The Cursed Orb - Round Up

THE CURSED ORB - ROUND UP

So the Cursed Orb has been found! And found by none other than Ben and his mighty Dwarfs who managed to smite a Scar-Veteran within the Crypt at the last moment. Additionally everybody else managed to get involved as the Orb cast lightning onto the other tables, blowing up units and ruining battle plans... Sorry about that! If anybody has any reports or thoughts about the games that they played and would like to post them here then send them over too me and I'll make sure they're here for everyone to read over. We had three definite players on the Cursed Orb Scenario table, however we had to have a 'General Off!' to determine who else would be joining them as Simon, WillB & Hendrik all had a joint total of 8 Gold. This meant that their finest champions had to fight each other man on man (or Ogre on Vampire), and the victor would make their way to the big game - which left Simon Scar-Veteran victorious as he took no damage and dealt a lot out in return.

THE CURSED ORB SCENARIO - PLAYERS

Ben (Dwarfs)
Spent - 6 Gold

Melvin (Wood Elves)
Spent 15 Gold!!!

James (Dark Elves)
Spent 9 Gold

Simon (Lizardmen)
Spent ? Gold

Ben and Melvin made an allegiance, whilst James and Simon also raised arms together on the other side of the table. The Crypt was placed in the centre of the table and as far as I could tell, all hell broke loose! When the players have done a write up of the game I'll post it here for everybody to read, however in the end Ben's Dwarf Lord Magnar fought long and hard but eventually smote Simon's Scar-Vet down low. The Orb has been captured by the mighty dwarf throng of Grimlokson!!!

Congratulations to Ben, I'm sure the other players will be seeking swift revenge in the weeks to come.

ROAD TO THE ORB SCENARIO - PLAYERS

Francis (Empire)
Spent - 0 Gold

Hendrik (Vampire Counts)
Spent - 0 Gold

Will B (Ogre Kingdoms)
Spent - 0 Gold

Jack (Bretonnia)
Spent - 0 Gold

Sam (Empire)
Spent - 0 Gold

Mark (Beastmen)
Spent - 0 Gold

Nobody spent any gold for these scenarios as it seemed everyone was 'banking' on future games... Could be a beneficial choice, we shall see! We all managed to get 1 game completed, and each of us managed another half a game until we had to head off to the restaurant.

Francis (Empire) vs Hendrik (Vampire Counts)
Francis managed to sniper Hendrik's Vampire on Turn 2. Ouch! Time to crumble away...
Empire Victory

Jack (Bretonnia) vs Sam (Empire)
Knight on Knight action, but the knights in multicoloured fleur de lys won this one!
Bretonnia Victory

Will B (Ogre Kingdoms) vs Mark (Beastmen)
One word... CARNAGE
Beastmen Victory

Hendrik (Vampire Counts) vs Will B (Ogre Kingdoms)
These guys managed a few turns but in the end called it a draw.
Draw

Francis (Empire) vs Jack (Bretonnia)
These guys managed a few turns but as far as I'm aware called it a draw.
Draw

Gareth (Beastmen) vs Sam (Empire)
Gareth took control of the Beastmen with a bit of assistance and we managed two turns before we had to call time.
Draw

OVERALL STANDINGS

Now I'm going off of information that I've got written down so if anything doesn't add up then let me know and I'll make an amendment.

Ben    21   Orb
Melvin    14
Jack    12
Simon    11
Hendrik    11
Will B    10
Will S    10
Mark    10
Francis    8
Sam    4
James    3
Luke    2

Gameweek 3 - Round Up

GAMEWEEK 3

So we've had the last few games before 'The Cursed Orb' starts on Sunday and we've got some definitive leaders!!! So here are the details of the games that were played:

