Venue: Robinsons Galleria
Regulars Present: Henri, Kuneho, BattleCaptain, Kyuzo, Salubri, Deadeye, Ebon, Midnight with special appearance from Balian, Pepelu, Little John
Other Guests: The Other Marty, JR
Highlights:
We had a good showing of Regulars today, too good that we'd be needing a third table if we get this consistent attendance. Hope to address that soon. Now on to the hostilities proper:
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Game1 - BattleCaptain(Luna Wolves) vs. Kyuzo(Black Legion)2000pts Annihilation Spearhead Deployment
Kyuzo Wins!
With a few learnings from playing 5th Ed, I tried a different approach to my CSM list, this time bringing in 2(!) Daemon Princes with Lash of Submission as well as 2x20(!)-man CSM squads and 10(!)-man Chaos Terminators and 2x8-man Havoc squads on Rhinos.
With the killpoints scenario I'd figure Mr. Best General will have to concentrate most of his firepower on at least one of my squads to force any morale checks, while the rest of my army tries to run into close combat with the Havoc Rhinos cruising alongside for mobile fire support, cover and taxi service in case my CSM squads are reduced to a more transportable number. BattleCaptain tried to reduce the two CSM squads in the early rounds, which gave the Daemon Princes an opportunity to gain some ground and get within Lash range. When my Terminators arrived, I decided to go for broke and deepstrike them right in the center and hope to divert BattleCaptain's Terminators away from my Daemon Princes. Bad idea. The move only killed two of his Terminators, in exchange for my whole squad to be shot down to pieces by the rest of the Luna Wolf firing line. Had a little satisfaction in taking out one Dreadnought with a well placed powerfist from a CSM squad, as well as killing a Lashed Dev squad earlier on, which gave me an edge on the killpoint score a bit, but not the points recovery. Daemon Princes gave a good showing by Lashing another Tac squad into close combat with my other CSM squad while the other Prince took out an Assault Termie Squad in two turns. Sadly, both Princes get shot down shortly after, but it was enough for my CSM squads to wreak havoc on his battle line, taking out another two Tactical squads and the Havocs blowing up a Predator for good measure.
Game ends with the Black Legion racking in 6 Killpoints to the Luna Wolves' 3. Good game.
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Game2 - Henri(Iron Wolves) vs. Kuneho(Tyranids)2000pts Capture and Control Pitched Battle
Draw!
Henri wrote some highlights on this one. Check out his The Horde Armies are here!!! post.
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Game3 - Salubri(Craftworld Megil en Mea) vs. Deadeye(Imperial Guard)2000pts Capture and Control Pitched Battle
Draw! 6Turns Salubri edges out in VP one turn short of a possible Massacre
Deadeye wrote his account of General Varras's encounter with the Sword of Light Craftworld in his post, The Conflict!
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Game4 - Ebon(Orks!) vs. Midnight(Space Wolves)2000pts Annihilation Pitched Battle
Midnight Wins! Ebon taps out on 4th Turn
Midnight suddenly shows up for some gaming after a long absence! Lord Ravage formerly known as Balian gives way to let him play against Mr. 2008 GT Champ! Mr. 2008 GT Champ fields Orks! Lord Ravage breathes a big sigh of relief! Makes you wanna think things were meant to happen. Didn't see much of this game, but you'd know it was Game On mode for these guys. Only learned the outcome where Mr. 2008 GT Champ taps out on the 4th Turn with Midnight winning his first game in 5th Ed.
Additional storyline from Midnight's Space Wolves vs. Orks Battle Report post.
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Gaming ends 8:00ish.Some of the guys decided to revisit Quattro for some post gaming dinner after what seemed like a two month absence? Finished off the night with a cup of coffee over at the nearby Starbucks to wrap things up and take in the view. I'd say by consensus the place did not disappoint. Good way to finish off a good day of gaming.
Session ends 10:30-ish.
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