tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75398608487193280142024-03-12T19:40:25.920-05:00Dissenting DiceLawyers Playing WargamesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-30264354699972325302014-06-12T11:36:00.001-05:002014-06-12T11:36:06.036-05:00Alamo GT, Farewell to 6th<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The last tournament of 6th edition. Alamo GT was a hell of a time. Even if I only won a single game all weekend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome back folks, long time no type. Podcasting is a lot of fun, and life sure takes a lot of time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mostly this will be a big ol picture dump. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdf6RTjV-fYXn89_OepBX15JuBZ_b1OdCNq8_3K7d7X2tlVvLn7WD2aqT3ng4Vq6YQfQHvYGwntJnd3ym3hVXCLLABYC_r-d2qbmqVfo1EafT9DLc6uDR-zC5gY52LjrzXxgZ5x9hChy0F/s640/blogger-image--1789536110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdf6RTjV-fYXn89_OepBX15JuBZ_b1OdCNq8_3K7d7X2tlVvLn7WD2aqT3ng4Vq6YQfQHvYGwntJnd3ym3hVXCLLABYC_r-d2qbmqVfo1EafT9DLc6uDR-zC5gY52LjrzXxgZ5x9hChy0F/s640/blogger-image--1789536110.jpg"></a></div>First game against Chumbalaya of the Heroic 28s against his Angry Marines, we played in the Lords of War optional round. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetGLHC4PckADIuFceM7o4oicwT7MnvuIa1bb3Ddrwfvf5MXN8oGJIg3_0td4mlH7LBNP8ftOEahXPncT_GUVGVM6JPiaWNS7Lj_XLa0m03ySPNW2B-9ZmKsdA9kjfSZLc1p0JZ0cGKxTW/s640/blogger-image--1310283006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetGLHC4PckADIuFceM7o4oicwT7MnvuIa1bb3Ddrwfvf5MXN8oGJIg3_0td4mlH7LBNP8ftOEahXPncT_GUVGVM6JPiaWNS7Lj_XLa0m03ySPNW2B-9ZmKsdA9kjfSZLc1p0JZ0cGKxTW/s640/blogger-image--1310283006.jpg"></a></div>Before a knight blast. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOevyDhMMMnvK8rRLrpE_23rdWCu4XEBhfKhSO8JWVpKkFs3tdp-HXmCUINgGu2S6T5G5iMn0lUUx6rFGiJMv6Ycon_aB1eUU0eMVKw2OBxes9yPN-eLAsy7K5mtSCUUquzLQxU6q6Kei/s640/blogger-image--584654197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOevyDhMMMnvK8rRLrpE_23rdWCu4XEBhfKhSO8JWVpKkFs3tdp-HXmCUINgGu2S6T5G5iMn0lUUx6rFGiJMv6Ycon_aB1eUU0eMVKw2OBxes9yPN-eLAsy7K5mtSCUUquzLQxU6q6Kei/s640/blogger-image--584654197.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After a melta blast. And this was after Sir Hawthorne here took a whole squad of combi meltas out of a drop pod, and only lost two hull points. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIQbjndGrKe2HwmsEroCvqctOb-OZxYTsy85BZOEP_Ssf4xZhjE1Wbd1FF1rp4llbLq8Za19xkj0ShcAhky6kBoC_ac2bElHF81s9lYNw8druPhoyP83U2m4WTBqzyBDXh7pMg8gDrjv3/s640/blogger-image--844500694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIQbjndGrKe2HwmsEroCvqctOb-OZxYTsy85BZOEP_Ssf4xZhjE1Wbd1FF1rp4llbLq8Za19xkj0ShcAhky6kBoC_ac2bElHF81s9lYNw8druPhoyP83U2m4WTBqzyBDXh7pMg8gDrjv3/s640/blogger-image--844500694.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here's the whole army on parade. Five pods was too many to go with a knight. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16HMRCDryBIPF81IsdBbh-XVAJEe4R6h4yLxal5drHfdN4PdpOatJWX6huKCncGjP6geeKNG3iKxApZJB20MQXQEsxoMaTPjR2zVC4CmktFIQ98R3YJuiaF8gB5IpnOhOoM4LgD8Lyyp1/s640/blogger-image-1590009262.jpg"></a></div>Gorgeous Dark Eldar. <br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EIaXlXv2tmm538qxUYA81tWl9cxrJ4eQgu2MpKbsyCuXxhB1vOBm86gpMRAHxYtxCiUUBvopIn7a-C_dVh3vdTQPBKqjH7yXgpc7P0ijtei-SweCNIq-hiUS_FLI7iXtbqd4MlpsKr2K/s640/blogger-image-509059703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EIaXlXv2tmm538qxUYA81tWl9cxrJ4eQgu2MpKbsyCuXxhB1vOBm86gpMRAHxYtxCiUUBvopIn7a-C_dVh3vdTQPBKqjH7yXgpc7P0ijtei-SweCNIq-hiUS_FLI7iXtbqd4MlpsKr2K/s640/blogger-image-509059703.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvb_eV-uyGtGFx1w7fgXUIxEw-PTmYMLuIyejLq8agXEoWfE0-hInLEaMwAUnDDR1NPYuFUlmT_5ASrZZI4gXqu4IohoLMo2v994evLQPPkS0i8Xd4RrZpuyFTAJ_fZSZJT-G4YfO47etW/s640/blogger-image--376076500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvb_eV-uyGtGFx1w7fgXUIxEw-PTmYMLuIyejLq8agXEoWfE0-hInLEaMwAUnDDR1NPYuFUlmT_5ASrZZI4gXqu4IohoLMo2v994evLQPPkS0i8Xd4RrZpuyFTAJ_fZSZJT-G4YfO47etW/s640/blogger-image--376076500.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Alamo was Jack's last outing with his Imperial Fists. He's moving on to guard now. So he had to wear a yellow shirt. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZCAoV7uiWAjeqbs0fIAN7dV5naQa1H41IADiCi3R1MxSefOTjKVp6UtyVyA2J-3zji8ePN_LcbKjtb7hWrOm5QAUQ91rORbtVObcQBoH3UQTtpDN3M_Lfr9lU1qMa9utwTBpl6Hemd_g/s640/blogger-image-366371816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZCAoV7uiWAjeqbs0fIAN7dV5naQa1H41IADiCi3R1MxSefOTjKVp6UtyVyA2J-3zji8ePN_LcbKjtb7hWrOm5QAUQ91rORbtVObcQBoH3UQTtpDN3M_Lfr9lU1qMa9utwTBpl6Hemd_g/s640/blogger-image-366371816.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju1cUsCymX_p-PvmHZrQpaKFrlDlX4D69uxApzdnVzvm25IkFhihrHr0frnA8KV6NFQG_0K3DX5BTErnJ3ALW34Iwzv5ofmvv8o0iSsz3L_OlHpF-dyOAdH0nv41zg2FNS4N4RkBxdcwR/s640/blogger-image--796603415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju1cUsCymX_p-PvmHZrQpaKFrlDlX4D69uxApzdnVzvm25IkFhihrHr0frnA8KV6NFQG_0K3DX5BTErnJ3ALW34Iwzv5ofmvv8o0iSsz3L_OlHpF-dyOAdH0nv41zg2FNS4N4RkBxdcwR/s640/blogger-image--796603415.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgVYHpw5pOldcfWQXS5s97mosy42s8V4WIjEZs-cuTJPQAJndrjVFXk21UeTKAIA3aJx_RXl70WDjQxq30wpLTb_dKqcP7sZ9072Ld07vGqQ2c-kMnqCggA7ZmEWQaA3ActlS-zsxEdNw/s640/blogger-image--1172636073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgVYHpw5pOldcfWQXS5s97mosy42s8V4WIjEZs-cuTJPQAJndrjVFXk21UeTKAIA3aJx_RXl70WDjQxq30wpLTb_dKqcP7sZ9072Ld07vGqQ2c-kMnqCggA7ZmEWQaA3ActlS-zsxEdNw/s640/blogger-image--1172636073.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzfc_sKBTmH_j7zoYp2r08SifV4Wi7XabgJidBDFH6cumpey8rfZCskJIHGsu31aiIQg_Am7BzHhLxrCWU4C1-hDQG7pJMDf4tlqn2Y3HrONppEBJdLMnHDGugHpVyn3w3p_b-j2RHE_C/s640/blogger-image--665520249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzfc_sKBTmH_j7zoYp2r08SifV4Wi7XabgJidBDFH6cumpey8rfZCskJIHGsu31aiIQg_Am7BzHhLxrCWU4C1-hDQG7pJMDf4tlqn2Y3HrONppEBJdLMnHDGugHpVyn3w3p_b-j2RHE_C/s640/blogger-image--665520249.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">John Cook's White Scars/Space Wolves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDouu2SgP4JkyeplzstqJdVcwtHuK-XVrdKYkQ4CrFjp2ovt38fRGdNAe8jeVPpQsn_N-CZ8lVuM_LK7ZnB7Ivp-noYqeQRN1E6IEHNY9vfcVa6a0pNvW5nzMFy2whM8HVnWXIuHcg3X7z/s640/blogger-image-1583570901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDouu2SgP4JkyeplzstqJdVcwtHuK-XVrdKYkQ4CrFjp2ovt38fRGdNAe8jeVPpQsn_N-CZ8lVuM_LK7ZnB7Ivp-noYqeQRN1E6IEHNY9vfcVa6a0pNvW5nzMFy2whM8HVnWXIuHcg3X7z/s640/blogger-image-1583570901.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Second round I played a nice guy with a crazy brutal Eldar list, I was tabled by turn 3. It didn't have a single psyker in it. Just firepower. So I has plenty of time to hang out and watch games and drink beer. </div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqNApEGnqBaQuenPw9K2M1fBtSlNns8wO7B_CTPn_J0NP1INoSe5MiY_a0ZNAVPCnUvUkv4GctJ3farYLg1i5EfrjR_T0neVV1CqrOwVhM11qiQyQMqPG1_KqdqNJIAALvJ6_1bDb1TU5/s640/blogger-image--501183195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqNApEGnqBaQuenPw9K2M1fBtSlNns8wO7B_CTPn_J0NP1INoSe5MiY_a0ZNAVPCnUvUkv4GctJ3farYLg1i5EfrjR_T0neVV1CqrOwVhM11qiQyQMqPG1_KqdqNJIAALvJ6_1bDb1TU5/s640/blogger-image--501183195.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8h95rX9nIS-JaBThx5X9PfCoUCRcvF3oJQot_qNlwuvrkxdpWY-RfIUR_Ces5IcPwi6l6pFGwGG_4anDo_0skvH6BD5c6Ua3gV2NfLVxuCOxDKlegTv-O3tVAajxdk9QZnuT6EVPjQUg/s640/blogger-image-704854556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8h95rX9nIS-JaBThx5X9PfCoUCRcvF3oJQot_qNlwuvrkxdpWY-RfIUR_Ces5IcPwi6l6pFGwGG_4anDo_0skvH6BD5c6Ua3gV2NfLVxuCOxDKlegTv-O3tVAajxdk9QZnuT6EVPjQUg/s640/blogger-image-704854556.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LGnPfgZ7yyxEYYw7oEl3IxKORewbTvBwQRH5jn3BTXCNSOpLa10SNKFgd_eBUskBTUKHpEhOcjcH4tUj94CKuQVp6goV1t3doAu0nCYqE3OkzHQrfbSX47IdcO-GgzeD7W4t87dvvqE0/s640/blogger-image--688461634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LGnPfgZ7yyxEYYw7oEl3IxKORewbTvBwQRH5jn3BTXCNSOpLa10SNKFgd_eBUskBTUKHpEhOcjcH4tUj94CKuQVp6goV1t3doAu0nCYqE3OkzHQrfbSX47IdcO-GgzeD7W4t87dvvqE0/s640/blogger-image--688461634.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcvWIM8I1zPro4vszwRGwHdSwy5rpKiw9qX2Kpr1uVW7GRQc9tpkxSTytFUafCHuXMbWeBr4fQldmWnSwp2FNL_3B5E37sW0iLMaXeWChwgHBGrKUIXId6_Je-6gcBHysVAuVWNAGefdX/s640/blogger-image-818049711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcvWIM8I1zPro4vszwRGwHdSwy5rpKiw9qX2Kpr1uVW7GRQc9tpkxSTytFUafCHuXMbWeBr4fQldmWnSwp2FNL_3B5E37sW0iLMaXeWChwgHBGrKUIXId6_Je-6gcBHysVAuVWNAGefdX/s640/blogger-image-818049711.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Second game Jack fought a guy with a creepily gorgeous daemon army. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy20X4aEXjZ9W6klS-8m7lfvbHQad3OwSj6zfdaSoaPXs2zDdCwaDn3PGhFbswPG7g8-roprF2hW5jgV8XWyHAkAF69q9klF7744KoURaZIbLRfAuASQ2l60iybYVtGoqFuhn96RX__LZ2/s640/blogger-image-1752906519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy20X4aEXjZ9W6klS-8m7lfvbHQad3OwSj6zfdaSoaPXs2zDdCwaDn3PGhFbswPG7g8-roprF2hW5jgV8XWyHAkAF69q9klF7744KoURaZIbLRfAuASQ2l60iybYVtGoqFuhn96RX__LZ2/s640/blogger-image-1752906519.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybmV3B7iuEGtUUNctUf96t2_kF5MW27LwjXKRYTDuVD04X2YBNs6gSdz-Dpr2J5q4VuBPDsX9s4lSr-tgrKsGd3Q1F0RHrTXNVv_0dSfpOhxnLTmqjsBY_uWkai6byL0rpq_0OlUnAHZK/s640/blogger-image--220085318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybmV3B7iuEGtUUNctUf96t2_kF5MW27LwjXKRYTDuVD04X2YBNs6gSdz-Dpr2J5q4VuBPDsX9s4lSr-tgrKsGd3Q1F0RHrTXNVv_0dSfpOhxnLTmqjsBY_uWkai6byL0rpq_0OlUnAHZK/s640/blogger-image--220085318.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Primarchs. Not as big as I thought. They are in scale and majestic as fuck though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbT34YYgOT7037me0AaqAYcm7DubixTzD2iL4rsxXIJlil9Pp3olrOakieV3pKsooPUsABQeHVHJOT6DTxZhQT5keZDvbH_eC1gqA416RtCra2BeanqMlgp11UgqK6KeLYGFWs3l6K-gTr/s640/blogger-image-1413058059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbT34YYgOT7037me0AaqAYcm7DubixTzD2iL4rsxXIJlil9Pp3olrOakieV3pKsooPUsABQeHVHJOT6DTxZhQT5keZDvbH_eC1gqA416RtCra2BeanqMlgp11UgqK6KeLYGFWs3l6K-gTr/s640/blogger-image-1413058059.