My BEST result at MESBG tourney - Assault Upon Helm's Deep with NO ballistas!!

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In this video Adam attends Over the Top, an escalation MESBG tournament in Hamilton New Zealand. This covers Day One at which he takes a 450 point list of Assault Upon Helm's Deep with no siege weapons or units worth over 100 points.
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@jmaccsarmiesofmiddleearth Жыл бұрын

That was absolutely class man. These vlogs are next level these days.

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Awww thanks mate! I had a lot of fun throwing this one together for sure, making that 6 tracker was a labour of love but had to be done haha!

@MrWood-nc3bt Жыл бұрын

Outstanding rolling the dice always pays off 😂 Can't wait for the second day, so I'm hoping to see the next video soon.

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

It turns out you can do amazing things if you keep rolling sixes haha! Im working on day 2 at the moment, its coming!

@Zorpazorp Жыл бұрын

Haha Mikey' all over the CTAs hahaha

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Still haven't managed to get a game with Mikey at a tourney, always love a shoutout though haha!

@antlion874 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the awesome battle reports!

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! 😁

@doryfisher Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Glad to see my laugh made it in 😂

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dory! Yep, had to include it haha!

@josiahabbott3825 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video mate! Love the top-tier tactic to rolls a copious amount of '6's 😜. But Damn! That theme song is right on the hype train! 😝😅😎

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks mate! Yeah I finally worked out that rolling sixes wins you games 😆 Yeah man that theme tune gets you right in the feels!

@craig3111 Жыл бұрын

I love Uruk hai armies. Tough. Strong. Good fight. Nice heroes. Good to see them doing well and the crossbows putting in good work.

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Yeah man Uruks are fierce! Crossbows have been hit and miss for me so it was so nice for them to actually put in some work this time. Of course it helps to roll some good dice! 😆

@craig3111 Жыл бұрын

Yes good point! If the dice roll well, the model is great! If dice roll poorly the model is pants!

@TheKodiak72 11 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed seeing some pure uruk carnage.. but stay tuned for day 2.. its been 3 months. I wanna see the rest of the tourny!

@dicedrinksanddadjokes 11 ай бұрын

Yeah I know! Its just that the 2nd day had 2 games which both ended up being grind fests against very similar forces and just didn't seem so interesting and not really worth the hours it takes to edit.

@christophermcleod4717 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing. I have refallen in love with my Isenguard lately because of this video. When do we get part 2?

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

That's awesome mate thanks for watching! Don't know if I'll ever get round to part 2 tbh. There were 2 games and they were grind fests against very similar forces so not that interesting to watch unfortunately.

@BuchanDuck Жыл бұрын

Well, when I see myself tell me to subscribe, I gotta lol Very well done on the first day, that dice rolling in the last day looked brutal

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Haha nothing like a shoutout mid tourney! Yeah poor old James just kept seeing that eye of Sauron staring up at him mockingly 😂

@greghemington2655 Жыл бұрын

Amazing tourney vlog man! You're really stepping up the quality, I love it! 🙌

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@braveryisavirtue Жыл бұрын

Great video as always! Looking forward to the day 2 one.

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Matthew! 😁

@microforgeminis Жыл бұрын

Such a great video mate! Those sixes in the last game were ridiculous I hope you apologised hahaha. This kind of content is awesome as I doubt I’ll be getting along to any tournaments for a while. Good to live vicariously through others. Seems like you kiwis really know how to do fun tournaments!

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Oh yes we like to battle down in Middle Earth! Yes I rolled an obscene amount of sixes and felt really bad but also so good. Its a complicated emotion haha! Thanks for watching Albie 😁

@loganwallace3159 Жыл бұрын

Loving the videos, can't wait to see pokey in action!

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Haha yes Pokey will show up for Day 2! Thanks for watching Logan! 😁

@sirboomz353 9 ай бұрын

they serve beer at middle earth sbg events 14:35 ? here i was thinking it was just me who thinks having a brew while you decimate your opponents is priceless Carry on New Zealand.

@dicedrinksanddadjokes 9 ай бұрын

Haha yeah man beer and dice is such a great combo! 😁

@Jewus19 Жыл бұрын

BRUTAL. I love it! Amazing show of urukhais martial prowess in that first game!

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Yeah that was a rough game for Dylan!

@markhanson9508 Жыл бұрын

those sixes were bananas 😅

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was a bit crazy!

@smoothbrush4722 Жыл бұрын

Nice army and battels, maybe introduce a warg rider to help you get to pick objectives fast.

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for watching! Yeah if I take Isengard again I think I'll go straight Isengard so I can take some of the different options like wargs. I think I'm done with Assault on Helm's Deep for now! 😅

@georgecostello9795 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video!

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@wendyhague9938 Жыл бұрын

Cool game terrain !

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🙏

@TabletopCollective Жыл бұрын

More AOHD Goodness! 😂 I'm running them again in the next tournament I'm in I think then it's time to retire them. I think I'm going to run vanilla Isengard here in the near future, I haven't played with Saruman yet! Great stuff as always Adam. 😎 - Boone

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Thanks Boone! This will be my last tourney with AOHD. They’ve done really well but I don’t want to be that guy haha. Now I just need to work out what I’m going to focus on next 🤔

@TabletopCollective Жыл бұрын

@@dicedrinksanddadjokes I'm wanting to try Isengard by itself, but who am I kidding. I'll probably go back to good ol' faithful Riders of Theoden 🤣

@NoobsandMen Жыл бұрын

Another absolutely cracker Video brother. Absolutely loving these top notch Vlogs. -Sean

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean I appreciate that, I enjoyed putting this one together 😁

@cameronlaw8383 Жыл бұрын

Another great vlog! How many goats did you sacrifice before the tournament to roll all those 6s!? Also amazing shirt, almost as gnarly as the venues carpet 😉

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

6 goats haha! Yeah I tried to match my shirt to the carpet, play some mind games with my opponents 😆

@wadehudson9776 Жыл бұрын

mate such a fun watch. always fantastic content. seems like your starting to get the hang of that army. keep with it and im sure you'll do well. also does seem to be helpfully to roll an insane amount of 6s. where do I get some of those Mordor dice?

