Dragon Rampant Campaign - The Valley of Jeff - Game Five

The Orcs continued their pell-mell flight down the valley before splashing across the waters of the River Jeff with the Dwarfs in hot pursuit. Turnbing once again to face their foe they determined not to let the Oakenfinger Clan cross Black Ford and enter Orc territory!

The report in video form

Having lost the last game I would be defending as the Dwarfs attempted to cross the river

I had tweaked my army (possibly more than the campaign rules allow!) and included a Bloodthirsty giant!

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My forces were soon pushing up - the Dwarfs content to bide their time.

Once again my Orc Ladz faced Dwarfs across the rickety-rackety bridge.

The goat riders were proving annoying.

Sadly I forgot a piece of advice I'd given myself before the battle - "don't let the giant get charged".

Over on the rickety-rackety bridge the hearthguard disposed of the Orcs and set forth toward Orc territory

Followed by some of their fellows

The Orc Scouts were, at least, still alive

The Orc Shaman had formed a wall of spears

Aided by some magic the remains of the Orc boys splashed across Black Ford and charged home.

They were at half strength, charging an undamaged heavy infantry unit - the outcome was always likely to be unfavourable.

Dwarfs were pouring across the rickety-rackety bridge

With no-one left to oppose them

The boys dealt with the crossbow armed dwarfs felt able to brave the Black Ford

Preceded by the Goat Riders

the scouts were reduced to a single model as the Shaman bravely went hunting Dwarf

Defiant to the last

It was a forlorn and unlikely quest

The ford was in Dwarf hands!

Some additional phone pictures

All went very badly for my greenskins. When the giant went cheaply the numbers were always against me and Martins crossbow Dwarfs seem at last to have worked out how to shoot!

Next game will see the Orcs driven further up their side of the valley!