Monday, April 21, 2014

Game 122 - Win - Carver vs Axis

Results: Three Losses
75 - 46 - 1

35 Point Into The Breach (Neutral Flag/Zone, aligned Objectives_


Carver - 2x War Hog, Road Hog, Brigands (Max), Slaughter Housers, Targ

Axis - 2x Inverter, Corollary, Mitigator, Reductors (Max), Reciprocators (Max), Algorithmic Dispersion Optifex



I lost the Die roll, given first turn.


Convergence deployment, ADO misplaced on the far left (Can arcnode if within 6 of a Vector).


Farrow turn 1: Standard Carver opening turn. Mobility, Batten and running happens.


Convergence turn 1: Everything runs up, Axis puts Iron Aggression on the left Inverter and places a damaging wall in front of some of the Brigands.


Farrow turn 2: Brigands move around, do CRA's, killing a Reductor and damaging one of the Reciprocators. Carver Battens and moves over, all Beasts run around.


Convergence turn 2: Inverters run in, Mitigator shoots and knocks down the right War Hog. Reductors and Reciprocators kill all but one of the Brigands.

This is where Axis needed to feat to stop Farrow pulling ahead on the Heavy trades.


Farrow turn 3: Right War Hog Forced to stand. Brigands stabs Reciprocator for nothing. Carver casts Mobility, Batten and Feats. Left War Hog moves over, casts Massacre twice on the Road Hog and other War Hog. Right War Hog charges the Left Inverter, but moves far enough to engage both to stop a Counter Charge. The Mitigator charges for nothing. War Hog forces/damages for Strength. Maxes Fury, killing the left Inverter and damaging the right Inverter for a fair amount. Road Hog charges a Reductor, Spray kills several Reductors and setting Reciprocators on fire. Slaughter Housers charge in, leave Reciprocators down to a pair.


Convergence turn 3: Axis moves in, feats, getting everything except the back Slaughter Houser. Inverter gets healed by the Mechanics, then kill the War Hog. Mitigator charges Carver, does little. Reductors kill most of the Slaughter Housers.


Farrow turn 4: Carver casts Battens, Mobility, moves around taking a free strike from the Mitigator on the way. Damages Mitigator for a little bit. War Hog moves up, kills the Reciprocators. Road Hog moves over, killing all but one of the remaining Reductor. Slaughter Houser misses last Reductor, so zone not Dominated.

Tactical Error: In stead of Batten, should have spent the Fury buying attacks to kill the Mitigator to remove the threat of assassination from the Mitigator Bulldozing.


Convergence turn 4: Axis moves over, casts spell to give Bulldoze to Battlegroup. Mitigator moves in, Pushes Carver forward. Inverter attempts to charge, falls an inch short.


Farrow turn 5: Carver casts Batten then puts Massacre on the War Hog. Moves and engages Inverter to stop a Counter Charge. War Hog charges Inverter, kills it. Slaughter Houser kills Reductor. Road Hog charges Objective, assault flame thrower sets Axis and Corrolary on fire. Melee attacks kill the Objective.


Convergence turn 5: Axis puts down a wall, gives Battlegroup Bulldoze, walks over to Flag. Mitigator pushes Carver through wall.

Alternate Convergence turn 5: The Axis assassination.
Axis is not in range of Carver, but might be in charge range of the War Hog. Requires Onslaught to be cast for two to get path finder, def 10 War Hog under Batten will be hit if not killed, one focus spent for extra attacks should be enough to get to Carver and make at least six attacks on Carver if not seven, though with no boosts. Def 13 armour 20 with one transfer and about a third health down, possible.


Mid-Farrow turn 6: Axis concedes before the War Hog charges Axis.

Inferior play was about to be done before Axis conceded. Batten shouldn't have been cast, instead Quagmire should have been put on the War Hog to put the Axis assassination from def 14 to 12, away from the painful 8's to hit.

Final thoughts: 9.