Prince of Spires wrote:So it would be a fun list, but it's probably not playing to the O&G strengths.
This.
Prince of Spires wrote:110 skeletons is a lot to get through. You don't want to get stuck there while the harder hitting elements can pick and chose where to hit you.
This is true but thankfully I have the Beasts and the Trolls, both good at killing Infantry. Unfortunately Liam has plenty of Monstrous Infantry himself.
CaledorRises wrote:I don't know much about Maneaters so I cannot really comment on them, but they are small Ogre units.
They’re not bad CR. Rod is probably right that a maxed-out list would omit them but they are Strength 5 and have Special Rules. I forgot to list that these also had Vanguard but we completely forgot this and for my Wolf Riders too! In fact I had to remind Liam to move them in his first turn!
CaledorRises wrote:Grave Guard
The main issue here is Killing Blow, even with my characters rocking Ward saves.
CaledorRises wrote:I'd put you ahead in this match-up, but not by a massive degree.
I agree.
Deployment
Liam decided not to contest his left flank. Both units of Ogres were on his right.
On the other side of the tower were the Grave Guard, screening the Necromancer’s Skeleton bunker. Then we had a big skelly block (with Banshee), Crypt Horrors, another block and more CH’s, still roughly in the centre.
As mentioned, a pair of Giants were present to complicate things, one on each flank, roughly on the centre line. I’d played with these at one of Mark’s tournaments a few years ago but this time forgot to deploy far back as a precaution. This was especially risky given Liam was likely to get the first turn (and hence some influence over the Giants) because he had fewer deployment drops. On my left, roughly opposite the Ogres, I deployed the Flamers, Skillcannon, a Mangler and a bolt shooter. A second war machine is out of shot to the far left.
In the centre I had the Arrer Boyz, main block screened by Snotlings, then Trolls.
On my right, overlapping Liam’s line, were the second Mangler, the Beasts and the Wolf Riders, with the third artillery piece behind.