Gen Con challenge resolved!

Since Gen Con, a challenge has been going around.. 1k trollblood vs circle 15 minute turns.. That challenge was settled on Saturday.. recorded in the Book of Grudges.. Congrats to Rob on a well played and hard earned victory!

Well, we did the 1k trollblood vs circle but not the 15 minute turns because it was a long ass game.

In one of the best Hordes games I have played, Rob and I faced off on saturday night. At first, we had a scenario we were going to play but after a little confusion on the scoring we said, hell with it and just went to kill.. This gave rob a little edge since I was spread out to take the scenario and he was just going for the kill.

We both started the game with 1k points.. I think we both ended the game around 150 points left on the table in the final turn. Everything was dying! It was great...

Last turn saw me with Borka, the keg, and a mauled unit of champions. Rob was left with Baldur, Morvahna (hurt), and a mauled woldwarden. Rob had forested walked Baldur to get behind the champions and hit Borka but failed to kill him. On the next turn, Borka only had the 3 fury that was reaved from the dead winter troll... after using all the fury.. Baldur was left with 1 life!! At which point, Baldur finished off Borka.

The game was pretty brutal. Rob took pretty much his full force against the group I set up with Grissel, 1 impaler, 1 axer, 1 DTM, 1 unit of champions, 1 fell caller. That force did a pretty good job of laying down some good hurting before coming down to the superior numbers.

A few highlights

• Pureblood Warpwolf 2hand throwing a regular warpwolf with the can't be knocked down spell to get the charge on Borka and that hurt...
• Bog Trogs.. Oh yes.. Bog Trogs.. I could have used them better I think to possible go after the warlocks but I see the potential.
• Pureblood Warpwolf spaming Ravenous... I hate that thing.. Rob loved it.. Miss.. Reroll! HIT!
• FellCaller with liquid courage.. To bad he missed on the charge.. 5 dice for damage on Morvahna... but instead 4 dice and not a good roll but made Rob worry
• Lord of the Feasts actually getting in and hitting something!

Lessons learned

• FellCaller on liquid courage can be nasty.. if they don't blow the rolls.
• Winter Troll and Mosh Pit are as useful for the distraction as they are for the abilities
• Rob used a power attack to do some good! Maybe it's a start of a trend.
• Rob needs to learn to use Cav better
• I need to figure out how to get the keg killed at the right time.

I'm already planning the next game..