War Room: A Dark Conspiracy – Week 12 Field Report

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WEEK 12 – Reports from the Battlefront

86 clashes reached the campaign desk this week, including two late satellite dispatches that have now been folded into their proper factions rather than left as stray splinter reports.

The Dark Elves still hold the global crown, but the most dangerous sound this week came from beneath the floorboards: Skaven surged back into second with the strongest weekly return, while the Hordes of Chaos slipped to third after a frustrating round. Wood Elves and Lizardmen also struck with real precision, and the lower half of the table remained a churn of massacres, grudges and desperate salvage work.

Best performers this week:

  • Skaven: W12 rank #1; weekly record +6/+1/+1.
  • Wood Elves: W12 rank #2; weekly record +4/+2/+0.
  • Lizardmen: W12 rank #3; weekly record +3/+3/+4.
  • Dark Elves: W12 rank #4; weekly record +3/+5/+3.
  • High Elves: W12 rank #5; weekly record +3/+5/+3.
  • Ogre Kingdoms: W12 rank #6; weekly record +4/+5/+3.
  • Vampire Counts: W12 rank #7; weekly record +3/+1/+8.
  • Dogs of War: W12 rank #8; weekly record +3/+1/+4.
  • Empire: W12 rank #9; weekly record +3/+0/+8.
  • Orcs & Goblins: W12 rank #10; weekly record +5/+2/+7.
  • Tomb Kings: W12 rank #11; weekly record +2/+2/+9.
  • Chaos Dwarfs: W12 rank #12; weekly record +1/+0/+5.
  • Beastmen: W12 rank #13; weekly record +3/+5/+8.
  • Hordes of Chaos: W12 rank #14; weekly record +0/+3/+3.
  • Dwarfs: W12 rank #15; weekly record +1/+4/+6.
  • Bretonnia: W12 rank #16; weekly record +2/+0/+9.
  • Kislev: W12 rank #17; weekly record +0/+1/+5.
  • Daemons: W12 rank #18; weekly record +1/+0/+1.

Battles of note:

  • The under-empire had teeth this week. Clan Pestilens mauled Kislev twice on the local tables, while Queek’s raiders tore through a Chaos Dwarf warband and the wider Skaven swarm clawed its way back to second place overall.
  • Athel Loren fought like a forest with a grudge. The Wood Elves slipped through the dark to harry Nehekhara in three Night Raids, bloodied the Beastmen on distant fields, and finished the week unbeaten.
  • Sotek’s children checked the northern tide. The Lizardmen met the Everchosen’s warriors in three Exterminate patrols and came away with two narrow victories and a draw, enough to push the temple-cities back above the Tomb Kings.
  • The old hatred gave the week its grand spectacle: a 4,000-point clash between Dark Elves and Dwarfs that ground to a bloody standstill before the Druchii found easier prey on the satellite front.
  • The Maw had its moment of revenge. Ogre Kingdoms battered Strigoi’s dead in three small but vicious Breakthrough actions, then held their nerve through a string of distant scraps to climb out of the lower reaches.
  • At the bottom of the field, the campaign grew cruel. Bretonnian lances broke against Dogs of War steel, Kislev froze under a week without victory, and the Daemons barely stirred before being dragged into the wider arithmetic of war.

Here is the master ledger of this week’s tabletop advances.