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdGrN-XwB1HT3ssrg9g55jXUrpuNhmiQTWmHNp1thNqVCp_5F6X1pz7QWoKlx233KzjzhRXFpRtDJxOLGTJXOb2eAW6-bEOk9rjhcizOw2h4bUtcui3MhdCu_I4muS3KdX0glIWeliGrx/s640/blogger-image-863878248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Bounced off, took a hull point and destroyed it's own melta cannon. The knight swatted at it we figured out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V3q7pWvvQyrp60H1wO1TIdZlibpzpT1fKQO3XEa-OYLr8mVhyphenhyphenoVvRqbiSBTA4AAvYM8CvNOL5IzE3cuSsrQC4vc3a9aBB8Ajg-6QqBNNhK9bOxPAqN64fqHRVqOdjplsSCOLpvMJ0Vwj/s640/blogger-image--1638355717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6V3q7pWvvQyrp60H1wO1TIdZlibpzpT1fKQO3XEa-OYLr8mVhyphenhyphenoVvRqbiSBTA4AAvYM8CvNOL5IzE3cuSsrQC4vc3a9aBB8Ajg-6QqBNNhK9bOxPAqN64fqHRVqOdjplsSCOLpvMJ0Vwj/s640/blogger-image--1638355717.jpg"></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-39659516769990561522014-03-17T14:49:00.001-05:002014-03-17T14:52:48.354-05:00House Cadmus Knight WIP #MiniatureMondayHey folks, <div><br></div><div>Hope you enjoyed Bart and I on Hitting on 3s in February. We should be a part of their next episode as well and are working on something tonight for another Old Man Wargaming. </div><div><br></div><div>But, I have to tell y'all about why I am excited about 40k again.</div><div><br></div><div>Knights! They are so damn cool. The model, the fluff, the books, it's all excellent. </div><div><br></div><div>I haven't been this pumped about something in 40k in a long time. The codex is a delight. The model is gorgeous and a blast to paint so far. The Knight Companion is hopefully a first step towards more of these wonderful showpiece books from Citadel Vault. Yes. It repeats a lot of stuff from the codex picture wise. But it also greatly expands the information and character of this new force. I got mine on a discount at my FLGS Harbor Games here in Granbury Texas. It was well worth the money, but I can see full retail being a bit of a stretch for what you get. </div><div><br></div><div>Now on to my House Cadmus Knight so far. </div><div>Sir Hawthorne Davalos of House Cadmus, he is from a vassal family of the main House. His family hails from Wavewatch Keep, on a coastal bluff where the Beastmen infested forests of Raisa meet the ocean. </div><div><br></div><div>Here is how Sir Hawthorne is coming along so far. I ran out of primer after getting all the big pieces done. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnb5kqtUw7uS6DhDZI0Cjcm49_MfLGVLZoB2E1bFhyztN8qfNmiLbwYeguKmU18Vd_4e3GwkilFk3h0tcwXuwv-bJBBBRF_OP2qhHhhtqio8t-pdFXwIDY-s4YjrynORwWRnupNL7AsCoC/s640/blogger-image--642368507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnb5kqtUw7uS6DhDZI0Cjcm49_MfLGVLZoB2E1bFhyztN8qfNmiLbwYeguKmU18Vd_4e3GwkilFk3h0tcwXuwv-bJBBBRF_OP2qhHhhtqio8t-pdFXwIDY-s4YjrynORwWRnupNL7AsCoC/s640/blogger-image--642368507.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6R7bF2uoNQdkodwqMV4IVZNlEr-rpHvRv4GQrikWQMJffro6ztnDlljRkq0UMRKsrWhRybpUY84vXhe3rWEisIfqpbwEClLN2ftPVE1suE3GMiSXjxbLEqYL_0hfaLBBtPgqG-hTRVoM/s640/blogger-image-1494584746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6R7bF2uoNQdkodwqMV4IVZNlEr-rpHvRv4GQrikWQMJffro6ztnDlljRkq0UMRKsrWhRybpUY84vXhe3rWEisIfqpbwEClLN2ftPVE1suE3GMiSXjxbLEqYL_0hfaLBBtPgqG-hTRVoM/s640/blogger-image-1494584746.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-16197049487846023552014-01-22T14:50:00.000-06:002014-01-22T16:22:23.940-06:00Bolt Action: Order Dice Drawn in Anger<span id="goog_903731234"></span><span id="goog_903731235"></span><br>
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Hey folks, long time no type.<br>
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I've actually played a game of Bolt Action!<br>
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You can also hear @GreatRedout and I ramble about this lovely game on Old Man Wargaming on <a href="http://hittingon3s.com/2013/12/22/hittingon3s-podcast-episode-39-inquiring-minds/">Hitting on 3s #39</a>, though for the feint of heart and bowel stop after our segment. Or if you want a really shitty story that will bring tears of laughter, keep going.<br>
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This past weekend I played a game of Bolt Action, my Brits against some East Front style SS.<br>
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I took two artillery observers, two regular squads with LMGs, a Cromwell, a sniper, a mortar, and 2 Para squads with some SMGs. All lead by a 2nd Lt.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArN3qyROMttW0zJ1nB0MuN441eBktPuRT6bZHIN1ckdgbwh1RpWDq8GlmOPtCQDMbCJkjrw9GRP946aLS7zFmr8qjxRow42ZpguIv1prCKKyslki325P8AZ7q94dgH_h1pYGe0o_bUxOI/s640/blogger-image-747826490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArN3qyROMttW0zJ1nB0MuN441eBktPuRT6bZHIN1ckdgbwh1RpWDq8GlmOPtCQDMbCJkjrw9GRP946aLS7zFmr8qjxRow42ZpguIv1prCKKyslki325P8AZ7q94dgH_h1pYGe0o_bUxOI/s640/blogger-image-747826490.jpg"></a></div><br>
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Chris had a large Grenadier squad, a large SS squad with some assault rifles, a mortar, a sniper, a Puma, a Panzer IV, a medic, lead by a 1st Lt, all veteran, except the vehicles.<br>
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Here are some more of his great looking Germans. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWo1Pw33inJNEGWEYqNyC01z-RzulfSG5dtBvcGUxIbac8KCMluH_tRRKreDtuVyqaxYKy4lxZth_V6OWOMcPM6PUULIdTUtsxG8CakP1Vxj8BFS9XcmVd0H6eo9fyUMGVUQ88CoYyozHa/s640/blogger-image-1786133883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWo1Pw33inJNEGWEYqNyC01z-RzulfSG5dtBvcGUxIbac8KCMluH_tRRKreDtuVyqaxYKy4lxZth_V6OWOMcPM6PUULIdTUtsxG8CakP1Vxj8BFS9XcmVd0H6eo9fyUMGVUQ88CoYyozHa/s640/blogger-image-1786133883.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkwn7b_l9BX4IN_fGwhNvgx5vGGNEykSjXr-u9RfO9u8ponvwtTQCk5RsqCE2394CyFRlQIjCOan7nSGJWlPNxdsKbOvVL8d_csTQI3CNj5n-Yi4UbqxfoI2YUotWqoDUfYX2uV7dSpAa/s640/blogger-image-1181317755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkwn7b_l9BX4IN_fGwhNvgx5vGGNEykSjXr-u9RfO9u8ponvwtTQCk5RsqCE2394CyFRlQIjCOan7nSGJWlPNxdsKbOvVL8d_csTQI3CNj5n-Yi4UbqxfoI2YUotWqoDUfYX2uV7dSpAa/s640/blogger-image-1181317755.jpg"></a></div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq605mSebVqeqBI6BAzmd-UYnv7hJSoVemhYvO_P02HwIXIUvdmTSXVqjC5rZckKJ_R3A_lJFd-17Yu8O37Ex6ddh7l5h7IprHCA-dUvKV34NWL8E_tnStqACMXnPPDDmGY9_v_WqMbzKf/s640/blogger-image--1583817811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq605mSebVqeqBI6BAzmd-UYnv7hJSoVemhYvO_P02HwIXIUvdmTSXVqjC5rZckKJ_R3A_lJFd-17Yu8O37Ex6ddh7l5h7IprHCA-dUvKV34NWL8E_tnStqACMXnPPDDmGY9_v_WqMbzKf/s640/blogger-image--1583817811.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We rolled up Hold Until Relived, and decided the cute little farm house was the objective. I got to deploy all of infantry, and Chris deployed one of his SS squads and his medic in the farm house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT8AohCXcXfvQaGWQrF3z9ipd61PbIW4bseCmzUVPfkwThJows4rIRUikcI-tDI68PtsWuV7PP1UvB83VMxKQwqHTK0pAeZra3IsIoGc6g7GLSrHgm7xroKNXc68H5HlPZT6biEB24gmx/s640/blogger-image--1980642941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT8AohCXcXfvQaGWQrF3z9ipd61PbIW4bseCmzUVPfkwThJows4rIRUikcI-tDI68PtsWuV7PP1UvB83VMxKQwqHTK0pAeZra3IsIoGc6g7GLSrHgm7xroKNXc68H5HlPZT6biEB24gmx/s640/blogger-image--1980642941.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Early Game</div><br></div>My first two dice went to using my artillery observers. Nothing was in range so it was just a lot of maneuvering on my part. I took some pot shots at the building, what few 6s on 6s I did hit with were stopped by the protection of the building. </div></div><div><br></div><div>Lesson learned, when in a building you have to go get them unless you've got big HE or a flamethrower. Maybe I need to invest in both. I think a Crocodile would be nice. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67BMQgADrGgim3y26RArxiU39RFNxg0kEYcKi8EfPx6ttntK6a4PoQRnr3aOke8grskZ90ASkR7L8cNw0jVopRIlJvojR0EIn6ebWSrZ_EwDEDsPML5BZEshB7INEP66-uFVhMp4fTaOK/s640/blogger-image--8252216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67BMQgADrGgim3y26RArxiU39RFNxg0kEYcKi8EfPx6ttntK6a4PoQRnr3aOke8grskZ90ASkR7L8cNw0jVopRIlJvojR0EIn6ebWSrZ_EwDEDsPML5BZEshB7INEP66-uFVhMp4fTaOK/s640/blogger-image--8252216.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At the beginning of the turn we began rolling for my two(I need more!) artillery barrages. In a delightfully British showing the first pounded the house and put pins on the squad and tank, the second was delayed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chris started to get his reserves, bringing on his tank, mortar, and great coat squad. He had splashed a few pins around, and I couldn't get my middle squad moving toward the well defended house for a couple turns. Even though they ended up being the last punch, they had to wait for the tea to brew we determined. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I also got my Cromwell, and Chris got his command squad who he hurried to support the middle with a morale bonus of +2. My tank totally missed his tank. And his mine. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT3n_DLep7hWbStEpl93SuCI4XFaHW2bAOOSDoKRZuGdZNdMN8zSKOxXP5M4eOFYSY6EZd7n4rpu5UB5gO1PldDDFlZHmC5uavhy3rjlyye_RCTtmuQkZcz0bmjeXV0Z1XN6rPYr5edoy/s640/blogger-image-631569438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHT3n_DLep7hWbStEpl93SuCI4XFaHW2bAOOSDoKRZuGdZNdMN8zSKOxXP5M4eOFYSY6EZd7n4rpu5UB5gO1PldDDFlZHmC5uavhy3rjlyye_RCTtmuQkZcz0bmjeXV0Z1XN6rPYr5edoy/s640/blogger-image-631569438.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Turn 3 the action started to heat up. I got both my outflanking Paras pretty early in the turn, one squad took out the the German mortar, and the other took out the German sniper who had killed my sniper first turn. