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19 March 2007 @ 12:17 pm

catching up: gaming

Thursday night we kicked off our sealed, Dungeons & Dragons Unhallowed League. I got a couple really good pulls (Vampiric Dire Wolf, Skyfire Captain, Blessed Hunter) so I was looking forward to kicking butt in this one. First fight took on

warmaster, who brought some pain to the table. Mostly in the form of a Beholder Lich. Luckily, I had fought one before, and stayed out of its line of sight this time. Got the Wolf in the backfield, ran the Hunter up the middle, and closed the pincers. Mission accomplished.

Second game didn't fare as well. Aaron brought a Stone Giant and a Black Dragon. This is a nasty combo in any sort of sealed format, and I am eager to see what will be able to bring it down. Sacrificed the Hunter to the Dragon, ran the Wolf in, missed spectacularly, and the rest folded. MVP was the wee Dark Talon Champion, who *could not miss.* Which would be groovy if he, you know, did any sort of real damage. Still, awesome to watch him swing his cricket bat and keep on cruising over and over.

1-1 for the league.

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Saturday, took a vacation day from work for an all-day Warmachine extravaganza. I brought 750 points of Cygnar (led by epic Haley) to defend the castle gates. My partner, the legendary Jeff, brought 500 points of Cygnar, the patrol rushing back to the castle gates. Took Stryker as his 'caster.

Hot on Stryker's tail was 750 points of Skorne (run by Tim) and 750 points of Mercenaries, run by

warmaster, featuring epic Magnus. Which cyber-arm would reign supreme?!

Nasty day. They wiped out virtually all the patrol force, who managed to bring them in close to the castle gates. And once within range, I showed them, yet again, how abusive Alexia and her undead army is, and how good a defense hard cover on the walls could be. End of the day, the patrol force was virtually decimated, the ravening hordes outside were busting in to the castle gates (after heavy, heavy casualties, and I had lost... my sacrificial Trenchers. Would have been gruesome if we'd kept going, but at the point when we called it, the forces of Cygnar had decisively taken the field.

This week, more DDM League. Next week, Horrorclix at Dream Wizards.

Tags: 2007, gaming, not news

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warmaster on March 19th, 2007 05:01 pm (UTC)

Interestingly enough, our casualities were less than yours from a VP standpoint. All of the solos reaped up serious VPs versus my force giving up none and Tim's force only giving up six or seven.

I will crush Aaron'd DDM force, by the by. It will just take....talent.

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cheetahmaster on March 19th, 2007 05:13 pm (UTC)

Interestingly enough, our casualities were less than yours from a VP standpoint. All of the solos reaped up serious VPs

I believe I mentioned that when you were complaining about how cheaty the Stormsmiths are.

BTW, next time we play, I want to keep a running tally of how many Risen/Thralls you guys take out. I'm only guessing, but I would put the count around 30 or 40 for Saturday.

versus my force giving up none and Tim's force only giving up six or seven.

I lost the Trenchers, and I think that's about it.

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warmaster on March 19th, 2007 06:23 pm (UTC)

Yes, but we butchered Jeff's force. I think his sole survivors were Stryker himself, his bodyguard, and the Journeyman Warcaster. Mind you, doing so delayed us and caused us to lose the game, so, acceptable losses, certainly.

I killed your Eyriss too.

I agree about the Risen - we were killing them almost as fast as you were making them. I maintain that Alexia is far more borken than PPS realizes. It's not that she is a game winner, but having her allows you a level of battlefield control that far outstrips her point-cost value, and that just grows radically in larger games. (the restriction of "no more than 20 risen on the board" is a highly unfunny joke)

Tim and I are already planning the rematch.

--Robert

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cheetahmaster on March 19th, 2007 09:24 pm (UTC)

Yes, but we butchered Jeff's force. I think his sole survivors were Stryker himself, his bodyguard, and the Journeyman Warcaster. Mind you, doing so delayed us and caused us to lose the game, so, acceptable losses, certainly.

Yep. After reading the rules, we realized we could sacrifice most of his army, and keep the doors open until the last minute, then bring in his big toys and sacrifice the rest.

I killed your Eyriss too.

I wasn't going to bring up Eiryss, because I didn't want to embarrass you about how long I had that Mule tied up with her.

I agree about the Risen - we were killing them almost as fast as you were making them. I maintain that Alexia is far more borken than PPS realizes. It's not that she is a game winner, but having her allows you a level of battlefield control that far outstrips her point-cost value, and that just grows radically in larger games. (the restriction of "no more than 20 risen on the board" is a highly unfunny joke)

Seriously, yes. On every account.

Tim and I are already planning the rematch.

Z.O.M.G.

We should go to 1000 points each, so I can bring the other three Stormsmiths I bought a long time back. Zappy zappy!

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jakethrash on March 19th, 2007 08:23 pm (UTC)

If you have the room, and would welcome spectators, I'd be interested in watching one of these warmachine/warhammer games.

It's been much too long since I got to do any wargaming.

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cheetahmaster on March 19th, 2007 09:32 pm (UTC)

We have the room, and I am sure you'd be welcome, as you're good people. Will let you know next time we have something decent planned.

Though, I must warn you, some discussion of comic books may break out, knowing this crowd.

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jakethrash on March 19th, 2007 09:35 pm (UTC)

Though, I must warn you, some discussion of comic books may break out, knowing this crowd.

I could probably live with that.

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warmaster on March 20th, 2007 03:45 pm (UTC)

You are more than welcome to join us. The next scheduled Warmachine/Hordes game isn't until next month, though.

You can come this Thursday at 7:00 though - playing D&D Miniatures, but the players are the same. We play at my place in Columbia.

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jakethrash on March 20th, 2007 06:29 pm (UTC)

Thanks for the invite!

Getting over to Columbia by 7:00 could be problematic on a weeknight. It's something I'd have to plan for ahead of time.

I'm certainly interested. Especially in weekend events where time and traffic aren't as much of an issue.

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