Les Chiens de Guerre

26th April 2008 (Saturday) Manchester Hell Dorado Tournament

Where: Fanboy3, Manchester www.fanboy3.co.uk/f.html

Date: April 26th 2008

Time:
Sign-in from 12 am
First Round at 12:30     Second Round at 13:15
30 minutes Lunch from 14:00
Third Round at 14:30    Fourth Round at 15:15 to Top 4
Semi Final 16:00           Final Round 16:45
Finishing 17:30

Format: 200 points

No minimum painting standard... Will be apply at a later tournament

Entry Fee: £5

Prize: TBC (Pending how generous is Fanboy3 and Simple Miniatures)
 
Contact Details:
See www.fanboy3.co.uk/f.html for directions, contact details.
Email: Jacky - jackyphoenix_hotmail.com for information

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I had made attempt to contact Asmodee Editions to run events as an official tournament, hoping I can reward players with “Primae Materiae”.

The round format is copied from a recent Legend of Five Ring tournament that I ran at Fanboy3; also having play warmachine and infinity.
45mins should be enough.

Actual rounds format will be base on numbers turn up on the day, but for event running the purpose, a format has to set for now.

A set of cards in English will be in place for each table for reference.

No set number of entries. But I would appreciate if players could inform me if they are coming. (For setting up tables and waiting for late arrivals)

Prize: Pending of number of entry, I am sure we can at least arrange some shop credit or for more Hell Dorado figure.

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Event is set...  see Fanboy3 website... http://www.take2theweb.com/pub/fb3/db.html

And we have 6 confrimed entries already.

If you can arrive a little bit early, please do so you can get familiar with the rules and missions.

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Dear All,

I had been inform by asmodee that prize support are on its way to Manchester...

Including....
promocards pack, Primae Materiae prizes,
alternative cards and strategic advantages plus "voyageuse" ...

Pending on Number turn out... these prize support suppose to be for number of torunments... We will give them out accordingly...

N.B. PLEASE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!

But on the grounds that MODELS NEED to be PAINTED... So get busy with your paint brush ;)... Sorry about me saying above: No painting requirement... :-[ Sorry!!

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And please allow me say a big thank you to
Sebastien, aka darth-swen and Nicolas from Asmodee for prize support for the event.

Jacky 14-04-08

Hurrah!

A few questions though I`m afraid.  Not being funny but its easiest to get these sorted so people don`t complain afterwards.

Is 45mins enough for a game ?  It may well be, havn`t tried it yet.  How come you`re doing a top 4 split ?  Might be better to do five games in a swiss system then four games with some getting six.  What scenario are we using for this ?  A kill `em all thing or are there some scenarios ?  What are we doing about cards since they don`t exist ?  I`m guessing printouts of stats would be good.  Is there a limited number of places ?

To those who`ve never been to Fanboy, its close to Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester which is easily travelled to from both Piccadilly and Victoria train stations.  T`is a friendly shop with a fair few tables for gaming.  Can`t comment on the prizes for this one, but at the Confrontation and Infinity tournaments I`ve been to in the past you tended to get store credit for more lovely figures.  I`d recommend it as a shop even if there wasn`t a tournament on.

that should be more than enough notice for me to take the day off work and come along me thinks. count me in so far

as for cards asmodee are releasing the translated versions soon but whether its before this event remains to be seen. i think having the french cards and a translated ability sheet would do at a pinch, also somebody bring a copy or two of the game rules myself like dogmeat is yet to play this and im not too likely to play before this tourney so game times may take a bit longer as we get used to things.

is scenarios wise at this stage as proberly dont have the collective experience to master the rules yet let alone think about victory conditions all too much. besides doesnt the tables have to be a certain size divided up into nine 10' by 10' squares to play scenarios?????

either way im in and i'll be bringing my fully painted demons  ;D

to close after Salute for me .... so I won't be able to  make it ....

Remember "Kill Everything" is a scenario too.  I just feel that certain armies might benefit a little too much from a slaughter only environment.

I have done a rough translation of the french tournament rules. (http://arch01.forum.helldorado.fr/index.php?topic=1659.msg17046#msg17046) Might be interesting to use these to stop players just bringing kill-all lists.  I`d definately say to ignore the wierd terrain rules for now as there arn`t any official translations for `em.  I`d just go for the "couple of hills and a building or two" thing. At least until people start making their own terrain pieces. 