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOhmNbzKHsOxVWiVs-O0Xv6NNgy4x04k7-M_nD8hoIoT3nzTVuRJZgloygjK3CbrXMLQBFUDyyhyphenhyphenTaosZECbf4GTNdgsS-dNdMLDSBTvuczg-_AGQlz7MbpKjvo6O8CVwq-zqBbD6qtZo/s640/blogger-image--1278530883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOhmNbzKHsOxVWiVs-O0Xv6NNgy4x04k7-M_nD8hoIoT3nzTVuRJZgloygjK3CbrXMLQBFUDyyhyphenhyphenTaosZECbf4GTNdgsS-dNdMLDSBTvuczg-_AGQlz7MbpKjvo6O8CVwq-zqBbD6qtZo/s640/blogger-image--1278530883.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I may have been closing in on the objective slowly but surely, but Chris's Puma outflanked and knocked out my Cromwell and machine gunned my mortar squad. Neither had been doing much good, but they were a significant chunk of my army. I'll have to look into an outflanking armored car for sure, the Staghound seems nice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Turn 4 Chris decided he needed to take care of the Paras coming around the sides. So he ran into close combat with his great coat squad sporting a few SMGs and assault rifles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg939taSU5aSEysqIlBSEDxfXFLPvIDBjI7ZOR3SUUVXouihOavDIit1qY1NUZYLTpo5jA_VrQs8s7hqAbUf6wr09tmXi1iDV_CWjnnZiAdC3z70X6emGii1fFn9vIJlvijZkdmdoixW6Uh/s640/blogger-image--655677970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg939taSU5aSEysqIlBSEDxfXFLPvIDBjI7ZOR3SUUVXouihOavDIit1qY1NUZYLTpo5jA_VrQs8s7hqAbUf6wr09tmXi1iDV_CWjnnZiAdC3z70X6emGii1fFn9vIJlvijZkdmdoixW6Uh/s640/blogger-image--655677970.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8iZ6YdnIn5OnJM_nw5YYmbkqmKzuSY7Qx_IgDYtmTPTxJK6GrTbpTw2wUvbrBY7-Ibun7XyxAtEsej8t_KAqFHMfh9kEkxEALOHjx-49SIhQuSrdcib2gTTS4to5dbvwvo5inITussUe/s640/blogger-image-1589937687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB8iZ6YdnIn5OnJM_nw5YYmbkqmKzuSY7Qx_IgDYtmTPTxJK6GrTbpTw2wUvbrBY7-Ibun7XyxAtEsej8t_KAqFHMfh9kEkxEALOHjx-49SIhQuSrdcib2gTTS4to5dbvwvo5inITussUe/s640/blogger-image-1589937687.jpg"></a></div>"They don't like it up 'em Sir!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Finally it all ended with my middle squad finishing their tea and, thusly fortified, running into the house to give Jerry what for. Winning the game for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSP-hdKq6i8MtVo1ifoXNfJne4Exe6z5SqRZu0Zt5Dr5P-NVB0w57GPkC2HZJpskXjzMUkDtl5Na6Z6CJrlq84TyrXz5YwhgpggYrsRBVwxMZo-YTtP4k9gQ2AOin_Hm2hVvA8-EeU0viY/s640/blogger-image--1163025792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSP-hdKq6i8MtVo1ifoXNfJne4Exe6z5SqRZu0Zt5Dr5P-NVB0w57GPkC2HZJpskXjzMUkDtl5Na6Z6CJrlq84TyrXz5YwhgpggYrsRBVwxMZo-YTtP4k9gQ2AOin_Hm2hVvA8-EeU0viY/s640/blogger-image--1163025792.jpg"></a></div><br></div>It was a great game and I'm glad I finally got to put my toys on the table. I really want to assemble another couple squads of troops, and put together a few squads of the Commandos I've got, having veteran troops outflank was pretty effective. Even small squads. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I need to look at more heavy weapons and HE to get to dug in troops, or tanks. </div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-60444044441676682982013-10-05T17:40:00.003-05:002014-05-12T14:18:31.757-05:00Old Man Wargaming with Bryce: SAGA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey again dear readers, and welcome to those from Hitting on 3s.<br />
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This one is a little trick of the blogging trade, I have a lot more easeof use on my own blog, with pictures and stuff, but I want to write for the Ho3s. So thanks for following the link.<br />
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Today I will be doing the first textual installment of OMWGB and talking about SAGA, a 28mm Dark Ages skirmish game from Studio Thomahawk and <a href="http://www.grippingbeast.com/">Gripping Beast</a>.<br />
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So crank up the Korpiklanni or Amon Amarth, grab a beer or better yet some <a href="http://www.dancingbeewinery.com/">Texas mead</a> and let's talk about Vikings.<br />
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SAGA as I said is a 28mm Dark Ages skirmish game, you'll only need about 20-30 figures plus a leader, depending on the group you play and what units you take. I'll talk about good sources for figures later.<br />
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SAGA has a interesting "gimmick" (a future topic for my podcast segment). It uses custom dice to activate your units and utilize special abilities themed around what group you are playing. So not only does this create a resource management aspect, the interaction of SAGA Dice with the Battle Boards allows for actions worthy of the sagas told for generations.<br />
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The way SAGA Dice work is you have a certain amount of them, up to 6 normally, based on your warband, you roll them at the start of your turn and place them on your Battle Board. A leader provides 2, units of Hearth Guard and Warriors each provide 1, and Levies provide none. We'll get into the units a little later. First up, Battle Boards.</div>
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So you place the dice you roll on the squares you want. The dice you need are shown next to the text. Basically it means common(1,2,3), uncommon(4,5), and rare(6), these allow you to pay the cost to activate a unit or use a special ability. Ones with multiple dice mean any shown can be used, if there is a "+" then both of the dice shown are needed to use the ability. For example, your Leader or Hearthguard can be activated with any type of die, whereas your Levy need uncommon or rare to activate. They don't follow orders as well. </div>
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This is where the resource management comes into play, you can't always do everything you want to. You have to decide which units to activate and which abilities to use. Also, the number of dice you roll depends on what units are still on the table, so if you lose a unit of Warriors, you lose the die they provided too. So both offensive and defensive tactics come into play. </div>
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A quick note on how range and movement work. Everything is a set length, Long(L 12in), Medium(M 6in), Short(S 4in), or Very Short(VS 2in). For example, bows shoot L, troops move M, or move through uneven ground S, and a unit must keep its models with in VS of each other. </div>
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In SAGA there are only 4 types of units, a Leader, Hearthguard, Warriors, and Levy. When making an army to play a game(usually between 4 and 6 points), 1 point= 4 Hearthguard, or 8 Warriors, or 12 Levy. You get the Leader for free. Hearthguard have the best armor and roll the most attack dice, Warriors are in the middle, and Levy are lightly armored troops usually armed with missile weapons. </div>
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Now there is more variety added in individual army lists, for example the option (or requirement) that certain troops be mounted, as with the Norman knights. Or the option to take special weapons, like Danish great axes or Norman crossbows, or Welsh javelins. </div>
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The heart of the rules is the interaction of SAGA Dice on the Battle Board, the skeleton is how units fight. Basically you roll a certain number of attack dice against the enemy, those that meet or beat their armor value are a hit, the enemy then gets to roll defense dice, on a 5+ the hit is cancelled, otherwise a model is removed as a casualty. Each side does this when a melee is fought. </div>
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Ok, that is super simple right? That's the whole point, SAGA is layers of simple systems stacked to make a delicious cake of a fast fun wargame. Here are a few more of the layers, different unit types have different numbers of attack dice and armor values. You can also chose to give up a number of attack dice to gain more defense dice. For example Hearthguard have 2 attack dice each and an armor value of 5, while Levies have 1 attack die per 3 models in melee and an armor value of 3. Also, there are shooting attacks, which is where Levies "excel", they get one attack die per 2 models, and usually a L range, the enemy can't attack back with ranged attacks. </div>
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Here is SAGA's other really cool mechanic, Fatigue. This is gained when a unit activates more than once in a turn, after melee, and if another unit is wiped out near by. Fatigue on your unit can be spent by your opponent to gain a bonus. Such as reducing movement by one step, or in melee you can spend the opposing unit's Fatigue to gain one armor, and/or reduce their armor by one. Also, if a unit is shooting at you and has Fatigue you can spend their Fatigue to gain one armor against the shooting attack. </div>
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Your opponent's unit of warriors has one Fatigue from moving previously in the turn, they activate a second time to move into contact with your warrior unit. So when they move into contact, you can spend the Fatigue on the opposing unit to reduce their movement by one step, so fewer models make it into contact, or you could reduce their armor by one or raise your armor by one. So the score you need to hit the opponent would be a 3+ after spending the Fatigue, or the score they need to hit you would be a 5+. You can do one of each of the three options in the same melee if there is enough Fatigue. </div>
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First of course is <a href="http://www.grippingbeast.com/">Gripping Beast</a>, they have excellent plastic boxed sets of Viking Hirdmen, Saxon Thegns, and generic Dark Ages warriors I think they come 20 or 30 men to a box. Also metal sets designed as 4 point starter sets of SAGA. </div>
