Strong Gaming

Last week I wrote up my experiences in the Big Base Brawl, which took place on the first day of the Bokur Brawl.  Today I will attempt to recall my games in the Team Event.  I started playing in the Team Event last year and had such a great time I came back.  This year, I was playing on Team Meat with Mark Howard, Keith Baker, Kat Royer and Mike Ireland.  I was listed on the paper as the team captain, but I was really just handling the paperwork between rounds.  Mike Ireland took care of the pairing process for us.  We were bringing Menoth (Mark), Retribution (Kat), Mercs (Mike), Cygnar (Keith) and Cryx (myself). My own lists consisted of the same Skarre3 list I brought to the Big Base Brawl and a slightly different Skarre1 list than what I had run in the Big Base Brawl.  I entered the event believing that Skarre3 would be my primary drop due to her strength as a generalist caster as well as my overall comfort after playing her as my primary for much of the last 18 months.  The Skarr

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Bokur Brawl.  This event went from 10/4 - 10/6 and is coordinated by Seth Cohen, Stephen Rabideau and the NJ S.O.B.s.  Before I get into recapping my games, I have to say that I do not get to travel to any conventions, but this is the second year I have attended the Bokur Brawl and it is one of my favorite experiences of the year.  The event is run smoothly and they make sure players are cared for (lunch / dinner breaks, water provided, etc).  The entire weekend was a blast and I cannot recommend attending highly enough.  If you are interested, you can find out more at the Bokur Brawl website.  The Bokur Brawl featured three Warmachine events.  There was the Warfaire Weekend Qualifier (which also qualified as an Iron Gauntlet event), the Big Base Brawl and the Team Event.  I played in the Big Base Brawl.  This is a 32 person event where the top half of those who place win a huge base model.  There was a pile of 16 huge base model

Round 4:  vs Elliot Harris Scenario:  Anarchy Coming into round 4 I was paired against Elliot Harris.  I am used to seeing him play Ret, so I was a little surprised when I checked out his lists and saw Khador.  Here are the lists we both had to choose from. Me: [Skarre 3] Skarre, Admiral of the Black Fleet [+27] - Scourge of the Broken Coast  - Kraken [35]  - Satyxis Blood Priestess [4] Axiara Wraithblade [0(6)] General Gerlak Slaughterborn [0(6)] Ragman [4] Black Ogrun Ironmongers [6] Blighted Trollkin Marauders (max) [15]  - Jussika Bloodtongue [5] Bloodgorgers (max) [15] Satyxis Blood Witches (max) [13]  - Satyxis Blood Hag [4] Scharde Dirge Seers [0(6)] [Deneghra 2] Wraith Witch Deneghra [+28] - Black Industries  - Barathrum [15]  - Deathjack [23]  - Deathripper [6]  - Deathripper [6]  - Malice [15]  - Slayer [10]  - Slayer [10] Hellslinger Phantom [0(7)] Necrotech [0(2)] Necrotech [0(2)] Necrotech [0(2)] Warwitch Siren [4] Cephalyx Overlords [8] M

Round 3:  vs Jordan Bollin Scenario:  Spread the Net Round 2 of the scrum, my opponent had to concede due to scheduling issues.  This put me at 1-1 going into round 3.  I was paired up against Jordan Bollin, one of the local Skorne players.  Without even looking at his lists, I knew the only way he wouldn't drop Zaal2 into me was if he didn't include Zaal2 in his lists.  Given that this scrum is a three list event, I was fairly certain Zaal2 would be one of his lists.  We each brought the following options as our lists: Me: [Skarre 3] Skarre, Admiral of the Black Fleet [+27] - Scourge of the Broken Coast  - Kraken [35]  - Satyxis Blood Priestess [4] Axiara Wraithblade [0(6)] General Gerlak Slaughterborn [0(6)] Ragman [4] Black Ogrun Ironmongers [6] Blighted Trollkin Marauders (max) [15]  - Jussika Bloodtongue [5] Bloodgorgers (max) [15] Satyxis Blood Witches (max) [13]  - Satyxis Blood Hag [4] Scharde Dirge Seers [0(6)] [Deneghra 2] Wraith Witch Deneghra [+2

Round 1:  vs Anthony Gatta (Junior) Scenario:  Bunkers The September 2019 Scrum is being run as a three list event.  My first round opponent is Junior, who is running Crucible Guard.  We just played a friendly game the week before, with my trying a Skarre1 Black Industries list against his Syvestro list.  That matchup didn't feel good to me.  He was bringing the same list pair to the scrum and declined the option to add a third list.  Our respective options were: Me: [Skarre 3] Skarre, Admiral of the Black Fleet [+27] - Scourge of the Broken Coast  - Kraken [35]  - Satyxis Blood Priestess [4] Axiara Wraithblade [0(6)] General Gerlak Slaughterborn [0(6)] Ragman [4] Black Ogrun Ironmongers [6] Blighted Trollkin Marauders (max) [15]  - Jussika Bloodtongue [5] Bloodgorgers (max) [15] Satyxis Blood Witches (max) [13]  - Satyxis Blood Hag [4] Scharde Dirge Seers [0(6)] [Deneghra 2] Wraith Witch Deneghra [+28] - Black Industries  - Barathrum [15]  - Deathjack [23]