Clash of Kings

Event and Tournament talk
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So with almost 200 players turning up to trash Nottingham before the students do … sorry, taking part in a wargaming event(!) … who on here is going?

Recognise a few armies/names here from FB/Discord.

List are here: Dropbox

@Cartwright has done a great little data dive into the lists and what spells/items etc get picked. His ranking of my army included a couple of As and some green (and quite a lot of red!)

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From Oslo, Norway, me, @V-Dawg , @IWin , @Mandollies , @Moriar @TheBreakerOfCups !
From Bergen, Norway: Jørgen, Morten, Kim !

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That enough of you to recreate the siege of 868 :wink:

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Gutted Dave, was due to go but another in a long line of family emergencies has changed my plans :pensive:

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From Austria its me, my son @Bandrol, Patrick and Felix

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Sorry to here that Rusty :pensive:

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It would be really interesting, if data and dice could make an analysis of the countries of origin of all attendees of CoK. As far as I know there are 20 from Spain, 10 from Norway, 5 from Austria, 1 from Australia… but what about the rest? Such a statistic would be really interesting.

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Do you have a list anywhere?

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Dwarfs win Clash!

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Full results here:

Was great to get a game in against @FredOslow Possibly got a little lucky at the end to get the win, but it serves him right for taking my Greater Obsidian Golem off the board when needing 11s twice!

Awesome event, great venue (Hogwarts!) and definitely a well spent weekend.

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Thanks to all for a great event! The vikings of war will be back! :grin:

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Summary stats here: 2024 UK Clash of Kings: Dwarfs Defy Expectations in a Stunning Victory – Data and Dice

The tl, dr:

  • Ogres, Twilight Kin, and Empire of Dust led the charge when it came to Fibonacci win points, a metric that accounts for both wins and winning percentage (which is a way to compare, e.g., a 5-1 faction vs a 22-6 faction). Ogres, in particular, have had a strong year, echoing their dominance in the US Masters.
  • Northern Alliance continues to be popular but only managed a 46% win rate. This suggests that while the faction is competitive, it’s balanced and not overpowered, which is a credit to the rules committee.
  • Twilight Kin continued to perform strongly, reflecting their success in other major tournaments. However, they showed some weaknesses against Halflings, Goblins, and Ogres. Note that high range of TK results, suggesting to me that they’re a high skill-cap faction that requires finesse, so if you don’t know what you’re doing, it can get ugly fast.
  • The Orcs continue to suck. Will anyone be surprised to see them disappear from a future version, now that Mantic has RFO?
  • Why is Order of the Green Lady so good in the US and so bad here? Situational based on players? Or is that reflective of the overall differences in the meta?
  • Why don’t more people play Rhordia? It continues to be a fun faction, but now that Halflings are all over, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them disappear in a future update.

(and apologies to all the names with non-English characters, which the parser strips out to make matching easier)

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