Miniatures- Hordes Battle, Minions VS Circle Orboros

This was a 35 point battle with my Minions VS. Brian's Circle Orboros.

Circle deployed and ready to get up close and personal.

An array of Circle Warbeasts.

Minion Gatormen, hungry and ready to fight. But where did those pesky Bog Trogs go?

Barnabas and his Warbeasts.

Kaya herds her Warbeasts towards one objective while the Skinwalkers move out to contest the other.

Barnabas moves his Warbeasts to hold one objective and the Gatorman Posse towards the other.

The Skinwalkers deftly move in to contest Minion control of the flag.

The Pureblood Warpwolf uses his spray attack to thin down the Gatorman Posse.

 Eager for revenge, the Posse gangs up on the Warpwolf Stalker, and with a little acidic help from the Ironback Spitter, takes the Warbeast out.

Meanwhile, the Blackhide Wrastler wades into the Skinwalkers, killing two of them.

After the initial contact, both sides are fighting for control of their flag, but struggle to push the enemy back. Barnabas is injured when the Pureblood Warpwolf uses his spray attack down the line of Minions.  He recovers some health by finishing off a Skinwalker with his magic and consuming it's life essence. 

Oh, here are the Bog Trogs, they answered the summons to battle after all.

Gorax revs up for a charge into the remaining Gatorman Posse members.  He would have succeeded in taking them out had the Gatorman Shaman not cast a spell to make them tough.   The Bog Trogs run up to surround Kaya with the hopes of assassination.

Barnabas unleashes his feat, bringing in a tidal wave that knocks over all of the Circle forces.  The last of the Gatorman Posse wound Kaya and Gorax in a last desperate attack, while a frustrated Blackhide Wrastler still contends to a very wounded Skinwalker Alpha.

Kaya uses her feat to devastate the Bog Trogs, killing all but two.  It is the Gatorman Shaman, however, that ends the battle when one of his spells blows up a Bog Trog, taking Kaya out of action in the process.

Miniatures- Bandito 101

Miniatures: Warmachine and Hordes- Minions first games.

I played my first games of Warmachine/Hordes using my recently painted Minion force.  Here are some images from the battles.

15 point game versus the Trollbloods....

 Trollblood deployment.

 As they advance they magically create a protective wall for cover.

The Trollblood Warlock, Madrak Ironhide takes cover behind the wall.

 The Minions are lead by Bloody Barnabus.  He assembles his warbeasts and prepares to advance.

The two sides move towards confrontation.

 The Bull Snapper gets hungry and charges the Trollbloods.

 The light warbeasts go at it.

 Each tries to eat the other.
 

 Meanwhile, Bog Trog Ambushers rush in from the flank.

But Madrak wades through them as if they were guppies.

The Ironback Spitter joins the fray, along with a heavy troll.  While this battle ensues the Croak Hunter flanks the Trollbloods and kills a few support units in the rear rank.  The Trollbloods destroy both of the Minion Warbeasts, and though we did not finish the fight, it was heavily in the Trollblood's favor and looked bad for the Minions.

25 point game versus Cygnar

 Cygnar deploy their forces  in tight formation.

 They advance confidently down the field of battle towards the objectives.

 The Minions spread out with seeming fewer forces to cover the objectives.

 The Gatorman Posse advances hard and fast through the trees.

 As the forces near each other Cygnar's Warjacks fire into the Gatorman advance.

 The fearless warriors take their losses and continue advancing toward their foe.

 Cygnar tries to block both objectives while claiming their own.  The Minions look hard pressed to gain any advantage.

 But then the Bog Trog Ambushers enter from Cygnar's flank.  They rush towards the Cygnar objective and the Warcaster.

 Bloody Barnabus summons a tidal wave that knocks most of the Cygnar force off their feet.  He rushes towards his objective and engages Trollbloods that are working for Cygnar.  Both Cygnar Warjacks unload on Barnabus, trying to assassinate the Warlock, but he passes the damage off to his heavy Warbeast and hangs onto life by a thread.

Meanwhile, the Bog Trogs push past Cygnar's defenses and take down Nemo, their Warcaster, giving Minions the win by assassination.