Game 302 - Gorten vs Dr Arkadius

Alas, we are slam deprived as the ATC draws players away.

Random Monday game it is!

I don't think I've run into Matty's Minions since we drew for the Minions Coin at the last release event.

I've now played more Mercs than Khador, so I guess the change of allegiance is complete.

Theoretical pairing is Durgen/Gorten vs Arkadius/Maelok. In a Divide & Conquer land I might consider either to avoid a list lock, but ultimately prefer Gorten (Rask Tier might be the only exception in Minions due to Ambushers and Durgens clearing ability being gold versus non-Posse).

Gorten (Highborn) - Earthbreaker, Gun Mages + Dude, 2x Pressgangers, pAlexia + Risen, Tinker, Gorman, Ragman, Hawk, Madelyn, Anastasia, Pendrake, Piper
Objective: Effigy of Valor

Arkadius (The good Tier @ 4) - Two of: Road Hog, War Hog, Gorax, Gun Boar. Then Targ, Bone Grinders (Min), 6 Razor Boars
Objective: Fuel

While there is no way everyone who reads AU Wargamer isn't up to speed with the PP Minions Sub forum lingo, I'll tell you anyway that this is the default "Ark" Version of Arkadius' glorious new Tier (Doubles of the beasts). 

Merc Deploy: I won the die roll, defaulted to first, no painful forests in the centre this time!

Ark Deploy: Set of legs on the left side is the other Gorax, War Hogs on the left, Road Hogs on the right.

Merc 1: That is a worse Potato pic than normal. Damnable Starch. Press Gangers run forward, hurriedly check to see if their Wills are up to date.

Gorman clouds up in front of Gorten, who Solid Grounds and throws out Strength of Granite on the Earthbreaker.

Piper puts Fearless/Tough on Alexia and her totally free-willed friends (pAlexia is in the unique position of being able to star in both a sitcom and a horror film if she was so inclined).

Ark 1: Left RaBos charge in, do little. War Hogs run up a little on the left side.

Arkadius moves up and puts Crippling Grasp on the Commies (Left Red Press Ganger Unit) then casts Aggravator.

Gun Boars move up either flank, kill some of the Commies. Gorax hang back, right side pack of RaBo's go into the Smurf Press Ganger unit for not much.

Merc 2: I get one Risen, which spawns far up the board. Spells upkept, one focus to Earthbreaker. Piper puts Fearless/Tough on the Risen, Thor Tunes up for Damage. Alexia walks forward, the forward Risen pops into a Thrall, who then charges the back Road Hog and hits for good damage.

Smurfs charge into the right RaBo's and one goes into the damaged Road Hog, they all ping for a little damage.

Commies charge RaBo's on the left. Gorten trundles up, puts a wall down in front of him and Alexia.

Earthbreaker trundles forward, opening Torpedo shot at the forward Road Hog is out of range by an inch, three shots rolled up on the mini guns which hit the Road Hog once, who advances a short distance with Aggravator.

Gorman clouds on the left, Gun Mages run tot eh left side of the back field. Hawk charges into the right Rabo squad, does poorly.

Ark 2: Crippling Grasp on the Commies and Aggravator upkept.

On the left the Gun Boar moves up and achieves nothing, one War Hog Massacres the other and moves up behind the Gun Boar. Massacred War Hog charges a Commie, misses three times needing 5's then pops him. Left RaBo's kill about four Commies engaging them.

On the right, back Road Hog kills the Thrall Warrior and causes the two engaging Smurfs to tough and be knock downed. Forward Road Hog aims and sprays two Smurfs to death, right RaBo's savage another couple of Smurfs.

Gorax and Bone Grinders chill out in the back, Arkadius does a couple Primal Shocks to pick off a few more Commies, bringing them down to the Lass and Bagman duo.

Merc 3: Five Risen spawn in the front of the army. Gorten upkeeps Solid and Strength, drops the wall, allocates one tot eh Earthrbeaker. Piper puts Fearless/Tough on Alexia, Thor Tunes Up for Damage.

Earthbreaker moves up to toe the right zone, opening knock down Torpedo on the forward Road Hog misses, kills a Smurf. Second unboosted Torpedo hits, knocking down a RaBo as well. I roll three shots again, ping the Road Hog for a bit. Hawk charges that Road Hog, does enough damage to put it on three health.

Alexia walks up, Risen Jam on the elft RaBo's, double boosted Handcannon shot into the Rabo does no damage. Gorten moves up, shoots the Road Hog and finally kills the damn flame pig. Puts a wall in front of himself and Alexia.

On the left, Gorman walks up, Blinds a War Hog. Gun Mages pew pew the left Gun Boar, knock him down and back and do not much damage.

Ark 3: Crippling drops, Aggravator stays.

On the left, the RaBo's kill four Risen, freeing up one of them to jam into two Gun Mages. The Left Gun Boar is in range of Gorman, misses, blast damage does a point (Outside of Solid Ground Range). Targ Ancillaries the Gun Boar, misses Gorman, Blast does no damage. Blind War Hog moves up a bit. Other War Hog transforms into a Proxy Base, saves America by killing the last Commies.

On the right side, Gun Boar kills the two Smurfs on the Road Hog and RaBo's attack leave only two Smurfs trucking. Road Hog advances, flames Alexia to death and does four points to the Earthbreaker.

Merc 4: Solid upkept, Strength/Wall dropped, Earthbreaker gets two. Earthbreaker advances, knocks down the Road Hog, left Torpedo misses the War Hog and does little. Mini-guns kill the Road Hog and fail to hurt the opposing Objective.

Anastasia charges the RaBo on the Gun Mages, actually does some damage! Gorten charges the nearest War Hog, gets into the left zone and feats everything back 8 inches. Wall of safety plonked in front of him.

Gun Mages spread out in the left zone, they Snipe out Targ and waste time on attack rolls. Risen charge up to be a nuisance.

In the right, the Commies flail ineffectually.

Mercs go to 2 CP.

Ark 4: Aggravator drops, stuff runs up, Arkadius feats to gain extra distance, a War Hog and Rabo get into the left zone. A Gun Mage dies to a  feated RaBo attack.

Merc 5: Solid upkept, Earthbreakers gets Tuned up, Advances, knocks down the Gorax' and pew pews the Objective to death. Gun Mages push the War Hog and RaBo out of the zone.

Mercs go to 5 CP.

Merc clock on the left.

Some details missing, because new ADR appeared and absorbed my lunch break...

Definitely think the matchup favours me, the delay on feat activations was a bit weird, both casters should have feated earlier but neither of us felt we would gain enough on the early turns.