Well done on your LGT win. It’s not surprising but vey interesting you predicted a lot of the Bretonian meta dominance for LGT. Can’t wait to see your video on the event. Well done lad!
This army intro and battle narration is top notch. Love how us goblins can keep up. The history of armies through various editions of WHFB is also an excellent touch which we don’t see enough of from other channels.
@@BenWhitley-w5s The longue duree historical picture is something I value a lot. Warhammer is much bigger than just the present moment, which is just the latest chapter in a greater story, one that began in 1983.
I've really noticed that former 6'ers say that TOW is like 8th and 8th edition players say it's like 6th. For example charging, a 6th player goes look it's random distance just like 8th and an 8th player goes look you have to wheel just like 6th, and both ignore the many differences that actually exist.
The Return of the King! Excellent video, as always, Dr. Blaxill. As someone who got into wargaming as a very young lad, attending tournaments with those far exceeding my years, your respect and admiration for your young opponent is downright delightful.
@@dylan9025 He earned my respect. I thought initially he would just play super aggressive and fearlessly but he was actually very proportional in all he did and even erred to the defensive (wisely, because he knew he was ahead on the leaderboard and that it was not a proportionate risk to play overly aggressively against me).
Love the commentary. Especially regarding the twin brother in game 5 and both of them having snogged the same lady and getting the same locket. That was great foreshadowing when you mentioned it during the previous match. It enriched that narration so much. Kudos.
Such a blast to watch! Thank you Luke, and thank you again for being honest about the state of the game. Too many channels out there that just keep repeating how great ToW is. Don't get me wrong, I love having fantasy back, but this is Heros & co vs Dragons ltd and I really miss seing proper armies on the table. #25% Characters - 50% Core
@@Anecron1 I agree that the tone of most commentary is too uncritically positive and this often annoys me. OW is a good game mostly because it's Warhammer Fantasy, rather than because of the specific changes this team of designers brought in. It can also be both a great game and extremely flawed simultaneously. There is no contradiction there, because Warhammer Fantasy is that good.
2:02:48 Heresy! Cardboard cut-outs are the *real* Warhammer. The Magnificent Sven, Forenrond's Last Stand, Battle for Maugthrond Pass? All originally played with the mighty cardboard cut-out!
Brilliant commentary. Shame the Lizardmen were a bit shit that's my army and I'm playing my first game at the weekend with them. Will def be taking at least one flying unit with them
I've heard tell that they can be made quite strong! There are some other comments on this thread by some experienced Lizard players which might provide some inspiration!
That was a most entertaining AND informative read through of an army list. I almost feel I should turn around and rout off the table immediately I see a Bretonnian army advancing towards me.
Thats a rather attractive trophy, well done. Very enjoyable episode, I felt like I was there with your game breakdowns and superb storytelling, shocked by the game five revelation of not only a twin but the cheeky begger even wooed the same young lady.
Would love to see the "whole other video" about 6th/7th players! I got my start with 7th, though I moved over to 8th pretty quickly, and I still think of it very fondly as an edition. 6th, meanwhile, produced most of the army books in my collection, and all of my favourites except 7th Skaven and 8th Vampire Counts. 6th's limited approach to army lists seems to me to have been pretty much the game achieved.
Thank you for this video. You've reminded me, for all your criticisms (which I share) of the things I genuinely like about ToW after being burned on it for months. I need to get back to making my magic system fix!
Make sure you listen punks! You might just find some foes staring you evilly in the face!!!!! Hello Dr. Blaxill! Only you can get away with creating mayhem and making look like a huge victory! LOL!!!! Greetings from America, and online player of Warhammer! What an awesome army you have!!!
I tended to steer clear of tournaments as I am a big fluff player but you have inspired me to give it go…Love your videos and opinions…Thanks Dr.Blaxill…
@@adrianwain it's absolutely worth doing. There are also players who go there who aren't gamesists and are fluffy (because it gives them 5 games over a weekend). It's usually a very positive experience and gives food for thought.
