Jon and I got in another 3 point game (sorry, I'm the bottle neck! Painting horsies takes extra time!) over the weekend. We rolled up "The Escort". I didn't really have a suitable model for a baggage train, so we used a magically levitating stack of crates and barrels. Use your imagination!
The mission calls for 3, but since we were playing at half the points we reduced it to 2.
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Steveaux The Fragrant's Normans
- Warlord on Horse
- 4x Norman Knights (hearthguard)
- 4x Norman Knights (hearthguard)
- 4x Norman Knights (hearthguard)
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Jon the Dirty's Vikings
- Warlord
- 4x Hirdmen (hearthguard)
- 4x Hirdmen Chicks (hearthguard)
- 8x Bondi (warriors)
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| The start of the game. |
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| Jon's Warlord, Hearthchicks, and Bondi guard the baggage. |
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| Another unit of hearthguard cover Jon's right flank. |
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| Jon's top of 1 |
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| Jon generally moves forward |
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| I forgot that Jon could bait my warlord. D'oh! Because his warlord is within movement range of mine, as a matter of honor, mine must attack his! |
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| My turn 1. |
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| Chaaaaaaarge! |
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| Jon the Dirty is taken out. |
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| A unit of Norman Hearthguard slam into Jon's warrior unit, leaving 3 Viking warriors and 1 Norman hearthguard standing |
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| Bottom of 1. |
TURN TWO
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| Jon's board top of 2. |
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| Jon's Warrior Chicks charge the fatigued Normans |
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| And wipe them out at the cost of 2 of their own. |
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| Bottom of 2. I got the Dex AIE but wound up not using- all that fatigue would hurt too badly |
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| Instead my warlord retreats- erm... strategically withdraws to rest up. |
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| Come and get me! |
TURN THREE
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| Jon basically moves everything forward and/or rests. |
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| I mostly do the same. |
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| My Hearthguard encircle the Vikings. |
TURN FOUR
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| The baggage train keeps on keepin' on |
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| The Normans charge the battered Viking Bondi. |
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| And wipe them out. |
TURN FIVE
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| Steveaux is mostly rested up now. |
TURN SIX
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| Chaaaaarge! |
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| Using "We Obey" and "Side by Side" the Normans ride down the remaining 3 warriors |
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| Leaving just baggage on Jon's turn. |
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| One baggage escapes, the other doesn't. |
With one baggage off the board and one destroyed, we're not sure how to call it. Draw? Viking win? Norman win? Ultimately we decide to call it a fun battle and let history decide.
.JPG)