I`ll have a print happy session at work this week and make sure I`ve got a few spare rulebooks and cheat sheets. 

If anyone can confirm that they are coming, please drop me a PM.

Details updated!

I've put it in my diary,

provisionally i'm there...

There's 3 of us in Glasgow interested in coming, if there's the spaces.

I'm almost certainly coming, have checked train times and booking this afternoon

i'll be there, work is booked off, wifely permission slip signed and witnessed, models painted im good to go. ;D

so whos showing up to this then? declare yourself and the army your bringing if you like  :D

Sounds like a plan.  Heres to the good old copy-paste-add.   ;D

Dogmeat - Demons

Dogmeat - Demons
Newbie From Hell - Demons, or maybe Westerners

Dogmeat - Demons
Newbie From Hell - Demons, or maybe Westerners
bork - demons

gonna be alot of demons me thinks  ::)

Dogmeat - Demons
Newbie From Hell - Demons, or maybe Westerners
bork - demons

AndrewGPaul - Saracens
Metropolis - Westerners
Jeff - Demons

lots of Demons is fine; if I never face the Lost again, it'll be too soon.

At least most people take Demons because they`re "cool" rather than tough as nails.  :P

I think I`m going to have a look if I can scrounge a good quality box from work.  Using a KR Multicase for them at the mo.  Much too big for ten models.

Dear All,

Please see update...

The news will make you smile... ;D

Interesting.


Bugger.   :'(

But we get OFFICIAL prize support thou... that's worth a smile...

take a look at these http://www.wargamesworkshop.co.uk/ProductList.aspx?CatID=7&DivID=59&GrpID=603 (http://www.wargamesworkshop.co.uk/ProductList.aspx?CatID=7&DivID=59&GrpID=603) its what i use for my infinity.

Interesting ...

I`ve already got a KR Multicase but its a bit too big for skirmish gaming to carry around at work.  I`ll most likely just make a cardboard sleeve for one of the foam trays and use that.  That way I can just slide it into my bag for work.  That one you`ve linked to looks like it might be good for having both my Hell Dorado and Infinity warbands with me when I go gaming.

Not to be too nit-picky but can we clarify exactly what you mean by painted ?

Are we talking a quick spray to identify the models owners or fully painted things ?

Hi Jacky,

I'am glad to read Nicolas enventualy contact you to provide you official prizes. Many thanks to him.

People who keeps pressure ON to make this game popular abroad deserves greetings and support. I had no doubt he will reconise your effort about it. Well done

Now it'is a shame Manchester is so far from Bristol. I would be pleased to colonise Hell with
you and your group of players...

My best for your tournament

Sebastien, aka Darth-Swen

Sebastien.
Please allow me to thank you for your assistant
Nicolas has not informed me what is specific for me, or do I get anything…but I am quite happy to run a good event and everyone goes home happy in the end of the day... I am sure in the end credit will goes to where it’s due. (that’s is if the event goes well!)

Dogmeat:
For the first tournment... I will say... Painted model is fine...(minimum three colours)
For the next one... I will have to insist... reasonable amount of effort must be made to try to paint the models to be deserved to reach the table...
After all! Hell Dorado Models are very nice and deserved to be painted.
Plus, photos and report are requrie to be send to Asmodée ... If not I guess we will not receive future prize support...



I hope players will understand the situation regarding painted models ...
Please give the games and models the effort that they deserve.


A bit of advertising for Fanboy3 where the events hold, they have restocked everything but they are also disappearing quickly (into my displaying case!) … If you need to reserve any models, please let me know and get them on the day…

“For This Tournament only” Due to supply and demand, if you ended up buying the model on the day of the event; we will have to let you off regarding the painted model rules… because I understand some fictions are very high demand and not everyone could get their hands on them…

But PLEASE NOTE the next tournament in May (TBC)… Strict rule of PAINTED (NICELY) model will be apply! No Excuse!!

Thats the problem.  I could paint them, but paint them well ?

Don`t get me wrong, I really do appreciate effort into helping me gaming.  I really do.  I`m just not sure why the general consensus is that people who game also seem to paint.  I can see exactly why a company wants the models to be painted.  Helps sell.  I`m just not sure that somebody seeing my efforts at painting would be willing to buy.   ;)

I will paint my models but I know I won`t do them full justice.

