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Some Games are Just Fun

Posted on December 23, 2010 12:19 pm by Thor

Last night we played a practice team game at the LGS. January’s tournament is going to be a 1,250 team game, that’s 1,250 per-player, so a 2,500 game. We rolled off for teams and I got paired with a brutal Blood Angels player. I had a smaller Shrike list, so we both had very aggressive lists. We played two Tau players, both Suit heavy. One is the guy I faced last weekend, a very good Tau player, and the other a funny guy who toggles between Orks and Tau.  Read more... (365 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

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December 1,850 Tournament Report

Posted on December 20, 2010 10:56 am by Thor

Let’s dive right in, shall we? So, I ran a this Shrike list I have been toying with. My first game was against ShinyRhino/Todd the Goalie. He was running a biker army with Khan in a Command Squad and a Librarian with Assault Marines. The mission was spearhead deployment with objectives placed in the unoccupied quarters. To win you needed more objectives and kill points. I got first turn and picked the quarter with a building to put my Devs in while forcing him into open terrain, though he had some walls to hide behind, which he did. I took up firing positions to be able to hit him as he came around the walls.  Read more... (1154 words, 1 image, estimated 4:37 mins reading time)

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I’ll be heading out for the 1,850 tournament at the LGS shortly. Tomorrow will be another Community Pimp and so Monday I’ll try and get a summary of today’s events up.

Posted on December 18, 2010 09:07 am by Thor | 1 comment

Fast & Furious 500pt Tournament List

Posted on December 4, 2010 10:27 am by Thor

The LGS is holding a 500pt tournament starting this coming Wednesday. Each game will be one hour and the following criteria is in place for the force org: HQ 1, Elites 0-1, Troops 1, Fast Attack 0-1, Heavy Support 0-1. You can have one slot be two choices except for HQ. This is pretty standard for us when we do small games like this and I enjoy how it works out.  Read more... (312 words, 1 image, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)

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Weekend Wrap-up: My Brain Hurts!

Posted on October 9, 2010 08:36 am by Thor

Not a whole lot to report this weekend. As previously mentioned, I’ve had a huge project at work that had a deadline pushed on me that has been kicking my ass the past few weeks, mostly this week though. As a result I’ve not had much of any time to dedicate to getting stuff up on the site.  Read more... (378 words, 1 image, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

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August Tournament Results

Posted on August 23, 2010 08:49 am by Thor

Crossroad Games, the LGS I play at, was having a store anniversary this weekend with lots of stuff going on and one event was a 1,750 tournament for 40K. There was no entry fee and my plans allowed for me to attend so I headed down there yesterday.  Read more... (599 words, 1 image, estimated 2:24 mins reading time)

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Last minute change of plans means I’m able to attend the LGS anniversary 40K tournament. Heading down to the shop shortly to attend some festivities and get in some practice for tomorrow. I’m going to try and get a tournament wrap up posted on Monday.

Posted on August 21, 2010 08:23 am by Thor | no comments

Imperium vs Xenos Campaign Concludes

Posted on August 19, 2010 09:00 am by Thor

In hindsight I should have been posting about this as we were doing it, ah well. At the LGS over the past five weeks we’ve been doing a campaign that was the Imperium vs Xenos. Each week we’d have a scenario created by Dave, employee at the shop, and battle it out to gain points for our side. Our missions ranged from 2,250 games to Kill Team. The entire campaign was a blast and last night we wrapped up in brutal fashion.  Read more... (659 words, 1 image, estimated 2:38 mins reading time)

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July’s 1,850 Tournament Results

Posted on July 25, 2010 08:18 am by Thor

Another long and mentally tiring game of moving plastic models around a table and rolling dice. I didn’t fair poorly but I did not win the tournament and did not win any consolation prizes either, IE: best army, best sport and…there was another one. For the day I went 2-1, getting a massacre win, a minor loss and then a major win. Here’s the quick and dirty, oh and I was playing my Ork list that I mentioned here:  Read more... (740 words, 1 image, estimated 2:58 mins reading time)

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Gamers Just Wanna Have Fun

Posted on July 8, 2010 09:05 am by Thor

What constitutes fun inevitably varies player to player but the the truth is that when we play we do want to have fun, well unless you’re a masochist. It’s easy to get caught up in the competitive nature of things. Be that besting your favorite enemy or winning a tournament. Some times you just need to step back and relax. It’s just a game, albeit a game we all obsess about beyond what probably passes for healthy, but a game none-the-less.  Read more... (501 words, 1 image, estimated 2:00 mins reading time)

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Upcoming July Tournament

Posted on June 24, 2010 08:20 am by Thor

Not counting the recent 3-week tournament we held this month, I have not done a tournament since March. In the five tournaments I’ve done I have only fielded my Space Marines once. We are scored on painting and my Orks are fully painted so I’ve used them the most because I can assemble a list without worrying about what is and is not painted. The one time I did field my Marines I fielded only what was painted and the result was less than desired. That was the one time I went 0-3 for the day.  Read more... (332 words, 1 image, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)

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I’ve noticed over this past month that I’ve had a lot of viewers finding this site from the Crossroad’s forums. So first off, welcome and hopefully you haven’t found the mean things I’ve said about you all on the site. Just kidding…I think. Secondly, if any of you are potentially interested in contributing to this site with 40K articles then let me know. The articles would be posted by you and so you’ll get full credit for your contributions.

Posted on June 17, 2010 09:35 am by Thor | no comments

Week #3 – June’s Tournament

Posted on June 17, 2010 09:13 am by Thor

Last night was the final night for the ongoing tournament. I’m not feeling up to writing a narrative battle report so here’s the breakdown. I played two games last night. My first game was against the best Ork player at the shop, also one of the best players at the shop period. So good in fact that he’s going to ‘ard Boyz Nationals. My list was:  Read more... (1017 words, 1 image, estimated 4:04 mins reading time)

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Week #2 – June’s Tournament

Posted on June 10, 2010 11:06 am by Thor

I played the second game last night of the ongoing tournament. My opponent was a Marine player, another person just getting back into the game. The mission involved six objectives, of which only three were real objectives. On turn 2, 4 and 6 you had to roll to see which objectives were legit. To get a massacre you had to have more kill points and hold more objectives and deployment was dawn of war. The mission was supposed to be night fighting the entire game but we completely forgot about it.  Read more... (507 words, 1 image, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)

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Feeling the urge to write up some form of battle report for the first game in the three week tournament, I wrote a narrative report that I’ve put under Stories titled My Battlewagon! I enjoy creative writing and want to get into it more so I thought this was a good way to get warmed up. Enjoy!

Posted on June 8, 2010 03:26 pm by Thor | no comments

June’s 1,500 Tournament

Posted on June 3, 2010 09:41 am by Thor

Crossroad Games is holding a 1,500 tournament this month but it’s being done differently than usual. The store is hosting the semis for ‘ard Boyz this month and wouldn’t be able to also host the normal monthly tournament. So what they’ve decided to do is hold the normal tournament over a three week period on the normal 40K gaming night. You have to stick with your army but can change your list each week. Everything else is normal, army comp scores, painting scores, etc.  Read more... (622 words, 1 image, estimated 2:29 mins reading time)

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