I almost missed this week- I've been busy! But I always find time to game and this weekend was no different. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures and I'm going to rationalize with two excuses: one group isn't fully painted yet and sometimes I just want to push pieces and roll dice. I'm not too lazy to talk about it, so I'll sprinkle some artwork between the prose- quota met!
Our foray into the Underhive continued and my wife's Carrion Queens launched their second attack on my Silent Ones. The Escher had the numbers and learned their lesson from the last battle- no more caution! With a couple of gunners stationed above the ground to provide cover support, the rest of the ladies deployed behind cover and readied for the sneaky Delaques.
The Dark Hand, being a sniper of outstanding aim, took the opportunity to shoot one of those Escher gangers right off the platform! He watched as she landed three-point and walked off to later gun down Iagorth. The battle between these two was obviously going to be brutal. The rest of the Delaque moved forward and took up positions all around the area. But they lost the initiative and were punished.
Jelena and her Juve moved up to corral Cxauth and his entourage into a funnel and they fell for it. As though practiced, Marika then moved up and fried Cxauth's girlfriend with a plasma pistol to the face. As Jelena walked by and let her juve take some bullets for her, Marika charged in and knocked out Cxauth's last bodyguard and broke the opposing leader's nerve. He fled and didn't return to the battle until it was too late...
The rest of the Delaque found their positions untenable and spent their time snapping off shots between dodging sheets of fire. The crossfire set up by the Escher was insane and kept the trench-coaters ducking more than moving. With the loss of Iagorth, Trembra, and Dendrah, it was time for the Silent Ones to escape. They were not prepared for the Escher onslaught this time.
I bottled out voluntarily in this game to introduce that concept more regularly- we play Skirmish right now and play until the last fighter runs or dies. We want to start the campaign over summer and I need to teach my wife and son to save their gangers' lives. It will matter. But this game was a blast and one of my few losses. The wife wasn't so clever to set all this crossfire and timed charges off but she was definitely genius at taking advantage as it presented the opportunities. I was impressed and hurt as none of my well-laid plans made an impact in this battle. Nice!
The activity in the Underhive continues and I plan to have the Delaques fully painted soon. That means another hobby post and then some batreps with pics. Soon.
Happy Gaming!
