Spread the Net
Ah, Spread Your Legs. I cast summon ambush model.
In a true tragedy of snowflakism, I run into opposing Minions. SEE THE LIGHT ENEMY GATORS, WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK.
Opposing pair is Rask and Barnabus1 with a Dracodile. A Rask off sounds awful, and while I'm not thrilled by Barnabus putting rough terrain everywhere a War Hog probably still kills the Dracodile with the power of averages?
Minion Army - 75 / 75 points
[Theme] Will Work for Food
(Arkadius 1) Dr. Arkadius [+32]
- Battle Boar [7]
- Gorax Rager [7]
- Gorax Rager [7]
- Razor Boar (2) [7]
- Razor Boar (2) [7]
- Razor Boar (2) [7]
- Road Hog [16]
- Road Hog [16]
- War Hog [15]
- War Hog [15]
- Targ [0(4)]
Gatorman Witch Doctor [0(4)]
Hutchuck, Ogrun Bounty Hunter [0(6)]
Orin Midwinter, Rogue Inquisitor [0(5)]
Swamp Gobber Chef [1]
Swamp Gobbers Bellows Crew [2]
Versus
Minion Army - 75 / 75 points
[Theme] The Blindwater Congregation
(Rask 1) Rask [+27]
- Blackhide Wrastler [16]
- Blackhide Wrastler [16]
Bog Trog Mist Speaker [0(4)]
Feralgeist [2]
Totem Hunter [0(6)]
Wrong Eye [17]
Gatorman Posse (max) [16]
Gatorman Posse (max) [16]
Swamp Gobbers Bellows Crew [2]
Sacral Vault [17]
Looks like a mis-drop on the opposing side, alas T-core hasn't dabbled with pigs. Arkadius feat works around Rasks quite well.
I lose the roll, opposing side takes the first turn we both very much desire. I choose a side that gives Arkadius an excellent wall in my centre backfield. There's water on both my flanks, though they are placed in manageable locations.
There's some fog in the middle of the board, Rask gets a hill that pokes into the centre zone and a pair of forests, one of which at least I didn't want to deal with as it would make it annoying for my solos to get to what would have been my flag.
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Enemy Rask 1: The Totem Hunter Preys Arkadius. Stay away you scamp!
Vault is on the left back field, it only generates one soul so opts to trundle forward, automiss a shot, and buy down to zero. Yeah, no lie, never thought of that, god I'm a scrub.
Posse move up either flank with Fury on the left unit, Wrastlers and Totem Hunter up the centre. Admonition goes on one of the Wrastlers.
Feralgeist moves up on the far right, salivating at the prospect of just chilling on his flag.
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Arkadius 1: Deploying for a potential turn 1 feat is something I'm rusty on. Fortunately the Gators weren't super quick, so I could write it off as not worth bothering with.
I Force Evolution the left most War Hog, who runs up to the left. Posse can charge him potentially, but eh, that's free Posse.
Everything else just moves around and stays at safe distances. The Razor Boars walk forward and pop their Animus'.
Arkadius has Guardian Beast up.
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Traitorous Bog Trog 2: Rask chills back, feats. Throws out a cloud that gets combined with the Swamp Gobbers to block out somewhat on the left.
Everything moves forward, the Feralgeist is the only model not in feat and it goes to the enemies defensive flag.
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Arkadius 2: It's a long arse turn with convoluted movements, prepare for shitty cliffnotes. Primary plan is to get the War Hogs in their, the Vault threatens Arkadius so must die. A Wrastler would be nice, otherwise plan is to score three points.
A couple Razor Boars pop their Animus, mostly they just run up to be feat targets to get heavies up the board. Suck your Feat Rask.
Arkadius hangs back, using distance and the wall to stay out of anyone's threat range.
I Primal Shock off one of those Razor Boars to kill the Fealgeist, then have Hutchuck run to that flag.
Feat moves gets the War Hogs moving forward toward Razor Boars, one of whom dies for the good of the empire to the left Forced Evo'd Primalled War Hog. Frenzying Rabo's kill a Posse and the Swamp Gobbers.
That buffed up left side WarHog then moves up, kills the Vault without to much issue, overtakes to kill a Posse.
The other War Hog with just Primal walks into the second zone, engaging the Admonitioned Wrastler who moves forward to threaten Arkadius potentially. Said 'hog eats a Posse to Overtake to the Wrastlers rear, maxes Fury to eat him and overtake to move back up again. This activation clears out the centre zone, which was entirely by accident.
Road Hogs hang back as reserves, BECAUSE THEY AREN'T ALWAYS NEEDED BARBADOS SO STOP TELLING PEOPLE TO KILL THEM FIRST.
Targ runs to my flag, Swamp Gobbers toe the centre zone, Hutchuck goes to the enemy flag. A Road Hog stays in my rectangle.
Bits and pieces run in front of Arkadius as I live in fear of an assassination from a vector I didn't see.
I get up 4-0
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Rask screaming shit-shit-shit-shit-shit 3: It's super hard for the Gators to pull this out from here, they attempt to kill and contest.
The Fury'd Posse and remaining Wrastler, Raged by Rask, tries to kill the Forced Evo War Hog in their rectangle. Alas, Forced Evo works out well and the 'hog clings to life. One of those Posse moves up and contests my flag.
Some Razor Boars get killed in the middle.
Snapjaw runs to contest my rectangle, Wrongeye runs to the Rask flag.
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Arkadius 3: I have to clear one of the scoring points.
Because I'm a terrible human being, I select the Posse member on my flag and charge in to try to kill it with the Gobber Chef, charging in teh back.
Alas, opportunist doesn't cut it, Posse goes down to four boxes.
I then move some beasts out of his way, Arkadius charges, lands a Stationary Needle, buys attacks to kill Said Posse and I go up 5-0.
An unfortunate case of a bad list drop, I'll never get that off T-Core again, who recognised on the spot early in the piece where the ship had started to wobble and twirl toward freedom.
Won 2, minimum personal goal for tourney complete. Now to relax and lose the rest of the way per the usual.
