Road to Bristol: The Art of War! #2

Hi folks,

The Bristol Tournament is fast approaching so it's time to catch up with what's been happening regarding our preparations!

As Lucky-Sixes has said; whilst we may not have expectations of winning the tournament and returning home in ultimate glory we do want to do as well as possible thus set ourselves up with some practice 2.0 (Beta) battles to prepare ourselves.

At this stage it looks as though officially only Lucky-Sixes' Highborn Elves will be entering the tournament itself whilst I look to provide photo support, cheer-leading and add lots of banter to the equation but nonetheless I've been listed as a tournament back-up player therefore at any moment I could be drafted in to compete for real.  As a result I've been looking to prepare my own army; in case I get a last minute place!

This leads nicely into our first battle practice as I rallied together a relatively non-proxy Orcs & Goblins army to take on the Highborns.

My list contained:

Iron Orc Warlord (General w. War Cry) - Paired Weapons (Blessed Inscriptions), Plate Armour (Tuktek's Guard), Pan Of Protection Pinchin', Potion Of Swiftness, War Boar

Iron Orc Chief (BSB) - Shield, Green Tide Banner, Talisman Of Shielding

Orc Shaman (Wizard Apprenctice - Pyromancy) - Magical Heirloom

35x Orc 'Eadbashers - Full Command, Spears, Green Tide Banner
30x Cave Goblins - 2x Mad Gits

33x Iron Orcs - Full Command, Mikinok's Totem
Orc Boar Chariot
5x Goblin Raider Wolf Riders

Skewerer
Greenhide Catapult (Git Launcher) w. Orc Overseer

Gargantula
Giant w. Giant Club

The list was built around a couple of gribblies in the Gargantula & Giant whilst my Iron Orc General on his War Boar would be roaming around solo hopefully causing some trouble.  My two big infantry blocks (I'm not counting the Cave Goblins) would be my main objective grabbers and fighters whilst the Gobbos, Boar Chariot & War Machines provided some support.

With only a Wizard Apprentice (albeit with the Heirloom to get the additional spell) I was intrigued to see how I'd compete in that phase, especially against a Wizard master.

Battle would commence in an age-old Elves vs. Greenskins!

Kind regards,
Hyper-G