Woffboot IX: The Generals: Stylus

Battle reports done, it's time for my own reflections on WoffBoot IX.

The Kinslaying: Wood Elves vs Host of the Eternity King

Round 4: versus Host of the Eternity King

My final battle of the WoffBoot was an elven civil war between my Wood Elves and a HotEK list of mostly Dark Elves, supported by a Frostheart and led by Allarielle, Incarnate of Life.

It was commanded by Kasfunatu, who I am very good at losing to in these tournaments, but I went in confident that I had a plan. Unfortunately, I don't think it was a good plan.

Armies

Host of the Eternity King

• Alarielle, Incarnate of Life
• SorceressLv 1 Shadow, Dispel Scroll, Ironcurse Icon, dark steed
• 14 x Darkshards
  Full command, Flaming Banner, shields
• 9 x Dark Riders
  Musician, Repeater crossbows, shields
• 5 x Doomfire Warlocks
• 1 x Frostheart Phoenix
• 1 x War Hydra

Fear Not, Till Birnam Wood Do Come: Wood Elves vs Warriors of Chaos

Round 3: versus Warriors of Chaos

Game 3 saw me face off my old SkypeBoot sparring partner Kraken, with the added virtue of both of us being in the same room.

Usually when my Wood Elves face his Warriors of Chaos, he result is an arrow-filled heap of carnage, but with a fast army led by Archaon, I knew I was in for a game.

I was expecting a good game, and was not about to be disappointed. It proved to be the kind of game that gets you hooked on Warhammer: six action-packed turns of changing fortunes and improbable dice rolls.

On more than one occasion I found myself running to the gamers in the adjoining room, not for rules queries, but just to shout, 'can you believe this just happened?'

Armies

Warriors of Chaos

• Archaon, The EverchosenLore of Metal
• Exalted Champion (BSB)
  Mark of Nurgle, Halberd, Scaly Skin and Hideous Visage
• 14 x Warriors of Chaos
  Shields, Full Command, Mark of Nurgle
• 1 x Chaos Chariot
  Mark of Khorne
• 5 x Marauder Horsemen
  Full Command, Mark of Slaanesh, Shields, Throwing Axes, Spears
• 5 x Chaos Knights
  Full Command, The Swords of Chaos, Ensorcelled Weapons

Pass The Cheese: Wood Elves vs Skaven

Round 2: versus Skaven

This was actually versus United Legions of the Everchosen (to gain Reign of Chaos effects - I wasn't exaggerating about the cheese), but was, in reality, an all-ratmen army with a Verminlord special character.

Facing a big horde of low-toughness critters, I went into this battle with a confidence that reflected my ignorance of the Skaven army book.

Armies

The Grand Legion of the Everchosen - Skaven

The Abomination is a proxy Verminlord
The Rat Ogres are proxy Stormfiends
The Jezzail is a proxy Ratling Gun
The Skullcannon is a proxy Warp Lightning Cannon
The Clanrats are proxy Stormvermin
The Warlord, to be fair, is a Warlord.

• Warlord
• Verminlord Deceiver
• Chieftain (BSB)
• Warlock Engineer
• 37 x Stormvermin
• 1 x Ratling Gun
• 1 x Warp Lightning Cannon
• 3 x Stormfiends

And The Greatest Of These Is Charioty: Wood Elves vs Tomb Kings

As the dust settles on WoffBoot IX, it's time for the general thoughts of the generals. While I'll be adding my own naval-gazing in due time, I'll first post all the battle reports.

Not only did I remember to take photos for every battle (a rarity), but I also had the advantage of a long and delayed train journey home, which meant I could write them all up from fresh memory.

Round 1: versus Tomb Kings

Armies

Tomb Kings

• Tomb Prince
• Liche Priest
• 19 x Skeleton Archers
• 5 x Skeleton Chariots
• 3 x Necropolis Knights
• 1 x Khemrian Warsphinx
• 1 x Casket of Souls

Woffboot IX: The Generals: Kraken

Yes! Actual physical attendance was achieved, after a three-year absence. That is such a result for me that my actual placement in the tournament felt entirely secondary. Which was pretty apt, given that I came second.

As my army returns to its Swedish locker, having survived a two-way battering from Ryanair with only minor fractures, I shall record my post-match analysis and thoughts. No big battle write-ups for two reasons:

• I didn't take any photos or notes, so it's all a bit blurry
• I took Archaon, and writing any sort of narrative based on him is just going to be lousy fanfic. There'd be a bit where he makes out with Alarielle, for example, and nobody wants to read my take on that. As I know from countless rejection letters. 

Woffboot IX: The Generals: Kasfunatu

Kasfunatu 

Woffboot IX is officially over, and the last general has left.

I wanted to reflect on the armies and battles from the weekend, and provide some thoughts/commentary/log for posterity.

Ultimately I had two convincing wins, one reasonable loss and one crushing defeat; resulting in 3rd place overall.

WoffBoot IX

“Do not let us be ... hasty”

	Vs Sk	Vs CW	Vs HotEK	Vs WE	Vs TK	TOTAL
Skaven	-	9	19	18	8	54
Chaos Warriors	11	-	15	6	14	46
Eternity King	1	5	-	17	19	42
Wood Elves	2	14	3	-	12	31
Tomb Kings	12	6	1	8	-	27

WoffBoot IX: Mark Your Calendar

With the End Times charging on apace, we've had a bit of a ReBoot of the WoffBoot, and have come up with some tournament amendments.

... or you could just use the back of an envelope.

Everything below is an update from the previous post, for discussion as always: