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Here Be Pirates

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A New Challenge Just over a year after starting up the Trident Realm army and making up to enough options for 2500 of painted models I finally have something I can use without having to panic about painting when entering to a tournament. It means I can take my time and look to the next challenge. I have always wanted to use my older Citadel ogres and maintain a constant affinity with goblins; combining this with the allies I have been using in my Trident Realm the choice seemed pretty simple. Pros I have a stack of ogre minis Low model count means I can up my paint game I already have a couple of units painted Pirates could be a great theme Goblins are great I managed to pick up Kazloo and Madfall as a tournament prize There are Black Scorpion Goblins available I can finally use that Giant I got with Vanguard Cons I'd like to try and keep my GW Ogres on Square bases It's another list with zero fliers It's a another (potentially) lower footpri...

Erit Bellum I

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Another Day of Battle! Fresh of the back of the Doubles even frying my brain the singles started back at Darksphere. Same drill as before but it felt a lot more people and I'm not sure why but a faint air of hushed competitiveness. 4 games, two of 1500 at 40mins and 2 of 2000 at 50mins. Lists More units that the doubles for me so here's a more detailed look at them.   Game 1 Ratkin 1500, Dominate With their high US against my elitish build with barely any ranged attacks ratkin or goblins were probably the list I feared most. On the plus side the last minute switch out of my thuul to have pathfinder rather than the Hammer of Measured Force was lucky. Marcin had: Two shooty death engines Horde of tunnel runners with pathfinder A Slaves Regiment Two Shock Troop hordes, one +1 To hit, 1 +1 Crushing Strength A Swarm Crier with Bane Chant Two Weapons Teams As the plan was to get into the middle that's what we both deployed to do! ...