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Strategy and Tactics - Orcs in a tournament

Helvetion - May 09, 2009 - 09:40 AM
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The Sandgroper Cup here in Perth is next week. Im taking Orcs,
my line-up is
1 Troll
4 Blitzers
3 Black Orcs
2 Throwers
1 Goblin
2 Linemen
4 Re-Rolls
1 FanFactor (because the rules say's so)

We are alloud to allocate 4 skills that a player can normally take(not with doubles), to 4 seperate players.

What skills do you recomend.
I have this line-up because my whole team is converted and Ive run out of time and parts to convert any more.

Frantic - May 09, 2009 - 03:29 PM
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Hmm, what teams do the other guys play with?

I´ll probebly would go with:

Troll: Guard
B.O.B: Block
Blitzer: Tackle

The last skill depends.

Kick, tackle, guard, strip ball

Doubleskulls - May 10, 2009 - 11:40 PM
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Do you not have a 4th BOB mini? I'd really recommend taking it if you do. 13 players is a lot, so you should be able to afford to drop one and a reroll to get the BOB and maybe an apoth.

Skills leader on a thrower, frenzy or tackle on a blitzer, guard on the troll & guard a BOB.

PubBowler - May 11, 2009 - 04:38 AM
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Doubleskulls wrote:

Skills leader on a thrower

He already has 4 rerolls so I'd take a Guarding BOB over this.

Doubleskulls - May 11, 2009 - 05:19 AM
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Agreed - however if he's got the choice of another BOB then I'd take that, drop down to 3 RR and take Leader.

Helvetion - May 11, 2009 - 06:15 AM
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I don't have another BOB unfortunataly, I was thinking along the lines of giving all my BOB's and my troll guard, and just smash everything that comes near them.

Cramy - May 11, 2009 - 08:09 PM
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I have used 4 BoBs with guard in the past a few times, and that worked pretty good. 3 BoBs and a Troll with guard should work-out good as well.

I know at least another good Orc coach that would probably go with Block on the 3 BoBs and guard on the Troll. That would also work pretty good.

Doubleskulls - May 11, 2009 - 09:16 PM
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Frenzy on a blitzer and guard on troll & two BOBs then.

All guard is just a little bit too vulnerable to blodge IMO.

Helvetion - May 13, 2009 - 02:41 AM
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Ive just noticed theres going to be a few Dwarves and Norse teams playing this year, what do you think about giving my 3 BOBs block and my troll guard?

PubBowler - May 13, 2009 - 12:37 PM
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I would favour Guard over Block aganst those teams.

Having Block won't help you knock them down and it's making 2 dice blocks hard to get for your opponent that'll stop them knocking you down.

Doubleskulls - May 14, 2009 - 03:33 PM
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Ditto. Block is better against Elves etc who don't have the strength to compete in a bash war anyway.

Helvetion - May 14, 2009 - 04:53 PM
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Thanks guys, guard it is then.
Of the 38 teams only 2 elf teams will playing, Humans, norse, dwarves and orcs seem to be the flavour of the month.

jigplums - Aug 07, 2009 - 03:02 AM
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not surprising, orcs and dwarves are probably the best tournament teams

PubBowler - Aug 08, 2009 - 07:04 AM
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Greatly depends on ruleset IMO.

But certainly they are in the top 8.

jigplums - Aug 13, 2009 - 08:19 AM
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i suppose thats very true actually.