No Clocks
Two Fronts (Two rectangle zone and two objectives, all with a friend/enemy alignment)
Karchev - Black Ivan, Malakov + Juggernaught/Spriggan, pAlexia, 2x Pressgangers, Hawk, Gorman, eEiryss
pDenny - Kraken, Bone Chicken, Bane Knights, Bane Thralls + UA, Necrotech + Scrapthrall, Warwitch, Machine Spirit, Biles, Skarlock
Khador deploy: I lose the roll, I get given first turn as the Kraken wants to be behind a nice water feature that will be an issue for me to get Heavies across (Damn Redline doesn't give pathfinder, clearly a Rubbish spell). My Battlegroup is on the left facing the kraken, the infantry blobs are on the right side where the terrain is broadly inconsequential. Eiryss on the extreeeeme right (Board edge).
Cryx Deploy: Machine Spirit is on the far left, for a one point model that thing was going to be a nightmare. The scrapthrall then sits between the Kraken and the infantry block, Bone chicken and Warwitch on the far right.
Khador 1: Press gangers run up about nine inches to avoid the Knights charge range. Tow/Redline move up. I advance Eiryss up only a little, I'll need her late game I expect.
Cryx 1: Machine Spirit runs up to begin its terror campaign. The infantry spread out and run forward, a couple knights and the Scrapthrall lead the charge. The Node runs up, the Skarlock tries for a Grasp but is out of range, so Denny has to do it on the right most Press Ganger unit. Kraken shot kills a Pressganger.
Khador 2: All spells upkept, Spriggan gets fully loaded. Eiryss shoots off Crippling Grasp, killing the Pressganger. The Pressgangers then all charge in, I mistake a Knight for a Thrall and cop a free strike as I try to get to the second line. Two get to the Bone Chicken. I stupidly kill and explode the Scrapthrall, knocking off two Pressgangers, and get about five odd of the various Banes. The Bone Shicken gets hit and dinged up a bit. Alexia moves up, hides behind a line of Risen and sends a Thrall in on the Bone Chicken, I hit and crank the damage roll leaving it on three boxes (movement and Arcnode still operational alas). Gorman runs to the right. Karchev runs forward, towing the Jacks forward. The Spriggan charges the Kraken, taking off about 75% of its health and killing the Skarlock with its shield (The water terrain meant I couldn't get my other jacks the Shield on the Kraken, the need to run with the Arkantrik boost meant I couldn't feat to give pathfinder to Ivan). Black Ivan fires a shot and kills a Bile. the Juggeraught walks as far away from the Machine Spirit as it can. Malakov moves to get the Juggernaught in his Control area.
This is the turn where I should have done a lot of other things. In hindsight the focus allocation should have stayed the same, but the Spriggan should have just walked up and kill the Scrapthrall with shots, the Jugger should have run to be a roadblock, Karchev should have used Unearthly Rage and Tow to swing Black Ivan with magic weapons and boosted attacks into the Machine Spirit. The Press Gangers should have jammed and not killed any Knights.
If Cryx plays it out correctly, everything gets hit with The Withering, Kraken kills the Jugger and infantry mosh.
My reply then is to jam with Risen where the Press Gangers have fallen, Black Ivan shoots out the Necrotech, Spriggan kills some Biles then Karchev runs and tows them to the back of the friendly zone, in following turns the heavies kill the Kraken and I take stock of the infantry mosh pit.
Cryx 2: Denny moves and feats, the only thing she doesn't get is Karchev, Malakov, Tinker, Eiryss and some of the Risen. Bane clear out the front rank of Pressgangers, a Bile moves up and purges out the second rank. Bane Knights kill the Spriggan, the Machine Spirit falls about 5mm short of taking over the Juggernaught, so instead the Kraken kills it.
Rule error: Machine Spirit is range 1 not base to base, though I didn't know it at the time, so it was definitely in.
Khador 3: Tow upkept, Ivan fully loaded. Alexia spawns a stack of Risen, a bunch of them charge the Banes and run to engage the Biles, Alexia moves herself to a confronting position in the centre of the board. Karchev Slings Ivan forward, and sprays at about six Knights. he hits and kills one. Ivan walks his mighty one inch move to the Kraken and rolls pathetically on all the damage rolls. Eiryss moves up, shoots the Bone Chicken. Gorman moves up, throws a Corrosion bomb, kill the Chicken and some Banes. Malakov charges and kills the Machine Spirit. Karchev Dominates the friendly zone.
Khador go to 1 CP.
Again, should have Unearthly Raged Ivan.
Cryx 3: Knights attack Black Ivan, Dodge extricates him happily. Kraken then goes for Black Ivan, bounces off ineffectually with low damage rolls. Denny moves up, goes up to Crippling Grasp Karchev but is next to Alexia. She kills her instead, but it takes the rest of her stack. Karchev Domiantes again.
Khador go to 2 CP.
Khador 4: I move a Risen up behind Denny, back facing Gorman and not engaging. Gorman throws a Blind Grenade, hitting both. Karchev charges a zero camp Denny and splats her.
Player Grading
Time Management: 6, reasonable in speed, though had the time been available would definitely have benefited from longer spent on planning.
Scenario Awareness: 5, had at best a vague plan to win on scenario, did not play it strongly.
Spacing and Placement: 7, reasonable matchups, decent placement of Alexia and some charges done well.
Target Priority: 5, attacked multiple incorrect targets.
Effectiveness: 5, relied on some spiking damage rolls.
Cool: 8, all good.
Grade: C (36)