The usual reason is for publicity purposes. Since Asmodée are stumping up some cash to support it, they're expecting a return on their investment. Painted armies almost always look better to observers than unpainted lead on the table - you can't tell the armies apart very well, for a start.

Demons are easy. Paint Asaliah white, do the hair blonde. Everyone else, dark red with some accent colours. 2 spraycans, red and white, and a pot each of metallic, bone and yellow will do you.

I guess... No one would complain... if you make the effort... (I won't... So don't worry)...
Is not like I can paint well either...

you dont paint badly dogmeat dont worry about it.

i can understand why Asmodee want this and i can see why it should be wavered for the first tournie but i do agree with dogmeat and think it could be off putting to possible players to not only paint the models but for there to be a standard they have to reach. somewhat elitist although i do get why they want that and if the tournie is to be "official" then so be it. its good in a way and i hope it does get people motivated to paint the models, i didnt need the motivation and really got stuck into them and enjoyed it like i havent done in a long time. i mean its what 8-12 models tops?? i painted my demons fully in 10 days or so and am 3 models into my saracens in as many days. get you paints out lads.

i will bring my saracen army on the day just incase anyone either doesnt get there stuff painted in time or just fancies taking part on the day and doesnt have owt to play with.

looking forward to it  ;D

Oh definately.

Don`t get me wrong, I don`t want to sound negative or anything.  Its more a general musing on the reasons gamers paint then being specific about this tournament.  Its not like scientists paint their microscopes.   ;D

 :D I hope you all are cool with the painted army part…As I said as long as you tried to do it…
I won’t complain and nor should anyone else complain… :)

Yeah.  I`ll no doubt abuse my figures with a paint brush sometime this week.  I`m sure I`ve some spray paint around here somewhere ....

If things go well I'll have a spare lost army painted for folks to use.  And if I feel a bit silly maybe a spare painted demon army.  God I love my job at times.  Im such a waster  ;D.

I figure we stun them with sexy paint jobs so much that Asmodee have to give us a proper rule book and stuff!

so we have flippers spare lost and my spare saracens if anyone else wants in. come one come all and bring a friend.  ;D

Wheres Corpuscle when you need him, eh ?

As far away from me as possible as my figures look like a pile of "dogmeat" compared to that fellers stuff.  Over talented bugger.... >:(

he's my gaming nemesis. you know you always get that bogey player you cant seem to beat lol, curse his painting talent its obviously the source of his power over me  ::)  ;)

Yeah you get beaten by a player, I get slapped about by dice in general.  Unless magic Mark "dogmeat" is around when things go so much better.....

yeah dogmeat is my favourite opponant too hehehe  ;)  ;D

Its on!

And this time, no pork pies for you!

Although, were they pork ?  Can`t remember ...   ;D   *

(* Sorry, in joke there from a Conf tournie.  Not sure why that popped into my head.)

As a side note I was wondering if I could get my mum (sad, eh?) to bake some Hell-Cake for the tournament.

I`m trying to work out what that would actually be. 

Could always make some Hell-Brownies I guess.  Mayeb a bit of Hell-Flan.  As a backup there can probably be some Hell-Pies too.

cake in hell? hell cake? pie? what?


your really getting into this eh? just dont go any further and dress up i'd hate to see your turn up dressed like the succubus  :D

Ok… Here goes the first DRAFT of the prize support…
Prima Materiae = PM

1st:       70PM + La Voyageuse (worth 390PM)
2nd:       70PM + 80PM Strategic Cards
3rd & 4th:   50PM + 50PM Strategic Cards
5th to 8th   :   40PM + 30PM Strategic Cards
9th to 16th:   30PM

Best Painted Army 50PM
Best Sportsmanship 50PM

From Reserve order of the ranking…
Everyone get choice of one Alternative Artwork card (worth 10PM) of theirs faction



Please note: Strategic/advantages and Alt. Artwork card are limited within each set of prize support.

There are option to buy 1 additional card of any kind with prize support at the end of the event
Or you could just save up the PM up and get individual models ie extra Succube, other factions’ Lemures from Asmodee.

I am happy to collect PM from players in the future event and send batch PM order to Asmodee to swap for models/cards.