II. Faction-Specific Tactical Engagements

II.I Agents of the Slann

Beastmen

  • Global standing: #18 ↔ (stable).
  • W12 performance: #13.
  • W12 return: 16 games; +3/+5/+8.
  • Record: 21/18/58 (+3/+5/+8).
The herds remain at the foot of the table, but not silent. They fought themselves, they bloodied Bretonnia from afar, and then Lizardmen and Empire reminded them what organised force looks like.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [The Old World – Local] Across ground marked for Table Quarters, Bray_Shaman_Dave’s Beastmen locked horns with Ghorgon_Eric’s Beastmen in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [The Old World – Local] Under the demands of Table Quarters, Bray_Shaman_Dave’s Beastmen advanced into Ghorgon_Eric’s Beastmen in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [The Old World – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Table Quarters, Ghorgon_Eric’s Beastmen closed upon Bray_Shaman_Dave’s Beastmen in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Local] With the orders set for Table Quarters, Ghorgon_Eric’s Beastmen fell upon Bray_Shaman_Dave’s Beastmen in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Local] On a field shaped by Breakthrough, Ghorgon_Eric’s Beastmen met Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire in a 2,000-point army; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and when the rout broke it broke completely: Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [T9A – Satellite] Across ground marked for The Patrol, a brayherd locked horns with a Dwarf throng in a 750-point warband; at patrol scale, every casualty rang louder than a cannon-shot, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [T9A – Satellite] Under the demands of Exterminate, a brayherd advanced into a northern warband in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [The Old World – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Rear Guard, a brayherd closed upon a woodland warhost in a 3,000-point grand host; the rearward elements bought every pace with steel and discipline, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Table Quarters, a brayherd fell upon an Ogre warband in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On a field shaped by Exterminate, a brayherd met a midnight host in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Pitched Battle, a brayherd crossed blades with a Bretonnian lance in a 500-point Border Patrol; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Breakthrough, a brayherd locked horns with a Bretonnian lance in a 500-point Border Patrol; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Table Quarters, a brayherd advanced into a temple-city cohort in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and when the rout broke it broke completely: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Pitched Battle, a brayherd closed upon an Ogre warband in a 3,000-point grand host; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On a field shaped by Flank Attack, a brayherd fell upon a woodland warhost in a 500-point Border Patrol; the flank became the hinge on which the whole battle turned, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Meeting Engagement, a brayherd met a Bretonnian lance in a 500-point Border Patrol; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

The herd is still at the bottom. Rage is abundant; results remain scarce.

Chaos Dwarfs

  • Global standing: #12 ↓ (from #11).
  • W12 performance: #12.
  • W12 return: 6 games; +1/+0/+5.
  • Record: 32/10/43 (+1/+0/+5).
Hashut’s children suffered another hard week. A proud local massacre could not hide the fact that Skaven, Orcs and distant enemies kept finding cracks in the furnace line.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Meeting Engagement, Zharr_Naggrund_K’s Chaos Dwarfs met Queek_Swiss’s Skaven in a 750-point warband; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and when the rout broke it broke completely: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, Zharr_Naggrund_K’s Chaos Dwarfs crossed blades with Grail_Seeker’s Bretonnia in a 500-point Border Patrol; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and when the killing was done the field belonged to them alone: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Rear Guard, Hashut_Yannick’s Chaos Dwarfs locked horns with Settra_Chris’s Tomb Kings in a 2,000-point army; the rearward elements bought every pace with steel and discipline, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the orders set for Capture, Hashut_Yannick’s Chaos Dwarfs advanced into Waaagh_Silvan’s Orcs & Goblins in a 500-point Border Patrol; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and when the rout broke it broke completely: Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Breakthrough, a Dawi-Zharr column met an Imperial army in a 500-point Border Patrol; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, a Dawi-Zharr column crossed blades with a greenskin horde in a 500-point Border Patrol; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

The furnaces need more than smoke. Hashut demands a recovery.

Dark Elves

  • Global standing: #1 ↔ (stable).
  • W12 performance: #4.
  • W12 return: 11 games; +3/+5/+3.
  • Record: 58/25/16 (+3/+5/+3).
The Druchii still hold the summit, but Week 12 was less a coronation than a knife-fight at altitude: sharp results, a costly Asur reply, and a new satellite massacre folded into the black ledger.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Pitched Battle, Druchii_Steff’s Dark Elves closed upon Ironbreaker_Chris’s Dwarfs in a 4,000-point grand host; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

Reports of battles across the world

• [The Old World – Satellite] Across ground marked for The Patrol, a Druchii raiding force closed upon a greenskin horde in a 1,000-point warband; at patrol scale, every casualty rang louder than a cannon-shot, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Table Quarters, a Druchii raiding force fell upon a midnight host in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Ambush, a Druchii raiding force met a glittering Asur host in a 2,000-point army; confusion marked the first exchanges, with reserves and scouts suddenly fighting for their lives, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [The Old World – Satellite] With the orders set for Flank Attack, a Druchii raiding force crossed blades with a midnight host in a 750-point warband; the flank became the hinge on which the whole battle turned, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [The Old World – Satellite] On a field shaped by Capture, a Druchii raiding force locked horns with a northern warband in a 3,000-point grand host; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [T9A – Satellite] Across ground marked for Pitched Battle, a Druchii raiding force advanced into a greenskin horde in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and when the killing was done the field belonged to them alone: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Ambush, a Druchii raiding force closed upon an Ogre warband in a 3,000-point grand host; confusion marked the first exchanges, with reserves and scouts suddenly fighting for their lives, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Pitched Battle, a Druchii raiding force fell upon a glittering Asur host in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Rear Guard, a Druchii raiding force met a glittering Asur host in a 2,000-point army; the rearward elements bought every pace with steel and discipline, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On a field shaped by Pitched Battle, a Druchii raiding force crossed blades with a Dwarf throng in a 2,250-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and when the killing was done the field belonged to them alone: Massacre.

