Category Archives: Gauntlet

An old series where you were tasked as a gamer to try new things.

Gauntlet: Emperor’s Justice

It’s been months since the last Gauntlet but it’s back. However, it’s not the same as it once was. Where before the Gauntlet was my attempt to try and get people to try out different things in a game to evolve and learn – including myself, it’s now going to just be my personal goals and ambitions, whatever they may be. It won’t be a hobby workbench thing though, strictly gaming related.

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Gauntlet: Reserves

It’s been a while since I did one of these. We’ve been doing various things at the LGS that haven’t allowed me to participate in the last one for a bit. Having finally accomplished the last Gauntlet, it’s time for the next.

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Gauntlet #3: There Can Be Only One…or Two! (Revision)

Here was what I said on the last Gauntlet:

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Gauntlet #3: There Can Be Only One

Something I see a lot at the LGS is doubling up on HQs, or more in the case of Space Wolves. I rarely double up, usually only at 2K and above and only if I plan to field Nobz as troops. With my Marines I don’t think I’ve ever doubled up on HQs, though maybe I have, hard to recall. So for this week:

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Gauntlet #2: Less is More

I think each one of us has a favorite force organization slot with each army we play. I know with my Marines it’s elites, just so many juicy choices. With my Orks though it’s troops. Since I play Speedmek I’m fielding small units and as such I need a lot of troops to handle casualties.

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Gauntlet #1: Bench Warmer

Most every blog has its shtick, right? Well, here’s my conceived one, the Gauntlet. The goal here is to stimulate thoughtful assessment of a situation, a strategy, an idea, whatever it happens to be. You can’t look at things in a new way if you don’t ever try.

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