Midgard Heroic Battles AAR from April 26th

 

Orc opening moves completed

So, I changed up the scenario from my 'Badlands' scenario to the official scenario 3; Take the High Ground. Not too much different really the defenders get to stay in place while the attackers have to march across open ground. Like my solo game, the attackers had a tough time trying to achieve their objective, the high ground. Also the defenders start in possession of three salient points that begin to grant bonus reputation at the end of turn three to whoever holds them. It was an uphill struggle for the Orcs!

The two armies were from the rulebook, built on 400 points. It was the first time playing the game for three of the players, but they picked it up pretty fast.

Some Dwarf units take advance positions off the hill

Goblin cavalry continue their flanking move

Orcs  engage in the centre

Orcs won on their right flank and try to turn the Dwarfs but the Orcs loose in the centre

The Dwarf left flank drive back the Orc attackers while Orc units are routed in the centre

The Orcs, while numerically superior were just no match for the Dwarfs. The difference in armour had a major impact. Interestingly the Brittle trait did not have that big an impact on the outcome like I thought it would. Missile fire was not a major factor though the Dwarf cannon inflicted a lot of damage more than than any other missile unit. 

The inability of the Orc commanders to roll their command for movement was a major impediment and stopped them from being a credible threat regarding the salient points. 

Ultimately we found the scenario was not well balanced. the bonus reputation for the salient points all went to the defenders who really just had to hold their ground, all the effort was by the attackers. The Dwarfs had too much reputation, the Orcs were never going to  catch up, and as they lost units they just saw their reputation in tatters. Giving the attackers more points than the defenders may have been a simple solution to the apparent imbalance. 

Nevertheless we had a fun time playing the game.