ARTICLE

Written by: Rodney Desjarlais
6th Edition
Last Updated: December 2003

PLAY STYLE
Thanks to the diverse variety of character and troop types available to the Orc and Goblin army it is possible to create an army to suit any play style.  You can create a defensive force, an offensive force or anything in between.  There are so many tools available to Orc and Goblin players that the strategies and possible unit combinations are staggering.   

The only constant in an Orc and Goblin army is that, due to animosity and other unpredictable elements (such as fanatics), a good greenskin general must be able to shift tactics on almost a turn-by-turn basis.  Sometimes that unit of Orcs or Goblins that you wanted to charge fails animosity and sits there arguing.  Sometimes a fanatic will get between your unit and a unit you wanted to charge or whirls right through your precious Black Orcs.  It's possible to have a broad overall plan (such as to go defensive with lots of war machines or go offensive) but beyond that detailed plans usually go right out the window early in the game.  That's what makes Orcs and Goblins so fun though is that you never really know what's going to happen.

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