Small break

After helping a friend today, constructing a wardrobe by flat pack. Each box had an immense amount of polystyrene and wood(surprisingly) , and it seemed to stupid to let all of it go to waste.


They let me have some polystrene. Since I already have 4 2'x2' boards with nothing on them, I decided to start finishing (if that sounds right?) them. So over the next weeks, or months, I'm going to make them into Realm of battle boards.


Just so you know, I originally got the plywood boards a year or so ago. My dad was re-doing the kitchen, he had some plasterboard left over. A local landscape gardener, decided to swap it for 4' by 4' of 7 thick plywood, at my dads expense!

By anyway, the tournament will continue. And for the next 3 rounds (by the dice)"To the death" scenario will be played instead of "Domination". So a huge relief for the Numenor forces.


Until then

Fish

SBG Tournament 3rd round High king Vs Rivendell

SBG Tournament 3rd round High king Vs Rivendell


Setup as normal. Elendil's forces represent good for this game, and the elves evil.

Men get to move first, but only hold their defensive blockade. For the game I had decided to hold back, and try to work my way outwards with the king. Back to the game, the elves jump off their hill, two die in the process. The archers behind move into position. A man is killed by the elven bows.

the men move fist again for the second turn, but only slacken their line. The elves move into groups of four splitting to gain the other three objectives, two elf archers also move away from the cliff. Gain the Elves prove their worth, killing another two men.

Turn 3 has the elves move first for once. The outlying objectives are captured by them. Elendil and his captain see that they will probably be shot to death if they stay where they are.

Another two Numenorians are killed by the bows. one kill from breaking!


Turn 4 goes to the elves, who barely move, two archers draw their bows. Elendil with the captain rush to the nearby hill, they must take it, or face yet another defeat. The men at base realise that lying down, reduces the chances of being killed. A smart idea preventing four elves from shooting (friends in the way, elves at the well)
however both other archers can draw a line of fire, killing a singe man.

Meaning the end of the game.


Objectives
Elves = 4 + 1(breaking enemy)
Men = 1


5-1 another defeat for the men. It proves that a singe hero can't make up for 10 models in games like these. their only hope is to get a decent scenario for the next three rounds.

Fish

SBG Tournament 3rd round Minas Morgul Vs Moria

SBG Tournament 3rd Round Minas Morgul Vs Moria

Sorry for the delay. Me being in Dorset on holiday.

Anyway, the third round of the tournament.

Different Setup, Four hills each with their own objective, and  three walls in the centre with another.

For this game Minas Morgul Count as good, and Moria as Evil. To start all models jump off their allocated hills, one orc is killed in this process, the goblins  scramble towards the objectives with ease, due to their cave dwellers rule.

Priority switches for the second turn, the goblins scampering to the vacant objectives. Unlike the orcs setting off their second wave off their hill, with yet another orc falling on his head. 

The orc captain urges his warg on to engage the unsuspecting goblin column. Luckily, for the goblins, the wraith within range casts transfix on the captain, who shrugs it off. He later wins the fight but fails to wound the minions.

At the opposite side the troll moves menacingly towards Grishnakh's wall.

The third turn has 'good' with priority. Grishnakh's wall of cowardly orcs move away from the troll, fully aware of their weaknesses. Unfortunately the troll is still in charging distance, and bounds towards the orcs.  

The first wave of orcs arrives to aid the orc captain. Durburz responds by jumping into combat against the orcs.  

Both Durburz and the Captain call for heroic fights, the captain winning. Both Lose their first fights. the captain however kills three goblins in his second, Durburz couldn't match the score. 

Elsewhere the troll squashes an orc, and another goblin is slain.  

Turn four goes to the orcs. two of which rush up the northern hill. The first trips and dies, the other

falls over his dead comrade to also kill himself. Fortunately one orc does manage to clamber onto the hill. The captain charges bravely into the goblin mass with his two warriors.

Back by the troll, Grishnakh - somehow - manages to encourage his orcs to charge the beast, only one screams in fear. At the orc base an archer lines up a shot at the  troll, it dodges the blades of the orcs, hits and wounds the troll! Grishnakh will surely reward him for that.

Also four goblins run north to aid their fellows. The troll kills two orcs, northwards the captain wins the combat (only because he used a might  point) and slays a goblin. elsewhere two orcs are killed with a goblin.

The goblins have priority on the fifth turn. Grishnakh has other ideas, ushering his orcs on, he himself has to use will to charge the beast, two orcs also fail to charge.

You've probably noticed the goblins creeping from the south eastern hill. The troll kills another orc and wounds Grishnakh, only to be saved by fate. A goblin is killed by the orc warriors.

On the opposite side of the field, Durburz calls a heroic combat, the first he loses and has to use 2 fate to save one wound, and both fail. His second, he kills an orc using another might point.


The sixth turn goes the goblins way again. Grishnakh orders his minions to attack the troll yet again, two stand and watch the other two orcs. Whilst he challenges a goblin.

Westward the ringwraith, either bored or tactfully, launches a venomous dart at an orc behind the wall.  The orc behind drops dead.

More fights ensue in the north, leaving a singe goblin defending the hill.

The troll slays his orc opponent, none of the heroes killed at all. Also a goblin is killed too.


Turn 7 goes the goblins way again! The troll manically charges the free orcs, while Grishnakh charges a single goblin with help. 

All models are engaged in the north.

The troll kills the banner bearer, Grishnakh finally slays his enemy. 2 more goblins are lost. One, who was defending the hill, decided to not shield, lost his fight subsequently and was killed, the orc took his place, giving the objective to the orcs! fortunately for the goblins, Durburz lost his fight and backed away into 3" of the objective.

The goblin force is broken, the game ends. But who gathered each objective.
The orcs got the well.

Here the orcs and goblins get one apiece.

Another to the goblins.

The last objective had one model per army within 3" of it. Who won the roll off?

The orcs get the final objective marker, meaning the scores are.


Orcs = 3 + 1(breaking enemy) = 4
Goblins = 2


Another victory for the orcs.


High king vs Rivendell should be up soon!


Fish

1st and 2nd round Tallying+Tables

With the 1st and 2nd rounds over. Where did each army stand.


Team                 F  A   +/-   Pts
Minas Morgul    11  2   +9     8
Rivendell             6   6    -0     5
Moria(+Nazgul)  5   7    -2     5
High King           3  10   -8     2


And in the running for most kills:
Orc capt = 8 (he killed Elendil)
Cave troll = 6
Numenor capt = 4
Elven capt = 3
Elendil = 1
Grishnakh = 1
Durburz = 1


Note: this is only for heroes and the troll. Also 1 point is awarded for a warrior killed, 3 points for a hero e.g. captain, and 5 points for a named hero.

Fish