, winners were our sister team Team Ceol who beat us in round 1.

Game 29/100
pStryker Vs pSkarre
Opponent: Shane O'Connor
Scenario: Recon

pStryker double Stormwall gets dropped into a bajillion Satyxis raiders, I am able to hold off the tide and Skarre gets big gunned in the face.

So many statistics

ASSASSINATION WIN!

Game 30/100
Siege Vs Mortenebra
Opponent: Merlin Goss
Scenario: Fire Support

Siege is hit early on and then gets assassinated via Warjack.

Many Warjacks, such assasination

ASSASSINATION LOSS!

Game 31/100
Siege Vs eSorscha
Opponent: David Coleman
Scenario: Outflank

I remove Beast 09 with non feat shooting and command the scenario to take a 5-0 win.
SCENARIO WIN!

Game 32/100
eCaine Vs Haley3
Opponent: Pat Dunford
Scenario: Fire Support

I play Caine far back because I'm scared of force hammer assassination and killbox myself, I then lose on scenario.

Hiding at the back

SCENARIO LOSS!

So that's 9 more games done, the tally continues, 96 days to go!

I also made some 2D terrain out of felt that I can now carry around in my bag, just in case. They will work well in concert with my play mat that I'm going to buy after the WTC, something you can do as well. https://wmhwtc.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/mousepad-material-playing-mats-available-for-sale-at-the-wtc/

I also started work on some of the Trenches for the WTC, only painted one so far.

Next time I will talk about my Haley3 games that I've played, all 2 of them!

Haley3, Sqweeeeee! Also games 16 & 17

Haley3

Haley3 is coming out, the models look super awesome, can't wait for her rules to be available hopefully this will be at Lock & Load in June.

Game 16/100

Caine2 Vs Vayl1

Opponent: Mike Porter

Scenario: Fire Support

List:

Captain Allister Caine

* Squire

* Hunter

Arcane Tempest Gun Mage Pistoleers(

* Arcane Tempest Gun Mage Officer

Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team

Rangers

Greygore Boomhowler & Co.

Reinholdt, Gobber Speculator

Lady Aiyana & Master Holt

Journeyman Warcaster

Eiryss, Angel of Retribution

Horgenhold Forge Guard

Madelyn Corbeau, Ordic Courtesan

Objective: Effigy of Valor

Mike and I have another game and we decide to play Caine2 into Vayl1 by randomly rolling for our lists.

I run everything forward, Boomies 4+ tough and Forges get AS, Caine Heightened Reflexes the Boomies and settles into his safe wall position, threatening Mikes flag. Mike Leash and Slipstreams the Seraph to take pot shots at the Hunter, the Raptors tag a Boomhowler.

Cygnar Turn 1.5

I move up and get some decent shots with Caine into the Seraph but don't kill it, although it only has about 8 boxes left, then I Gatecrash back. Ryan Magestorms a Raptor. The Boomies 4+ it and run in to Jam.

Cygnar Turn 2

Mike Feats and sprays down a lot of the Boomhowlers, the Raptors are able to pick off Gregor as well. The Hunter goes down in a flurry of Seraph shots. Then everything pulls back.

I am able to Kiss the Raptors and the Gun Mages and Black 13th take them out. I put a bit of incidental damage onto Zuriel, all the Forgies run up and spread out waiting for the retaliation.

The Scythean can only get to a Boomhowler, and takes him out, sprays and shots kill off all but 3 of the Forge Guard, Zuriel has to position for the best angle.

Kiss, Rangers, combined arms and Caine take Zuriel and the objective down, Madelyn runs to score me a point. Thunderbolts knock down and push back the Scythean who is full on fury.

I score 2 points

Gun Mage eye view

The Seraph moves up to contest as does Typhon but they fail to shift Madelyn, The Scythean has to run round to come close to Mikes flag.

I harm Typhon and I am able to kill him with shots, I still have my feat held and Madelyn is still scoring. I get up to 3 points.

Typhon goes down

The Seraph Kills Madelyn and the Sucker! Rangers that are available, the Schytean goes into Aiyana and removes her.

I feat and am able to remove the Scythean and Seraph from the board whilst hiding away behind my wall, Mike only has Vayl left with a minute on his clock and no way to get to me so we call it there.

Endgame

Scenario WIN!

Game 17/100

Nemo1 Vs Stryker1

Opponent: Pat Dunford

Scenario: Close Quarters

List:

Commander Adept Nemo

* Squire

* Stormwall & Lightning Pod

* Lancer

* Dynamo

Tactical Arcanist Corps

Journeyman Warcaster

Reinholdt, Gobber Speculator

Rangers

Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist

Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team

Objective: Fuel Cache

Mr Pat "Diceman" Dunford is looking for a game so I opt to try out a pNemo list I've been itching to use but really isn't great against Legion.

Turns out Dynamo can't do much shooting against Storm Blades, Lances and the Stormwall. And Chain Lightning looses a lot of its worth...

#pNeems4Lyfe

I end up with my Jacks getting disrupted and generally out threatened by the Lances, I have no real targets that Dynamo can be meaningful against and have to press forward to not get fully scenario'd.

Unfortunately it is not to be and all my things die, pNeems has a last turn of smacking some Stormblades on the head and bashing a Lance to death before getting assassinated.

Assassination LOSS!

I'd also to give a shout out to this article over on Muse on Minis, someone made a Doom Reaver Circle Beastie, amazing sculpting.