Regards,

Jacky

Bugger. There goes my chance of getting a Voyager. :)

Just to let you know, due to the great British tradition of industrial action, I may be forced to pull out (along with  Metropolis and the other guy who's coming down). Hopefully I'll be able to get a full tank of diesel on Friday night. I'll let the organisers know by the time the shop opens on Saturday morning.

1. Dogmeat - Demons
2. Newbie From Hell - Demons, or maybe Westerners
3. bork – demons
4. Jackyphoenix - Demons
5. Flipper 19 - Saracens

TBC
6. Richard - Lost
7. Pickles - Saracens
8. AndrewGPaul - Saracens
9. Metropolis - Westerners
10. Jeff - Demons

aiyeeeee!! only 5 confirmed. come on guys if i end up playing dogmeat 3 times the tournie is as good as mine  ;D  ;)

You haven’t play me yet… Don’t be so confident…
I want to get my hands on a La Voyageuse too…

Don’t forget what flipper always say about me with miniatures game…
I … CHEAT!!!
 

i suppose thats a perk of running the event  ::)  :D

im having a serious rethink about what to take in my army. i just hope my samael and black freak arrives in time to get em painted.

You can pick them up from the shop now…


Anyone else is planning to come to the event, please copy edit and paste....
1. Dogmeat - Demons
2. Newbie From Hell - Demons, or maybe Westerners
3. bork – demons
4. Jackyphoenix - Demons
5. Flipper 19 - Saracens

TBC
6. Richard - Lost
7. Pickles - Saracens
8. AndrewGPaul - Saracens
9. Metropolis - Westerners
10. Jeff - Demons

Anyone else is planning to come to the event, please copy edit and paste....
1. Dogmeat - Westerners
2. Newbie From Hell - Demons, or maybe Westerners
3. bork – demons
4. Jackyphoenix - Demons
5. Flipper 19 - Saracens

TBC
6. Richard - Lost
7. Pickles - Saracens
8. AndrewGPaul - Saracens
9. Metropolis - Westerners
10. Jeff - Demons

changed your mind to wesrerners eh dogmeat. heres me worrying how to stop 2 grand wraths ans samael  :o

Anyone else is planning to come to the event, please copy edit and paste....
1. Dogmeat - Westerners
2. Newbie From Hell - Demons, or maybe Westerners
3. bork – demons
4. Jackyphoenix - Demons
5. Flipper 19 - Saracens

TBC
6. Richard - Lost
7. Pickles - Saracens
8. AndrewGPaul - Saracens
9. Metropolis - Westerners
10. Jeff - Demons

Not fully decided yet.  Westerners seem easy to paint really ..   :P

There seems to be a few Demon armies so I thought I`d go for the unrepresented Westerners.  I hate it in a tournie when you face the same army (albeit different people) over and over.

Anyone else is planning to come to the event, please copy edit and paste....
1. Dogmeat - Westerners
2. Newbie From Hell - Demons, or maybe Westerners
3. bork – demons
4. Jackyphoenix - Demons
5. Flipper 19 - Saracens

TBC
6. Richard - Lost
7. Pickles - Mercenaries
8. AndrewGPaul - Saracens
9. Metropolis - Westerners
10. Jeff - Demons

Not sure if I am coming yet but if so I will not be another saracen

Grr decisions clashing with Warmahordes tournament....

As you all know that you are getting Prima Materiae (PM) from the events at Manchester...

And you will be able to get individual figures from with the PM you recieved.

So here is the deal...

We will order these figures on your behalf with your present and future prize support... (Consider the future prize support as a loan!)

Hopefully it should be arrive in time for the next event in May !
« and you can use it for the event! »

This way you can get the figure about three months before you actually have enough PM to swap it.

You can pay off the loan as you come to more of our event, do not actually cost you anything.

But, in order to prevent players come to one event, pick up the figure and not come to the future event, a deposit for the figure is require, until the loan is paid off.

No time limit will be set for this, so if you missed tournament does not mean you lose the deposit, as long as you paid off the PM loan, you get your money back.

What do you think? Get your second Succube now? Get to use the two stupid Panther?? ::)

Anyone else is planning to come to the event, please copy edit and paste....
1. Dogmeat - Westerners
2. Newbie From Hell - Demons, or maybe Westerners
3. bork – demons
4. Jackyphoenix - Demons
5. Flipper 19 - Saracens

TBC
6. Richard - Lost
7. Pickles - Mercenaries
8. AndrewGPaul - Saracens
9. Metropolis - Westerners
10. Jeff - Demons

Missions
Your company must have won a frank psychological victory by completing specific objectives on the battlefield.

