Final Round

Ok... So... No photos of round 3...

I know I know. I had the camera. You see what happened was this...

I was playing a chaos player with Lash. I reached for my camera and he passed his psychic test. He then promptly rolled some dice and moved my camera just out of reach. It seemed like every time I went for the camera he used the power. I spent the whole game reaching for it, getting oh so close... but just came up with an epic fail.

It was a very close game. We both had an objective and both contested. We both killed the highest HQ of the opponent. The third "goal" was victory points. I killed more than he did and received 5 points for the game. A very informative game, as this was the first time I had seen lash... ever... Just an evil power. Lash + Demon Prince Ate my Warboss and all 10 Nobz in combat in one turn. Well... His close combat phase followed by mine that is.

So... What do I have for you? The following images of the painted armies for your enjoyment....

On another note... I am going camping for the weekend... Catch everyone later :)

Hobbit RTT - Round 2

Ok... Here is how round number 2 went down.

I was up against some Eldar. Prior to the battle my Warboss from the previous game had a pep talk with the Nobz. In so many words he told them not to leave him behind this time, stick together, and chop some things. If things were chopped and less Nobz were shot... Maybe said Warboss could have a ride home.



As you can see from the photos it was really not going well for my opponent. I am sorry but I am lousy at names... I think his name was John... That is what I shall go with....

John was new to fighting orks and was really shocked when on turn two I charged both Wraithlords and both Wave Serpents. I crushed all 4. The Fire Dragons and Guardians piled out the back and were stuck. I just moved my Deff Koptas around in a haphazard way... flying to and fro wrecklessly as orks are prone to do...





Things went down hill from there for John. I felt bad as he was a really great guy. Unless I am playing a complete prick I hate to crush anyone. I love a close game, and love to win... just not like this was going. If you know John, tell him I said he is welcome to a rematch anytime.

He really had lousy rolls. Missing when he really needed to not miss. He managed to take down one of my Warbosses with massed Dire Avenger fire from two squads.

Between this game and and the previous I had ONE perfect game... 1 out of 20 from the first game (I killed a command platoon) and 19 out of 20 on this one.

Hobbit RTT Round 1

As promised, here are some images from Round 1 of the local Hobbit RTT. This is an example of how not to win :)

This was a great first game. My opponent was friendly and we had a good time.










At this point you may notice a lonely Warboss talking to a Sentinel. He is asking the Sentinel...

"Hey... Have you seen a squad of Nobz around here? We rode together and now I think they left me?"




Now in this next image you may be thinking... Is that Warboss hiding? You would be sadly mistaken. You see what happened is that the friendly Sentinel from the previous image told the Warboss he thought he saw his Nob friends in the bunker...

Here the Warboss is just looking for his ride...

Hobbit RTT = Great Fun

This past Saturday was my first ever 5th Edition RTT and my first set of real 5th edition games. I have a blast! It was loads of fun and I met a bunch of great local players. Now that I have got the first out of the way and my Army is properly painted I can start playing more often somewhere other than my garage.

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My first game I was up against a Steel Legion army. It was fully painted, and Eric (the guard player) knew how to play it well. My orks smashed any guard unit they touched which just left them open to getting turned to paste by all that fire coming my way. I was tabled really, with only 1 Warboss surviving due to his cowardice. Loads of fun, and even with the nasty loss, still a great game.

My second game was against an Eldar player. I am not sure he ever played against orks as he was a little shocked by how quickly I hit him. Turn two did not go so well for him as I dropped both of his Wraithlords and two Wave serpents. It went down hill from there. Another good game, but... be honest, I would rather have my guys wiped off the board than to return the favor.

My 3rd game was against a 1k sons Army. He had a "lash" sorcerer / demon prince combo. Both had some insta-kill thing working along with re-rolling hits / wounds so my mob really didn't do anything against him. I killed his troops with my deffkoptas, and then shot his sorcerer and demon prince with my battlewagons and koptas. We tied for almost all of the "objectives" I only won by victory points.

I would say that the Chaos army list was my least favorite to play, even though it was the best game. It just seemed like every turn, shooting phase, assault there was something new. Orks just seem so much simpler. This turn they will hit you with their axe... I even own the Chaos codex... but I guess it might help to actually read it lol

I have lots of photos to show off and will post them up soon.

Hobbit RTT

This Saturday will be my first RTT or any Tournament for 5th edition. It will mark the first time that I have played 5th edition with anyone other than my son or friends at my house. I did a lot of playing with 4th edition, but the Army kind of got in the way and I am just getting around to starting back up. I am going for the fun and to "introduce" myself to the local gaming community. I have gone down to the Hobbit on Saturday, but have really yet to play. This will be my first... Wish me well.

Here is what I am taking...

Warboss
Power Klaw, Twin-Link Shoota, 'Eavy Armor, Attack Squiq, Cybork Body

Warboss
Power Klaw, Twin-Link Shoota, 'Eavy Armor, Attack Squiq, Cybork Body

Nobz
3 Power Klaw, 3 Big Choppa, 1 Kombi-Skorcha, Count as Troops

Nobz
3 Power Klaw, 3 Big Choppa, 1 Kombi-Skorcha, Count as Troops

5 Deffkoptas
2 Buzzsaw, 5 Twin-Link Rokkit Launcha

5 Deffkoptas
2 Buzzsaw, 5 Twin-Link Rokkit Launcha

5 Deffkoptas
2 Buzzsaw, 5 Twin-Link Rokkit Launcha

Total 1995

I just want to see both my battlewagons and all 15 Deffkoptas on the table at the same time. This seemed like a good opportunity to show them all off. Win or lose... I am ready for some fun.