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Herd v The League of Rhordia, 15mm Kings of War.
Today
I drove down to my very good friend Chris's house for a game of 15mm
Kings of War. We have been playing a whole series of loosely linked
games themed around our Herd (Beastmen) and League of Rhordia armies
(think knights with halfling allies). Today's battle was the largest
yet at 2,000 points per side. The story behind this battle was that
after a few smaller clashes the two armies were now meeting in force
along the border between their two lands. I had to try and capture a
League Chapel whilst Chris had to try and capture a Herd statue on my
side of their table.
Victory
points could also be scored for how many units we each had in the
opposing players half come the end of the battle.
The picture above is the armies deployed ready for battle. Below some pics of the first few rounds of action.
This
proved to be a very bloody battle as I rushed my Herd troops forward
to try and minimise the effect of all the League missile fire. By the
end of turn two both sides had already lost a few units. The battle
continued in that manner with some really exciting swings in fortune
on both sides.
By
turn 5 things were slowly turning in the Leagues favour despite my
best efforts. Turn 6 also went the Leagues way and then a throw of a
dice resulted in a 7th and final turn. By the time we
completed the final turn there were not many figures left on the
table. Adding up the various victory point conditions saw a League
victory but only by 2vp to 1vp.This was one of our closest and most
exciting games yet. My thanks to Chris for hosting.
It was indeed a great fun battle, and as you say, it felt as if it could swing either way until near the end. your Herd were, as always, a joy to play against.
ReplyDeletevery nice, haven't played KoW for yonks
ReplyDeleteWe have been having great fun with our 15mm armies which are also very quick to paint up.
ReplyDeleteLooks great stu, we must get another game of KOW in too...
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, although I reckon you should get a 15mm army!
ReplyDeleteSeconding the War Crow's comments re 15mm
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