Campaign Update: A New Codex

The Campaign has kicked off and there has been a flurry of activity.

Warp gates on the Prime world of Balian III have been sundered by the forces of the Imperium and their fickle Eldar allies.

The Daemon Lord Kraxis was unable to fully complete his ritual and the warp duct seen in the sky over Balian III has quieted.  Astropaths from Balian III and Explorator augeries have determined that there will be a resurgence from the warp duct at the end of October!  Doomsayers and vagrants litter the already choked hive city streets proclaiming that the end is nigh!

Governer Olstein has ordered all remaining PDF guard to take defensive positions around the primary hive and lock down all transport off world.  Necron Ships have been sighted at the edge of sensors and all civilian transports not stopped from leaving the planet have gone missing.

Hive Fleet Lannigan has been spotted too late entering the system and Barka III is under full assault.  Combined forces of the Ultramarines, Ravenguard and Imperial fists have been deployed to contain the threat & Marneus Calgar is personally leading the fleet assets in space above the planet.

Space Wolf Scouts have even been seen making heroic sacrifices by infiltrating and attacking spore chimneys deep behind enemy lines.

On the other side of the sector the warp routes between Caterina and Balian III have collapsed and the fleets guarding it have disappeared.  Imperial forces cut off are digging in awaiting the first sign of treachery from the Dark Eldar on Nauglam II.

M-47 remains secure in Mechanicum control and they are coming closer to plundering its secrets.

Since the events on Balian III, Narmer has seen an explosion of life. Gigantic swarms of fly's have been stripping agriculture lands bare and strange shapes have been seen moving in the wetlands and swamps that dot the landscape.

More to come in update two this week!

The Rescue of I'CathA Snake Eyes Gaming Warhammer 40,000 Apocalypse Event

Where:

Legions Hobbies & Games

Pines Plaza Shopping Center

1130 Perry Hwy

Pittsburgh, PA 15237

(412) 366-3725

When:
Saturday, October 19^th

12:00PM –General Muster Sounds

What:
Apocalypse Game on 2 linked tables.

Cost:
FREE

Rules
At Noon we will split all participants into two sides and determine a points limit for the battle. Each side will nominate their Commanding officer.

This battle will take place across two linked tables. The feral world of I'Cath and the Chaos Cruiser Hades Wrath. A number of preplanned events will be announced by the game organizers throughout the afternoon.

This is an Apocalypse Game so bring your Superheavies and most valiant heroes - the Imperium will need it's greatest champions and weapons to rescue I'Cath from the clutches of the foul sorceress Tsien Chian.

Background

The Imperial world of I’Cath is a feral world that is well-known for its recruitment for the Imperial Guard and the infamous I’Cath Lancers. The people have a hearty stock, and often times have to fight the environment as much as themselves to survive. It is a near medieval world with little Imperial technology after its devastation during the Macharian wars. 

Tsien Chiang was a strange child. When she was born she was thought to be unique, but at the tender age of 7 she discovered her true powers. The world knew of psykers as they had an astropathic choir and had been visited by the Black Ships previously, but for some reason Tsien was missed. After devastating a village with a pyromantic display she fled into the forest to take her chance with the beasts of the world as opposed to being hunted down by the Imperial Governor Tathor and his cohort.

As she grew and the years past her story passed into the realm of myth and fable, the tale of a hideous witch that lived in the deep forest that was able to control and manipulate the land about her. It became something to frighten the children by the campfire in the evening. No -one seriously believed that a small 7 year old girl would be able to survive in the wilds of I’Cath. The truth, was far worse, Tsien grew to be a beautiful young woman and her natural psychic talent became a coveted object of the Chaos Gods. When she was alone and cold she was comforted by their promises of wealth and power. She used her natural powers to subdue the local flora and fauna to her will and began to delve deeper into the darkness by partaking in sacrificial rights to the Dark Gods.

One day while the Imperial Governor Tathor and his cohort were hunting in the forest they came upon a beautiful naked young woman. They thought her to be a lost villager who had somehow lost her way in the forest and miraculously survived. The Imperial Governor Tathor was so smitten by her that he asked her to be his bride. Little did he know of Tsien’s true intent. Tsien obliged and wormed her way into the high courts of the government and began to subvert the upper echelons from the Imperial Creed into the realms of darkness. Tathor was none the wiser. As more and more villagers began to disappear and their dismembered corpses were found in the forest, and Tathor believed that some Great Beast was slaughtering his people. 

As more and more people were sacrificed the turbulence in the Warp increased around I’Cath drawing the attention of the Dark Gods as well as Ahriman, Exile of the Thousand Sons. Ever in need of Psykers and Psyker slaves Ahriman became interested in the turbulence generated by Tsien and her sacrifices and began to approach I’Cath to investigate.

