As mentioned in a previous post, I have
mostly spent the last couple of months building terrain and two new gaming
tables. This work has been fun (but time consuming), so it felt good to have
played a couple of games again. This is a quick summary and a couple of
pictures from my last four games.
3000p Orks (Inger Helene) vs Ultramarines
(two organisation charts)
A game initiating my new city gaming board,
some time before Easter. We played “Crusade” with 5 objectives and used “Dawn
of War” deployment. It is always fun to play with so many (finished) models.
But it is time consuming. Especially since there where some time since both
Inger Helene and I had played together. But we picked up the “slack” pretty
quick. This game where particularly bloody. In example the Big Mek with Shock
Attack Gun killed 8 marines in one shot turn one, and a pop shot from a
Razorback blew up a Ork Battle Wagon turn one! Units where slaughtered all over the
place by the end of turn two. We did not manage to finish the game. We have
both have had a hard working period, resulting in us finishing mid way after
agreeing on a draw. However, we decided on a rematch with the same army lists
during April or early May.
2000p Dark Eldar (André) vs Ultramarines
(one organisation chart)
We played “Purge The Alien” and used
“Hammer and Anvil” deployment. André wanted to play on the desert table. I used
an army list that I have tested a couple of times. It has more variety than I have
used earlier (a take all comers list). Andre used his “standard take all
comers” army. As usual André and myself “lurked” around the two first couple of
turns, but suddenly there where bitter fire fighting all across the table.
After 5 turns the game ended:
Ultramarines 11 – Dark Eldar 6
2000p Chaos Space Marines (Linus) vs Dark
Eldar (one organisation chart)
We played The Emperor’s Will and used
“Vanguard Strike” deployment. Linus wanted to play on the city table. Having
played Ultramarines two times in a row, I used my Dark Eldar army. The army is
slightly altered from my “standard list”, using a flyer and kiting the warlord
for close combat, having to reduce the number of squads. Linus played a “fun
MSU list”, including Chosen, and lots of zombies. The Chaos Marines pushed real
hard in turn one – three, with Typhus and he’s Terminator Squad deep striking
behind/into the Dark Eldar line. Focusing all attention on first the Daemon
Prince, then Typhus and his terminators, the Dark Eldar managed to turn the
battle, grinding the Chaos army apart.
Dark Eldar 6 – Chaos Space Marines 0
2000p Eldar (Trond) vs Ultramarines (one
organisation chart)
We played “Crusade” and used “Hammer And
Anvil” deployment. Having played Dark Eldar the day before this game, I
reverted to my Space Marines, eager to have ago with them against Tronds´ Eldar army. By turn two the Eldar army
had two units of Warp Spiders in my deployment line, War Walkers on one of my
flanks, a Jetfighter in front of me and a unit with Harlequins in assault range
next turn…. And as if that was not bad enough he had multiple small units and
two Fire Prisms guarding three (out of a total of five objectives) in his own deployment
zone. But the blessings were upon the Ultramarines (and their dice) this battle,
and the Ultramarines slowly regained momentum and got the upper hand. One thing
that was fun was taking the risk and declaring using the psychic ability “Gate
of Infinity” (rolling three dice) and deep striking/transporting 10 marines and
the Librarian straight into the Eldar deployment zone. Great fun, must try that
again some time.
By turn four the Eldar general felt the end result was so
definite, he decided to end the game:
Ultramarines 9 – Eldar 6
Looking forward to more gaming!
Cheers,
Ørnulv