@DrBlaxill oh I've been to tourneys before but getting absolutely smashed sort of seemed like a waste of my time...Never really had in any interest in bringing the latest meta or the filth..I've collected since first Ed and was very much in the telling a story with a game frame of mind and collected armies as I imagined them to be and not based on the best choice..But I can sort of see the allure now of competitive gaming...Like you say...Why not do both...
Twice while watching this most excellent battle reports I got wife agro ! But I came back and was rewarded with an exciting game 5. Thx for the great video!.
I really enjoyed your opinion and the personality you add to your reviews. You're a good player and people should give you some credit more widely (not saying they don't, rather just not seen you about much is all). I'll be following you thank you.
Thank you :-) My perspective is really one of a competitive 8th ed player from the time before OW, and that angle is not more of the more popular ones at present. But adds some value I think, glad you agree!
First time listener. Really enjoyed your enthusiasm and clear love of the game. Been playing since 6th and loved 8th, but we have to play what others are playing or there is no competition. Look forward to improvements in Warhammer TOW.
@@Loquitar2009 Yes. Forever the way. I'd much rather be playing 8th from a game perspective but the time we're in is now, and I'm pledged to give old world a very good go before I start playing a bit of oldhammer alongside it
I have to comment how much I loved this video! so good! Such great descriptions of the battles so entertaining! Love the breakdown at the end and agree with you on everything.
Dr. Blaxill emerges with another Battle Report… I dare say, it's like watching our mighty Bretonnian Duke Blaxill rally his knights to glorious victory! Not the glistening lance, but Blaxill's tactical brilliance that pierces through the enemy lines (unless we are talking about those "lines"). For the Lady of the Lake and the rightful ruler of the tabletop! Punks Beware! Thank you for your time, Ser.
@@DrBlaxill If we were then to stick you on a horse in a unit in Lance formation that would still be everyone though. I guess you'll need a flying horsey.
Finally managed to watch this video as at night time I was too tired and fell asleep. This commentary needs my complete attention to understand the complexity of the tactics being used. This was epic and I hope you create a video report for each tournament you attend. Loved it.🎉
Listening to you so easily outline the core issues with the Lizardmen (the army I take to tournaments) was rough. Rest assured by not taking a Slann, fielding plenty of scouting skinks and some line shenanigans with temple guard they can hold their own in a tourney (3 carnosaurs helps too)
I like the gauntlet on it too. Making a champion accept is an interesting little gimmick, especially because the BSB on the peg can get flank and rear charges sometimes to go with the +3 static.
Congrats on making second place, and love your army, such vibrant colours really makes them pop. I think next year The Old World could really do with a rules revision.
Enjoyed these very much, the same things are good about them as in all your other reports. Plus a Jam roly-poly bonus of course. The lists didn't look as filthy as promised though a lot of it turned out to be pretty one dimensional in terms of what actually did anything. I guess it helps that Bretonnians and Wood Elves still at least look fairly thematic in this edition and small elite Chaos armies are not necessarily new even though we now have the notable absence of any 'Warriors of Chaos'. Well done on going so close and congrats to the winner as well!
@@ClydeMillerWynant I tend to agree. What I fought mostly looked absolutely fine. Mine was probably the worst of those on the BR (a few too many pegasi). The meta certainly felt flat though, so tediously hero centric
@@entropy2100 thanks. A lot of content is sort of 'soft competitive' as people very often talk about what's good and what's not and of course how you can win. But I think there's a space for hard comeptitive content too, especially as we're likeliest to move the meta given time
@@JMACCSArmiesOfMiddleEarth introduction of missions is the best bet for that I think. Infantry is the heart and soul of Warhammer, it's got to make relevant again
Interesting. So 'evade' works with contact following a pursuit move, so I couldn't have used it against the charge. However, had the Grail Knights charged my knight of the realm unit, I held, then overan or pursued them into my Prophetess (which they would have done) then there would have been a debate on whether she could have used evade (initiative test) even though I was fleeing. The rules don't say that fleeing troops can't use, but I think they'd have been a debate! However even if I'd been cognisant of that (I wasn't- I'm still liable to forget OW specific rules like this one) I still think I'd have fled with the knights anyway because eyeballing it, it did not look like they would clip her with a failed charge. My opponent also needed I think a five and a six with his charge dice and got them.
