Warhammer 40k - A Tragedy of Harlequins

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 In the second game we were up against some Harlequins and Wraith Blades.

On the right flank was the Blight Drone
In the middle were the Terminators
Stuck behind the colosseum wall were the Plague Marines, I should have put them more centrally.

I got the first turn and pretty much whiffed. I managed to kill one Wraith Blade only for the Bone singer to break out some classical hymns and recreate it.

The Elves charged into the Terminators. Now was the perfect time to use the sorcerers damage reduction ability.
The Elves kill off a Terminator, but they hold.
The Plague Marines arrive and the Harlequins remember another pressing appointment elsewhere, we manage to kill a Wraith Blade just in time for it to come back.
Now everyone is fighting the Wraith Blades and they are falling faster than they can come back.
The final Eldar falls drowning in a tide of Nurgle diseases.

I didn't get a shot of the funniest part of he game. The Bloat Drone squirted the Death Jester, he then returned fire and the drone failed 5 out of 5 saves. I spent a command point on a reroll and made one. The Death Jester then charged the badly wounded drone but then died to the overwatch and dissolved into a puddle of goo.

The Death Guard have proved to be very hard to get rid of in close combat.






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