Never talked as much about HOTT as I did on the journey back with Roger. Riders are shite, or maybe not, but they did lose all four games (The Bad Ass Biker Bastards are 10 Riders and a Hero). Comment from RBS during weekend (misquoted and out of context no doubt):

"I don't really like riders or knights."

Hmmm, might explain a few things such as why the two troop types are so bad.

I went down gloriously rarely lasting more than 10 minutes but the Whores of the Things army did come good preventing Elrond from making it to the knocking shop despite all his efforts (he pushed the Whore with the Heart of Gold and Rollerblading Whores back five times before the Gimp Suited Whores got in as an overlap and he went down in a whelter of baby oil and attached surgical appliances.

Greatest regret I never got to play James Fanatical Puritans with the Whores of the Things surely a match made in...

Although using James' Nazis, I managed a rider based victory as Richard's Northern Barbarians couldn't head them off at the pass before they hit the stronghold, idly dispatching a hero on the way. A great cinematic game.

Against Steve I lost in so spectacular a fashion it was just like a Wednesday night here, Steve was using less than half his brain as he was too concerned with the computer malfunction that was more than enough to dealwith me.

Against the Funky Death Mice in Graham's hands all was going to plan beautifully. I was ripping the hole in his ranks for the Rider general to make his run on the Stronghold with two Riders in support. His Magician was lured out on a flank and unable to support. His behemoth was Barkered to buggery. Just one unit stood between me and total victory only a 1-6 could stop me. "I'm playing to win" I announced gleefully. Need I say more; I lost.

I did finish the two strongholds during play just in time for the last round and I did enjoy the whole thing, especially with 8 points at the end of the first day. In fact I enjoyed it more than last year and have started on the Army for Berkeley 2003, the first figure is cut up on the work bench as we speak.

My advice to James is to start on his Berkeley Army now for 2003 before either his new squeeze Rachel discovers the Street Whore pack he took as his raffle prize or he dies from exploding ears the next time he's accused of enjoying oral sex in an Indian restaurant.

All this more was missed by those of you who didn't come, shame on you.

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