Thanks for the report. Already written below how important it is to not play named character with even the rules that make them less powerfull (as the green jnight not appering on hills, and not being swiftride), in order not to finish by just forbid them :(. In addition, I think you you try 1500 pts tournaments as done in some countries. Playing then a dragon usually means no high level wizard next to it .And if he is on it, less spells and dispels when using the dragon in combat. It changes a lot the meta of the game, and don't lead to the situation you regret, as 2000 pts do . No need to resctict the game, juste try all its sides!
Yep. I also should have challenged the Carno with the Duke which would have let me swing at it again. Sometimes when its 1 v 1 character the challenges seem irrelervant but they can matter in a subsequent turn.
Good report and very interesting to hear your thoughts on the meta. It was strange that you had closed lists and didn’t use objective oriented scenarios at the tournament. I disagree that this is less herohammer (or gimmicky) than 4-5th edition, but agree that definitely more than 6-8th. I agree that in the future the tournament meta will require stronger comps and mission-based redirection to add balance and depth.
I would certainly have preferred open lists for such a new game. And missions are essential I think. In the tournament I co-ran, we used 9th age missions worth 8TP out of 20 and this at a stroke produced a great improvement in the metagame.
I truly look forward to the heavily comped future with comp scores for every army and sportsmanship after every game. I can’t wait for most of the things from the Warhammer player Society to come back. the comp rules used in the last official games workshop grand tournaments.
Witzig - erst heut Mittag dachte ich, dass es doch bald mal wieder Zeit wird für den verehrten Herr Dr. Blaxill. Ich hatte schon befürchtet, dass ihm Old World keine Freude mehr macht.
"Stories of filth, not fluff" indeed. An emerging trend is that skew lists tend to do better compared to combined arms. That, and the fact that infantry is paying for the sins of the past leads to some rather weird armies on the table. The good part, I think, is that despite the flith, the jank, and the incongruous forces marching to the field, such armies and fields look stunning compared to the bunched-up, round-based mobs, all hiding behind an L shaped ruin set in a symmetrical battlefield of the fantastical future. I firmly believe the strength of Old World, and indeed of Fantasy, lies in the narrative element, the "your-dudes" factor (as opposed to an unlikely arrangement of dramatis personae), and the historical hue it had from the outset. However, competitive and cutthroat play is both good and necessary both to distill the ruleset to a more palatable form, and showcase good generalship. Cheers,
@@stephentoal4705 Ah, on checking I see I'm wrong. I thought fast cavalry gave you the reserve move, but it does not. You need to put the wizard in some yeomen to do it (as reserve move is 'majority of unit'). I don't think I actually used my illegal reserve move in any of my games however.
33:25 I had to pause the video. I was laughing so hard at the passionate recounting of the decapitation events. That must have been even more funny at the time. Your poor opponent's face as one point sink after another gets decapitated!
@@bigbloke2000 he took it extremely well. I actually probably wouldn't have bothered going for the giant as the game was long since over but he encouraged me to play it out.
dude I love your narration.... it's like listening to an old school baseball game on the radio
thought just the same, it's like poetry. Makes the report so much more immersive - great stuff
One hour fifteen in , classic Warhammer nerd convo , 🤣
I was worried at first. That was a very subdued "Hello Punks" but then relieved to see the frantic energy appear soon after
Thanks - thought so! Second question, what mechanic allowed your lizardman opponent to decline first turn after you prayed?
Yours are the only tow reports I watch to the end. You describe the differences between this game and fantasy and I relate to your way of thinking.
Well done on your LGT win. It’s not surprising but vey interesting you predicted a lot of the Bretonian meta dominance for LGT. Can’t wait to see your video on the event. Well done lad!
Great work Luke, a man of many talents
@@CraigBellamymilkbar yes and where would I have been without ict guides? Started me off!
This army intro and battle narration is top notch. Love how us goblins can keep up. The history of armies through various editions of WHFB is also an excellent touch which we don’t see enough of from other channels.