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Next on the plastic wonderfulness is <a href="http://www.wargamesfactory.com/webstore/hammer-of-the-gods">Wargames Factory</a>, they have Vikings and Saxons, both armored and unarmored, I bought a box of each for my SAGA Viking guys. You can often get them $15 a box at online retailers, and there are 32 minis per box, with swords, shields, spears, and bows. </div>
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For Normans, you can't get much better than <a href="http://www.conquest-games.co.uk/index.php?cPath=22&osCsid=015950980504ff1dac00fadf6d74cb89">Conquest Games</a>, they have plastic knights and warriors, as well as a set of eight metal crossbowmen, perfect for the Norman's unique warrior unit. </div>
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Here's some pictures and such about what I have been working on hobby wise lately.<br />
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First of all here are some Flames of War vehicles I have been working on to reinforce my Airborne.<br />
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These are M4A1 Shermans from Plastic Soldier Company. </div>
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Here we have Khaleesi supervising me working on some light 105mm artillery.</div>
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The start of my new Steelheads force for Warmachine. We have our Warcaster Captain Damiano, a full Unit of Steelhead halberdiers, a minimum unit of Steelhead cavalry, and Stannis Brocker. This is </div>
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Now onto some other geeky things I have been into lately that don't involve glue and paint. </div>
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Above is a shot of me reading the Numenera core rulebook at a great bar called Hay Merchant here in Houston. I'm drinking a 512 Pecan Porter if anyone cares, it may be my favorite beer. Numenera is a recently Kickstarted RPG from Monte Cook, he got to make the game he always wanted. Every new part of the game I went through I kept thinking, oh wow that's so elegant or well done for all the mechanical aspects of the game. It uses a d20 for almost all rolls, but is nothing like other games out there right now. Also it has the most useful and relevant GM's section that I have ever seen.</div>
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Now onto what I had a friend ninja me from GenCon, the new Iron Kingdoms RPG setting book that focuses on the Iron Kingdoms themselves. The history of the 5 Iron Kingdoms is presented in great detail, as well as adding a lot of new player information, with new careers, and modified existing ones, as well as equipment, a ton of new warjacks, a few new labor jacks, and new themes for your adventuring group. I totally love this book, it's just shy of 400 pages of goodness. The only thing is I wish it was a little more focused on the day to day lives and culture of the different Iron Kingdoms instead of mostly a list of kings and battles and coups. The good stuff in my mind is the detailed information of the different regions, cities, and such subdivisions of each nation. Now you have a place for your character to be from, or a place for them to belong and adventure in. </div>
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Deadlands updated to the 1930s, and beyond with the companion they also produced with the Kickstarter campaign. Good stuff.<br />
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This week I'm going to plug a bunch of podcasts that I enjoy and listen to.<br />
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First of all, I'm now a "Foreign Correspondent" on the <a href="http://hittingon3s.com/">Hitting on 3s Podcast</a>. All the way down here in Houston, I've done the first of an occasional series, called "Old Man Wargaming with Bryce", where I talk about my hobby experiences in historical wargaming so far and introduce it to a 40k audience.<br />
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The first installment of OMWB can be found on <a href="http://hittingon3s.com/2013/08/11/hittingon3s-podcast-episode-31-poo-lube/">Episode 31</a> of the podcast. I'm working with the Ho3s boys to get another one recorded about the hobby aspects of historical wargaming for the 40k player. Hopefully that happens soon.<br />
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A new to me podcast is <a href="http://garagehammer.net/category/episodes/">After Ullanor</a>, dealing with the Horus Heresy books. I'm only a couple episodes in and I'm really digging it. It's been a while since I read the books as they were coming out. So the earlier stuff is a little hazy. I now want to go get Horus Rising at HalfPrice just for how good they make it sound. This is an offshoot of the Garagehammer podcast, I'm not familiar with them, but I'll give them a try too, even if they are square basers.<br />
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Another mention is <a href="http://www.deepstrikeradio.com/">Deep Strike Radio</a>, I never really got into the story of the Dawn of War games, I was just thrilled to have a 40k RTS. So I didn't know much about the Blood Ravens chapter, but thanks to the latest episode I am chomping at the bit to make a force for them. Lots of Librarians, seeking knowledge, a mysterious(loyal Thousand Sons remnants) origin. They are basically what my 3rd Ed homebrew chapter was but given professional writers that know a lot more about 40k than I did at 13 and 14. So yeah, way cool.<br />
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That's all for now folks.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-46173842317506031082013-08-07T11:48:00.001-05:002013-08-07T11:48:48.661-05:00Flames of War: Air Support. Hey folks,<br />
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Here are some pictures of my freshly painted P-47, ready to rain destruction upon the Axis powers.<br />
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I'm reading Citizen Soldier by Stephen Ambrose currently, and artillery and air power were how the US got out of Normandy. So glad that I have plenty of both.<br />
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Here is a nice big post about and nice big game I played last weekend.<br />
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The pictures are ones I took, and those I got from the other players, the text is from my teammate Gerald, any text I add will be in <i>italics</i>.<br />
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So for the sides we had Brits, Canadians, and my US Airborne, against German Wermacht and SS forces.<br />
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Germans: Bryce (yes another one) with a company from the 503. Schwere Panzer Kompanie, Jessie with a Beute StuG force from the 21. Panzer Division and Jim with 2. SS Das Reich, also my fiercest opponent Jim's adjutant Elizabeth, his 12 year old daughter.<br />
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Allies:We had Gerald with 15th Scots infantry company, Tom with 4th Canadian Armored, and me with my 101st Airborne. We had 22 tubes of artillery all together.<br />
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The battle occurred on the southwestern
outskirts of Caen. The industrial sector of Caen (German half of table) had
been reduced to rubble by prior Allied bombing but the remainder of the table
(Allied half of table) was gently rolling countryside with occasional bocage
and the village of La Mort des Boches. The 21<sup>st</sup> Panzer has been
badly degraded after a week of ongoing actions so the decision is made to
reinforce it for the attack. Allied intel knows something is coming and calls
up the 4<sup>th</sup> Canadian Armoured for support. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>German right flank, with the 21. Panzer, facing off against my 101st.</i></div>
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<i>Forces deployed looking over our great table, set up by Jim based on a suburb of Caen. </i></div>
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<i>Allied deployment, lots of artillery but most everything else was in reserve. Looking at all that armor Jerry has, we're gonna need a bigger boat. </i></div>
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bold coup de main directed at the nearest objective. This lay on the Allied right/German left
flank. The King Tigers and a platoon of mechanized infantry in Sdkfz 251’s
struck straight across the open fields for the objective. This was apparently
only defended by a dug in platoon of Canadian infantry. Things looked grim.
Could the game be over this quickly? The
21<sup>st</sup> Panzer moved out in full on the Allied left/German right in a
pinning attack. They equally faced only a dug in airborne platoon. Das Reich
advanced up the highway in the center, daring the Allies to challenge them. The
center looked totally undefended, nothing but a recon unit of Humber armoured
cars. Had they really caught the Tommys napping? In a stroke of luck for the
Allies though, the German 105 battery and the Nebelwerfer battery both fail to
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<i>German advance. They're coming right for us!</i></div>
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The Scots deploy a battery of 2x 17lbers from ambush right on the objective.
The Canadians and the Scots both roll for Typhoons and bring on 2 planes each.
The Americans range in with a total of 10x 105mm guns. Time on Target, baby! The
Americans wreak havoc on the bunched up Beute Stugs and halftracks. They kill a
Beute Stug, an Sdkfz 250 and an Sdkfz 251. The German infantry escape from the
tracks. The Scots range in with a total of 12x 25lbers. and catch the lead 4x
Sdkfz 251’s of the “coup de main” and destroy 3 and kill the transported
infantry in 2 of them. The 17lb A/T guns
and the Canadian 2ic’s Sherman both kill an additional halftrack but the
transported infantry escapes. This guts the mechanized platoon. On a better
note for the Germans, their flak is withering. No Typhoon makes it through.
