Well written and quite enjoyable to read. Thanks for posting!
Taking The Watcher at 350 against a relatively new player is a serious amount of cheese, but on the other hand it’s always nice to bring in centerpiece models to change things up a bit.
I hope you didn't scare him away from the game! Plus, did you give him any tips after?
Lastly, this particular segment puzzled me:
JamesR wrote:
… Of course I kept the Watcher in reserve but didn't tell my opponent what I was holding back...
From a narrative point of view, this makes sense (surprise attack by the watcher), but from a game point of view it’s an eye opener. Was he seriously oblivious to the fact that a Watcher would appear in the game? I mean, are you even allowed to
hide models from opponents?