@@BenWhitley-w5s The longue duree historical picture is something I value a lot. Warhammer is much bigger than just the present moment, which is just the latest chapter in a greater story, one that began in 1983.
"An orgy of deforestation" - i spilled some tea at this one!
@@Lev-2d6 hopefully not on a pristine white carpet!
Thanks for this. Great insight and fun commentary. Bravo!
This video is top-notch quality.
I've really noticed that former 6'ers say that TOW is like 8th and 8th edition players say it's like 6th. For example charging, a 6th player goes look it's random distance just like 8th and an 8th player goes look you have to wheel just like 6th, and both ignore the many differences that actually exist.
The Return of the King! Excellent video, as always, Dr. Blaxill. As someone who got into wargaming as a very young lad, attending tournaments with those far exceeding my years, your respect and admiration for your young opponent is downright delightful.
@@dylan9025 He earned my respect. I thought initially he would just play super aggressive and fearlessly but he was actually very proportional in all he did and even erred to the defensive (wisely, because he knew he was ahead on the leaderboard and that it was not a proportionate risk to play overly aggressively against me).
Excellent list and excellent commentary, well done!
Excellent content.
Iv probably watched your oldhammer Chaos army video 100+ times by now.
@@cloraformsgood5340 Excellent. That video is my magnum opus I think, as befits an army that took many years to collect.
This video is amazing!
The banner Repanse is carrying is beautiful. Excellent work!
I learned so much from this video.
Love the commentary. Especially regarding the twin brother in game 5 and both of them having snogged the same lady and getting the same locket. That was great foreshadowing when you mentioned it during the previous match. It enriched that narration so much. Kudos.
Many thanks. I think Sirienne has a large box of those lockets...in fact she may have snogged all 14 Dukes of Bretonnia! A scandal in the offing!
I laughed so much while watching this.
Such a blast to watch! Thank you Luke, and thank you again for being honest about the state of the game. Too many channels out there that just keep repeating how great ToW is. Don't get me wrong, I love having fantasy back, but this is Heros & co vs Dragons ltd and I really miss seing proper armies on the table. #25% Characters - 50% Core
@@Anecron1 I agree that the tone of most commentary is too uncritically positive and this often annoys me. OW is a good game mostly because it's Warhammer Fantasy, rather than because of the specific changes this team of designers brought in.
It can also be both a great game and extremely flawed simultaneously. There is no contradiction there, because Warhammer Fantasy is that good.
2:02:48 Heresy! Cardboard cut-outs are the *real* Warhammer. The Magnificent Sven, Forenrond's Last Stand, Battle for Maugthrond Pass? All originally played with the mighty cardboard cut-out!
This video brings so much positive value.
Brilliant commentary. Shame the Lizardmen were a bit shit that's my army and I'm playing my first game at the weekend with them. Will def be taking at least one flying unit with them
I've heard tell that they can be made quite strong! There are some other comments on this thread by some experienced Lizard players which might provide some inspiration!
The doctor has shown, has conquered, and given us a grand synopsis of his latest campaign into the realms of competitive play.
Excellent work, Sir! Really enjoyed this. Thank you.
That was a most entertaining AND informative read through of an army list. I almost feel I should turn around and rout off the table immediately I see a Bretonnian army advancing towards me.
@@AndyM_323YYY yes, flee might be a good option,. especially if you see the Duke coming...
Thats a beautifully painted army
Wow, that was a great listen!
Thats a rather attractive trophy, well done. Very enjoyable episode, I felt like I was there with your game breakdowns and superb storytelling, shocked by the game five revelation of not only a twin but the cheeky begger even wooed the same young lady.
Good to see you again, sir!
Would love to see the "whole other video" about 6th/7th players! I got my start with 7th, though I moved over to 8th pretty quickly, and I still think of it very fondly as an edition. 6th, meanwhile, produced most of the army books in my collection, and all of my favourites except 7th Skaven and 8th Vampire Counts. 6th's limited approach to army lists seems to me to have been pretty much the game achieved.
Always an amazing watch - educational, entertaining, and concise. Thanks Doc!
The content is truly outstanding.
