251 Ossrum vs Syvestro
04.02.2024, 2d6 Thorri #1
Ossrum
- Earthbreaker
- 3x Driller
Siege Crawler
2x Forge Guard
Tactical Arcanist Corps
Artillery Corps
Thor
Stonelord Guvul Gondor
vs
Syvestro
- Liberator
Prospero
- Vulcan
Alyce
Mechanic
2x Trancer
2x Assault Troopers
2x Railless Interceptor
Mentalist
Dragonsbreath Rocket Battery
Deployment
My opponent wins the roll-off and chooses to go first. Probably a mistake considering the matchup. I really like the side with 30mm and 40mm objectives behind houses.
Turn 1A
Running…
Turn 1B
Earthbreaker gets Snipe and applies -2 SPD to the Vulcan and one Railless, allowing the drillers and Forge Guard to push up ahead. I am nervous about the shooting I am about to receive, but don’t have much choice.
Turn 2A
Liberator runs up to contest both the 40mm objectives. This also allows Syvestro to Crit. Blind the Siege Crawler. Shooting kills one of the Drillers in the center.
Turn 2B
Ossrum feats and jam the objectives. I struggle a bit with the Liberator and have to commit both units of Forge Guards to get the job done. Shooting kills the DBR and a Trancer who was contesting my 30mm.
Score 4-1
Turn 3A
Syvestro feats and goes ham on my army. I lose the Earthbreaker and almost all Forge Guards. Lucky for me my opponent is unable to clear any of the central objectives, so we each score a point on the objective terrain and my opponent scores his 30mm.
Score 4-2
Turn 3B
Ossrum runs away and I shoot out the Trancer on the opposite 30mm. Drillers kill the Assault Trooper who were contesting my 30mm and the leftmost 40mm.
Score 7-3
Turn 4A
Opponent is unable to contest and I win
Victory for the Mercenaries!
:: Evaluation ::
Another game where I get stomped on attrition, but run away with the scenario game. My opponent was running very low on clock after his feat turn, but it didn’t really affect the gameplay in the end too much. With a bit higher priority on contesting the scenario elements on my opponent’s part I don’t think I would have been able to pull out a win.
I ended up with a strong SoS this tournament end somehow ended up on second place. I was by far the player who had the lowest amount of Army Points destroyed, which I find pretty hilarious but also very fitting to Ossrum’s playstyle in this new scenario pack.