A surprising amount of models, I felt, but nothing extremely scarey. I weighed my eastern flank quite heavily to match up with my opponent, with the Squig Herd, Wolf Chariots, Black Orcs and Orc Big 'Uns (joined by the Warboss) going up against the Tomb Guard, the Chariots, The Sphinx and the Skeleton Warriors. Meanwhile my Savage Orcs, joined by their Shaman were up against a second unit of Skeleton Warriors, whom they should smash quite easily before sweeping up the soft flank of the Archers and Casket of Souls.
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Monday, July 4, 2011
O&G vs Tomb Kings, 2500 pts
The first match on Saturday was against Tomb Kings, whom I'd yet to face since their new army book and was really looking forward to experience. My opponent had brought a fairly combat-heavy army, with 30 Tomb Guards with Handweapons and Shields anchoring the center of their line, joined by a Tomb King and his Herald with the Battle Standard. Two blocks of 40 Skeleton Warriors (also with handweapons and shields) protected each flank, one of them joined by a Liche Priest with their ancient lore, while 30 Skeleton Archers joined by the Hierophant went in the back. On one flank he put his Screaming Skull Catapult and his Casket of Souls, and two units of three Carrions were flying around in the back. A Warsphinx with fiery breath went close to the Tomb Guards, as did a unit of 4 Skeleton Chariots, while three Stalkers had burrowed beneath the sand.
A surprising amount of models, I felt, but nothing extremely scarey. I weighed my eastern flank quite heavily to match up with my opponent, with the Squig Herd, Wolf Chariots, Black Orcs and Orc Big 'Uns (joined by the Warboss) going up against the Tomb Guard, the Chariots, The Sphinx and the Skeleton Warriors. Meanwhile my Savage Orcs, joined by their Shaman were up against a second unit of Skeleton Warriors, whom they should smash quite easily before sweeping up the soft flank of the Archers and Casket of Souls.
A surprising amount of models, I felt, but nothing extremely scarey. I weighed my eastern flank quite heavily to match up with my opponent, with the Squig Herd, Wolf Chariots, Black Orcs and Orc Big 'Uns (joined by the Warboss) going up against the Tomb Guard, the Chariots, The Sphinx and the Skeleton Warriors. Meanwhile my Savage Orcs, joined by their Shaman were up against a second unit of Skeleton Warriors, whom they should smash quite easily before sweeping up the soft flank of the Archers and Casket of Souls.
Friday, May 6, 2011
New Tomb Kings mean more Giants!
So today is the launch of the new army book for Tomb Kings. I've had a good look through the unit entries and the rules for the various kinds of Sphinxes and Constructs available to the dead guys only serves to solidify my earlier army musings.
With T8, those constructs will wreak havoc amongst my troops, since even my Wyvern will have just as difficult of a task in wounding them as would my Night Goblins. Except, that is, for the Giant. As solid as the Sphinxes are, they are extremely slow at an initiative of 1, which makes them a perfect target for the Giants attack. In fact, every single attack possible from the Giant will prove effective against a Sphinx and so he shouldn't have a problem taking one, or even two, out completely.
I know for a fact the Tomb King book will be allowed in the tournament, and I expect to face at least one of them. So that does it then? The big guy is in?
With T8, those constructs will wreak havoc amongst my troops, since even my Wyvern will have just as difficult of a task in wounding them as would my Night Goblins. Except, that is, for the Giant. As solid as the Sphinxes are, they are extremely slow at an initiative of 1, which makes them a perfect target for the Giants attack. In fact, every single attack possible from the Giant will prove effective against a Sphinx and so he shouldn't have a problem taking one, or even two, out completely.
I know for a fact the Tomb King book will be allowed in the tournament, and I expect to face at least one of them. So that does it then? The big guy is in?
