Venue: Robinsons Galleria
Regulars Present: Salubri, Henri, Balian, Kyuzo, Deadeye
Other Players Present: Gelo with special appearances from Francis and Owen
Highlights:
Some of the Regulars attempted to playtest 5th Ed rules after having secured an advanced *ahem* copy of the new rulebook (either that or its a very elaborate hoax) and try to see how the new rules play out.
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Game1 - Balian(Dark Angels) vs. Kyuzo(Black Legion)2000pts Seize Ground (5 terrain counters), Spearhead (5th Ed Beta)
Draw!
I decided to start out with my usual Black Legion list (Slaanesh Lord on bike, 2 Termie squads, 3 Rhino squads, 2 Havoc squads and 1 Obliterator squad), on the logic that I don't change anything and see how it plays out in 5th Ed and start experimenting changes to it by next gaming session. Balian's infantry-heavy DA turns out to be more formidable especially with combat squads and what units can claim or contest or claim objectives. The game's got a little bit more dynamic, with some new changes needed in army config and tactics. True Line Of Sight needs a little getting used to, though I don't think it should be a problem. I'd say Balian and I have been generous in terms of True Line Of Sight and cover saves which proved interesting in how to move units about. And, my Terminators were the first to use and fall to the Deep Strike Mishap Table! Haha!
The objective needs a bit of getting used to. Eventhough Balian's forces was reduced to four models, his remaining Dark Angel trooper almost sealed the win if it were not for one of my Chaos Rhinos contesting it for the unlikely draw. Special mention to that particular Rhino that rolled "5's" in the repair roll for three Turns before fixing itself on the fifth Turn to contest the same terrain counter! That was memorable. Lolz.
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Game2 - Salubri(Eldar) vs. Henri(Iron Wolves)2000pts Capture and Control, Dawn of War (5th Ed Beta)
Salubri Wins! Eldar Objective Claimed, Iron Wolves Objective Contested
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Game3 - Kyuzo(Black Legion) vs. Salubri(Eldar)2000pts Annihilation, Spearhead (5th Ed Beta)
Salubri Wins!
Second 5th Ed game, this time against Salubri's Eldar, which my Chaos Marines have yet to beat in 4th Ed and now just as difficult in 5th Ed. With the Mission in mind, I decided to go on the defensive and wait for the Eldar advance and hope to stop it where they decide to hit. Only one of my Havoc squads proved effective in providing cover fire, while the other wasn't as effective having been wrongly deployed and had difficulty in picking out targets via TLOS. Scorpions' and Warp Spiders' hit and run tactics was annoying, enuff said. :P I had no intention of being the first Regular to tap out using 5th Ed rules (Beta or otherwise) and was happy by end of 6th Turn with only three Chaos Space Marine units left on the table against much of the Eldar force intact with only a few immobilized skimmers the only damaged done to them.
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There were still some 4th Ed games played with a special appearance from Gelo aka Badbeef! Here's where the gaming gets funky. :P
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Game4 - Gelo(Daemonhunters/Witchhunters/Space Marine Allies)[Uhm... did I get this right?] vs. Mike(Ultramarines)2000pts Cleanse Alpha
Gelo Wins!
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Time flies, and so were a lot of things when we realized Typhoon Frank was posting Signal No.2 (Turned 3 later that night) already. Straight home everybody went, with a lot of new adventures to tell. Session ends 8:45pm.
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