Vanquish 2013 - game 1: Necrons

I took my hastily built and precariously painted Minotaurs to Bristol for the Vanquish tournament hosted by the Bristol Vanguard games club and here's how I got on.

First game and I get drawn against some gribbly looking Necrons. I've not faced Necrons before so not surprising I fell for a few of their tricks.

First thing ill say is that before you go charging into combat with a CC monster like Lysander trying to claim Warlord make sure you get the right lord.

Second thing ill say is 'mind shackle scarabs'. I DO NOT LIKE mind shackle scarabs. Lysander spent 5 close combat phases punching himself in the face before squishing the Necron Lord and only then I was told I still hadn't killed my enemies warlord as he was the other side of the board.

Other notable points of the game were my sternguard wiping out an entire unit of destroyers in one shooting phase then tying up two further units of warriors. And a unit of 10 tactical marines holding up and then destroying a unit of 6 wraiths much to the chargrin of my opponent.

Unfortunately the rest of my army proved ill disposed to deal with the ancient macabre host.

Result: crushing defeat.