Cob Wargaming

Game One

Orcs and Goblins vs Beastmen

Scenario: Open Battle

Result: Beastmen victory

Victory Point score: 691 - 443

 

Overview:

 

A great way to kick start the league with a good old fashioned throw down!

The orcs were sadly let down from the off by their goblin wolfrider underlings who, through some failed impetuous checks and fantastic charges, rode eagerly to their deaths against the khorne chaos ogres who with their overrun were then given an easy charge into the black orc chariot waiting in the back field. The Warhoof and Tuskgor destroyed the other orc chariot and after the other unit of wolf riders was killed by the Summoning the orcs were left with only the boar boys with the Black Orc Warboss, the shaman on wolf and the unit of wolf chariots left by the end of turn 2.

The wolf chariots however only added to the Orc woes by failing an impetuous check and charging the gors in the woods losing 2 chariots to dangerous terrain checks, 1 on the initial charge and then another when pursing the falling back gors. The Goblin Warboss had the gors on the ropes but the Brayshaman stepped in to support the floundering goats. Daemonic Vigour boosted his toughness to 6 and the Warboss just could not wound the supped up beastie. The Brayshaman not only won the challenge but also ran the Warboss down personally when the goblin broke and fled! 

The orcs looked close to utter collapse but were saved by the boar boy big uns that rampaged through the beastmen lines killing the dragon ogres, tuskgor chariot and gors with ease.

The boar boys would have caught the brayshaman in an overrun but the lucky shaman managed to evade as a single character. This was a huge moment in the game as it denied the orcs a potential 310 victory points. It would have been a massive swing that would have changed the outcome of the match.

The boar boys were lined up to take on the remaining beastmen forces when the game ended on turn 6 so we will never know if anything could have stopped those angry piggies!

 

MVP - Boar Boy Big Uns - The Unstoppable Pig Train