Mark (Beastmen) vs Luke (Lizardmen)
No Region Rules
Beastmen Victory

James (Dark Elves) vs Simon (Lizardmen)
Marshes
Dark Elf Victory

Jack (Bretonnia) & Will B (Ogre Kingdoms) vs Ben (Dwarfs)
Forest
Dwarf Victory

Melvin (Wood Elves) vs Hendrik (Vampire Counts)
Valley/Gorge
Wood Elf Victory


OVERALL STANDINGS

Melvin    16    (The Cursed Orb Scenario)
Ben    13    (The Cursed Orb Scenario)
Will S    10    (The Cursed Orb Scenario)
James    9    (The Cursed Orb Scenario)
Hendrik    8    (The Cursed Orb Scenario Pending)
Will B    8    (The Cursed Orb Scenario Pending)
Simon    8    (The Cursed Orb Scenario Pending)
Jack     6  
Mark    5
Francis    2
Luke    2

So Melvin, Ben, Will S & James are our four players for the Cursed Orb! So get your troops ready, Hendrik, Will B & Simon are all potentially on the table and we'll differentiate players by General killed...

See you Sunday troops!

Mark

Gameweek 2 - Round Up

GAMEWEEK 2

Keep on rolling! We had another 4 games going on last night, and a few early leaders have come to the fore. We'll be meeting next Thursday for Gameweek 3 and then we'll be heading off to Darksphere to play, 'The Cursed Orb'! There's gonna be all kinds of Warp Lightning madness...

Ben (Dwarfs) vs Simon (Lizardmen)
Cavernous
Dwarf Victory (Slaan went down a hole!)

Will S (Lizardmen) vs Hendrik (Vampire Counts)
Darklands
Lizardmen Victory

Mark (Beastmen) vs Melvin (Wood Elves)
Forested
Wood Elf Victory

James (Dark Elves) & Jack (Bretonnia) vs Will B (Ogre Kingdoms)
Forested
Draw


Overall Standings

Will S    10
Melvin    9
Ben     7
Hendrik     7
Will B      7
Simon    6
Jack     5
James     3
Francis    2
Mark     2
Luke    0
Henry    0

Again if you've got any pictures / reports / funny stories send them over to my email or post them into the comments :)

See ya'll next week
    

 

The Skinners - The Players

ARMY TITLE

The Skinners

PLAYER NAME

Will Britton

CAMPAIGN GENERALS

Name: Mawgrud Winkle Eater

Army Entry: Slaughtermaster - Lord

Signature Item: Rock Eye

Brief History: Devious for the sake of it, Mawgrud has fully exploited being moderately less stupid then his fellow Ogres, resulting in his control of the largely redundant tribe Tyrant and power over the tribe as a whole. He might have got himself in to debt with a few of the Chaos Gods along the way though.

Name: Boris (the Bruiser)

Army Entry: Bruiser - Hero

Signature Item: Standard of Discipline

Brief History: After a stay with distant relatives in Kislev, the prodigal son has returned to the tribe, full of barely believable tales of gastronomic wonder and more than ready to resume his place as the tribe’s Bruiser.  

Name: Vindagraw

Army Entry: Firebelly - Hero

Signature Item: Dispel Scroll

Brief History: More of an entertainer than a powerful mage, the firebelly revels in the attention and adoration he earns from his various fire-based party tricks. That most of the Gnoblar population in the area sport burn marks of some kind is a tribute to the ferocity of Vindagraw’s signature fireball burps.   


REGIONS

Name:  Skinner’s Steppe

Region: Mountainous

Region Rules: Biting Cold

Brief Description: The frosty homeland of the Skinners who have thrived here due to the various Rhinox migration routes passing through and the land being an important mating ground for Gnoblar, who are drawn to the area by whatever it is that makes Gnoblars mate.

Name: Blinker’s Ridge

Region: Badlands

Region Rules: Desolate Ground

Brief Description: Aptly named due to the disturbing appearance of extra eyes on the bodies of those stupid enough to loiter in tainted lands. The Skinners took over with little to no resistance under the mysterious instructions of Mawgrud. Some of the more intelligent Gnoblars occasionally begin to suspect dealings with one or more of the four powers but they are promptly eaten.

Name: Big Feast Forest

Region: Forested

Region Rules: Entangled Woods

Brief Description:

Named after the epic three day celebration which followed the demise of the previous ogre tribe inhabitants and much of the wildlife, at the hands of the victorious Skinners.