Placement of departure
The area of deployment of each player is a strip of land of 5 toises parallel to their starting side.

This is the player that has the Domination player who chooses to place its fighters before the other.
Duration: The game is played in rounds 4 (fixed).

Special rules:
A mission can be achieved only once per game and points are immediately conquest
Marked when a mission is completed. The points of conquest should be marked clearly visible

For the opponents.
Tip: Use the game provided assistance to maintain a breakdown of the points marked conquest.

The scenario: the player who has won the most points wins the game Conquest.

Scenario: Philipp Villé - Illustrations: Asmodée - Layout: François Moreau Missions

List of missions

Backstab:
By imposing a loss of at least 6 points of life adverse to the officer:   1 Point of conquest.

Massacre:
Eliminate all face enemy: 1 point of conquest.

Hunters head:
Kill all the company's independent opponent: 2 Points of conquest.

Prestige:
Killing the enemy officer 1 point of conquest.
Note: Prestige be added to backstab.

First blood
The company that kills in the first opponent wins a figurine First Blood 1 point of conquest.

"A death on merco!"
Killing a figurine opponent who is not affiliated to the same faction as the officer opponent 1 point of conquest.

Knockdown:
To ground an independent opponent   1 point of conquest.
Note: If the figure is killed coincidentally with the implementation on the ground, the mission Knockdown is still fulfilled.

Artifact:
Bring an artifact (light object) in the drop zone opponent (see map) In phase 1 of the Tour reserves, the artifact (light object) is assigned to a figurine of your company who is not an officer and that is in your area of deployment. The artifact has properties and harmful as the figurine bears this artifact. It is unable to use a special ability, a sequence or an aura. 1 point of conquest.

Sacrifice (passive order):
The officer can spend 2 points definitively command to complete this mission 1 point of conquest.

"Fatality" (order processing / - Cmd 2):
Until a password weapon, a combatant who is not Insignificant can spend 2 Points Command to attempt a Fatality on a figure that is not Insignificant. If at the end of this happening weapon. The figurine target is killed and that the soldier trying the Fatality is still alive, then this mission is successful. The soldier then get the head (light object) of his victim (see "head on a plate"). 1 point of conquest.

"A head on a platter"
When you have successfully Fatality mission, the figure gets his head (light object) trench of his victim. If at the end of the party, the head enemy lies in one of the drop zones in your camp when the mission is accomplished. 1 point of conquest.

"Finally you have flared"
At the end of the game, the player who has lost fewer PA fighters wins this mission: 2 Points of conquest.

Land conquered: At the end of the game, the company that the tactical control of the central zone, wins this mission: 1 point of conquest.

If the MISSION is incorrect, Dogmeat please correct me!

Gah!  Death to Babelfish!

I`ve translated a nice little PDF with a more cleaned up text.

http://www.fastpdf.com/results/80423091921538/hellmissions.pdf (http://www.fastpdf.com/results/80423091921538/hellmissions.pdf)

will parking be available at the site as i've just checked the train times and i'll end up having to catch the 08:40 one to get there ontime (well 1 hour early)

[puts on Fanboy hat]

Situated at the heart of Manchester's transport hub, literally a stone's throw from Picadilly Station, it's easy to reach us by road, rail or coach.

Newton Street is situated at the edge of the Northern Quarter, and it's readily accessible right off the A6 ring road. There's local on street parking off Newton Street, but we recommend the Dale Street Car Park as it's £4.50 for the entire day.

[/takes hat off]

Fanboy is open from 10am so theres no problem with getting there early.  No doubt you`ll be able to find somebody for a quick warm up game or a donut.  Manchester is one of the few places in England you can get a Krispy Kreme (http://www.krispykreme.co.uk/) donut.  Mmmmmm.  I probably wouln`t recommend the on street parking as its city centre.  With that comes the idiots who scratch car doors and steal mirrors etc etc.  Not that I`ve had any trouble mind, just that I`m not trusting.

If you do come into Manchester by train then you can ride the city centre trams for free.  Both Piccadilly and Victoria stations have tram stops that`ll take you to Piccadilly Gardens and thats in stabbing distance of Fanboy.

