Hex Campaign - Point Escalation

POINTS RAISE TO 1,500 FOR SEPTEMBER

Characters Returning this Month:-

Grey Knights - Corteaz

Tyranids - Doom of Malant'ai

Final Month of this style of play

At the beginning of October there will be an unrelated game of Apocalypse

followed by Orktober

Hex Campaign - Summary - August

August	Eldar	Grey Knights	Tyranids	Orks	Dark Angels
Attacks	2	0	2	2	2
Defends	1	4	2	1	0
Games	3	4	4	3	2
Wins	3	0	3	1	1
Losses	0	4	1	2	1
Attacks Won	2	0	2	1	1
Defenses Failed	0	4	1	1	0
Hex Change	2	-4	1	0	1

Accumulative	Eldar	Grey Knights	Tyranids	Orks	Dark Angels
Attacks	5	4	4	4	5
Defends	3	6	5	3	5
Games	8	10	9	7	10
Wins	7	4	5	2	4
Losses	1	6	4	5	6
Attacks Won	4	3	3	1	1
Defenses Failed	0	5	3	2	2
Hex Change	4	- 2	0	- 1	- 1

Hex Campaign - C4

Tyranids vs Grey Knights (and Dark Angels)

Hammer and Anvil, The Relic

The Tyranids encountered the Grey Knights on C4, a planet that was previously held by the Dark Angels. Grey Knights managed to steal the initiative but the Tyranids reached the Relic first. Grey Knight Paladins outflanked on one side and three Dark Angel Tactical squads the other. The Tyranids tried to change the direction of their escape back up the board but were not able to escape the Paladins who ended up managing to contest the Relic. The Battle came down to secondaries. First Blood and Line breaker for the Tyranids and only Line Breaker for the Grey Knights.The infamous Eldar slayer, The Doom of Malant'ai, had recovered from his defeat in July to make a return in this battle only to be defeated again. I am sure he will make a return in September.

Tyranids Win

Final Score 2 - 1 - 0

Hex Campaign - E4

Orks vs Tyranids (E4)

Hammer and Anvil, Purge the Alien.

The Orks stormed in on the Tyranid position in an early morning raid, just before the sun rose. The Tyranids surprised the Orks by taking the initiative but were too overconfident - Not moving into position, nor raising their psychic defenses. The Ork Trukks steamed up the field from what could have been a bad position, being so far away. However; the Tyranid Anti-Tank units were all away from the base, having earlier set up a munitions dump on site. The Tyranids were wishing they had adopted a more mobile defense, one that could have kept the heavy trukks away for a round or two. With the boyz protected in their trukks the Tyranids began shooting the only available target - the Lootas. The poor lootas didn't have many Ork mates to back them up and soon began to run in fear of the blasts coming their way. Meanwhile; the Ork boyz happily charged into combat with the deadly Tyranid Warriors who used their scything talons to great effect. A Trygon Prime raised up out of the ground in front of a couple of trukks in an attempt to slow the advance, alas he had little backup and by the time the psykic boosted Tyranid warlord arrived (a monstrous Tervigon) the Trygon was breathing his last breaths. The Ork warlord arrived with some Kommandos but the party was almost over. The remaining Boyz jumped back into their trukks to leave with the taste of victory and the Tyranids eating their dust.

Final Score 6-2

Orks Win

Hex Campaign - E8

Dark Angels vs Grey Knights

Dawn of War, Big Guns Never Tire

Dark Angels Win 9 - 3

Grey Knights were super aggressive but lacked follow through.

Hex Campaign - C3

Eldar vs Grey Knights (C3)
Hammer and Anvil, The Scouring

The Grey Knights defended with their heavily armoured psykers, so the Eldar unleashed Fuegan. Penetrating attacks from the Eldar Fire Dragons and their Phoenix Lord kept the Grey Knights in their deployment zone and their scoring options were too limited by the end of turn 5 when the Eldar were able to claim back another of their maiden planets.

Final Score 8-4

Eldar Win

Hex Campaign - D5

Tyranids vs Grey Knights

Dawn of War, The Relic

Final Score 5 - 2

The Tyranids have been gathering strength since the Grey Knight invasion on D5. Now the Grey Knight Marines have left, leaving only Grey Knight Inquisitors to protect the planet. A critical objective has been left in the open and the Tyranids strike.

The available space meant that the Grey Knights had to start with a third of there force in reserve. They were also unable to apply their greater range due to a successful deep strike assault by the Tyranids. Late in the battle night helped to hide the retreating Relic. Inquisitor Coteaz (1st Grey Knight Joker played) was unable to lead the Grey Knights to victory.

Hex Campaign - C2

Orks vs Eldar (C2)

Dawn of War, Purge the Alien

Final Score 10-3

The Orks returned with armour but could not retake C2. 

They were so disgruntled by the whole process that they gave up and went home after turn 3

Hex Campaign - C2

Eldar vs Orks (C2)

Vangard Strike, Crusade

Final Score 8-4

The Orks tried a new formation, trying out the Grots in their Killer Kans and leaving the Battle Waggons behind. However; the Eldar are not a forgiving force and using their tricky ways they defeated the Orks.

Hex Campaign - I12

Dark Angels vs Tyranids (I12)

Dawn of War, Crusade

Final Score 4-8

The Dark Angels once again tried to clear the Tyranids from I12 in their search of the reported Fallen.

Once again the Tyranids were able to repulse the Dark Angel Invasion.

The shadow of the Tyranid hive fleet continues to blanket the plant in darkness, preventing the long range attacks from influencing the outcome. This battle the Dark Angels brought a Librarian who successfully held back every dreaded Psychic Shriek from destroying the death company marines  but in the end the superior numbers of the Tyranids were able to win the day, leaving the terminators with too many targets to face alone.

Hex Campaign - Summary - July

July	Eldar	Grey Knights	Tyranids	Orks	Dark Angels
Attacks	3	4	2	2	3
Defends	2	2	3	2	5
Games	5	6	5	4	8
Wins	4	4	2	1	3
Losses	1	2	3	3	5
Attacks Won	2	3	1	0	0
Defenses Failed	0	1	2	1	2
Hex Change	2	2	-1	-1	-2

Hex Campaign - Point Escalation

POINTS RAISE TO 1,250 FOR AUGUST

Hex Campaign - G12

Orks vs Dark Angels

The Dark Angels managed to reach a stalemate with the invading Ork horde, 3-3 draw, Dark Angels retain G12. 
Ork armour again troubled the pink skins but the game ending after turn 5 stopped them taking full advantage. 
The Orks retreat to defend C2 against Eldar aggression.