Games Day Board Update

I hope everyone had a wonderful Khornemass and a happy New Year.

We've been hard at work over the holidays on our gamesday table, so here are some update photos:

From Design

 

Then Layout

To reality

That is one long hallway...

Going to have to store that landraider somewhere...

Engineering is going thru the final layout stages.

Gantry and walkways

More updates to come as we start detailing the interior.

Double Down Results!

A big thank you to the folks that braved the cold weather to join us at Gatehouse Games for our December Doubledown Tournament!

Without further ado here are the results:

Best General: Anthony C with his Chaos Marines
Best Sportsman: Chad with his  Deff Rolling Orks
Best Painted: Alex V with his Tyranids - screeeEEEE!!!!!


Congrats guys!

Double Down in December

When: Saturday December 17th
1:00 am - 9:00 pm

Where: Gatehouse Games
208 Hollidaysburg Plaza
Duncansville, PA 16635

What: 1000 point, 3 round Warhammer 40,000 mixed doubles tournament.

Cost: $10 per player to participate. The entry fee covers participation
Awards: Awards will be given for the following categories: Best General, Best Sportsman, Best Painted, and Army Domination.

Rules:

• Bring a legal 1000 point Warhammer 40K list from any current Games Workshop codex.


• Painting requirement: 3 colors minimum and the base must be flocked.


• All models must be WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). Since this is a Games Workshop tournament, GW and Forgeworld miniatures only.


• Army lists will be collected and reviewed.


• If you aren’t sure of a rule or have a question about something during a game – ask! Multiple judges will be available at all times.


• Pre-registration is not required. 

Download Link: Mission 1

Rules Packet: Click Here

End of the Minos Campaign

The Minos Campaign has come and gone, and with it a loyal sub-sector of the Imperium.

Billions are dead in the wake of the Hive Fleet Advance. Eldar Raiders and Necron Tombships were last seen making hasty retreats before their captured worlds were over-run by the great bioships taking orbit...

Congrats to our top three players:

1st place: TJ with his Tyranids "Screeeeeeee!"
2nd place: Shawn K. with his Dark eldar
3rd place: Ron M. with his Necrons. Props to Ron for sticking with his necrons between codexes!

Thank you all and we look forward to holding another campaign in 2012

Steel City ShowdownResults!

Thanks to everyone that came out to participate in the Steel City Showdown, with a special thanks to Rob and the Legions Games staff.

Forty players entered but only one was left standing at the end of the day to claim the Steel City Sword, congratulations Lewis. Lewis led his Inquisitor Karamazov commanded army to three victories which earned him the top spot.

Equally important were the Best Sportsman and Best Painted. There were a lot of high sportsmanship scores but Cory was voted favorite opponent by all three of the people that he was matched up against, and he tied for second in battle points. Jason's Necrons were stunning. The players voted for Best Painted and even amidst all of the fantastic looking armies Jason's Necrons stood out, they were even featured on Games Worksop's website, http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/blogPost.jsp?aId=18600007a.


Best General Lewis S. with Grey Knights
Best Sportsman Cory D. with Chaos Daemons
Best Painted Jason W. with Necrons
Snake Eyes Award Jacob H. with Orks


Rounding out the top 10 finalist were:

2nd: Evan L. with Dark Eldar
2nd: Cory D. with Chaos Daemons
4th: Matt Q. with Chaos Space Marines
5th: Josh F. with Space Wolves
6th: Jack R. with Imperial Guard
7th: Thomas L. with Tyranids
8th: Travis H. with Imperial Guard
9th: Andrew S. with Dark Angels
10th: Dom M. with Imperial Guard

We encourage you to leave feedback about the event. If you have any pictures or videos that you'd like to share let us know.
Ed has provided us with his video of the event to share with everyone, enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/user/40kEvilEd209?feature=mhee#p/u

The Steel City ShowdownA Snake Eyes Gaming Tournament for Warhammer 40,000

When: Saturday November 12th
11:00 am - 8:30 pm

Where: Legions Games
1130 Perry Highway
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

What: 1850 point, 3 round Warhammer 40,000 tournament.

