thanks to Empireaddict and Janners for organising and reffing (Janners for the multiple runs to fetch cups of tea and coffee and donuts!) it was a really fun format, laid back and friendly but still with a competetive edge, it worked so well as everyone was on the same page, so I think everyone who attended really deserves some credit
thanks also to our opponents on Agents of Nyx, Desert Dogs and Fruits of the Forest for three fun and engaging games
very brief rundowns of the games
Game 1 - Agents of Nyx (Dark Elves and Chaos Warriors)
This was a bit of a mirror match, and our warmaster inexperience showed, unfortunately we ran out of time thanks to the log jam in the centre meaning nobody wanted to get stuck in... the standout moment for me was when my opposite number asked "so remind me how the Dark Elf blunder rule works again?" I explained the rule that I am *intimately* familiar with, and the very next roll for him comes up double 6....
Game 2 - Desert Dogs (Araby and Dogs of War)
we were badly mauled in this game, thanks to two lots of missile-armed flyers dropping behind our lines right away and disrupting our command, most of the dark elf army turned around to face them, only to fail the majority of command rolls and spend the subsequent turn staring at me rather than the other side.... meanwhile the chaos force was being rolled up by Voland's Venators who had clearly had their weetabix, a stern pep-talk, and presumably several doses of illegal performance enhancing steroids for good measure... never have two units of chaos knights and chariots been swept aside so easily... the hounds being flank charged and wiped out broke the chaos army which withdrew. Fortunately for me, my poor command rolls earlier meant my assets were largely untouched, so in full banzai mode, I got stuck in with as much as possible.... wiping out 4 units and managing to pull it back to a draw
Game 3 - Fruits of the Forest (Beastmen and Orcs & Goblins)
Everything really went our way in this game, with chaos warriors bulldozing their way through unit after unit of beastmen, and the cold ones eating up 3 units of boarboyz, thanks to some insane ordering from my sorceress (snakeeyes on 3 consecutive orders) we maintained a good position and broke the beastmen which gave us the win!
Really enjoyed the format and it was good to see the familiar faces again, as well as meet some of the other members of the scene, we will definitely be back again!