Thank you Dogmeat for the pdf and clarify the parking situation in town.

Before I moved into Town, personally, I used the Dale Street Car Park; I have not experienced any trouble before, (Know that it get fill up pretty quickly on weekends…). Its quite safe… even at time missed last train back from London, the car still in 1 piece when I return the next day, and probably the cheapest option in town on a Saturday.

Coming to the shop early, would not be a bad idea… Get the shopping done! Hell Dorado probably the fastest selling miniatures game in the shop so far… or just help setting up table will not be a bad idea either…

Anyone else is planning to come to the event, please copy edit and paste....
1. Dogmeat - Westerners
2. Newbie From Hell - Demons, or maybe Westerners
3. bork – demons
4. Jackyphoenix - Demons
5. Flipper 19 – Saracens
6. ?? Ask Flipper 19 – Lost
7. ?? Ask Flipper 19 -Demons


TBC
8. Pickles - Mercenaries
9. AndrewGPaul - Saracens
10. Metropolis - Westerners
11. Jeff - Demons

Just noticed.  This post says 12 start, the fanboy site says 11.

Which is it ?

The shop listed everything an hour before the event actually start.
This allows people to get to the shop (Traffic Jam, looking for parking space, getting lost, looking for food) “I would have to try the donut, didn’t know they have a branch there…” “Learn something everyday!”

Allow me time to get table sorted…

Do some shopping at the shop, have some “blah blah blah” with other players.

“Remember, for this event only, if you buy model from the shop on the day, you can put it together and use it… “Flipper 19 the Damned” took the last Grand Demon off the shelf… eeeerrrrrrgggghhhh!!!  :P

Consider 12:30 is the ultimate deadline; You HAVE to be READY to calculate and compare “Domination Points”

And I would like take the opportunity now and apologise in advance, if there are teething problems at the event on this coming Saturday.

Your honour, defence rest!! :)

For future record:-
Hell Dorado event that is on…
Event from May (Something big lined up!) ::)
Saturday, First Round start 11:30
Sunday, First Round start 12:30

Mmm ..

A double dayer.  Interesting.

arrrghhh i hate working weekends i'll have to move mountains to make it for a 2 dayer  :'(

damn it I'm in the same boat, going to have to miss this tourny and stand no chance of being able to attend a 2 dayer  :'(

I know with Confrontation tournaments in the past we`ve done two day events that consisted of two tournaments, with a winner from each tournament but an overall winner too.  Might be able to do something similar.

Or you could be the same person, one playing on Sat, one on Sun and share the prize.   ;D

I ilke the sound of that, I should be able to work it so I can get to one day out of a 2 day tourny


 ::) :P ;D

Keep in mind that, I have to find slot at the shop first… :-\

An Event is definitely is on… but cannot confirm whether it will be one or two days…
Once the frist event is over, I get a better idea of how the event will go... and I will amend them accordingly for the Event in May...

Date and format will be posted...and including something along the line with “Charity” and “La Voyageuse”
More PM to be won...
Plus mentioned earlier...“Get your figure today, will interest free PM Loan” offer! (Small Deposits apply!)


Syphwyn -  Are you coming to the event on Saturday?

Sadly no, promised my son I'd take him to the natural history museum for his birthday and it clashes unfortunaltely. Would have like to have gone though need the PM pts to get myself an Aiden Saint James

if said 2 day tournie is between the 22nd may and 8th june i may be able to pull a sicky for it (the wife is in the USA so she wont know any better and cant veto me  ;D ) i havent had a sick day this year at work so they cant really tell me off either.

Bork I like the way you think ;)

 ;D

I told you I'd get you one, so have a little faith. No seriously, that one is sorted... relax and forget about it ;-)

just to say looking forward to tomorrow, see you guys there, hopefully some of the maybe list will turn up and give us a better turn out than 5.

remember bring ya dice, translated cards/cheat sheets whatever you prefer to use but please please dont whip out a french dictionairy during a game and translate word for word everything on your cards  ;)  :)

bring your models, cards, tape measure and for those who want to i seriously suggest making yourself a little set of tokens to remind you of the various states your models enter during a game, without them you end up forgetting and it gets messy. if your an conf player like me just glue some of the old wound markers back to back and write on them "stunned, knocked down etc" it makes life easy.

good luck to all, hopefully be arriving about 11ish depending on train times to help set up etc. gutted my samael/black freak box didnt arrive in time  :-\

just as i posted this the door bell rang and 2nd post be praised their here  :D

I wouldn`t worry too much.  Theres four games so if five people turn up then we get to play everybody.  Any more players is just a bonus.