I feel connected to you through this video.
I enjoyed the warts-and-all travalogue description of the Holiday Inn stay in Essex 😂
Oh I took some of the warts out! I didn't mention the topless BMX men and the self driving prams on the streets!
Very good video, and congrats on second mate. Given me some serious thoughts on army comps and lists now.. cheers
Thank you for this video. You've reminded me, for all your criticisms (which I share) of the things I genuinely like about ToW after being burned on it for months. I need to get back to making my magic system fix!
This video made my day better.
Make sure you listen punks! You might just find some foes staring you evilly in the face!!!!! Hello Dr. Blaxill! Only you can get away with creating mayhem and making look like a huge victory! LOL!!!! Greetings from America, and online player of Warhammer! What an awesome army you have!!!
I tended to steer clear of tournaments as I am a big fluff player but you have inspired me to give it go…Love your videos and opinions…Thanks Dr.Blaxill…
@@adrianwain it's absolutely worth doing. There are also players who go there who aren't gamesists and are fluffy (because it gives them 5 games over a weekend). It's usually a very positive experience and gives food for thought.
@DrBlaxill oh I've been to tourneys before but getting absolutely smashed sort of seemed like a waste of my time...Never really had in any interest in bringing the latest meta or the filth..I've collected since first Ed and was very much in the telling a story with a game frame of mind and collected armies as I imagined them to be and not based on the best choice..But I can sort of see the allure now of competitive gaming...Like you say...Why not do both...
Thank you very much, well done :)
I love the character and enthusiasm you bring to battle reports. This genre is filled with too many stale personalities!
Just awesome! Greetings from Vancouver Canada. Definitely earned a subscription. Cheers!
Love your battle reports Dr. Blaxill. Well done Sir. That last match was epic.
This video made me think deeply.
I couldn't take my eyes off the screen while watching this.
High praise! Blink and you'll miss it!
Twice while watching this most excellent battle reports I got wife agro ! But I came back and was rewarded with an exciting game 5. Thx for the great video!.
@@moonlightets3571 excellent!
I really enjoyed your opinion and the personality you add to your reviews. You're a good player and people should give you some credit more widely (not saying they don't, rather just not seen you about much is all).
I'll be following you thank you.
Thank you :-)
My perspective is really one of a competitive 8th ed player from the time before OW, and that angle is not more of the more popular ones at present. But adds some value I think, glad you agree!
I love the way you edited this video.
You did an amazing job.
You have a bright future in this field.
Believe me Dr. Blaxill I am not going to forget when GW sent my beloved Bretonnian Pegasus to the knackers!
Great energy and narrative. Was captivated from the jump!
As an anthropologist, I loved that callout to the House of Wisdom. Not exactly another WFB channel out there where I could hope for that.
Thanks Luke, love your passion and opinions. Another great video
Great video thoroughly enjoyed it and glad you had a great showing!
Thank you for creating such a wonderful video.
First time listener. Really enjoyed your enthusiasm and clear love of the game. Been playing since 6th and loved 8th, but we have to play what others are playing or there is no competition. Look forward to improvements in Warhammer TOW.
@@Loquitar2009 Yes. Forever the way. I'd much rather be playing 8th from a game perspective but the time we're in is now, and I'm pledged to give old world a very good go before I start playing a bit of oldhammer alongside it
I've subscribed to your channel.
I have to comment how much I loved this video! so good! Such great descriptions of the battles so entertaining! Love the breakdown at the end and agree with you on everything.
thanks! :-)
YES! MORE DR. LUKE! FINALLYYYYY Did you see the new warriors of chaos re-releases?? MORE DRAGONS!
Top notch battle reports good doctor. Thank you for posting.
This was such a lovely series of battle reports. It was a blast listening to it on my commute. You have a lovely voice for narration.
Thank you. That's a good job given how much time my students have to spend listening to me.
this is excellent, give this man a TV broadcaster deal now! PUNKS!