This would continue for most of the day. No joy for the “Jabos”. The Scottish
recon in the center wisely pulls back behind the woods to avoid the onrushing Das
Reich Mark IV’s.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b>German Turn 2</b>: In a surprising move, the Tigers on the
German left, now stripped of supporting infantry, pull back and engage at rage
with their superior guns. The combined fire from two up-crewed German 88mm guns
and the King Tigers is deadly. They combine to kill a dug in 17lber and also
killed a dug in 25lber. To add insult to injury they used their remaining shots
to kill the platoon leader of the dug in Canadian infantry. On the German
right, the 21<sup>st</sup> Panzer shrugs off the American artillery and
advances up the road and turns left to join with their Das Reich partners in
the center. They move at speed down the bocage lined road. The Mark IV’s and
Sdkfz 250/9’s of Das Reich race down the road all the way to the highway cross
road, well into the Allied deployment zone. The German 105’s range in on the
Scots battery but fail to score any hits. The Nebelwerfers range in and pin the
25lbrs and also kill another dug in gun. The Allied radio net is alive with requests
for support. They are told to hang on. No help coming for a bit longer. The
Allies are looking very worried.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i>The Big Cats learn caution for once after the massive bombardments they suffered. The soldiers of the Empire still look very thin on the ground around the objective. </i></div>
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The Americans rake the 21<sup>st</sup> Panzer yet again with a devastating
barrage. The shellacking bails the 21<sup>st</sup>’ sole King Tiger, kills
another Beute Stug, and bails 3 more halftracks. The bocage lined highway has
become littered with burning vehicles. The Scots recon, in a brave effort to help
stem the German tide and buy time for the reinforcements, moves into the
highway of death and manages to kill a Beute Stug and a halftrack also killing
the transported infantry. The Canadians reveal an ambush in the bocage at the
cross roads and shred Das Reich’s lead elements. The Germans lose two Mark IV’s
and two Sdkfz 250’s from Das Reich’s recon element. Canadians roll for Typhoons
and bring on 2 planes. Scots elect to wait for air until the German flak has
been degraded. The Scots’ sole remaining 17 lbr reaches out and kills one of
the German Sdkfz 7 AA vehicles. The result is predictable though, the lone
remaining Sdkfz 7 coupled with the 20mm AA of Das Reich is more than enough to
see off the Typhoons. The Canadians reveal an ambush. Their M-10 Achilles move
out onto the flank of one of the three King Tigers to their front and try to kill
it, but it takes every vehicle firing. One King Tiger dead and two remaining on
the German left. The Scots’ battery unpins and fires but does no damage. German
losses have been heavy but nowhere near heavy enough to blunt the attack. The
Allies look grim. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Allies. On their left, the 21<sup>st</sup> Panzer’s King Tiger refuses to
unbail but the remaining Panzer Grenadier platoon dismounts and moves into the
woods while the remnants of the Beute Stugs move to the flank of the Canadian Shermans at the cross roads,
ignoring the Scots recon. The Beute Stugs both miss. One of Das Reich’s Mk IV’s
then fires on the Canadians and hits but fails its FP test. The Scots recon breathes
a huge sigh of relief until they see the reason they were ignored so far. Das
Reich lashes out at them and kills four of the Humbers with the fifth failing
its morale and leaving the table. All of Das Reich’s panzer grenadiers move to
join the remaining two King Tigers to renew the original assault on the nearest
objective. The 503<sup>rd</sup> is a whittled down but still very lethal force
and now chooses to prove it. The Tigers kill all of the M-10 Achilles. The
Nebelwerfers pin the Canadian infantry and the Scots artillery. The 88’s pin
the remaining 17lber. The Allies look feeble indeed.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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The Scots roll and get one platoon, a confident veteran Sherman tank platoon
which contains a Firefly. The Canadians also get a Confident trained Sherman
tank platoon with a Firefly and the Americans bring on an 81mm mortar battery,
but it is on foot and won’t play a part in the game. Desperate times call for
desperate measures. The Americans spring two ambushes at once. Their 57mm AT
guns are placed to counter the remnants of 21<sup>st</sup> Panzer as they roll
relentlessly forward and a platoon of Shermans moves to counter the thrust by
Das Reich at the crossroads. The 57mm guns kill the final half track for the 21<sup>st</sup>
Panzer Grenadiers. The panzer grens are walking now. The American battery slams
into the pitifully few remaining Beute Stugs of 21<sup>st</sup> Panzer bailing
or killing the remaining vehicles except for the bailed King Tiger and the two
AA halftracks. One Beute Panzer fails morale and leaves the table the other
avoids a test because all 4 vehicles are bailed and none dead. The Canadian
Shermans at the crossroads kill one Beute Stug and bail the other and kill the
final Das Reich Mark IV. Scots Typhoons and Canadian Typhoons shift tactics and
attack the Nebelwerfer and 105 batteries as they aren’t defended by flak and
pin both batteries.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b>German Turn 4</b>: On their left, the Germans seem unstoppable. The
face only a leaderless Canadian infantry platoon and a single 17lber gun dug in
on the objective. The attacks continue all along the front with only the
Americans appearing to have stopped their foes and the objective is on the
opposite flank from the Americans. The Nebelwerfers fail to unpin, but the
dangerous King Tigers move to engage the Canadians at the crossroads and kill a
Sherman. The 88’s fire on the lone remaining AT asset, the 17lber. They get two
hits, but the Scots save the gun. Time is becoming critical as the Allies begin
to get reinforcements. The Germans now order that all storm trooper moves are
to be made forward towards the enemy rather than into cover. They appear to
have thrown what little caution they had to the wind. The 21<sup>st</sup>
Panzer unbails the 4 remaining Beute Stugs and they move out, but their King
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<i>My Shermans took a licking but kept on ticking. </i></div>
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<b>Allied Turn 4: </b>The 17lber fails to unpin. Both the Scots
and the Canadians roll and receive 2 Typhoons apiece and decide to brave the
flak and try to stop the immediate threat to the objective, the King Tigers.
They will fail. The flak is simply too deadly. The Americans open up with their
105’s again and bail 3 of the recently remounted Beute Stugs. A Canadian
Sherman manages to kill a Das Reich halftrack. Those Shermans coming from
reserve better be double timing it. The Canadians and Scots have nothing to
stop the lumbering King Tigers.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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is the money turn for the Germans. Time is running out (players have to get
back to home and hearth). They have to take the objective or die trying. The
Das Reich Panzer Grens move out of the woods, preceded by their halftracks. The
halftracks set up the assault on the Canadian infantry. The two remaining King
Tigers fire on the Shermans providing support to the infantry and the 88’s
target the 17lber. Disaster! The Tigers
fail to get a single hit on the Shermans. The 88’s get one hit on the 17lber, but
the Scots pass their save and hang tough. The 21<sup>st</sup> Panzer is down to
one King Tiger, whose crew finally decides to unbail and two Beute Stugs, but
they gamely fight on. These manage to kill 2 of the American Shermans and keep
them from moving to support the Scots on the objective. Das Reich’s assault now
goes in. It turns out to be a suicide charge. The Shermans roll 4 dice in
defensive fire and get four hits and four kills. The halftracks are all dead.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Scots artillery pounds the advancing Das Reich grenadiers, killing seven
stands. The Americans rake the surviving elements of 21<sup>st</sup> Panzer and
the Typhoons finally get 2 planes through the flak screen and bail a King
Tiger. Additional Allied reserves are reaching the front lines and more are
finally arriving. At this point, the players decide to call it a day. This was
one of the closest games any of us can ever remember. It literally could have
gone either way. The star for the Allies was undoubtedly the artillery. For the
Germans it had to be the flak. Both did their jobs superbly all day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i>Also, it was dinner time. </i></div>
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<i>Thank you to all my fellow players, and especially Jim for bringing the terrain and setting it all up for us. He built the table based on aerial photos of the outskirts of Caen. And to Gerald for doing the writing, both taking notes are the game and working up this wonderful play by play you see here. I just but together the pictures of the excellent terrain and the dramatic run down of the game. </i><br />
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I pitted my 101st Airborne and Glidermen newly dropped into France with a few tanks and artillery pieces that had rushed up from the beaches against a Beute StuG company from the 21st Panzer division.<br />
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We played on a great table full of wonderful Normandy appropriate terrain, a free for all battle that I ended up losing 6-1, due to losing a couple platoons. Well onto the pictures and what little I can remember.<br />
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The whole table, with both parts of the village the Germans held the left side with a large number of cobbled together big ass guns on small tank treads. Easy to knock out with anything of substance but they hit like a truck. I think they have PaK 40 guns on them. </div>
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One of my paratrooper platoons and glider anti tank guns next to a few gliders they attacked the village in. Loved those gliders, such great touches on the board.<br />
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The brief hurrah of my Shermans, rushing up to face off the tank horde coming my way. They knocked out a couple but lost two and failed a morale check and ran off. </div>
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Beute StuGs and armored cars rushing onto my flank after the Recon Jeeps disengaged. </div>
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The aftermath, I created a line of wreckage along the river but couldn't get past the German defenders without more anti tank assets.<br />
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The 101st couldn't get beyond the Germans, but at least they tied up those mobile anti tank guns before they could reach the beaches and slaughter US armor.<br />
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Lessons learned.<br />
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Flames of War is a tank game first, I need more ways to kill them. Deployment is key. And while infantry are rock hard when on defense, they are vulnerable on the move. I need to get more games in and get some more tanks, and figure out where I can get anti tank assets in the force I've chosen.<br />
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Also, the US forces have a lot of depth and use a lot of the same units across forces, I get some tank reinforcements and I could easily have a tank company.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-22529783867084104262013-05-31T10:09:00.000-05:002013-05-31T10:09:00.157-05:00Alamo GT Part 3, Day TwoHey folks,<br />
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After Saturday Jack and I were tired and thought maybe a few less beers would help our rankings.<br />
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I was floating around the middle all weekend, Jack ended up in the overflow room that I termed "The Alamo Centre for Kids Who Can't Roll Dice So Good". It was actually a pretty sweet set up, laid back, well air conditioned, and quiet. I was jealous, the guys in here were hoping they didn't do so well to get bumped up to the main room for game 5.<br />
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Here's some more army shots.<br />
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These were the Eldar I faced in game 5.<br />
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John Wayne's Necrons.<br />
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He said it's not hard if you start with the green. Sure.<br />
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Holy crap I want this and all the rest of them. When I win the lotto, Heresy army.<br />
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I think this is the only picture I have of the great looking White Scars, that I played game 4.<br />
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Just marvel at the subtle blending on these tyranids. These picture don't do them justice.<br />
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I forgot to take any pictures of game four, it was against a cool guy named Yon, with White Scars. It was my only win. Due mostly to the mission type and getting some good psychic powers that helped me negate night fighting the first turn and start wiping out bike squads turn one. This was the only game that my army ran on all cylinders, everything came up Milhouse. I claimed the objective and secondary, getting max points. </div>
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I only got a few pictures of this game, I forget the guys name, but he had a mostly wraith Eldar army and beat Jack round one. It was a rough kill point game. I didn't take the initiative and go for the throat, I should have tried. It didn't work out very well for me. This is the only shot I got of the game. Once more unto the breach dear friends. We did close the wall with our Space Wolf dead. This was another loss. </div>
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Finally here's just a good portion of the terrain from the tournament.<br />
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On to day one. I played Necrons, Necrons, and Grey Knights.<br />
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Lots of flyers, I'm glad I brought an Aegis.<br />
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Played Will from Austin for the first game, a great guy, and we got about a beer a turn, round one started at 10. A 5 objective game with table quarters being the secondary objective. We tied on the main objective, and I pulled it out on the secondary and got Line Breaker, ending round 1 with 12 points.<br />
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This was also the bets $16 bucks I spent recently. A breakfast tray from Target. It's doesn't look like much but it's the perfect tournament tray. As you can see, fold down legs and a nice deep tray. </div>
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I went against John Wayne, a great kid with lots of years of gaming in him. I might be old, but he's a lot taller than the last time I saw him (taller than me). He had a nasty Necron list that was on me fast. </div>
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These wraiths were great looking. I learned from my first game how ass kicking they were, these were target number one until the flyers came in. </div>
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The last game of the day was against Cowboy Kenny from the <a href="http://theheroic28s.blogspot.com/">Heroic 28s</a>. Grey Knights(boo hiss!), Draigo, a paladin squad, Coteaz, a strike squad, a jump squad, and two dreads. </div>
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Sorry for the delay, Jack and I were at the <a href="http://www.alamogt.com/">Alamo GT</a> in San Antonio last weekend, and then this week the wife and I got sick so I'm just now getting to posts.<br />
