My first games suffer from a lot of turnovers

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 4:30 pm

I find that I only use that sideline half-cage as a desperation tactic when undermanned. It's far too easy to isolate your drive if you make a habit of doing this too often. I prefer to keep my Skaven recievers numerous and spread-out. Show your opponent a lot of options and he won't be able to cover them all. Show him one and he'll come down on it like a ton of bricks.

Marcus

Pantera · Post by **Pantera** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 9:08 am

But that was one of the points. Of course you will need to have other options available. And if the opponent comes down like a ton of bricks on the sideline, you will have a whole field open for you other players. This is just one tactic wich is easy because you can pretty easy get through on one side. Spreading 3 GR is really good, but if you don't plan to dodge trough several TZ you will need to open more holes in the defense. And depending on the opponent, that can be really hard for the not so strong Skaven. One variant on the sidecage is to put up two more GR's which go for it and push into the infield.

Post by **Thadrin** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 9:42 am

I love the sideline cage play. My dwarf team once managed to build one that stretched pretty much the entire length of the field. The look on my opponent's face when he realised his wood elves didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting even close was brilliant. Taught him the lesson of not being OVER agressive on a Blitz. Quite possibly the only occasion you'll hear of a dwarf team out running a wood elf team.

Of course, the play is made so much easier by Stand firm/Guard Longbeards.

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 10:44 am

I am able to do that occasionally with my orcs, 3 or 4 guys making a line between the opponents team and the ball carrier is a wonderful thing.

Zy-Nox · Post by **Zy-Nox** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 7:28 pm

I do that a lot with my wood elves, all these block/gaurd elves in a line.......Niccce

amalie · Post by **amalie** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 8:02 pm

but how do you defend against a lose cage formation (dwarf or orc) with a skaven team without leaping players or Ratogre ?

Zy-Nox · Post by **Zy-Nox** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 8:18 pm

amalie wrote:but how do you defend against a lose cage formation (dwarf or orc) with a skaven team without leaping players or Ratogre ?

I havent used Skaven for so long so am not the best to comment.
I'd say send the Gutters round the back, block up the front with linerats,and hit him with the stormvermin,Try to break up part of the cage at a time,
And why dont you have a RAT OGRE?

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Fri Jul 12, 2002 2:35 am

The only good way to beat a loose cage is to slow it down and make sure u can put a defense in front as well as trying to sneak a guy in the back way. Gr's with block and dauntless are excellent blitzers, give the guy horns and your a terror weapon (why else would u have 4 gr's?).