Naggaroth still owns the crown. For now, every rival is still looking upward at a knife in the dark.

Daemons

  • Global standing: #4 ↔ (stable).
  • W12 performance: #18.
  • W12 return: 2 games; +1/+0/+1.
  • Record: 45/13/23 (+1/+0/+1).
The daemonic tide was strangely thin this week. One victory kept the tally moving, but the newly merged late daemonic report adds a rare Imperial check to the ledger.

No local engagements were reported from Karak Norn for this faction in Week 12.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Pitched Battle, a daemonic host crossed blades with a greenskin horde in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, a daemonic host locked horns with an Imperial army in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

The veil did not tear wide this week. The mortal realms may take comfort from that, briefly.

Dogs of War

  • Global standing: #11 ↑ (from #12).
  • W12 performance: #8.
  • W12 return: 8 games; +3/+1/+4.
  • Record: 28/10/45 (+3/+1/+4).
The mercenary ledger was brutally simple: gold from Bretonnian ruin, pain from greenskin counterattacks, and just enough profit to keep the paymasters smiling through clenched teeth.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Pitched Battle, Luccini_Merchant’s Dogs of War fell upon Le_Duc_85’s Bretonnia in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and when the killing was done the field belonged to them alone: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Capture, Luccini_Merchant’s Dogs of War met Le_Duc_85’s Bretonnia in a 2,000-point army; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and when the killing was done the field belonged to them alone: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Table Quarters, Tilean_Paymaster’s Dogs of War crossed blades with Grimgor_Nick’s Orcs & Goblins in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the orders set for Table Quarters, Tilean_Paymaster’s Dogs of War locked horns with Grimgor_Nick’s Orcs & Goblins in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] On a field shaped by Table Quarters, Tilean_Paymaster’s Dogs of War advanced into Grimgor_Nick’s Orcs & Goblins in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Capture, Zambula’s Dogs of War closed upon Waaagh_Silvan’s Orcs & Goblins in a 2,000-point army; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Capture, Zambula’s Dogs of War fell upon Waaagh_Silvan’s Orcs & Goblins in a 2,000-point army; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Pitched Battle, a mercenary company fell upon a Bretonnian lance in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

Coin was made, men were lost, and the contracts continue. A mercenary could ask for worse.

Hordes of Chaos

  • Global standing: #3 ↓ (from #2).
  • W12 performance: #14.
  • W12 return: 6 games; +0/+3/+3.
  • Record: 52/13/23 (+0/+3/+3).
The northern hosts remain terrifying on paper, but Week 12 was a blunt instrument: one local win, several bruising reverses against Lustria, and too few skulls for such a high perch.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Flank Attack, Khorne_Mathias’s Hordes of Chaos advanced into Grail_Seeker’s Bretonnia in a 3,000-point grand host; the flank became the hinge on which the whole battle turned, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Exterminate, Everchosen_ZH’s Hordes of Chaos closed upon Sotek_Awakens’s Lizardmen in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Exterminate, Everchosen_ZH’s Hordes of Chaos fell upon Sotek_Awakens’s Lizardmen in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the orders set for Exterminate, Everchosen_ZH’s Hordes of Chaos met Sotek_Awakens’s Lizardmen in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

Reports of battles across the world

• [T9A – Satellite] Across ground marked for Exterminate, a northern warband advanced into a brayherd in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Capture, a northern warband closed upon a Druchii raiding force in a 3,000-point grand host; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

Chaos remains high, but this was not a week of ascension. It was a warning growl from a wounded beast.