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First of all, happy memorial day to veterans and revelers alike.<br />
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Now, for the pregaming. The Alamo GT is held in San Antonio at essentially a Catholic VFW hall, this was mine and Jack's first time and it was a total blast.<br />
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Here's one of the best parts a bar inside the venue, staffed by a friendly old dude with $2.50 draft beers.<br />
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So the tournament went from Saturday to Sunday, three games the first day, two the second. Totally doable, Jack and I were wore out that first day. We may be getting old but it was a hell of a time.<br />
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Here are a few pictures of us setting up and me prowling around the hall before the day got started.<br />
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Here we have Jack getting set up.</div>
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Here's my Space Wolves, we went 1-2-2 for the weekend. </div>
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Badass Hoth table, neither of us got to play on it. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bryce here with a few words on all the litigious goings on in the hobby lately. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>First of all, while Jack and I are attorneys this post does not constitute legal advice, if you have need of legal advice contact a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction. The legal information I direct you to does not constitute legal advice, it is merely a posting of Games Workshop policy and is to be used at your own discretion.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>This post does not create an attorney client relationship between the authors and members of the public, nor do the authors accept or acknowledge any liability in regards to use of the legal information posted below from Games Workshop's website. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lately we wargamers have been seeing a lot of legal action around the hobby, whether the ongoing battle between <a href="http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2013/04/legalwatch-games-workshop-vs.html">GW and Chapterhouse</a>, to the recent possible takedown of Faeit and <a href="http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?31218-BoLS-FRONTPAGE-STATUS-Official-Announcement">BoLS</a>. Even legal accusations between big name sites and the hobbyists who run them, <a href="http://bloodofkittens.com/blog/2013/05/01/network-news-battlefoam-v-blood-kittens/">Battlefoam</a> going after TastyTaste (allegedly defamatory post <a href="http://bloodofkittens.com/blog/2010/09/14/40k-douche-bag-battlefoam/">here</a>). We are seeing that our hobby is involved with more legal issues than most would even dream of.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, here are a few highlights from GWs legal policies on their site. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=&section=&pIndex=2&aId=3900002&start=3&multiPageMode=true">"BE AWARE that we will happily spend money bringing counterfeiters and other infringers to justice, regardless of the cost. Such activities kill the hobby for everyone."</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) <a href="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=&section=&pIndex=3&aId=3900002&start=4&multiPageMode=true">The Dos and Don'ts of playing their games and talking about them.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is an example DO:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.200000762939453px; line-height: 16.80000114440918px;">We encourage fellow hobbyists to show off their painting skills by taking photos of their miniatures and putting the on the site. Please remember to correctly credit the IP - "miniature © Games Workshop 2003. All rights reserved. Used without permission - model painted by xxxxxxx""</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.200000762939453px; line-height: 16.80000114440918px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is an example DON'T:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.200000762939453px; line-height: 16.80000114440918px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Create, distribute, or use any material that is not consistent with the functionality, atmosphere, and parameters of the Warhammer universe as created and owned by Games Workshop</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) <a href="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=&section=&pIndex=6&aId=3900002&start=7&multiPageMode=true">Disclaimers</a> Here is the correct disclaimer that should be used with any blog or website discussing GW IP. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.200000762939453px; line-height: 16.80000114440918px;">This web site is completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by Games Workshop Limited.</span></span><br />
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Alright, I've found the new hotness <a href="http://www.warlordgames.com/us-store/bolt-action.html">Bolt Action</a>.<br />
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This is a 28mm WWII platoon level skirmish game. You have a few command models and two to five squads that make up your platoon. In addition to this core you can add a selection of specialist troops, along with artillery, anti tank guns, transports and a tank.<br />
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The game itself is a rather simple d6 based wargame. But, there are a lot of innovative components attached to a simple, quick, and functional base.<br />
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The most fundamental and innovative aspect of the game is the use of order dice. These dice are placed in a bag or some other opaque container to determine the order that units are activated in. A die is drawn and that player activates a unit. There are 6 actions that can be taken. The die is then placed next to the unit with the action taken face up.<br />
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1 Fire shoots with no penalty but without any movement.<br />
2 Advance has you to move and fire with a -1 penalty.<br />
3 Run moves a unit at double speed without firing.<br />
4 Ambush the unit does not move but gets to fire out of turn.<br />
5 Rally allows a unit to remove pin markers instead of moving or shooting.<br />
6 Down this makes a unit harder to hit but gives up shooting and movement.<br />
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So this is the core of the game, you pull a die, that player activates a unit, then repeat until there are no dice left in the bag.<br />
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<b>Movement</b><br />
Different units have different movement rates, for example infantry move 6 inches, and tracked vehicles move 9 inches with an Advance order. Terrain merely prohibits infantry from using a Run order.<br />
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<b>Shooting</b><br />
Now on to shooting, the meat and potatoes of any non ancient war game. All units hit on a 3+. Simple enough. However there are many factors that affect the die role and take into account a whole host of conditions. Shooting at over half range, -1, shooting by Inexperienced -1, target in light cover(woods and brush, etc.) -1, behind a wall or other hard cover -2, shooting while moving with an Advance order -1, shooting at a unit that has taken a Down order -1.<br />
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As you can see this is a quick and easy way to resolve shooting. If modifiers increase the score needed to hit to 7+, then the unit cannot be hit.<br />
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<b>Damage</b><br />
Now damaging units is based on the training of the target unit, much like it Flames of War. An Inexperienced soldier is killed on a 3+, a Regular soldier on a 4+, and a Veteran soldier on a 5+.<br />
Fighting against vehicles is the same, but needs a high number. Soft skinned vehicles such as a jeep are damaged on a 6+, armored vehicles go up from there.<br />
So only heavy weapons with a + to Penetration can damage an armored vehicle. This + to damage also applies to non vehicles, so a .50 cal machine gun gets a +1 to damage infantry as well for example.<br />
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<b>Pinning</b><br />
The Pinning mechanic is the other innovative and interesting part of Bolt Action. When a unit is hit by shooting they get a pin marker, one per unit that shot. Each pin marker forces a -1 to the Morale score of a unit. When a unit has pin markers on them, they must take an order test to successfully carry out what they are ordered to do. An Inexperienced unit has Morale of 8, Regular 9, and Veteran 10. An order test is essentially the same as morale in warhammer, roll under or equal on 2d6. To execute an order, the unit must pass a Morale test, but a pin marker imposes a -1 on the test. Additionally each pin marker imposes a -1 to hit on a firing unit.<br />
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Units can charge into close combat with another unit by using a Run order. Each side rolls dice to kill(no rolls to hit) at one or more per soldier depending on weapons and special rules. The defender gets the chance to shoot, the attacker rolls to damage first, then the defender, and the loser is wiped out baring some special rules.<br />
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Here's some pictures of the stuff I have done so far.<br />
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My first painted section and Cromwell. </div>
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My 6pdr anti tank gun. </div>
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Sniper stand. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-46999754034331801432013-03-06T18:07:00.002-06:002013-03-06T18:07:37.586-06:00Small Update on the Guard + Space Marine listI have been getting to paint for about 15 min a night and my progress is finally worthy of a small little blog post. The list as it is right now is a Vendetta (minus the las cannons) + 20 guard which will either end up being vets or part of a mob + 1 painted imperial fists marine.<br />
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I hope you guys enjoy the progress update. I am sure Bryce will be along soon with an update with more substance. Also I would love to know if anyone else out there has tried out a guard/marine list. I have read some battle reports and they do about as well as anything else it seems. Thanks everyone, Jack!</div>
<br />Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934560438527640131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-73811698258010678602013-02-20T11:02:00.000-06:002013-02-20T11:02:00.123-06:00Wolf Priest, Podcasts and a List. Hey folks,<br />
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Looks like Jack and I are up to a storm of hobby activity.<br />
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I've been listening to a lot of podcasts on my commute, usually <a href="http://hittingon3s.com/">Hitting on 3s</a> and recently the <a href="http://theheroic28s.blogspot.com/">Heroic 28s</a>.<br />
Both are hometown gaming groups from Fort Worth, so that is a nice touch. Also, between the two of them they cover the full range of the hobby; from the Ho3s boys being all about having fun and hanging out, to the 28s being full of good competitive discussion and advice to bring your game up.<br />
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Here's some pictures of my fresh Wolf Priest.<br />
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After the pics and plugs, here is what I am going to take to the shop next time I get a chance to play.<br />
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Wolf Priest, Saga of the Hunter<br />
Rune Priest, (See discussion on psychic powers supra)<br />
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Troops<br />
10 Grey Hunters 2x Plasmaguns, Rhino<br />
10 Grey Hunters 2x Plasmaguns, Rhino<br />
10 Grey Hunters 2x Plasmaguns(WG 2)<br />
10 Grey Hunters 2x Plasmaguns (WG 3)<br />
10 Grey Hunters Meltagun, Flamer (WG 1)<br />
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1. Terminator Armor, Powerfist<br />
2. Terminator Armor, Power Axe<br />
3. Terminator Armor, Power Axe<br />
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Heavy Support<br />
6 Long Fangs, 5 Missile Launchers<br />
6 Long Fangs, 5 Missile Launchers<br />
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Fast Attack<br />
3 Thunderwolves, 1 Powerfist, 1 Storm Shield<br />
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I have forgone my customary roughly land raider price mounted Wolf Lord or two. I can get many more boots on the ground, and two thunderwolf based threats with larger numbers, though less survivabilty.<br />
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So the plan is to put my objectives in the middle, maybe a bit to each side, and go get them and make the other guy fight me for them and for his. Either as two battle groups consisting of a rhino as mobile cover and dude mover, another squad full of plasma with a terminator to tank wounds/ punch guys in the dick, and a thunderwolf unit for face eating hoping out from behind the rhino.<br />
Or as a united force on a flank or straight up the middle as needed.<br />
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The Rune Priest might join a walking squad to provide area abilities over a chunk of the army, or go with long fangs and shoot from the back. Or he could go in with the outflanking squad. So I don't know what powers to take.<br />
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I think the army might benefit from having a mobile 5+ cover save, especially with the outflank squad then it's a 4+ in the open, also if he is with the other elements of the army he can give that bonus to a few squads marching towards the fight. For another power either Living Lightning or Murderous Hurricane(hits lots and screws up movement, oh yes.)<br />
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Or divination is also pretty generally applicable for any of the squads because they are all strong shooting, with badass counter attack and generally high melee ability.<br />
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So any thoughts on the psychic powers?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-80154727140458410262013-02-15T14:00:00.001-06:002013-02-16T11:11:33.761-06:00Pig Iron Products ReviewHello Interwebs, I started my own law firm in November after passing the bar and have been away from the hobby, the blog, and life in general for a little while. So I hope to be a regular addition to the site again. BUT ANYWAY!<br />
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I have decided to start another guard army and wanted them to have some pizzaz! The obvious way to go about this for me was to upgrade my guardsmen by ordering some head sprues from <a href="http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/">Pig Iron Productions</a>.<br />
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Specifically I ordered these bad boys:</div>
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I wanted to give a brief review of the product in case people were on the fence about them. In short my review is get off the damn fence and buy them. They are great quality, perfectly sized for guard, and they are cheap, like i was prepared to pay about 3x what I payed for them. After shipping them all the way to texas they ended up costing $15.00 American Dollars total and were here within 2 weeks.</div>
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They did not have any flaws on them, no cracks or mold lines at all. The only beef I really had was that it is really hard to get the metal off the bottom of the helmet where it was attached to the sprue. It took a pair of diagonal cutters, a file, some time, and all of my cunning to remove a majority of it.</div>
