Can't seem to get a game with my new rookie teams so thought I'd kill a few minutes by having a quick look back at my latest trophy run.

The teams: I went for the full 7 points given the reduction in cost and I am still happy with this choice. I took Undead, Chorf, Lizard and Dark Elf and I was happy with all except the Dark Elf - if I had my time again I'd have taken Underworld instead.

The run in general: I never like starting new teams as I always feel more susceptible to bad dice and this was a case in point. My first ten matches with Chorf, Undead and Dark Elf was an overall 4/3/3, which is below what I'd be hoping for by some way. Only my Lizards started well, winning their first five. In terms of dice it felt like I had a lot of poor dice in the first half of my run and much better dice in the 2nd half. Adding this to the fact I prefer playing developed teams and it helped me go 21-7-2 in the second half of my run which really lifted my final score.

Undead: I expected them to be strong and after a few early draws they were, winning their last 9 once they got some skills. Nothing much to report here.

Lizard: One point felt too low. We started very well winnning the first five games. At this point we only had 3 block on the saurus and buying a Krox took us to a rating where we just got outskilled. A loss and two draws later I sacked the Krox and was able to return to winning ways. They were a pain to skill - we didn't manage a saurus with two skills until game 14, but we did get a block, sure hands skink which was a massive help.

Chorf: A predictably strong team, but dice weren't always kind resulting in more draws than I would have liked. I expect someone to overtake this racial lead, whereas I am a bit more hopeful of keeping the undead and Lizard.

Dark Elf: I've done well with them in the past but the first half of this run was properly hard work to the point I kept removing them from my drawers to get a break from them. They got awful dice early on and it really hampered their development. At one point I couldn't see where the next win was coming from and I don't often feel like that. Finally about half way through the dice turned and we got some skills and I started to remember why I have enjoyed them in the past.

Overall I think my score is competitive, but certainly beatable. I will watch others try with interest.