Lizardmen

  • Global standing: #6 ↑ (from #7).
  • W12 performance: #3.
  • W12 return: 10 games; +3/+3/+4.
  • Record: 36/18/21 (+3/+3/+4).
Lustria answered Chaos with cold-blooded discipline. The cohorts did not sweep every field, yet their Exterminate run against the north gave the week its clearest temple-city signature.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Exterminate, Sotek_Awakens’s Lizardmen advanced into Everchosen_ZH’s Hordes of Chaos in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Exterminate, Sotek_Awakens’s Lizardmen closed upon Everchosen_ZH’s Hordes of Chaos in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Exterminate, Sotek_Awakens’s Lizardmen fell upon Everchosen_ZH’s Hordes of Chaos in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the orders set for Breakthrough, Tzunki_Tom’s Lizardmen met Be_lakor_CH’s Vampire Counts in a 2,000-point army; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] On a field shaped by Breakthrough, Tzunki_Tom’s Lizardmen crossed blades with Be_lakor_CH’s Vampire Counts in a 2,000-point army; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Table Quarters, a temple-city cohort advanced into a brayherd in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and when the killing was done the field belonged to them alone: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Flank Attack, a temple-city cohort closed upon a verminous host in a 2,000-point army; the flank became the hinge on which the whole battle turned, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Meeting Engagement, a temple-city cohort fell upon a verminous host in a 2,000-point army; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Pitched Battle, a temple-city cohort met a Dwarf throng in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [T9A – Satellite] On a field shaped by Pitched Battle, a temple-city cohort crossed blades with a Kislevite rota in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

The Great Plan advances by inches, and inches are enough when the enemy bleeds for each one.

Ogre Kingdoms

  • Global standing: #13 ↑ (from #14).
  • W12 performance: #6.
  • W12 return: 12 games; +4/+5/+3.
  • Record: 29/23/31 (+4/+5/+3).
The Ogres ate well from the dead, drew often abroad, and climbed by refusing to collapse. It was not elegant. It was, however, very much alive.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Breakthrough, Tyrant_Urs’s Ogre Kingdoms crossed blades with Strigoi_Marco’s Vampire Counts in a 250-point Border Patrol; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Breakthrough, Tyrant_Urs’s Ogre Kingdoms locked horns with Strigoi_Marco’s Vampire Counts in a 250-point Border Patrol; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Breakthrough, Tyrant_Urs’s Ogre Kingdoms advanced into Strigoi_Marco’s Vampire Counts in a 250-point Border Patrol; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

Reports of battles across the world

• [The Old World – Satellite] Across ground marked for Table Quarters, an Ogre warband crossed blades with a glittering Asur host in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Meeting Engagement, an Ogre warband locked horns with a glittering Asur host in a 750-point warband; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Ambush, an Ogre warband advanced into a Druchii raiding force in a 3,000-point grand host; confusion marked the first exchanges, with reserves and scouts suddenly fighting for their lives, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [The Old World – Satellite] With the orders set for The Patrol, an Ogre warband closed upon a Nehekharan host in a 750-point warband; at patrol scale, every casualty rang louder than a cannon-shot, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On a field shaped by Flank Attack, an Ogre warband fell upon a Dwarf throng in a 2,000-point army; the flank became the hinge on which the whole battle turned, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Across ground marked for Capture the Centre, an Ogre warband met a Nehekharan host in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, an Ogre warband crossed blades with a brayherd in a 3,000-point grand host; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Table Quarters, an Ogre warband locked horns with a brayherd in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Exterminate, an Ogre warband advanced into a greenskin horde in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

The Maw is not sated, but it is no longer starving.