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks Wade! Yeah I was rolling some hot dice in that last game! Funny you should say that I’m actually planning on moving on from this force. I might give straight Isengard a go or one of the other legendary legions but I’m done with AOHD for a while 😅

@wendyhague9938 Жыл бұрын

I like the leaf effect! There was rigged dice I reckon too many sixes never mind Dylan. Great video Ad lots of time into editing longer than the tournament - like and subscribe people 😊

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Awww shux thanks my darling ❤️

@callumdunleavy3599 11 ай бұрын

Great vlog keep it up!

@dicedrinksanddadjokes 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@ItsQuiteCool Жыл бұрын

If Isengard dice weren't out of stock and over 4 times the price on eBay, I'd get them for them sixes 😂 Great tournament vlog 👍

@ItsQuiteCool Жыл бұрын

Although you got a bunch with the Mordor dice! Which I do have 😎

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Scalpers are the worst! I desperately want some fellowship dice but the on selling price is crazy! And don’t be fooled those Isengard dice roll plenty of ones as well! 😆

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Those Mordor dice are frighteningly good. Sauron's eye comes up often it seems

@ItsQuiteCool Жыл бұрын

@@dicedrinksanddadjokes the first two rolls fresh out the box were 6's 👌 I took it as a good omen! And the 3 I rolled after, I just assumed the dice gods thought I was doing a roll for, evil wins it yay! 😂

@ItsQuiteCool Жыл бұрын

@@dicedrinksanddadjokes I was looking at the one ring fellowship dice...Same thing on UK eBay 😐 I'm not paying over £100 for 8 dice! I sure hope no one has actually paid that, but unfortunately I'm probably wrong about that 😕 Surely dice isn't hard to have a constant stock on?

@hukoseft Жыл бұрын

@11.36 @16.25 best 2 moments of the video in my bias opinion 😉

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Hmm I wonder why?.. 🤔🤣

@michaeltremaine4356 Жыл бұрын

How did the dragon knight piercing strike they only have two swords and you need an axe or pick? Great video!

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

That's a very good question! Umm and I don't have an answer haha! 😬 Thanks for watching mate 😅

@colin6691 Жыл бұрын

I love the battle-mat you were playing on. Can anyone tell me where I can get an ancient city mat like that?

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

That's a Deep Cut Studio mat. I bought it from Kapiti Hobbies here in NZ. Where are you from buddy?

@colin6691 Жыл бұрын

@@dicedrinksanddadjokes Thanks. I'll try to look into getting one. I'm from the UK, but currently in China.

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

@@colin6691 OK cool well, Element Games have them: elementgames.co.uk/wargames-and-miniatures/gaming-and-accessories/deep-cut-studios/cobblestone-streets-4x4-mousepad?d=10885

@Jewus19 Жыл бұрын

3:20 nice shooting but thats still only d6 infantry ;)

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

You're right! I think I said D7 because of the Minas Tirith warrior's shield wall special ability.

@mikeglasswell-gameplay Жыл бұрын

should have counted the ones also. there were a fair few

@OllsMESBG76 Жыл бұрын

Larry looks immense, how did you make him please!?!?

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Hey Oli, I made him with a pike warrior combined with bits from an upgrade spruce that came with the old magazines. So it’s a metal head and metal cross bow

@carvercraft5246 Жыл бұрын

Didn't think KZfaq allowed X-rated content on here with what you did to me in that last game!

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Bahahaha that was a bit ridiculous I don’t think I’ve ever rolled that many sixes in a game! And as promised I included a tracker just for you mate 😆

@gabrielmaddern6070 11 ай бұрын

All those 6's...what can men do against such reckless hate...

@dicedrinksanddadjokes 11 ай бұрын

Haha yeah I had stupid luck with those scatter rolls!

@mikeglasswell-gameplay Жыл бұрын

lol. great report. with that many sixes, when do you question the fairness of your dice.

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks man, yeah they even out over all. I rolled terribly in the previous 2 games. It’s just funny when you have an improbable streak of 6s. It’s amazing what you can do with an army when you do that 😆

@mikeglasswell-gameplay Жыл бұрын

@@dicedrinksanddadjokes do you find that players can still win with strategy and being clever with heroics, even if someone has a streak of off the chart luck. Or does luck always win the games

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

@@mikeglasswell-gameplay luck certainly helps but if that’s all it takes then you wouldn’t get the same people at the top of the leader boards. Strategy is a massive part of this game that’s what makes it so great!

@manuelcolazo6752 Жыл бұрын

Hey been watching your content for a couple months and I love it. Do you know if there is any players in whangarei that could teach me the game?

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

Hey Manu, thanks for watching! I don't know anyone personally but the best bet would be to check out the facebook group - New Zealand Middle Earth League and ask there. Otherwise have a look if there is a local war gaming club. My local club mainly plays 40k but I'm slowly seducing them to MESBG haha!

@manuelcolazo6752 Жыл бұрын

@@dicedrinksanddadjokes yeah we don't have any wargaming clubs. Maybe I should start one haha

@dicedrinksanddadjokes Жыл бұрын

@@manuelcolazo6752 haha yeah man do it! 😁