Ok so today I played my first 3 games of wotr at a tourny (and ive only had the rulebook for 6days)
so here's what happened
(i cant remember all this perfectly so some things will be left out, and the turns my not be right, but you will get the picture)
this was my list
Epic Hero:
Durburz - 70
Khamul the easterling (allied) - 125
Common:
Goblins with shields - 6 companies - 120
Goblins with bows - 4 companies - 80
Goblins with bows - 3 companies - 60
Wargs - 4 companies - 80
Rare:
Dragon - spells - 475
Cave troll - 75
Cave troll - 75
Gundabad Blackshields - 8 companies - 160
Legendary:
Sharku's hunters - 3 companies - 150
fate: tokens of terror (which i put on the blackshields, but the nazgul was with them the whole time so it was of no use)
Game 1: The high ground, maelstrom
the objective was a structure of +3D (and all terrain was 6c capacity, cause he was such a nice guy (and such a fun opponent))
opponent had
saruman
lurtz
4c uruks shield (epic heros here)
2 troll capt
2c scouts bows
3c xbox w/ capt
1c beserkers
3c uruk phalax
3c mauhur's marauaders
my map
_________top
left_____objective____right
________bottom
I rolled well for this as dragon, troll, gobs w/ shields, blackshields and wargs all coming on right (none of his stuff on right), 3c archers left and 4c archers bottom
his 4c uruks (lurtz and saruman) coming into top in forest, beserkers left (RIGHT BEHIND MY ARCHERS), 2c scouts bows on left into forest
turn 1
I move my 4c archers into the objective
4c uruks move into a building right next to all my guys (being my first game I didnt think to put anyone there, just thought to run the objective) and kill some goblins, and str from corruption on themselves, so i didnt charge them, instead, i hit them with all my magic and fire breath(that dragon is just amazing) and killed almost 2c
i shoot and kill a beserker, he shoots and kills 3ish gobs in objective
beserkers annihilate 3c archers (rear charge and all that beserker stuff)
turn 2(well i forget some things so some of this may be turn 3)
his move
beserkers move towards objective
saruans formation moves away back to forest (he did magic but i cant remember - it didnt do much)
troll chief arrives on left and moves at the double to objective
3c xbows arrive bottom into forest (again i didnt go in there as i for got about at the double)
2nd troll capt arrives top and moves to objective
mauhurs marauders arrive bottom(a third from the left side) and move to objective
3c phalax arrives bottom left of xbows in forest
My move
everything on right moves toward xbows in the forest (which is a slight detour from the objective) (tried to sunder spirit, then transfix the xbows, failed, but dragon gets dark fury and kills some, also, blackshields just block the uruks, cause they cant fit in to fight the xbows)
sharkus hunters arrive left, move right behind maudurs guys
troll top - arrive very close to the troll capt
shooting, i kill 3 beserkers, his 2c scouts kills 3ish gobs in objective, xbows fail to hurt the dragon
his marauders, troll capt on left attack the objective
beserkers fail to charge objective
his troll capt and my troll duke it out at the top(no result)
dragon, gobs w/ shield, wargs attack xbows, 13ish die, kills a few gobs in return, xbows lose but remain steadfast
sharkus guys kill 12ish marauders, 1 or 2 loss in return
troll kills 7ish gobs but gobs pass panic test
turn 3(and mixed with 4.... it 1am so i can remember everything)
My move
dragon moves and tremors maraudurs, phalax and xbows (but only does marauders, forgot about phalax and xbows, but it didnt matter) killing off mauhur's marauders, then finishes moving (at the double) on left side of phalax
blackshields advance on sarumans unit and shatter their shields, and kill some
troll on right, gobs w/ shields, and wargs get ready to attack xbows
top troll moves closer to objective, but close enough for throwing wpns btwn the trolls
sharkus guys line up to attack beserkers
His move
phalax faces dragon
top toll capt moves toward blackshields
lurts uses assasins shot on khamul
troll capt on left moves to attack sharkus guys ( to help the beserkers)
shooting
i kill 2 more beserkers
he kills 3ish more gobs in objective (the scouts had been pepering them with arrows the whole time)
his xbows kill some gobs
top toll capt heroic charges blackshields (cause sarumans unit was weak, and i had a almost full str unit of blackshields)
sharkus guys charge beserkers
dragon flies a long way and attacks troll capt (this is where he knew his was doomed, which left his phalax doing nothing)
troll, gobs, wargs charge xbows
troll uses sarumans might to call a heroic duel, he didnt know khamul had epic strike so i killed him
dragon eats the left troll capt
sharkus guys eat the beserkers
the xbows lose combat by a long shot and flee
(this actually finished on turn 4 but this is all that really happened)
so when we finished all he had was the 2c scouts in the forest on the left, saruman's unit in the forest on top, rightish side (didnt really get to do anything), and the phanlax
I had the dragon, both trolls, the now 4.1c goblins with shields, 2c arhers in objective, sharkus guys, 4c wargs, blackshields down to 6.2c
i get a massacre result (im overjoyed as it was my first game ever, and i had only had the rule book for 6 days)
things i learned:
lurtz's assasins shot is really dangerous (but never actually hurt me, just got my attention)
magic is a dominant force in wotr (the dragon w/ dark fury kills with most of its hits)
the dragon is freeking amazing, flying, magic everywhere, kills everything, his fireball (shooting) is so great when combined with his spells, kills so much and you never touch them
cavalry charges are great combined with the prowlers rule
beserkers are super dangerous if they get into the right postion
trolls are terrible at fighting other trolls
cave trolls are not that dangerous, dont dish out a whole lot of pain..., but its still worth having some the high str and attacking first (i learn more about trolls in game 3)
Games 2 and 3 coming up tomorrow
. I wonder why there were so many Isengard players. It's not that competitive.