Orcs & Goblins

  • Global standing: #17 ↔ (stable).
  • W12 performance: #10.
  • W12 return: 14 games; +5/+2/+7.
  • Record: 33/21/88 (+5/+2/+7).
The Waaagh! made more noise than progress, though there was real violence in the local table-quarters scrap with the paymasters and one glorious crack at Hashut’s line.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Table Quarters, Grimgor_Nick’s Orcs & Goblins locked horns with Tilean_Paymaster’s Dogs of War in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Table Quarters, Grimgor_Nick’s Orcs & Goblins advanced into Tilean_Paymaster’s Dogs of War in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Table Quarters, Grimgor_Nick’s Orcs & Goblins closed upon Tilean_Paymaster’s Dogs of War in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the orders set for Capture, Waaagh_Silvan’s Orcs & Goblins fell upon Zambula’s Dogs of War in a 2,000-point army; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] On a field shaped by Capture, Waaagh_Silvan’s Orcs & Goblins met Zambula’s Dogs of War in a 2,000-point army; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Capture, Waaagh_Silvan’s Orcs & Goblins crossed blades with Hashut_Yannick’s Chaos Dwarfs in a 500-point Border Patrol; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and when the killing was done the field belonged to them alone: Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [T9A – Satellite] Across ground marked for Pitched Battle, a greenskin horde locked horns with a Druchii raiding force in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and when the rout broke it broke completely: Massacre.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Breakthrough, a greenskin horde advanced into a glittering Asur host in a 2,000-point army; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Exterminate, a greenskin horde closed upon a midnight host in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Pitched Battle, a greenskin horde fell upon a Dawi-Zharr column in a 500-point Border Patrol; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] On a field shaped by The Patrol, a greenskin horde met a Druchii raiding force in a 1,000-point warband; at patrol scale, every casualty rang louder than a cannon-shot, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [T9A – Satellite] Across ground marked for Table Quarters, a greenskin horde crossed blades with a midnight host in a 250-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, a greenskin horde locked horns with a Nehekharan host in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Pitched Battle, a greenskin horde advanced into a daemonic host in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

The Waaagh! loses loudly, wins loudly, and somehow keeps coming back for another scrap.

Vampire Counts

  • Global standing: #7 ↓ (from #6).
  • W12 performance: #7.
  • W12 return: 12 games; +3/+1/+8.
  • Record: 41/11/27 (+3/+1/+8).
The dead won where patience and necromancy could grind the foe down, but the Ogres mauled the border patrols badly enough to drag grave-soil across an otherwise dangerous week.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Breakthrough, Be_lakor_CH’s Vampire Counts locked horns with Tzunki_Tom’s Lizardmen in a 2,000-point army; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Breakthrough, Be_lakor_CH’s Vampire Counts advanced into Tzunki_Tom’s Lizardmen in a 2,000-point army; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Breakthrough, Strigoi_Marco’s Vampire Counts closed upon Tyrant_Urs’s Ogre Kingdoms in a 250-point Border Patrol; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the orders set for Breakthrough, Strigoi_Marco’s Vampire Counts fell upon Tyrant_Urs’s Ogre Kingdoms in a 250-point Border Patrol; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] On a field shaped by Breakthrough, Strigoi_Marco’s Vampire Counts met Tyrant_Urs’s Ogre Kingdoms in a 250-point Border Patrol; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

Reports of battles across the world

• [T9A – Satellite] Across ground marked for Table Quarters, a midnight host locked horns with a greenskin horde in a 250-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Meeting Engagement, a midnight host advanced into an Imperial army in a 500-point Border Patrol; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Pitched Battle, a midnight host closed upon a Kislevite rota in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] With the orders set for Table Quarters, a midnight host fell upon a Nehekharan host in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] On a field shaped by Table Quarters, a midnight host met a Druchii raiding force in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Across ground marked for Flank Attack, a midnight host crossed blades with a Druchii raiding force in a 750-point warband; the flank became the hinge on which the whole battle turned, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Exterminate, a midnight host locked horns with a greenskin horde in a 500-point Border Patrol; no quarter was expected, and none was offered, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

The dead still rise, but Week 12 proved that even the grave can be forced backward at spear-point.

II.II Defenders of the Relics

Bretonnia

  • Global standing: #15 ↔ (stable).
  • W12 performance: #16.
  • W12 return: 11 games; +2/+0/+9.
  • Record: 44/12/73 (+2/+0/+9).
The lances won a few distant honours, but locally the realm was hammered by mercenaries and Chaos Dwarfs. Chivalry survived; the scoreline did not flatter it.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Flank Attack, Grail_Seeker’s Bretonnia advanced into Khorne_Mathias’s Hordes of Chaos in a 3,000-point grand host; the flank became the hinge on which the whole battle turned, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, Le_Duc_85’s Bretonnia closed upon Luccini_Merchant’s Dogs of War in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and when the rout broke it broke completely: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Capture, Le_Duc_85’s Bretonnia fell upon Luccini_Merchant’s Dogs of War in a 2,000-point army; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and when the rout broke it broke completely: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the orders set for Pitched Battle, Grail_Seeker’s Bretonnia met Zharr_Naggrund_K’s Chaos Dwarfs in a 500-point Border Patrol; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and when the rout broke it broke completely: Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Rear Guard, a Bretonnian lance advanced into a Nehekharan host in a 3,000-point grand host; the rearward elements bought every pace with steel and discipline, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Meeting Engagement, a Bretonnian lance closed upon a brayherd in a 500-point Border Patrol; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Pitched Battle, a Bretonnian lance fell upon an Imperial army in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Pitched Battle, a Bretonnian lance met a mercenary company in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On a field shaped by Pitched Battle, a Bretonnian lance crossed blades with a brayherd in a 500-point Border Patrol; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Breakthrough, a Bretonnian lance locked horns with a brayherd in a 500-point Border Patrol; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Meeting Engagement, a Bretonnian lance advanced into a Nehekharan host in a 2,000-point army; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

