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Title: Xenos Rampant - Undead vs Space Orcs
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 14 November 2024, 11:14:12 AM
Last night's Xenos Rampant bash, my undead vs Martyn's space orcs.
Sending zombies for supples, not a great plan!
https://madlemmey.blogspot.com/2024/11/xenos-rampant-undead-vs-space-orcs.html
Title: Re: Xenos Rampant - Undead vs Space Orcs
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 14 November 2024, 11:42:05 AM
Looks good and fun
Title: Re: Xenos Rampant - Undead vs Space Orcs
Post by: fred. on 14 November 2024, 12:34:29 PM
Crazy game!

Some of the random traits in the Rampant series can be a bit random!

Feels your zombie hoard was rather lacking in volume? One thing you normally get with zombie is numbers. Do you think XR points / traits work to stat up zombies?
Title: Re: Xenos Rampant - Undead vs Space Orcs
Post by: flamingpig0 on 14 November 2024, 04:09:27 PM
One of my favourite rule sets
Title: Re: Xenos Rampant - Undead vs Space Orcs
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 14 November 2024, 09:50:46 PM
Quote from: fred. on 14 November 2024, 12:34:29 PMCrazy game!

Some of the random traits in the Rampant series can be a bit random!

Feels your zombie hoard was rather lacking in volume? One thing you normally get with zombie is numbers. Do you think XR points / traits work to stat up zombies?

Well, if they had managed to actually activate, they would have been awesome I'm sure!
But at 3 points per unit, they were dross.
Title: Re: Xenos Rampant - Undead vs Space Orcs
Post by: Steve J on 15 November 2024, 06:38:35 AM
Very cool and a great set of rules too 8) !
Title: Re: Xenos Rampant - Undead vs Space Orcs
Post by: fred. on 15 November 2024, 06:30:27 PM
QuoteWell, if they had managed to actually activate, they would have been awesome I'm sure!
But at 3 points per unit, they were dross.
As long as they feel right - then that is the key bit. It's hard to tell from a single battle report, to me it just felt there wasn't enough zombies compared to Ork numbers.


To me Zombies are a tar pit unit, they just get in the way, and absorb hits, tying up enemy units for turns whilst they hack through them. And perhaps causing some damage to the enemy in return. Felt in this game they just got thumped by the Orks, more like Milita or Civilians than zombies. But that is just from my quick read of the battle report - which might not be how they actually feel across games.
Title: Re: Xenos Rampant - Undead vs Space Orcs
Post by: sunjester on 16 November 2024, 07:46:14 AM
Nice to see you are back on form, Will! :d
Title: Re: Xenos Rampant - Undead vs Space Orcs
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 17 November 2024, 11:30:47 AM
There were 45 zombies on table in three units, they were just too busy milling around being brainless to get organised