Cost: $15 per player to participate. The entry fee covers participation, lunch, and 3 tickets for the raffle, additional tickets can be purchased at the event.

Awards: Awards will be given for the following categories: Best General, Best Sportsman, Best Painted, and Army Domination.

Rules:

• Bring a legal 1850 point Warhammer 40K list from any current Games Workshop codex.


• No painting requirement. There will be an award given to the Best Painted army.


• All models must be WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). Since this is a Games Workshop tournament, GW and Forgeworld miniatures only.


• Army lists will be collected and reviewed.


• If you aren’t sure of a rule or have a question about something during a game – ask! Multiple judges will be available at all times.


• Pre-registration is not required.

Rules Packet Available for Download Here:

http://depositfiles.com/files/q39jnr6tc

Scenarios Available for Download Here:

http://depositfiles.com/files/gmipsddko

Gamesday 2012 Table

So this year we are going for something special

We are taking this, a Devastation class Cruiser:

 

and turning it into an 18 foot long playable table at Gamesday with all the trimmings, lights, smoke, extra gubbinz even!

We'll keep you updated!

Games Day 2012 Table

Work on the next Games Day Table Starts

This stuff can sure make a mess. Wonder what it will be in the end.

Well the work has started. Many thousand pieces to come.

Minos System - Campaign Update #3

The Necron's have continued to cut a swath thru the Eastern Sector

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Joarn IV & Tepes II have fallen... estimated losses unknown... Since then the Necron war-host went missing into deep space south of the galactic plane. Imperial augurs have been blind to their presence since they moved to deep space.

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Eldar War-hosts have pushed back the Tyranid advance on Barka III and established a foothold in one of the outer cities.

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Elsewhere Imperial forces on Steele & Balian III have pushed off attacking forces of Chaos war-bands exiting from the warp rift.

Narmer II however is another story, imperial forces have been cutoff from their supply routes after Tepes went dark.  Separated guard regiments have become easy pickings for enemy forces

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This last Friday in September begins the start of the Blood Harvest.  The warp rift has turned an deep shade of red and whispers of promised power to those who reap the most skulls.

Count all models you kill and victory points for your 3 games from this friday till next thursday.  The player holding the most skulls at the end will be the winner of this months event!!!!

Minos System - Campaign Update #2

The last campaign week has seen a flurry of activity, Dark Eldar raiders have struck multiple imperial worlds, but always struck where Xenos or "The Great Enemy" has taken root.   

Imperial commanders have not yet acertained the meaning of this...

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Across the Sector multiple planets have been struck, on Belial IV the Blood Angel Strike squadron was pushed from the planet.  The Tyranid hive ships have descended to feed....

Population: TOTAL LOSS...  Est. 5bill.

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The Mechanicus automated distress signals from M-47 have finally fallen silent, imperial forces have been unable to send any aid and only the worst can be assumed.

Population: 2 mill servitor workers

                 12 Skitarii Regiments

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Thermistock V, hub of the western sector sent a horrifying message from is astropathic choir before going silent, forces of the "Bloated" lord had set fire to the Astropathic spire and seperated regiments of imperial guard were succumbing to disease and turning upon one another

Estimated casualites: 12 Infantry Companies

                                5 Mechanized Regiments 

Estimated renegade militia: +++CENSORED BY INQUISITORIAL ORDER+++

Resolution: Deploy Exterminatus fleet from Hydraphur.... EST arrival 2 weeks.

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Status of: Redacted by Inquisition

My Lord, the riots continue... Blocks 23-72 are still on lockdown, servitors have executed 12 thousand prisoners so far, total purge will not be complete for weeks yet.  The raids by the great enemy have only netted them weaklings and slaves, we intend to repopulate those sections so they continue to look for "low hanging fruit.

We await your deathwatch teams to escort XXXXXXXXXXX from the lower levels safely.

Only in death does duty end
Inq+^#&*@%$$

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