Honour remains. The standings, less merciful, remain unconvinced.

Dwarfs

  • Global standing: #10 ↓ (from #9).
  • W12 performance: #15.
  • W12 return: 11 games; +1/+4/+6.
  • Record: 49/18/38 (+1/+4/+6).
The Dawi record now absorbs the late satellite throng report, and the grudgebook is heavier for it. Even so, the main throng held enough ground to remain a serious middle-table anvil.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Capture the Centre, Bugmans_Father’s Dwarfs met WhiteTower_HP’s High Elves in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Capture the Centre, Bugmans_Father’s Dwarfs crossed blades with WhiteTower_HP’s High Elves in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Pitched Battle, Ironbreaker_Chris’s Dwarfs locked horns with Druchii_Steff’s Dark Elves in a 4,000-point grand host; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

Reports of battles across the world

• [The Old World – Satellite] Across ground marked for Table Quarters, a Dwarf throng met a Nehekharan host in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Meeting Engagement, a Dwarf throng crossed blades with a glittering Asur host in a 2,000-point army; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Pitched Battle, a Dwarf throng locked horns with a Kislevite rota in a 3,000-point grand host; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] With the orders set for Meeting Engagement, a Dwarf throng advanced into a Nehekharan host in a 2,000-point army; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [T9A – Satellite] On a field shaped by The Patrol, a Dwarf throng closed upon a brayherd in a 750-point warband; at patrol scale, every casualty rang louder than a cannon-shot, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Flank Attack, a Dwarf throng fell upon an Ogre warband in a 2,000-point army; the flank became the hinge on which the whole battle turned, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, a Dwarf throng met a temple-city cohort in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Pitched Battle, a Dwarf throng crossed blades with a Druchii raiding force in a 2,250-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and when the rout broke it broke completely: Massacre.

The grudgebook is larger, but the mountain has not moved.

The Empire

  • Global standing: #16 ↔ (stable).
  • W12 performance: #9.
  • W12 return: 11 games; +3/+0/+8.
  • Record: 33/15/80 (+3/+0/+8).
The Empire’s week was an exercise in contradiction: civil bloodletting, a grand victory over Beastmen, and now an anonymous satellite success over Daemons folded into the official account.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Capture the Centre, ABadPainter’s Empire met Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Capture the Centre, ABadPainter’s Empire crossed blades with Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Capture the Centre, ABadPainter’s Empire locked horns with Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] With the orders set for Breakthrough, Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire advanced into Ghorgon_Eric’s Beastmen in a 2,000-point army; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and when the killing was done the field belonged to them alone: Massacre.

• [6th Edition – Local] On a field shaped by Capture the Centre, Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire closed upon ABadPainter’s Empire in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Capture the Centre, Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire fell upon ABadPainter’s Empire in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Capture the Centre, Heldenhammer_ZH’s Empire met ABadPainter’s Empire in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Breakthrough, an Imperial army met a Dawi-Zharr column in a 500-point Border Patrol; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, an Imperial army crossed blades with a daemonic host in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Meeting Engagement, an Imperial army locked horns with a midnight host in a 500-point Border Patrol; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Pitched Battle, an Imperial army advanced into a Bretonnian lance in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

For Sigmar, for the provinces, and for a week with fewer internal corpses next time.

