I got to play Warmachine this weekend. My local game store hosted a Ladies Only Tournament. I told the guys they could play if they wanted dress in drag but no one took me up on it! We had 4 participate with one more lady ready if another person showed but she didn't want to force a bye. We played round robin and this is how it turned out.
This was my 25 point Cygnar Darius list I used all day. Darius like to run 'jacks and punch people in the face. Left to right you see Ironclad, Ironclad, Hammersmith, Darius, Centurion. There are 3 half jacks hiding behind the main line.
My first opponent played Hordes Circle. Her warlock was Kromac, Champion of the Wurm seen here in the center with the green tokens.
We played primarily on my right hand side of the board and we drew the Throw Down scenario. There was an identical control zone to my left not pictured. I set up my Ironclad with Fortify, giving it an extra +2 ARM but also granting immunity to Knockdowns for any model base to base with it. On the Hammer Smith, second from the left, I cast Refuge so that once it hit someone, it could make a full advance at the end of its activation. I kept both of those on upkeep for the whole game.
Eventually, she ran her Knarlhorn Satyr, pictured in the upper left, over to the other control zone and gained a control point. on my next turn a ran a half jack over to contest the zone and it was the only point scored for the game. I couldn't get my big 'jacks to her quick enough to put the hurt on the warlock and she won by one control point.
Defeat by Scenario!
In my second game, I played against 'Gators with the Annihilation Scenario. I was able to use my Refuge spell to charge a solo, then full advance after the attack, straight into her warlock, Bloody Barnabas. That gave my normal Speed 4 Hammersmith, Speed 11 (normal 4, + charge 3, + refuge full advance 4). By the end of the run, Bloody Barnabas had 4 health left but I won based on points I had killed.
Win by Scenario!
This is a side shot of my final battle with Legion. My Cygnar started from the left. The large green circle in the center is the 12" control zone for the Mosh Pit Scenario. If one person gets to 3 control points, they win, or win by assassination. Her caster is Saeryn, Omen of Everblight, seen on the far right of the picture. She was able to take out my Hammersmith before Darius could save him with his feat. Assassination happened when the Ironclad at the bottom left of the screen was able to get around her (I think) Strider Deathstalker.
Win by Assassination!
My last opponent and I both finished 2-1 for a tie in the tournament but because I defeated her, they called it a win for me. Woohoo!!! Fun times and I felt like I ran my guys pretty well. I also felt like my math was pretty good, figuring out to hit numbers relatively fast.
I was also able to pick up the Triumphant pieces for my heavy 'jack and the boardgames 7 Wonders Dual.
