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BATTLE REPORT·WHITE DWARF 315

Battle Under the Earth

March 2006·pp. 94–101

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Gav Thorpe and Phil Kelly turn a passage from Grudgebearer into a full underground battle, building an inexpensive Dwarf hall from floor tiles and household materials. Dwarfs enter through one gateway while Night Goblins reinforce from three approaches. After a long struggle, Goblin artillery and the loss of a Dwarf banner swing the running victory-point calculation. The Goblins win with 1,952 points against 927, narrowly satisfying the scenario’s decisive margin.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 315, pp. 94–101.

The players explicitly use an informal collection-based army selection, including two Squig units, and randomize some Fanatic allowances. The text reports a running score of 1,027 before a banner is lost; the final boxed Dwarf score is 927.

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