The scenario, using a mix of tried and tested objectives, did work very well mechanically, but crucially the battle itself was tense and dramatic.
The Titan proved to be the key objective and I think the
Elves had all the tools to compete there - 3 RBTs and a lot of archers to squeeze those wounds through. Our Ungors showed how even
modest shooting can make a difference and the Hellcannon was entirely committed to scoring in that part of the field, though it might have targeted enemy units elsewhere. Our opponents had some
bad luck with the RBT shot they did send the Titan's way and were unwilling to send fighters against it. A mistake I think because the
Dragon could easily withstand the 3D6-Ld wounds and its damage potential could have swung the battle. I believe they were still traumatized by what happened to the Empire Knights in our Halloween battle in 2016 and wanted to keep clear!
The Forest was hotly contested from the start. The aggressive move of the White Lions was a nice surprise as my Bestigors could get right at it. This
pulled the Dragon into this part of the field and kept it here, thanks to the sacrifice of the unit. This was a battle I could expect to win, but that just had to happen somewhere. The development put pressure on the Crushers, who initially did very well against the Phoenix Guards but fluffed their rolls in the second round of combat and had to give ground to the impeccably consistent elven elites. With no other units in a position to contest the Forest I just slammed the Bloodthirster here to delay a potential counter attack,
The Fort saw little action. The
Curse of Anraheir didn't do much, really, as the Swordmasters were too far away to walk into the building (despite their M6 - you can't march move into buildings after all!) and it was not occupied at the time, so they couldn't assault either. I took the objective next turn with a seemingly
immovable unit of Tzeentch Warriors with a Chaos Lord leading them (Ld 10, due to BoDiscipline) and the Elves pretty much gave up trying to take it. That was a fair assessment but the
mistake was not using the Swordmasters elsewhere - they did help finish off the Gors in the middle of the field but that didn't go towards actually claiming any objectives! Moving them aggressively against the Titan and using all those attack to change thing there would have been a better idea.
So, the Chaos side played to the scenario a bit more, whereas the Elves gave in to the slaughter (wait, what!?). It was far from a game of chess though, as both armies produced some daring feats and epic moments. Though the Dragon obviously confirmed its position as apex predator, my MVP choice would probably be the Ungors, who, against all odds, wounded the Titan not once but twice!

Thanks for taking the time to read the report!