On the eve that Tathor was to embark on his Great Hunt for the Beast Tsien revealed her true nature. She began to decimate the castle and surroundings and went forth to destroy her beloved husband. Tathor was fearful that the powers of Chaos had possessed his wife and he desperately tried to seek out the Astropathic Choir to relay a distress message. The signal was amplified as Tsien murdered the Choir and a desperate scream was relayed into the Warp. A passing crusade force of a multitude of Imperials including Space Marines, Guardsmen, and the Inquisition intercepted the message and set forth for I’Cath with undue haste.

Current Magic League Standings - October 11th, 2013

Here are the updated League Standings for the GP Washington DC Trip and their change in rankings.  The current amount of money on hand for the trip is $335.12.

1.  Ray C - 21 points (-)
2.  Hershel L - 13 points (-)
3.  Mike S - 7 points (-)
4.  Gavin - 7 points (-)
5.  Sean M - 7 points (+3 spots)
6.  Bruce - 5 points (-1 spot)
7.  Ian - 4 points (-)
8.  Mike A - 4 points (-2 spots)
9.  Jack - 2 points (-)
10.  Mario - 2 points (-)
11.  Adam - 1 point (-)
12.  Bob - 1 point (-)
13.  Sam - 1 point (New)
14.  Evan D - 1 point (New)

Magic Events on October 12th & 13th

There are a couple of Magic events going on this coming weekend (October 12th & 13th) at Snake Eyes Gaming. Come out and join the Gathering!

Saturday, October 12th at 6 PM

• Theros Draft - $12.00/person

Sunday, October 13th at 6 PM

• Standard Constructed - $10.00/person (entry fee includes 1 soda and 1 candy bar)
• 8+ person event
• Prizes:*

1. Nylea, God of the Hunt (valued at ~$15.00) + 1 booster pack
2. Fiendslayer Paladin (valued at ~$10.00) + 1 booster pack
3. Loxodon Smiter (values at ~$5.00) + 1 booster pack

  

* Prizes are contingent on an 8 participant minimum

Magic the Gathering Commander Decks

Commander decks are coming!

Five brand new decks filled with cards for Commander!
Commander is one of the most popular multiplayer Magic™ formats and enthusiasts have been anxiously awaiting new cards and decks—their wait will soon be over!

Each of these new Commander offerings includes a 100-card  preconstructed deck and three oversized, foil legendary commander cards (that also appear in the deck). The decks are filled with cards from throughout the history of Magic and also include...
15 new Magic cards in every deck!

The five new Commander decks each contain two brand new three-color legendary creatures and 13 other never-before-printed cards.
There are 51 unique new cards spread across the five decks (some cards appear in multiple decks). These new cards will not only bring excitement to the Commander format but are also legal for use in Vintage and Legacy tournaments!

A few of the new Commanders:

Current Magic League Standings - Destination: GP Washington - Legacy Format

Here are the current League standings as of September 28th.  Again, top 7 people will be going to the GP.  As you can see it is still pretty wide open.

1.  Ray C - 19 points
2.  Hershel L - 13 points
3.  Mike S - 7 points
4.  Gavin - 5 Points
5.  Bruce - 4 points
6.  Mike A - 4 Points
7.  Ian - 4 Points
8.  Sean M - 3 Points
9.  Jack - 2 points
10.  Mario - 2 points
11.  Adam - 1 point
12.  Bob - 1 point

Keep watching this space for weekly updates.  Stop by the store and see what is covered so far.

Magic the Gathering - The League

Over the past few weeks, we have been talking with multiple people in the Magic the Gathering Community at the store.  One of the more interesting ideas was a league that would promote people going to the Grand Prix in the area and representing the store there.  After thinking about this and working on the logistics, we have decided to move forward with supporting a new Magic League at the store.  We cannot take credit for the league, but believe that it is something the community would like to see and participate in going forward.  We know it is just a short time away, but the first Grand Prix we will be sending people to is in Washington D.C. on November 16th and 17th.  After this Grand Prix, we will be targeting the Philadelphia Grand Prix next year with a new league.  We will be assisting up to 7 people to go to Grand Prix DC this year.

So how does the league work and what do I need to do to be eligible?  It is rather easy and requires nothing of you other than what you are already doing - playing Magic.  In order to play in the league, show up on a normal Friday to draft or any other day you would like to draft with some of your friends.  The cost to draft for the League is $12.  We will also be running Standard, Modern, EDH and Legacy Tournaments for League Points as well. Play in the draft or constructed events and hopefully win some games.  Each week at the store,  we will post the standings which will be determined as follows:

4 points for 1st Place

3 Points for 2nd Place
2 Points for 3rd Place
1 Point for Showing up and playing

We will also post the current amount of money in the pool to help facilitate people going to the Grand Prix as well.  Normal prize support for each individual event will be given out as well as though it were a standard FNM event.  The week before the Grand Prix, we will be contacting the 7 top players for the Washington D.C. Grand Prix and notifying them.  

