Game 229 - WTC Test Thexus1 vs Twins

Yet another test game, this time Twins with double Thrones. No tentacle monsters down my way, have to see just how awful this matchup is. I suspect it might be playable, just have to wince and accept whatever pain comes my way. Thexus, the threat ranges of general Legion is far to brutal for the Gorten list to handle in an acceptable way.

I theorized that Recon was the best list for the particular version of Twins, so down it went.

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Early game: I get to run my stuff forward, Thexus hangs back. He leans toward the left as the Obstruction can be used as a safety block from flying gribblies.
Legion run up in response.
Banishing Ward is on a Throne to stop it being shoved across into ambush threat range, this makes the various Legion beasts a potential target. A Warden wanders up the middle, arcs a Rampager onto the Scythean, dragging him forward to be charged by three Adrenalled Slavers and a Thrall Warrior. They leave him on one box, so that was lame. Had I done things properly I could have TKed the Subduer forward to net drag the Scythean in, oh well.

Legion's response is to zerk out, leaving thrones behind but sending in Rhyas and the various Beasts.
The two on field Slaver units both get thoroughly mangled, being left on about three blokes each. The Warden losing 2/3rds of its health but keeps its Brain.


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Mid Game: Thexus feats and shuffles back to stay safe.
This lets Alexia charge and kill Azrael, while the damaged centre Warden knocks over Rhyas using the Seraph. The Subduer then drags Rhyas in and kills her. The ambushers flood in from the right, two get adrenalled and leave a throne on 18 boxes.



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Abrupt end: Even with the loss of a large number of my models, Legion are quite screwed. I can lose most of my Drudges or Monstrosities, but not both. Legion pulls out a series of last efforts, I've under contested the zones so Legion just manages to clear the zones, run everything to scoring areas and featback Rhyas to kill the Subduer. Legion get to 5.

Dangit. I'm OK with Legion pulling out a scenario win on the most advantaged scenario. Long game where I lose a ton of dudes, but at this point I think it's doable (I'm going to get smashed at WTC by this exact list aren't I?)