High Elves

  • Global standing: #5 ↔ (stable).
  • W12 performance: #5.
  • W12 return: 11 games; +3/+5/+3.
  • Record: 45/23/24 (+3/+5/+3).
Ulthuan fought everywhere: against Dwarfs locally, against Ogres and Druchii abroad, and against Skaven blades in a costly counterstroke. The result was not clean, but it was resilient.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Capture the Centre, WhiteTower_HP’s High Elves closed upon Bugmans_Father’s Dwarfs in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Capture the Centre, WhiteTower_HP’s High Elves fell upon Bugmans_Father’s Dwarfs in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Capture, Lothern_Pat’s High Elves met Orion_CH’s Wood Elves in a 2,000-point army; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Pitched Battle, a glittering Asur host closed upon a Druchii raiding force in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Rear Guard, a glittering Asur host fell upon a Druchii raiding force in a 2,000-point army; the rearward elements bought every pace with steel and discipline, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [The Old World – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Table Quarters, a glittering Asur host met an Ogre warband in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Meeting Engagement, a glittering Asur host crossed blades with an Ogre warband in a 750-point warband; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [The Old World – Satellite] On a field shaped by Breakthrough, a glittering Asur host locked horns with a greenskin horde in a 2,000-point army; the battle became a race through splintered lines and desperate rearguards, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Across ground marked for Ambush, a glittering Asur host advanced into a Druchii raiding force in a 2,000-point army; confusion marked the first exchanges, with reserves and scouts suddenly fighting for their lives, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Meeting Engagement, a glittering Asur host closed upon a Dwarf throng in a 2,000-point army; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Pitched Battle, a glittering Asur host fell upon a verminous host in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

The Asur remain in the upper pack: not triumphant, not broken, and still terribly precise.

Kislev

  • Global standing: #14 ↓ (from #13).
  • W12 performance: #17.
  • W12 return: 6 games; +0/+1/+5.
  • Record: 19/10/38 (+0/+1/+5).
Kislev found little warmth in Week 12. The rota held one draw abroad but otherwise was dragged down by Skaven, Dwarfs and the cold arithmetic of defeat.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Table Quarters, Tzar_Dom’s Kislev met Clan_Pestilens_Flo’s Skaven in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Table Quarters, Tzar_Dom’s Kislev crossed blades with Clan_Pestilens_Flo’s Skaven in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Pitched Battle, a Kislevite rota met a verminous host in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [T9A – Satellite] Under the demands of Pitched Battle, a Kislevite rota crossed blades with a temple-city cohort in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Pitched Battle, a Kislevite rota locked horns with a Dwarf throng in a 3,000-point grand host; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Pitched Battle, a Kislevite rota advanced into a midnight host in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

The ice held, but only just. Next week must bring sharper hooves and colder nerve.

Skaven

  • Global standing: #2 ↑ (from #3).
  • W12 performance: #1.
  • W12 return: 8 games; +6/+1/+1.
  • Record: 45/17/17 (+6/+1/+1).
The Under-Empire gnawed its way back upward with the week’s most efficient tally, Clan Pestilens and Queek’s packs turning small advantages into a proper verminous surge.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Table Quarters, Clan_Pestilens_Flo’s Skaven met Tzar_Dom’s Kislev in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] Under the demands of Table Quarters, Clan_Pestilens_Flo’s Skaven crossed blades with Tzar_Dom’s Kislev in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Meeting Engagement, Queek_Swiss’s Skaven locked horns with Zharr_Naggrund_K’s Chaos Dwarfs in a 750-point warband; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and when the killing was done the field belonged to them alone: Massacre.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Pitched Battle, a verminous host met a glittering Asur host in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Under the demands of Capture, a verminous host crossed blades with a Nehekharan host in a 2,000-point army; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Pitched Battle, a verminous host locked horns with a Kislevite rota in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Flank Attack, a verminous host advanced into a temple-city cohort in a 2,000-point army; the flank became the hinge on which the whole battle turned, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On a field shaped by Meeting Engagement, a verminous host closed upon a temple-city cohort in a 2,000-point army; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

The ratmen are back in second, and the scratching beneath the floorboards is getting louder.

Tomb Kings

  • Global standing: #8 ↔ (stable).
  • W12 performance: #11.
  • W12 return: 13 games; +2/+2/+9.
  • Record: 54/29/30 (+2/+2/+9).
Nehekhara marched in volume, as ever, yet the bones rattled uneasily. The kings won several distant fields while the local Night Raids through Athel Loren left sand and splinters in the tomb-ledger.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Rear Guard, Settra_Chris’s Tomb Kings closed upon Hashut_Yannick’s Chaos Dwarfs in a 2,000-point army; the rearward elements bought every pace with steel and discipline, but a handful of yards and bodies decided against them: Minor Defeat.

