Vect's trickery

Eldar versus Imperial Guard played on May 10, 2013.

If you don’t recall, game 3 was “I want more assault”, with table divided lengthwise and only 3 units on the board at the start of the game.  The odd deployment messed with both armies, but disrupted IG more, as firepower only trickled onto the field.

IG started with a basilisk and 2 infantry squads.  Eldar started with an artillery squad and a Raider full of wyches accompanied by Asdrubael Vect.

Eldar stole the initiative (Asdrubael actually had the initiative all along).  The 18” deployment distance combined with an open topped fast skimmer and fleet allowed Asdrubael and his harem (wyches) to turn 1 assault the basilisk (boom) and consolidate into cover.  The wyches proceeded to wreak havoc in the IG backfield for the rest of the game, earning a half dozen pain tokens.

Despite their best efforts, the IG never recovered from Asdrubael and his ladies.

Interestingly, the IG succeeded in spreading the field by bringing in much of their reserves on the opposite table corner from the wyches.  This spreading of the battlefield felt like an Eldar tactic, but was logical in retrospect with Arthur keeping his tanks safe from the wych’s haywire grenades.  By the end of the game, models were spread evenly across the entire field.

At midnight (the WYCHING hour) at the bottom of 5, Arthur called it.  If we would have continued playing, the score may have gotten closer, but Eldar had most of the points locked up.

Primary = Eldar

Secondary = Eldar

Tertiary = Eldar

MVP was easily Asdrubael, who stole the initiative, killed a DA librarian along with a bunch of guard and marines, and actually ended the game fully healthy (healed by his Obsidian Orbs).  Eldrad will never hear the end of Asdrubael’s shit after that battle.  “Who needs your runes of warding, Eldrad?  Let Vect show you how to deal with Librarians.”

I give my sincere respect and admiration to Arthur, who was a real gentleman throughout the game – even while Asdrubael was being a dick.  Great playing you, Mr. Shulsky!  The Eldar are bracing for your revenge.