The back story behind todays game of Fantastic Battles was that Ian's Nature Army was thinking of encroaching upon my Ice Elf lands only to find that Phil and his larger army Orcs had got there first. So the Forces of Nature quickly decided to ally with their previous foes the Ice Elves to try and halt the Orc Horde. Ian and I decided I would be the Warlord (cos he wanted more points to spend on troops) but we both agreed you don't get many companies for 500 points each.
Deployment
Deployment after 'Mishaps' Phil's cavalry have gone back so far, they are now lurking behind the left hand hill.
My flying division supported by crossbow armed cavalry head for a flanking manoeuvre countered by the Orcs Wraith cavalry.
An overview of how the game was developing. Phil had pulled his cavalry back towards the centre so my flyers headed for the orcs instead. Ian had got his line back in order just in time to meet the advancing orcs.
My Ice Elf Mage Lord on his Wyvern crashes into the orc line supported by Tiger Riders and Spearmen-the Orcs won! Phil was making good use of magic and he always seemed to be one step ahead of us when moving; a canny player!
Phil managed to get his Wraith cavalry all the way round to the centre just as the two forces crashed into each other.
This proved to be a long and bloody clash between Ian's humans and Phil's long line of Orcs.
Having defeated my initial charge on the left, it looked like Phil was on his way to victory.
However, my Mage Lord on his Wyvern gathered his Draconian's and Crossbow troops for a last desperate charge on the left flank which (helped by some great dice throwing) he won scattering the orcs and their MageLord (B'arn-Door).
On the other side, Ian also managed some great dice throws and suddenly the Orc line was scattering and a surprise victory was ours.
Fantastic Battles gives a great game every time and we are really enjoying this set of rules. .
That looks great fun, and interesting how it all changed in one turn. Nice looking armies too, any chance of army lists? It's always fun to see how people interpret their Collection in Fantastic Battles terms
ReplyDeleteThanks, sadly no armylists to post as Phil and Ian took theirs home and mine was quickly put together in pencil. I do have my master list for Ice elves i shall pass on to you.
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