Gomez, Adepticon is an awesome convention all around. Definitely worth the trip!
Shorter report than RidiQles, but I'll take a shot at one too!
I ran Ludus Magnus - Otho Mentulus, Hermes, Marcus Furius, Septimus, Iason, and Micon
Round One
Got paired up in the first round with my buddy Alex, running Zephyri. He had Hagal, Frigge, Sven, Bjarrhvit, and Hroka on Caho-Ta. We've played plenty of times in the past, so it was nice to have a game with a bit of a different twist. I extended myself a little too far with Otho, and Hroka came in on the first round of combat and knocked him into the pit. Septimus responded with a double-move into an attack, exhausting himself to dismount Hroka, and put her in the pit. Things settled down a little bit from there. A few highlights though - Micon saw the opportunity, and dashed into the middle of the melee to attack Leo. He maxed out his tree, and ended up pitting the lion. Micon immedietely died afterwards, but it felt great to pick up a lion and chuck him in a pit. The real turning point for our match was a massive counterattack by Marcus Furius. Hagal came in with one damage on him, and Marcus counter attacked. Favor was on my side, and Marcus managed to max out his tree, dealing 11 damage, and killing Hagal on the counterattack. The next turn, Hermes stepped up and dropped Frigge. 2 models dead in two turns gave me a lead that I was able to hold on to for the win.
Round 2
I got matched up with RidiQles and his Morituri/Bestae cohort. He did a great job laying this one out already. I will add that he got totally screwed by the walls that kept moving around. In one of the last rounds, I had a clear turn. I exhausted Iason with Rouse to clear Septimus completely. Anum was right next to Iason, but behind a wall, so I thought I'd be safe. Then the pause got called, and the wall was removed! Anum came in and dropped the hammer on Iason, putting Septimus as last man standing. Two turns in a row, Septimus wasn't able to do 2 damage to Zahra, so she whittled him done and closed it out for the victory. Great game!
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