We tried that, here's what were the rules.

Same rules as 2.0 exept:

- no domain
- no objectives
- no time
- no points (it's until one player's army is annihilated or until a player forfeit)
- 1 action for 400 pts
- movement formation of up to 10 figs
- you get an extra action if you have at least one fig with command on the table
- figs with flight CAN go in formation!

I think that's it....

My army was:

Formation 1 and 2 (move together)
Deathspeaker Aeradon + Kosian Shieldtome
2*** crusader priest
2* 1** 1*** tomb skeleton
2* skeleton

Formation 3
Shyft Matriarch
Pyre Spirit
7*** tormented soul

Formation 4
Zombie Baron
4** 2*** detonating zombie

Formation 5
2*** vampiric skeleton
3** rage paladin

Formation 6
3* vampiric thrall
2*** rancid bloodsucker

Loners
Kossak Darkbringer + Galeshi Sunsword
Vithzerai + Book of Lightning
Priest Sydin + Oracular Codex

The "strategy" was simple...use Priest Sydin's leadership so I can blast with the book of lightning every turn. The codex is there to get rid of those unlucky rolls that makes you lose a game ;). Kossak was mainly a Varatrix chaser....but he can kill anything else if/once there's no Varatrix in play.

The formations 1&2 were just the untargetable/unsurgeable necromancers. Formation 3 is the first line of defense, they go after what comes to near. Formation 4 is just an invisible command because the zombies I double time/push to have something to throw with revenant. Formation 5 and 6 just kills what is left.


My opponent had something like:

Varatrix + Torengrim's Helm
Vithzerai
Amazon Draconum
Hierophant
Solonavi Striker
Magus Rephalon + Ventia's mask
2** 1*** solonavi channeler
1** deathsinger
one formation of atlantis aquatic
one formation with a shield golem, 2 elven demi-magus, Magus, Inquisitor and some ***amotep gunner
3 steam mauler

I think that's pretty much it.....

But here's the thing...after about two hours of play, with book of lightning I killed Vithzerai and badly hurt solonavi striker (he kept healing them), and killed Varatrix with Kossak...and then he gave me the game saying he had no way to beat me now...which unfortunately was true :(.

I had no dead, even no fig hurt (Kossak pushed but eventually revamped to full), and I would have killed the striker and hurt the strongest fig of each formation before he comes into harm range :S...then killed his healers with lightning and the rest of his figs with formation 3-5-6....without the help of the necromancers or detonating zombies :(.

So are relics too powerful in big games? I mean...you have tons of points so you can make many godly combos and still have alot of support!...I didn't even have a necromantic bonestaff (but I'll get one soon ;))...I killed his chances to win just with a book of lightning (with the help of leadership).

Or is it just Book of Lightning that is too towerfull in big games?...

Yeah relics make uniques indeed quite powerfull.

But I don't see powerful uniques, I see powerfull effects...the uniques are there just to hold the relic hehe.

- Book of Lightning, can shoot ANYWHERE on the board! You're guaranteed at least 4 turn before the enemy comes to near...so two blast, or 4 if you have a leadership.

- Necromantic Bonestaff, revenant that cost no action, anywhere on the board and every turn???

- Karrudan Bow (with Kaboom), can you imagine the DESTRUCTION this little bow can makes in a big game!!