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Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10934560438527640131noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-44977016770414138772013-01-21T12:00:00.000-06:002013-01-21T12:00:06.519-06:00Paintin' & Drinkin'Hey folks,<br />
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Bryce here with some more Flames of War, I've been busy here in January. I've been looking for work, painting, trading, and trying new booze.<br />
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So today I'm going to have some of my painted minis, some pictures of my loot from wheeling and dealing, and finally a short review of a new whisky that I just picked up. We are nothing if not diverse in our hobbies here on DissentingDice.<br />
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Alright, so here's some progress shots of my Airborne infantry platoon from the Open Fire starter set.<br />
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Finally, here is a quick whisky recommendation, <a href="https://www.grantswhisky.com/us/">Grant's Whisky</a>. </div>
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I'm a Glenfiddich guy, the 15 year old is my favorite Scotch whisky. Grant's is the little brother brand to Glenfiddich, being blended as opposed to single malt. A 750ml bottle is $17 here in Houston TX, so that is what we are looking at investment wise. </div>
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I would say this is a wonderful starter Scotch, it allows you to see if you like the liquor without having to lay out a lot of money. Also another reason this is a good starter Scotch, it's tasty and pretty mild. A good flavor, more leathery than Glenfiddich, but no where near as much as Glenlivet. It's a good Scotch, especially for the price. </div>
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So if you want some Scotch whisky to get you into another hobby of mine besides wargaming, or if you want a good drink that you won't mind having daily or sharing, check out Grant's. </div>
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I've just moved to the southern Houston area. If you know any good game stores, or are in the area and wanted to game or grab a beer, let me know on twitter @bryce963.<br />
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But I have recently purchased the new all plastic Flames of War starter box called Open Fire. It's a great deal, you get a ton of miniatures, a mini rule book, some cardboard terrain to get you start, a quick start guide, markers and tokens, and some dice for $70.<br />
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You get the core of a German Grenadierkompanie, and some British tanks along with a US Airborne platoon. We'll see those here in a just a bit, but first I want to discuss my thoughts on Flames of War so far.<br />
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I have played two games with myself , as well as watching some of a tournament at <a href="http://www.asgardgames.net/">Asgard Games</a>. Which is going to be my new gaming home so far. They have a very welcoming atmosphere, gamers who are enthusiastic and want to help people get into the hobby, and involved management. Basically, what else do you want?<br />
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All jokes aside playing with yourself is a great way to figure out a new game. It let's you try out things and figure out the rules at your own pace. So I'll have some idea what I'm doing when I get someone to do a learning game with me.<br />
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I just moved in Friday, and the fiance and cat are back in Lubbock, so I have had a lot of time on my hands to build and play. Sadly my paint is all packed up or I would have a lot of this cranked out by now.<br />
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Here we see a struggle between the German defenders and Allied attackers trying to take a village square.<br />
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I've played two different times and the Germans have just trounced the Brits and Americans. The Airborne platoon holds it's own, but the Pak40 anti tank guns just make a mockery of the Shermans when they can get a shot at them, and for the Shermans to try to knock them out they have to be in sight too. Also, the German platoons seem more than a match for even the most determined, skilled, and well equipped US infantry there is when there are twice as many of them.<br />
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So most of the challenge is to keep the Shermans alive so they can keep firing.<br />
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First we have the Germans:<br />
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Here we have a Company command team with a Panzerschrek team. Two platoons of 6 teams of Rifle/MG infantry with a platoon commander. In the back are three StuG assault guns. Not picture are the two PaK40 anti tank guns, those things go through Shermans like butter.<br />
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We have a Brit Sherman V company command team, along with two platoons of Sherman Vs with a Sherman Firefly VC each. The Firefly mounts a large anti tank gun onto the Sherman body. Backing them up is a US Airborne platoon, with 6 Rifle/MG teams, as well as a mortar and a bazooka team. <br />
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Here's my first shot at a Chaos Space Marines list. It does look like an army that I'd make in 5th. Not sure how I would make this a 6th edition army. A Heldrake, flakk missiles, allies? Does a 6th edition army just mean taking the new stuff?<br />
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I know Night Lords are a non religious chaos army, which I like, but the Axe of Blind Rage is too cool. Also it will be modeled as warp talon parts.<br />
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So we have mobility through transports and jump troops, some ranged firepower and plenty of melta and a good amount of plasma. So would this be a more 6th ed list without the transports and 140 more points worth of troops? Actually that doesn't sound like a bad idea. What do you think? Hit me up on here or on twitter @bryce963.<br />
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Chaos Lord, VoTLW, Jump Pack, Mark of Khorne, Axe of Blind Fury, Sigil of Corruption, Gift of Mutation<br />
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10 Marines, +CCW, meltagun, flamer, VoTLW, power axe, Rhino<br />
10 Marines, +CCW, meltagun, flamer, VoTLW, power axe, Rhino<br />
10 Marines, 3x plasmaguns, Rhino, power axe, VoTLW<br />
10 Marines, 3x plasmaguns, Rhino, power axe, VoTLW<br />
10 Cultists, 8 autoguns, flamer<br />
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Fast Attack<br />
10 Raptors, 2x meltaguns, VoTLW, power axe<br />
10 Raptors, 2x meltaguns, VoTLW, power axe<br />
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5 Havocs, 2x missile launchers, 2x autocannons<br />
5 Havocs, 2x missile launchers, 2x autocannons<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-1433254258349148012012-11-05T16:05:00.000-06:002012-11-05T16:05:10.587-06:00Let me tell you about my game. IKRPG<br />
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So gentle readers, last night I ran the Iron Kingdoms RPG from Privateer Press. It was a smashing success.<br />
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Most of this was due to my great players, and my willingness to just run with things. We were far less serious than the Iron Kingdoms seem meant to be. We had Viscount Maximus Gluttious Sextus, an Aristocrat/ Arcanist, his Khadoran bodyguard Ivan Ivanevich a Bounty Hunter/ Man at Arms, and Maximus' very capable Gobber servant (name) a Thief/Explorer.<br />
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Essentially our dilettante spellcaster was playing Hedonismbot with the power to blow people away with magic.<br />
Our bodyguard was a hard drinking Khadoran veteran. And our Gobber was a long suffering fix it man(lady) that was the actual brains of the operation.<br />
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We were an Arcane Order, which we figured was part of the holdings of the Vicount's family, and included both an arcane library and an erotic arcane library. What I feared would be too short with just one carriage heist as the main plot/ combat encounter turned into a solid almost 4 hour session after character creation and not too long on the combat actually. The encounter took at the most 30 minutes and was great fun.<br />
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The players were worried about the crunchiness of the system during character creation, none had any Warmachine or Hordes experience, and only one had read anything of the rules. I helped them make characters by asking questions and having them make choices. They weren't sure about something seemingly so mechanically heavy after we had played more rules light systems just last week. But going through character creation they started to see what their abilities did and began creating personality as we went.<br />
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But once we started getting into the actual game it was breeze. We had to look up how a few things worked, mostly just some odd placement of rules where we couldn't find them easily.<br />
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It was weird, it was fun, and I'd say give the IKRPG a try.<br />
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Also, lighten up and go with it. I was able to get some Iron Kingdoms flavor snuck in around a lot of absurdity, so just roll with it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-49767655413453710952012-10-23T11:00:00.000-05:002012-10-23T11:00:11.079-05:00Star Wars: X-Wing First Look<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This weekend I went and hung out with some of the guys from <a href="http://hittingon3s.com/">Hitting On 3s</a>. I watched @John_Laird and Blood Angels Ben play in a team tournament put on by <a href="http://www.adeptusnorthtexas.com/">Adeptus North Texas</a> and hung around at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/gunslinger.games">Gunslinger Games</a> in Dallas. Also there at the team tournament was Chuck (@fantasticgam3s) from <a href="http://bigmek.net/">Big Mek's Garage</a>. </div>
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Most importantly you can hear me on the podcast with the HO3S boys <a href="http://hittingon3s.com/2012/10/21/hittingon3s-podcast-episode-9-math-is-hard/">HERE</a>.</div>
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Alright so the plugs are done. On to my new gaming experience!</div>
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Thanks to a kindly gamer named Will there at Gunslinger I got to check out X-Wing from <a href="http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=174">Fantasy Flight Games</a>. It was just as slick as I have come to expect from FFG. This is a well put together game, from the components, to the accessories, to the models, and even the rules as far as I can tell. </div>
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Below you can see the squadron I took for a test drive, two X-Wings and a Y-Wing. Each ship is represented by a pilot card, each of which has varying degrees of skill and points cost as well as different abilities and upgrade options. We played the recommended 100 points, I was able to get two named characters, a mook, and a proton torpedo and astromech for all my fighters, as well as an ion cannon for the Y-Wing. </div>
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Here are the miniature ships, to a good scale I think, they also are quite good for pre painted minis. Though both of us being big Star Wars geeks immediately wanted to start painting them with custom squad markings or those from famous squadrons of a Galaxy Far, Far Away. </div>
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You can also see the maneuver dials above the ships,some tokens and spare upgrade cards, those are just small sample of the boatload of cool components in this game. </div>
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So you select a squad worth an agreed points cost, above are the three I was able to get. Here are the five TIE fighters will was able to get, including two named characters as well as Darth Vader in a TIE Advanced. It was rather intimidating. </div>
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In addition to Will's sweet Gungan submarine shirt, you can see the flight stands that all the fighters come with. They have interchangeable stat cards that slot in telling you the most relevant combat stats at a glance. They also have numbers that can be placed on the stand if you are running more than one of the generic pilots. </div>
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First is the Planning Phase, where you use one of the maneuver dials to select which movement template you will use. Those can be seen to the right. So you can go left, right, and forward in 1,2,3, or 4 inch increments. You can also do an Immelman, or a barrel roll if your ship is capable. </div>
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So you then reveal your maneuver selections and move pilots in alternating order from lowest pilot skill to highest. After you move you can perform an action that is indicated on your card. Such as Focus, which allows the eyeball symbols on the dice to count as hits, or acquire a Target Lock (the crosses next to ships) which can be spent to launch ordinance or re-roll any number of attack dice. There are other actions as well granted by abilities or equipment. </div>
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After this you go to the combat phase, which is done from highest pilot skill to lowest. You roll whatever number of red attack dice( of course special ones with symbols, it is FFG) against whatever number of green defense dice your opponent is entitled to. This is a pretty simple system, but there is a lot more too it once you realize just how important actions are to success in the next combat phase. Planning is key. </div>
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Finally just to underscore that planning bit here is where we ended up the next turn. If you overlap bases when the ship comes to rest, the moving ship cannot make an action and neither ship may shoot at the one it is in base contact with. So this was a right clusterfuck. All the TIEs basically focused on my Y-Wing and blew it up, and then I got my X-Wings around behind them with Immelman turns and put a few more points of damage on Vader before we had to end the game. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-16863078707542578292012-10-16T19:41:00.000-05:002012-10-16T19:41:15.708-05:00Iron Kingdoms RPG. Hey loyal readers,<br />
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I've been out of the loop for quite a while, since my last post I traveled to England, France, and Spain, started working as a substitute teacher and got several exciting game things. A Chaos look over and some list ideas are in the works for later too.<br />
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First of all, if anyone wants to hear about my travels, I could do a post, leave a comment or hit me up on twitter @bryce963.<br />
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Second, I LOVE Iron Kingdoms RPG!<br />
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Privateer Press has released an all in house roleplaying game based off of their popular Warmachine. I was a big fan of the Iron Kingdoms setting for 3(.5) D&D. But this one is pure Privateer through and through and it is wonderful.<br />
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You can find an intro adventure with quick start rules (actually most of the rules needed to play) and pre made characters with sheets <a href="http://files.privateerpress.com/ironkingdoms/documents/adventures/IKRPG_Scenario_Fools_Rush_In.pdf">HERE. </a><br />
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Anyone familiar with Warmachine/ Hordes will be able to pick up the resolution mechanic and most of the rules of the RPG almost instantly. Just like the wargames it is 2d6+ Stat to beat a target number. Simple but this lots of ways to modify and improve your chances though either character abilities, weapons and gear or player use of Feat Points.<br />