• [The Old World – Local] Under the demands of Night Raid, Nehekhara_Pete’s Tomb Kings fell upon Athel_Sarah’s Wood Elves in a 500-point Border Patrol; under poor light and worse omens, the fighting dissolved into knife-work and panic, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [The Old World – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Night Raid, Nehekhara_Pete’s Tomb Kings met Athel_Sarah’s Wood Elves in a 500-point Border Patrol; under poor light and worse omens, the fighting dissolved into knife-work and panic, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [The Old World – Local] With the orders set for Night Raid, Nehekhara_Pete’s Tomb Kings crossed blades with Athel_Sarah’s Wood Elves in a 500-point Border Patrol; under poor light and worse omens, the fighting dissolved into knife-work and panic, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

Reports of battles across the world

• [The Old World – Satellite] Across ground marked for Meeting Engagement, a Nehekharan host closed upon a Dwarf throng in a 2,000-point army; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Table Quarters, a Nehekharan host fell upon a midnight host in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Pitched Battle, a Nehekharan host met a greenskin horde in a 2,000-point army; no subtlety survived long once the lines closed, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Meeting Engagement, a Nehekharan host crossed blades with a Bretonnian lance in a 2,000-point army; both forces crashed into contact before either could shape the perfect battleline, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] On a field shaped by Rear Guard, a Nehekharan host locked horns with a Bretonnian lance in a 3,000-point grand host; the rearward elements bought every pace with steel and discipline, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Across ground marked for Table Quarters, a Nehekharan host advanced into a Dwarf throng in a 500-point Border Patrol; the field split into hard-won parcels, each one contested with stubborn malice, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of The Patrol, a Nehekharan host closed upon an Ogre warband in a 750-point warband; at patrol scale, every casualty rang louder than a cannon-shot, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [The Old World – Satellite] In the smoke and clamour of Capture the Centre, a Nehekharan host fell upon an Ogre warband in a 500-point Border Patrol; the centre of the field became a churn of banners, bodies and broken nerve, and enough ground was held to make the difference: Minor Victory.

• [6th Edition – Satellite] With the orders set for Capture, a Nehekharan host met a verminous host in a 2,000-point army; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and the line bent, broke and yielded the field: Solid Defeat.

The legions endure. They always do. The question is whether endurance alone can hold eighth.

Wood Elves

  • Global standing: #9 ↑ (from #10).
  • W12 performance: #2.
  • W12 return: 6 games; +4/+2/+0.
  • Record: 33/16/21 (+4/+2/+0).
The forest spirits were one of the week’s cleanest stories: no defeats, several sharp local blows, and enough quiet violence to climb while louder armies stumbled.

Battles in Karak Norn Wargaming this week

• [6th Edition – Local] Across ground marked for Capture, Orion_CH’s Wood Elves closed upon Lothern_Pat’s High Elves in a 2,000-point army; every yard around the objective was paid for in blood, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

• [The Old World – Local] Under the demands of Night Raid, Athel_Sarah’s Wood Elves fell upon Nehekhara_Pete’s Tomb Kings in a 500-point Border Patrol; under poor light and worse omens, the fighting dissolved into knife-work and panic, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Local] In the smoke and clamour of Night Raid, Athel_Sarah’s Wood Elves met Nehekhara_Pete’s Tomb Kings in a 500-point Border Patrol; under poor light and worse omens, the fighting dissolved into knife-work and panic, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Local] With the orders set for Night Raid, Athel_Sarah’s Wood Elves crossed blades with Nehekhara_Pete’s Tomb Kings in a 500-point Border Patrol; under poor light and worse omens, the fighting dissolved into knife-work and panic, and neither side could force the final stroke: Draw.

Reports of battles across the world

• [6th Edition – Satellite] Across ground marked for Flank Attack, a woodland warhost closed upon a brayherd in a 500-point Border Patrol; the flank became the hinge on which the whole battle turned, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

• [The Old World – Satellite] Under the demands of Rear Guard, a woodland warhost fell upon a brayherd in a 3,000-point grand host; the rearward elements bought every pace with steel and discipline, and the field was theirs by nightfall: Solid Victory.

Athel Loren climbed without shouting. That is often when the forest is most dangerous.
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