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Three games of Song of Blades and Heroes at Graham's

"Right lads, the aim is simple; we sneak ups on 'em, we jumps them, we wins!" My orc boss giving his lads a pep-talk before game 1. Graham/Sunjester invited me round for a game (or three) of 'Song of Blades and Heroes' and presented with multiple warbands to try, I plumped for his beautiful Ral Paths orcs, while he chose his gnolls. Mine were better fighters, his were more motivated. This was an interesting mechanism, which would add definite flavour to the groups of warriors. Aim for game one, was simple, I had 8 orcs in some kind of ambush, could I get him, before he got me? The gnoll warband brings an ogre as muscle! A couple of turns later, my lads obviously unable to hide in bushes without lots of "Shhh, be quiet!" "No you be quiet!" "Stop giggling, they'll hear us!" The Gnoll warriors and ogre charge in. However, one of my savage orcs lands a 'gruesome' injury on the ogre before the behemoth can get a charge in, and ...