Dr. Blaxill emerges with another Battle Report… I dare say, it's like watching our mighty Bretonnian Duke Blaxill rally his knights to glorious victory! Not the glistening lance, but Blaxill's tactical brilliance that pierces through the enemy lines (unless we are talking about those "lines"). For the Lady of the Lake and the rightful ruler of the tabletop! Punks Beware! Thank you for your time, Ser.
Exactly- if I had a virtue it would be 'the virtue of linehammer' and would prevent anything other than those in base to base from attacking me!
@@DrBlaxill If we were then to stick you on a horse in a unit in Lance formation that would still be everyone though. I guess you'll need a flying horsey.
Awesome ... new content!
Congrats on bringing home the Silver! Thanks for the share!!
Finally managed to watch this video as at night time I was too tired and fell asleep. This commentary needs my complete attention to understand the complexity of the tactics being used. This was epic and I hope you create a video report for each tournament you attend. Loved it.🎉
Listening to you so easily outline the core issues with the Lizardmen (the army I take to tournaments) was rough. Rest assured by not taking a Slann, fielding plenty of scouting skinks and some line shenanigans with temple guard they can hold their own in a tourney (3 carnosaurs helps too)
Great video! I really appreciate how strongly you express your opinions
This video changed my perspective on this topic.
Congrats, on the trophy! You have earned a whiskey and a cigar.
BSB with Duty and Warbanner on Royal Pegasus is great. That flat bonus to combat resolution applied at the right time has won me many a game.
I like the gauntlet on it too. Making a champion accept is an interesting little gimmick, especially because the BSB on the peg can get flank and rear charges sometimes to go with the +3 static.
Congrats on making second place, and love your army, such vibrant colours really makes them pop. I think next year The Old World could really do with a rules revision.
Enjoyed these very much, the same things are good about them as in all your other reports. Plus a Jam roly-poly bonus of course.
The lists didn't look as filthy as promised though a lot of it turned out to be pretty one dimensional in terms of what actually did anything. I guess it helps that Bretonnians and Wood Elves still at least look fairly thematic in this edition and small elite Chaos armies are not necessarily new even though we now have the notable absence of any 'Warriors of Chaos'. Well done on going so close and congrats to the winner as well!
@@ClydeMillerWynant I tend to agree. What I fought mostly looked absolutely fine. Mine was probably the worst of those on the BR (a few too many pegasi).
The meta certainly felt flat though, so tediously hero centric
Thanks for the effort you go to with this. IMO it’s the best compeditive old world available
@@entropy2100 thanks. A lot of content is sort of 'soft competitive' as people very often talk about what's good and what's not and of course how you can win. But I think there's a space for hard comeptitive content too, especially as we're likeliest to move the meta given time
Great recap. As an infantry lover Im rly struggelign with old world. Hopefully some changes will help.
@@JMACCSArmiesOfMiddleEarth introduction of missions is the best bet for that I think. Infantry is the heart and soul of Warhammer, it's got to make relevant again
Prophetess could have tested initiative to evade the charge of the Grail Knights?
Interesting. So 'evade' works with contact following a pursuit move, so I couldn't have used it against the charge. However, had the Grail Knights charged my knight of the realm unit, I held, then overan or pursued them into my Prophetess (which they would have done) then there would have been a debate on whether she could have used evade (initiative test) even though I was fleeing. The rules don't say that fleeing troops can't use, but I think they'd have been a debate!
However even if I'd been cognisant of that (I wasn't- I'm still liable to forget OW specific rules like this one) I still think I'd have fled with the knights anyway because eyeballing it, it did not look like they would clip her with a failed charge. My opponent also needed I think a five and a six with his charge dice and got them.
You're the third most excentric British lecturer I ever had
@@bobdole8830 :-)
Fantastic video. Thanks as always
Wow! That confirms it. The old world is herohammer on steroids!
Another excellent video! 👌🏼
This whole video was Entertainment!
Great battle reports and final summary!
WHY IS DAD YELLING AT US 😭
🤣🤣🤣
Best thing I've read all day!😂
Great video I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this whilst at work this morning!
At work! Perfect!
Very nice, thank you good sir! :D
Thanks for the report. Already written below how important it is to not play named character with even the rules that make them less powerfull (as the green jnight not appering on hills, and not being swiftride), in order not to finish by just forbid them :(.
