Another five battles were fought this week, the penultimate week of one-vs-one games.
My High Elves beat Stuarts Ogres, mainly by magic as my two wizards threw fireballs like hail-stones, taking out whole Ogre units at the same time.  Ogres against Elves is a bad match-up for the Ogres, I have decided.

Robin’s Orcs and Goblins beat Mike’s Bretonnians – or should I say a single Goblin beat Mike’s Bretonnians.  The Goblin hero and his Pipes Of Doom panicked over 1,000 points of Bretonnian Knights off the table in turn 1 or turn 2 (I’m not sure) leaving the Bretonnian peasants to face the wrath of the Orcs – not pretty.  However, Mike also got a new Territory due to Campaign Points.

Mike’s Bretonnians then faced my Cone Heads, once more proving that Bretonnian Knights can cleave through my units like a hot knife through butter.  However, this week my two mages had a good magic phase, blowing away chunks of Bretonnian lances with their fireballs, and my elite combat infantry also got in amongst the Bretonnian peasants, breaking and destroying each on the first round of combat.  At the end the Bretonnians almost won it, but were 8 – yes 8 – points short of a Minor Win.  It was a draw.

The most unexpected result of the night was Paul Lawton’s Green-skin’s victory over Andy’s Lizardmen.  Andy’s Lizard have only been beaten once before in a normal 1500 point game, and the hot money was on the Lizards.  But whilst Andy’s Saurus Hero, Cold-One riders and Engine of the Gods stomped goblins innumerable, the Orcs got medieval on the rest of Andy’s army, with some incredible combined charges that saw Andy’s units completely surrounded.  Coupled with Andy’s new-found ability to roll ‘1’s for armour saves, this was just enough for the Greenskins to emerge victorious.

The biggest battle of the night was the War of Conquest that raged between Mark’s Dark Elves and James’ Chaos Mortals.  Mark had been thinking hard about how to beat Chaos, and two Hydras and always-strike first skirmishers with great weapons were useful.  However, Chaos troops are hard to beat, and James a canny general – after a titanic struggle the game ended a draw, with 3 new Territories being created.

A new Territory list is attached.  If you see any errors, please let me know ASAP.

I mentioned that last Wednesday was the penultimate week of one-vs-one games.  Next week is the last time we will be doing one-vs-one games in this campaign, and the two persons who have the most Territories at the end of next Wednesday will be the two people who can win the campaign.  On the 4th November we will be holding the final battle to decide the campaign, the mutli-player end game.  I hope to see you there.

James Funnell – Chaos Mortals (13+2CP)
13.  Gold Mine (+120 points)
15.  Gold Mine (+90 points)
28.  Stone Circle (+3 magic items + 80pts)
37.  Shrine (BSB)
45.  Road (+25 points)
60.  Mountains (+2 Monsters/skirmishers)
61.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)
57.  Road (+25 points)
69.  Sacred Relic (+110 points)
78.  Silver Mine (+1 Magic Item worth 50pts)
89.  River (+10 points)
96.  Mountains (+2 Monsters/skirmishers)
103.  Village (+1 Special)

Andy Cummings – Lizardmen (12+2CP)
10.  Gold Mine (+160 pts)
12.  Town (+1 Character)
41.  Stone Circle (+3 magic items + 40pts)
38.  Village (+1 Special)
42.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)
46.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)
49.  Bridge (+90 Points)
51.  Road (+25 points)
23.  Silver Mine (+1 Magic Item worth 50pts)
77.  Town (+1 Character)
76.  Shrine (BSB)
93.  River (+20 points)

Mark Dodridge – Dark Elves (9)
01.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)
02.  Road (+25 points)
03.  Gold Mine (+90 points)
44.  Road (+25 points)
73.  Road (+25 points)
68.  Mountains (+2 Monsters/skirmishers)
91.  Stone Circle (+3 magic items + 100pts)
101.  Town (+1 Character)
102.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)

Robin Smith – Orcs and Goblins (8)
29.  Gold Mine (+120 points)
30.  Bridge (+110 points)
14.  Town (+1 Character)
59.  Silver Mine (+1 Magic Item worth 50pts)
53.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)
94.  Village (+1 Special)
95.  Forest (+30pts)
98.  Shrine (BSB)

Paul Lawton – Orcs and Goblins (7+1CP)
35.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)
36.  Village (+1 Special)
40.  River (+60 points)
11.  Road (+25 points)
54.  Bridge (+40 Points)
83.  Bridge (+80 Points)
100.  Ruins (+3 magic items + MI 80pts)

Warren Gleeson – Dark Elves (7)
19.  Ruins (+3 magic items + MI 70pts)
20.  Village (+1 Special)
21.  Gold mine (+100 pts)
09.  Sacred Relic (+30 points)
67.  Town (+1 Character)
27.  Mountains (+2 Monsters/skirmishers)
81.  Sacred Relic (+30 points)

Steve Wilson – Chaos Daemons (7)
63.  Goldmine (+100 points)
64.  Sacred Relic (+120 points)
65.  Sacred Relic (+90 points)
25.  Shrine (BSB)
31.  Village (+1 Special)
74.  River (+50 points)
80.  Town (+1 Character)

Matthew Davies – Lizardmen (7)
32.  Goldmine (+80 points)
33.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)
05.  Gold Mine (+60 points)
52.  Mountains (+2 Monsters/skirmishers)
62.  Town (+1 Character)
82.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)
92.  Ruins (+1 magic items + 20 MI pts)

Stuart Greenhow – Ogres (6+1CP)
22.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)
24.  Gold Mine (+90)
55.  Town (+1 Character)
56.  Silver Mine (+1 Magic Item worth 50pts)
70.  Forest (+20pts)
97.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)

Mike – Bretonnian (5+2CP)
84.  Shrine (BSB)
85.  Ruins (+3 magic items + 60 MI pts)
86.  Town (+1 Character)
87.  Sacred Relic (+50 points)
99.  Stone Circle (+1 magic item + 90pts)

Derek Whittenbury – Beastmen (4+2CP)
16.  Gold Mine (+140 pts)
17.  Mountains (+2 Monsters/skirmishers)
18.  Town (+1 Character)
79.  Sacred Relic (+50 points)

Paul Belcher – Ogres (4)
26.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)
66.  River (+10 points)
71.  Stone Circle (+1 magic item + 80pts)
72.  Village (+1 Special)

Simon Day – Skaven (3+1CP)
04.  Forest (+2 Warmachines + skirmishers)
06.  River (+60 points)
43.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)

Paul Nettle – High Elves (11+2CP)
07.  Wizards Tower (+1 Wizard)
08.  Village (+ 2 Special/+ 1 Rare)
39.  Road (+25 points)
34.  Sacred Relic (+70 points)
47.  Sacred Relic (+50 points)
48.  Ruins (+3 magic items + 60 MI pts)
50.  River (+10 points)
75.  Road (+25 points)
58.  Sacred Relic (+20 points)
88.  Shrine (BSB)
90.  Town (+1 Character)