Here's my warband
- Durbûrz
- 2 Goblin Captains
- 4 Goblin Prowlers
- 17 Goblins [of various loadouts]
- 3 Cave Trolls [2 with hammers, 1 with spear]
I've got to say my recollection of this game is scant, it's almost 'not a battle report'. I know we were playing the Lords of Battle mission - which is scoring points from wounds caused. I set up aggressive, trying to get Theodred, who is the second rank on the end in the middle. I hoped I could get the troll in and kill him quick - cutting off Otty's access to the Fearless rule for his army.
Unfortunately, despite getting priority [at some point] I was unable to capitalise. I held back a bit and then was able to get in there but couldn't convert any success in the duels. Otty was able to bring in the cavalry and one troll took 2 wounds and the spear troll took 1.
My Goblins were being slaughtered with ease, I finally managed to get my third troll into combat - quite the journey from where he originally started. But I needed to bolster my left flank as Rohirrim were flooding in.
But it just wasn't enough, my goblins were just overrun and with two of the trolls falling my whole force started to crumble.
Doesn't look like I had much left at the end, a Troll, 4 goblins and a Goblin Captain. Outmanoeuvred, outgunned, outrolled - it was devastating. Perhaps though, I lost big so I could win big tomorrow?
But clearly Otty was much better prepared for the coming challenge.
I hope you have a great time!! I wonder if Goblins vs Rohirrim is a particularly bad match up (bad dice rolls aside). It will interesting to hear how your other games go.
ReplyDeleteThere are definite limitations to Moria Goblins and more specifically my list. Firstly, Moria do not have banners. They can take a drum to achieve some of the benefits but some matched play missions specifically score if you have a banner and score more if you do an your opponent doesn't! Thankfully those weren't the missions we played but it's a bit unfair.
DeleteAlso, they move slow [5"]. So, unless I have Warg Marauders the Trolls are my fastest at 6". Which means securing objectives is hard on their little legs.
Ordinarily I think Moria works better if you can outnumber your opponent. Getting models trapped gives you a Legion benefit too. But I went with the trolls for the brute force, speed of movement [fewer figures] and ease of remembering.
But you have a point - being outnumbered by Rohirrim with higher fight values, that's never going to end well. As to my other games...🤔 Do you think I did well, or not...?
I think you have similar luck to me in gaming, in which case you lost every game but had a good time laughing at your own misfortune :-)
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