A noob's dirt simple 800 point Early Alan list

madcam2us · Post by **madcam2us** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:05 am

Yea, but what did you do with it when it mattered?

Madcam.

philqw78 · Post by **philqw78** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:12 am

dave_r wrote:
The Italian Ostrogothic list that won at Britcon seemed to find a fortified camp useful. Might be worth seeing how he used it.
The Italian Ostrogothic was a cr*p army, with a cr*p plan that somehow managed to win Britcon because everybody was too busy laughing at how cr*p the plan was. It went like this.

- The camp was placed more than 6" from the base edge in the middle of the table.
- 75% of the army's BG's must be placed on one side of the camp
- Compulsory flank march
- Three Generals (one on flank march)

Incidentally, I massacred it 23-2 the previous Monday....

Oh well,

............................ you didn't win britcon with skythians and a brilliant plan

philqw78 · Post by **philqw78** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:20 am

Mr skull, I hope I can call you by your first name 'cos its friday night.

Lancer cavalry are the best all round troop type. Use them well and they pay dividend. But you must have enough to pay that dividend. All armies have support troops. Balancing the support is the art of the army, then you need to play.

IMO the Alans need some LF to use as bullet catchers in an open competition. Other than that max out the lancers. For all those denigrating me 28 bases of lancers won Britcon.

philqw78 · Post by **philqw78** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:23 am

madcam2us wrote:Yea, but what did you do with it when it mattered?

Madcam.

???? The camp? It tempted some and slowed others. Play to your opponent. A good player will have his manouver slowed, a less experienced player will be tempted in. Average players can't make their mind up. Thats why I wasn't sure if it was a good idea.