I`ll try and turn up around 11 too.  That way we can get a warm up test game going, or we can just eat meatball subs.

or a skillful combination of both.

Ive been painting like a mad man and have a spare lost and demons army for people to borrow, that said have stolen a couple of hordes players and they may be taken so that takes it upto seven at least.   Can people give me warning of what stuff you guys want as I didnt order any more grenadiers in thinking nobody wanted them.  Take one day off and they all go!!  WTF.  Yeah so if people could email the shop with requests that would make my life well easy.  Thanks

i havent got my saracen army done in time sadly or i'd bring it as a spare too. been ill for the majority of this week so i have a good excuse at least.  ::)

Glasgow players ar confirmed as attending! Strikers at Grangemouth have failed to prevent Andrew, Jeff and I from coming so we look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

Cheers
Ron
Metropolis

thanks to jacki for a great event 12 players in total, had a really good time (minus the 5hrs on a train)

managed to scrape a 4th outta a really bad 3rd round. mercs, with lancer, golem, grenider <sp> and sara with exploding lemures

my greater deamon barely made it into the 2nd turn of combat (turn 3 overall) it was a blood bath but great fun never the less :) :)

thanks again jacki

Thanks indeed to jacki for a good days gaming i had fun (despite gettin my ass handed to me). It was nice to finaly play the game instead of just drooling over the miniatures.
 

Phew! made it back to Glasgow, finally. Thanks for organising that; 'twas fun.

had a great game, not sure how i placed 3rd, i felt like i bungled my way through every game. thanks to my opponents, dogmeat, richard and ron for putting up with me and my less than fantastic understanding of the rules (part of my brain still tries to activate models like in confrontation) and cheers to jacky for organising it, a great turnout for the first tournie hopefully this will get better and better. cant make the next one because im in france but i'll move mountains to make it as often as possible.

lessons learned today

1) re read the rule book and understand it better
2) dopplesoldners are filth and i hate them
3) succubus is the shizzle and i WUV them (PM will get me my 2nd)
4) demons of greed are pap and seldom worth taking
5) having to focus and not move to poop out a lemure is irritating, in a 4 turn game your lucky to get one spell off which seldom does much. rethink officers role on the table
6) read the scenario sheet and keep it in mind during play. i could maybe have done better had i done this from game 1 onwards and not game 2  ::)
7) combat is so very very brutal, getting carried away with my grand dammed of wrath gets him killed whilst achieving little. he looks hard and 20 hit points seems alot but it melts away in moments.
8) demons lack of PR is horrible. without asaliahs healing order i'd have died to the last man in proberly every game.
9) westerners abundance of PR is equally horrible, it takes forever to kill anything and that makes me sad  :'(
10) and finally and most importantly i learned that a subway BMT with sweet onion sauce ruins your shirt without you knowing. karma for not taking my first love - the meatball n cheese sub.

great day out. cheers  ;D

Hi guys just woke up eventually got home. Just wanted to thank Jacky for a great event and also everyone i played giving me enjoyable games that i wouldn't have minded losing, a bloodbath in every round. so thanks again look forward to seeing and playing you all again soon.
 
Jeff

Yours must just have been unruly; I managed fine. :)

Maverick subs... I had my first Subway for almost 14 years - the veggie delite with everything and the sweet onion sauce (henceforth know as the Jeff Special) Tasty.

Thanks to Richard, Dogmeat and Bork for 3 great games and thanks to Jackey and all at FB3 for a great day.

My wife asked me what I want for my birthday next week - I told her to go to Static games and buy me a box. "No love, it's spelled D, O, double P..."

Can't make the next one as it's my brother-in-law's wedding and herself'd notice if I slipped out for 18 hours. Yes she would Jeff.

see y'all soon though.

Cheers,

Ron

in da

Metropolis

I`m not a sore loser, honest!

Got home on Saturday to find my internet conenction has died.  Grr!

Anyway, three good games against three great opponents.