Gorten - Earthbreaker, Hawk, Madelyn, Anastasia, Rhupert, Gorman, Thor, Reinholdt, ATGM + UA, 2x Press Gangers, pAlexia + Risen
Specialists - Pendrake, Bokur, Ragman, Alten, Tinker, Nyss (Max)
Objective - Effigy of Valor
MacBain - Galleon, Sylyss, Buccaneer, Orin, Dougal, eEiryss, eAlexia, Grogspar, TAC, Aiyanna + Holt, 2x Press Gangers
Specialists - Tinker, Bokur, Rockbottom, Kayazy Assassins + UA, Devil's Shadow Mutineers
Objective - Effigy of Valor
Having at last decided to scoop on the sado-masochist Tyrants of the east, angry Elves swarm forth.
It's Rahn and eVyross eviltude, scenario is two fronts.
This is an awkward list chicken for me. Gorten loves Vyross, but at the time I was convinced Rahn would easily get to him and pop him. MacBain! has Orin, feat to keep him alive while I kill the Arc Node and Strike force.
Going with the less bad matchup, Mustachio ended up into SUPER MEGA GRIFFIN SPAM.
eVyross - 3x Aspiss, NINE FREAKING GRIFFINS, 2x Arcanist, eEiryss, MHA (two points which will be Lanyssa one day, making me even sadder)
Objective: Fuel
ADR Out: Buccaneer
ADR In: Bokur
Ret Deploy: Hoopster wins the die roll, takes first. I take the side without an irritating rough terrain piece in front of it, though it was a relatively open table in the centre. Vyross starts surrounded by the Aspises.
Merc Deploy: This was the point I realised I should have dropped Alexia, retained the Buccaneer and added the Tinker.
Ret 1: No Jacks played in warmachine aye?
Synergy goes up, jacks run up.
MHA goes on the hill on the left.
Merc 1: MacBain feats on Grogspar and Press Gangers, Fortune goes on the Galleon.
Pirates run up to try to choke the left zone.
Alexia goes far left.
Galleon runs up, support junk hides behind it.
Ret 2: Synergy upkept.
MHA charges Alexia, misses.
Aspis beatbacks into the zone, three Griffons go into the left side, four go to the right zone. Vyross hides up the back.
Merc 2: Fortune upkept. Galleon gets a focus.
Eiryss moves up, misses MHA due to stealth.
Smurfs take out the Aspis Generator. Commies take out the right Objective.
Grogspar charges a Griffin, misses.
Galleon moves up, pings Vyross for a little damage.
Alexia ride by attacks, Hellfires the MHA to death, goes up to the hill.
MacBain puts Failsafe on the Galleon.
Mercs go to 1 CP.
Initially I adjusted Eiryss to take into account Stealth after rolling the attack. Don't do that. No takebacks in tourneys dammit.
My plan had been to run the Galleon to the top of the left zone and Jackhammer the two Griffons and Aspis dead, but that was contingent on Grogspar hitting with his Pitch attack to get rid of the fourth jack in the zone.
Ret 3: Synergy upkept. Vyross keeps two focus and hands the rest out.
Griffons kill all the Commies and Grogspar. Vyross toes the right zone.
Ret go to 1 CP.
Merc 3: I knock Eiryss over when measuring Arcane Interference, so assumed she was in and allocate nothing.
Dougal Artillerists, Galleon pings Vyross for a little bit more. Support junk runs in front of the Galleon.
Smurfs actually down a Griffon.
Alexia rides up, Hellfires an Arcanist to death.
Ret 4: Synergy hangs around, Vyross camps two.
Griffons surge forward, kill the blocking support staff. Left Griffons kill all the Smurfs.
Ret go to 2 CP.
Merc 4: Galleon gets three focus.
MacBain gives Galleon Fortune.
Galleon advances with Artillerist, shoots at Vyross, gets him down to eight health.
Last TAC misses a flameburst on Vyross.
Orin tries to lightning Alexia to kill Eiryss, Whiplash ends up killing him.
Alexia rides up, plonks down two Thralls.
First charges in, hits the 9, rolls no damage.
Second goes for the 4% assassination. Rolls the 9 to hit. rolls 22 on the damage dice for the kill.
Undeserved victory!
It cannot be understated how much I didn't earn this win, Hooper just needed to engage Alexia with a spare Griffin and that likely would have been it.
Mercs on the left.
I thought this was the less bad match up, that appears to have been dreadfully wrong. Dojoing Gorten into Rahn, careful wall/Earthbreaker placement maybe?
