Wormaster Game Three - Dark Elves v Goblins

So to my final game against an army I'd never played before, Goblins, under the command of Geoff - a man I came to think of as Gerroff! Geoff as he repeatedly wielded the spell to great effect.

Once more the Dark Elves found themselves under the blazing sun of Araby- where wolves (who must have been quite warm) were on the prowl.

Trolls too were thick (arf!) on the ground.

But the Dark Elves drew up to meet them.

The Bolt Throwers however struggled to get up the sand dunes.

Gerroff! spells were soon pinging units backwards.

Geoff used the oasis to protect his flank.

Eventually (after some poor leadership roles and another execution to improve morale) the infantry came to blows with some trolls.

My general got stuck in, desperately trying to extract some victory points by murdering goblins.

He cared not which unit he joined.

However my flank was being pummelled by artillery - and then the Trolls arrived.

I still had a largely undamaged infantry brigade, but command had deserted me!

And the tolls feasted on my Dark Riders.

And with that my army was broken and victory went to the Goblins.

It was a slightly frustrating game for me. Gerroff! spells broke up my forces, artillery was brutal and I had some pretty poor command roles.

So I was always on the back foot, some of it self inflicted, some because Gerroff! Geoff knew how to use his army well!

To make matters worse from my perspective the victory conditions were all about killing the enemy - which is hard slog when you can be fed a near endless diet of cheap goblin troops!

But a frustrating game can still be a good game and Geoff was another good opponent.

Some more phone pictures:

And with that Wormaster was over for another year.

I was down near the bottom of the table with no wins but at least I'd avoided the Wooden Spoon!

And when you have three great games of Warmaster the result is the least important thing.

Looking forward to Wormaster 6 next year!

Wormaster Game Two - Dark Elves v Daemons

 As I plummeted down the tables after game one I was drawn to play against chum and regular opponent Alan. I'm sure we *could* have asked the organisers to swap opponents, but actually we were both happy just to play a game. It would be the same scenario as we'd played only a week before...

The Dark Elves draw up

Harpy's eye view

We both pushed up, but mindful of the last game neither of us seized objectives early.

The big beasties occupied a field but didn't grab the gee-gaw

My ranged brigade was struggling to climb the hill.

My Dark Riders once again got flanked.

Cold Ones to the rescue, but a stand off ensued.

Still no desire to pick up the objective

And the last o the Dark Riders met a grizzly end.

Next it was the turn of the knights to get flanked.

Finally I charged home in the field and dealt with the Beasts.

However I then forgot to take any more pictures....

Suffice to say that Alan managed to break me but made sure he'd secured most of the objectives before he did so, giving him a nic big VP win!

Some more phone pictures

A great game and a change of table and location made it fun and interesting.

Alan now went rocketing back up the tables, whilst I went plunging down...

Wormaster 5 Game One - Dark Elves v. Norse

 My first game at Wormaster 5 and I was up against Ross and his Norse. Both armies were clearly a bit lost as we were in the deserts of Araby.

I had my harpies in back behind some big blocks.

Hydra on the flank with the Cold Ones

Ross had his brigades with archers at the front and bondi flanked by Huscarls in column.

Ross seized one of the towns.

And a walled enclosure.

I foolishly left a flank of my Dark Riders exposed and Valkyries duly swooped.

With inevitable consequences - they went on to fight crossbows.

Some Werewolves were also in one of the towns.

A solid Norse battle line had formed, while I was struggling to get forward.

Slowly I pushed up in the centre.

I'd had to execute a Hero for blundering by this point.

Eventually the cavalry crashed home.

But Ross had a firm hold on the buildings.

My hydra too eventually made it home (he's reversed to help him rank up)

The Corsairs got pinned and flanked.

My general looked on as things unravelled.

My centre was being battered.

And although I was killing things on the left flank my break point was fast approaching.

And sure enough soon after this it was reached and victory went to the Norse.

Despite me having in theory the more mobile force it was Ross who controlled the game and kept me on the back foot. Losing a hero to a blunder on turn one or two didn't help much either!

Great game with a great opponent.

A few more phone pictures.