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The system, in particular combat, does track quite closely to WM/H. But it is a zoomed in, detailed, granular, and personal version. This can lead to people saying oh, it's just a miniatures game. Not exactly, there is a lot of support for non combat skills, actions, abilities, and roleplaying supported by mechanics.<br />
Unlike 4e D&D, where there was a lot of tactical combat choice and flexibility, there wasn't much besides handwavery between combats. I like mechanics that augment roleplaying, and having a good foundation under a well done combat system is exactly what I want from an RPG.<br />
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A few features that I think are major selling points include character creation, Feat Points, the action economy, and cross compatibility. Along with an overall high quality product.<br />
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Very first however, the first 103 pages of the book are nothing but setting information and history.<br />
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Character Creation<br />
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You have the choice between 7 races (Human, Gobber, Dwarf, Iosan elf, Nyss elf, Ogrun, and Trollkin), 4 Archetypes (Gifted, Mighty, Skilled, and Intellectual), and 28 different careers. Only 8 careers are limited by race or national origin, and two of those allow multiple races.<br />
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You begin with a race, this gives you your starting attributes, racial maximum attributes, and any extra abilities. Humans of course are well rounded, the different types of elves are not only thematically distinct but mechanically as well, Trollkin just won't stay dead, Ogrun are enormous and hulking, and Gobbers are slight and nimble if a bit below average.<br />
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Then you choose an archetype, which gives one ability such as a extra die on damage rolls from Mighty, the ability to use magic with Gifted, an extra attach with Skilled, or a +1 to Attack and Damage rolls for nearby allies with Intellectual .<br />
The archetype also grants you access to a large menu of related abilities to further customize your character, these include things like; an additional spell, spending a feat point to get an additional die on attack rolls against a named enemy, moving after you strike an enemy in melee, or a personal favorite exchanging a feat point to create a situation on the fly to hamper your foes.<br />
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After this you choose 2 careers that give you abilities, skills both combat and utility, starting gear and cash and advancement options. These are not necessarily what your job is, they are descriptions for your skill set and background. So a Gunmage/ Soldier would be more defined by the arcane gunfighter aspect of his career, whereas an Aristocrat/ Duelist could be a young rake with daddy's money and something to prove, or the educated and skilled heir to a notable family who has studied the gentlemanly arts.<br />
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You have a huge amount of options to tailor your character to be just what you want them to be. Privateer also has more books on the way, the first deals with the Iron Kingdoms( the human territories the setting is based around), and others deal with the wilderness ( looking at you Hordes players), and other surrounding civilizations( elves, dwarfs, etc.). These books will no doubt expand the careers, races, archetype options and everything else from the core book. There will also be books that delve more into the magic, mechanika, warjacks and other technology that make the Iron Kingdoms such an interesting place.<br />
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Feat Points<br />
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These are essentially actions points from other settings done about as properly as they can be, the Bennies in Savage Worlds(especially Deadlands) are done just as well I think. In the above linked intro adventure the full list of Feat Point options is listed. Some highlights include, Heroic Dodge- halving the damage taken from an attack, Two Fister- being treated as having two weapon fighting and ambidexterity for a turn, re-rolling a failed roll, or gaining an additional quick action<br />
These can be recharged when you score a critical (two of the same number on a roll), downing an enemy, or for suitably heroic or cool deeds. <br />
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Actions<br />
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Again here is a nice use of the Warmachine mechanics but with more zoom and choices. You get a move and an action on your turn, before any special stuff. You move can be an advance( more your speed stat), or a run or charge, these are all just like the war game. The action is where things get fun and choosy, you can<br />
take a full action, an attack and a quick action or two quick actions. Things start to get interesting here, reloading a gun is a quick action, so fire and reload your rifle, pulling a grenade pin is a quick action, so pull the pin and toss. But casting a spell is also a quick action, so you can shoot and cast, or cast twice. All of that in addition to moving.<br />
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Things really heat up when abilities from archetypes, gear, and careers start interacting with the actions. Granting you more, allowing you to do more with fewer actions, letting you get around restrictions on combining actions, etc. Finding ways to work with and exploit the actions is a mechanically rewarding expression of your characters abilities.<br />
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Cross Compatibility<br />
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As far as I can tell, you can easily fudge Warmachine and Hordes bad guys into IKRPG. Many of the abilities are similar, if not identical, and the operative combat stats are the same MAT, RAT, DEF, ARM, and damage rolls. The individual abilities of models might need some wiggling to make it fit, but not very much at all. Many of the details are covered somewhere in the RPG if they differ from the war game version, but there are not many of them. Most common weapons used on the table top are present in the RPG, if they even need that much detail for a combat encounter.<br />
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Most things can be reverse engineered from the war game to the RPG, the biggest problem I have found so far is what Warjacks would cost on the open market. Also, normal enemies with 1 box of damage on the table top would just have 4-5 general vitality in the RPG, no need for a damage spiral with mooks.<br />
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So in conclusion I really like this RPG, it takes the good parts of Warmachine(which is most of the game), and puts you into the drivers seat. You don't play with a squad of trenchers, you play a trencher, down on his luck working for a mercenary company. You don't have the officer use the Dig In order, you use your Dig In ability to dig a fox hole as a quick action and start firing at your foes.<br />
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So check out the free adventure which has most of the rules in it, look at all the good things the classes in the pregen characters can do, and hope your FLGS has a copy. Because IKRPG sold out at the manufacturer level about two weeks after release.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-88608119832780341112012-09-13T08:36:00.001-05:002012-09-13T08:36:55.459-05:00Thank You Slate, Thank You Vets<br />
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I'm sure many of you have seen this wonderful <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/life/gaming/2012/09/warhammer_40k_why_american_troops_love_to_play_a_game_featuring_orks_necrons_and_space_marines_.html">article</a> from Slate about US servicemen playing 40k and wargames in general.<br />
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I was astounded that our kind got such a fair, honest, and positive review. I know that this was specifically about active duty personnel and veterans, and they are likely the best spokesmen for our hobby one could find, but the way the hobby and players were treated was refreshing.<br />
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After so much negative coverage of video game players (not undeserved in many instances), having a positive, unprejudiced portrayal of wargamers is a great thing for the hobby. This article would be something to show family and significant others that just don't get it yet. We are not all the stereotypical basement dwellers with poor hygiene that traditional depictions of gamers have relied on.<br />
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Many friends and people I've played with are veterans, we even have a couple active duty guys between deployments at the shop in Lubbock. I want to say thank you to them, and thank you to Slate for letting them make all the rest of us look good too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7539860848719328014.post-48040135006364944352012-09-10T12:22:00.002-05:002012-09-10T12:22:58.768-05:006th Edition so far. Part 1. <br />
Hey everybody,<br />
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I'm still looking for work, but now I'm getting some games in and doing some modeling.<br />
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I've played 3 games of 6th with 2 different armies, I have started to form an opinion.<br />
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I like it. A lot, it's different, it's zany at times, but its solid and fun. Warlord traits have yet to mean much to me, I've not rolled any that have been helpful, or that I can remember. I've not played with vehicles much, but I have played against them, and glancing things to death can be too easy. This edition might be a bit too much of a back lash at all the vehicle and especially transport heavy armies of 5th. It feels like GW has swung too far the other way. Especially with the <a href="https://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?categoryId=1000018&pIndex=1&aId=3400019&start=2">FAQ</a> changes to transports that make them even more detrimental to the unit inside.<br />
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With the changes to wound allocation since Friday, a lot of what I'll be talking about in these brief reports will be outdated. But I will try to address that.<br />
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I won a 40k tournament! Against two other guys not long after 6th came out. But I still won.<br />
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GAME 1- TAU & MARINES<br />
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Here we see the enemies of the Grey Knights arrayed before them. Awaiting their doom.<br />
With the previous wound allocation rules I was able to just throw wounds I didn't want off of Draigo and onto my chosen bitch for the game, you see him there holding the daemon head. That one guy took a lot of fire and kept at it. I took railgun shots on Draigo because he just doesn't give a fuck, now he would no longer get the Feel No Pain rolls that happened way more often than they should have.<br />
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In this game and well all games with my Paladin army, I slowly marched up the board and shot the ever loving crap out of one thing a turn. After taking out the dread with Draigo, and then the marines there to the left I had most of a Tau army to contend with still. This is where I first got my taste of 6th Edition flanking. It's so cool that it matters where you are shooting and where you are shooting from now. His suits started picking off my guys on the side and I couldn't Look Out Sir(pre FAQ Paladins were characters) off of my psycannon guys and he took one of them down along with a couple extremely capable bullet catchers.<br />
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This was a kill point mission and I only had 5 total after combat squading my second 10 man Paladin squad. He did kill Draigo because I was dumb and sent him off after a Crisis Suit squad alone. But I still managed a double digit kill point lead.<br />
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GAME 2- CHAOS & DAEMONS<br />
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Here our intrepid heroes face down a horde of berzerkers, daemon princes, defliers, and Skarbrand. This was an objective game with 3, he won the roll to place two, both in his side of the board, I put my one right in the middle. He also had a large squad of blood letters in reserve.<br />
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Again our boys just marched forward and started firing. Taking out most of the berzerker squad turn one. Then his turn one the deflier charged first and got overwatched to death( I had the power that let me overwatch at full BS), itwas glanced and pinned to nothingness before he could even say Blood f...! The remaining berzerkers then charged unmolested. They challenged and Draigo met the foul unit champion for single combat, we forgot about the re-rolls from the unit.<br />
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The Initiative 6 halberds getting to move in on their round stopped the charge in it's tracks, Draigo then handily defeated the berzerker champion.<br />
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After this on my turn we made our first rules mistake, I thought that the divination power let you use full BS when snap firing, it is only on over watch, so I shouldn't have been able to kill that swooping daemon prince so easily. Lesson learned. My other Paladin squad came in from reserve and one teleported in response to the blood letters that had materialized in my backfield and the other had a mishap while going after the defiler guarding the back objective. So my opponent placed them in the farthest corner from him that he could.<br />
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The game ended up with me shooting the crap out of the other defiler( the mission was the one where Heavy Support also scored), and my 5 man squad fighting off the blood letters handily. Also, Draigo broke off to challenge Skarbrand and the Chaos Lord alone.<br />
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Between the blood thirster and blood letters this was the first time by Grey Knights had used their anti Daemon rules, it was pretty ridiculous. Skarbrand failed his leadership test and was banished back to the warp after suffering only one wound and the Chaos Lord stood little chance at getting through Draigo's 3++ and 2+. But they did put some wounds on him.<br />
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Draigo then went after the other berzerker squad holding the objective in the building seen in the back ground. We called it after this fight. It was another victory.<br />
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So my first ever tournament first place, out of 3 guys. But we all won something and none of us had to chip in for the tournament cost. It was also a cracking good time.<br />
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I'll try to get another post up for next week about my first Escalation League game at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/StormcrowGames">Stormcrow Games</a>, it was my first run with Dark Eldar in 6th and was the closest game I have ever played, and won.<br />
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In the mean time, I am leaving for Europe for vacation next week and will be in London next weekend, the 15-17th. <b>If any of you UK readers want to get together and talk 40k over a couple pints let me know on twitter @bryce963</b>. I'm wanting to do an interview with a UK gamer on the actual and perceived differences of the hobby in it's birth place and amongst us Colonials.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0