In addition, I think you you try 1500 pts tournaments as done in some countries. Playing then a dragon usually means no high level wizard next to it .And if he is on it, less spells and dispels when using the dragon in combat. It changes a lot the meta of the game, and don't lead to the situation you regret, as 2000 pts do .
No need to resctict the game, juste try all its sides!
As the community articles have emphasized, TOW is primarily a narrative game but there isn't much narrative to play.
I'll have you know I have the same archer models (Foundry, aren't they?) and I've loved them very, very much. Glad to see other enjoyers!
Yes, I got the red and yellow squires from the ex-citadel range from Foundry. They were originally 80s citadel but the Perry twins retained the IP.
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Hindsight. Maybe the Green Knight should have challanged the sorcerer the previous turn? Thus being safe from the demon prince.
Yep. I also should have challenged the Carno with the Duke which would have let me swing at it again. Sometimes when its 1 v 1 character the challenges seem irrelervant but they can matter in a subsequent turn.
@@DrBlaxill thankfully, as a Woodelf Annoyance of Nettlings user I have it ingrained to do challanges.
"I'll have another slice of Jam Roly-poly please, vicar" deserves to become part of tabletop wargaming parlance.
Excellent introduction for our game! 😂
Good report and very interesting to hear your thoughts on the meta. It was strange that you had closed lists and didn’t use objective oriented scenarios at the tournament. I disagree that this is less herohammer (or gimmicky) than 4-5th edition, but agree that definitely more than 6-8th. I agree that in the future the tournament meta will require stronger comps and mission-based redirection to add balance and depth.
I would certainly have preferred open lists for such a new game. And missions are essential I think. In the tournament I co-ran, we used 9th age missions worth 8TP out of 20 and this at a stroke produced a great improvement in the metagame.
The glory of brettoia is magnificent
I truly look forward to the heavily comped future with comp scores for every army and sportsmanship after every game. I can’t wait for most of the things from the Warhammer player Society to come back. the comp rules used in the last official games workshop grand tournaments.
Witzig - erst heut Mittag dachte ich, dass es doch bald mal wieder Zeit wird für den verehrten Herr Dr. Blaxill. Ich hatte schon befürchtet, dass ihm Old World keine Freude mehr macht.
"Stories of filth, not fluff" indeed. An emerging trend is that skew lists tend to do better compared to combined arms. That, and the fact that infantry is paying for the sins of the past leads to some rather weird armies on the table. The good part, I think, is that despite the flith, the jank, and the incongruous forces marching to the field, such armies and fields look stunning compared to the bunched-up, round-based mobs, all hiding behind an L shaped ruin set in a symmetrical battlefield of the fantastical future.
I firmly believe the strength of Old World, and indeed of Fantasy, lies in the narrative element, the "your-dudes" factor (as opposed to an unlikely arrangement of dramatis personae), and the historical hue it had from the outset. However, competitive and cutthroat play is both good and necessary both to distill the ruleset to a more palatable form, and showcase good generalship.
Cheers,
love it, great battle reports
Great report mate, it was a pleasure to face your Brets...Shame you 20-0 me...ay least my lad played better than i did. See you at the next tourny.
Just need your other lad to win one and the Toals will have achieved the triple triple crown!
That would be awesome..😁
One question me and Jack have been wondering. How did you give your Wizard reserve move mate?
@@stephentoal4705 Ah, on checking I see I'm wrong. I thought fast cavalry gave you the reserve move, but it does not. You need to put the wizard in some yeomen to do it (as reserve move is 'majority of unit'). I don't think I actually used my illegal reserve move in any of my games however.
@@DrBlaxill ah no worries... Jack was just wondering if he could get it on his Wizard. 👍
33:25 I had to pause the video. I was laughing so hard at the passionate recounting of the decapitation events. That must have been even more funny at the time. Your poor opponent's face as one point sink after another gets decapitated!
@@bigbloke2000 he took it extremely well. I actually probably wouldn't have bothered going for the giant as the game was long since over but he encouraged me to play it out.