So you may be asking, what if I don't want to play in the league, but still want to draft.  You can still buy our packs at normal price, $3.33 ea. Points are only awarded to the league members depending on how they did during the draft.

The current league is running, but there are still many spots up for grabs.  Come in and play.

More Snake Eyes Gaming Launch Weekend Goodness - HEROCLIX

Continuing our Opening Weekend Festivities, on Sunday, October 6th, Snake Eyes Gaming, LLC will be hosting a day of Heroclix.  Our first tournament will be at 1/1:30 with an additional tournament to follow upon completion of the event.  Information on the the events will be posted on the Wizkids Event Reporter shortly.  Come out and join us as we celebrate opening weekend with some gaming.

Killteam Campaign Rules

Good Afternoon folks!

We've had some good interest in the campaign so far and we'd like to show our fans out there what we have in store for Killteam Games.

During the campaign Killteam games represent you sending in your infiltrators to cause havoc behind enemy lines and disrupt their operations.Killteam games can be played for any tile at any time but will not flip the ownership for that tile.

Your forces are coming in under the cover of darkness or inserting themselves onto the planet via other clandestine means.  If you win you will be able to roll 2d6 and apply a bonus to either sides next game on that tile:

Killteam Bonus Chart	Name	Bonus
Note, the winner of the killteam game chooses which side the next game here applies to.
2	Chaos in the Ranks	The opposing strike team was so successful that the chain of command is interrupted.  All Attacking or Defending units suffer minus 1 to their leadership statistic
3	Murder in the Night	Has anyone seen Frank? Attacking or Defending units that scout before game starts take D6 wounds.
4	Sabotage Fortifications	Seriously guys, no more rush party.  Defender or Attacker Fortification (if any) has one less armor value and provides one less point for its cover save e.g. 4+ becomes 5+.
5	Supply Line Cut	Were out of Mjod?!  Attacking or Defender units wishing to outflank suffer -1 to their reserve rolls.
6	Sabotaged Weapons	Caution, contents under pressure.  Attacker or Defender chooses one unit at the start of the game.  All shots from the chosen unit have the Gets Hot special rule.
7	Rigged	Do I cut the Red wire or the blue wire? Mysterious Objectives revealed by the Attacker or Defender count as sabotaged.
8	Pre-Dawn Raid	I shall taunt you a second time!  Attacker or Defender may move one random objective to anywhere in his deployment zone, or starts the game with First Blood
9	Advanced Deployment	Attacker or Defender extends his deployment zone by d6 inches
10	Hidden Explosives	Dibs on his boots! After both sides have deployed the attacker or defender gets D3 S7 AP - small blast templates that scatter normally
11	Stolen Tech	Hey guys check it out, its got the same combination as my luggage! Attacker or Defender chooses one piece of terrain, that terrain now holds an Archeotech Artefact.  Roll on the Artefact table (pg 106) as soon as a unit comes within 2 inches of the terrain. (this may mean rolling at the start of turn 1.
12	Building Demolition	Does anyone here that ticking noise?  Roll a D6 for every building in the Attacker or Defenders deployment zone and consult the chart on page 94

Snake Eyes Gaming Launch Weekend

Hello everyone,  I wanted to let everyone know our first official launch weekend of the store we will be October the 4th and the kickoff for some 40k goodness.
Warhammer 40k Episode 7: A New Codex

You can participate by playing Standard & Team games as well as Killteam & Battlefleet Gothic.
BFG Fleets will battle for the warp routes on the maps and blockading planets.
Killteam games can be played on any tile and will give a special bonus for their side the next time a standard or team game is played on the tile.

Players at the start will be given 3 flags, the Crusade of Fire will be able to place first.

Teams: 
Crusade of Fire

• Space Marines
• Grey Knights
• Eldar
• Blood Angels
• Imperial Guard(*)
• Dark Angels(*)
• Tau(*)  

Prophets of Ruin

• Chaos Marines
• Chaos Guard
• Imperial Guard(*)
• Dark Angels(*)
• Orks - WAAAAGH!
• Dark Eldar
• Necrons
• Tau(*)

* Armies with a * may join the side of their choosing.

Friday we will be taking signups for a new Warhammer 40k Planetary Empires campaign friday evening.
Saturday there will be an Apocolypse battle that will determine the fate of Balian III.  Bring 2500 points of your favorite force.  Come and have fun, pizza will be ordered for us by our sponsors!

Also voting continues for the next game board.  So far Mordenheim and Titan Manufactorum are tied at 14 votes a piece!  Make your voice be heard and vote at the store or with our contact form!