pButcher v Menoth (Durst)

After my win vs. Josh, we re-racked immediately, both dropping different lists. I like this Butcher list, but am still tinkering - here trying min Uhlans, and throwing in Ragman and Great Bears to see what they'll do. I'm also running Boomies without Valachev, as I like him in my other list, and they're more there to gum things up than kill things in feat turn.

Anson Durst, Rock of the Faith
-Hierophant
-Reckoner
-Reckoner
Avatar of Menoth
Vassal of Menoth
Vassal of Menoth
Reclaimer
Exemplar Errants, Officer & Standard
Holy Zealots, Monolith Bearer
Choir of Menoth
Visoth Juviah Rhoven & Honor Guard

pButcher
War Dog
Demolisher
Beast 09
Boomhowlers
Iron Fang Pikemen, Officer & Standard
Iron Fang Konvik
Iron Fang Uhlans (min)
Great Bears
Ragman


Scenario: Line Breaker (2016)

I was even slacker with photos in this game. I lost the roll, so went second - this photo is after Menoth turn 1. My right flank was a disaster from the start - I'm not sure why I thought putting Great Bears against the Zealots was a good idea. 

My turn 1, moving up. I spread the Uhlans out, hoping to avoid blast damage. The Great Bears turtled up, not quite knowing what to do.

Top of 2 - Zealots killed 2 of the 3 Uhlans with bombs. A couple of Boomies got picked off.

My next turn, and I was feeling pretty ineffectual - pretty much steeling for the hit.

Things got really interesting from there, so of course, I forgot to take photos. One of the Reckoners got into Beast 09, leaving him on only a couple of boxes. The Avatar moved up, activating Menoth's Gaze (all enemy models within 8 inches can only advance towards it). I got tricky, and used the Demolisher to throw the Reckoner and knock down the Avatar. I then feated and climbed into the Avatar with the Pikemen, killing it, with the help of the above dice roll (a 1/7776 shot apparently).

this was looking like a tough-fought attrition run, and I wasn't thinking much about scenario. The trolls were doing a good job of gumming up the middle (even though they barley made a tough check). The Great Bears gave up on the left flank and headed into the middle. 

The left flank turned into a warjack graveyard, but besides Butch and the Ironfangs, Khador was losing the attrition fight. 

Things continued to grind. We were both under serious death clock pressure by this time. 

It ended like this. My objective is destroyed, and we thought this turn ended in 3 CPs, giving Menoth 5 and the win. In retrospect, the Menoth friendly flag shouldn't have given a point. I was inconsequential though, because there was no way I was getting Menoth off that flag in my next turn.

This is what the clock looked like at the end of the game. We got our money's worth out of this one!

Another good game. I was always on the back foot, and never really felt like I was going to get out of this one. Menoth dominated the table from turn one. It was really nice to get a throw off that actually worked!