The Spirit of the Game

By Wiley R. Peralta

Co-Best Sportsman Warhammer 40k GT 2010

In all honesty I was shocked when I won the Sportsmanship award (of course together with Pat Chua), I never thought I had a chance.

Coming in to the 40k Grand Tournament I had one thing on my mind: win. I have always seen myself as a competitive player and it is nice to prove your mettle against other opponents. The challenge of competition is thrilling and very addictive. Unfortunately, this year's GT was not mine to take (so I still am dreaming of that Best General or Best overall) and my performance was average with 2 Major wins, 1 Minor win and 2 Major Losses.

But of course the tourney experience itself is something to be remembered and were 2 days well spent, playing the hobby that I love and with friends (and more new friends) I enjoy gaming with and there is always next year. And that is where I believe I was able to reel in the Best in Sportsmanship award by making sure that the gaming experience was a mutually enjoyable one.

Here's a short list of mindsets that I believe help one become a sportsman:
1. Every Game Is a Learning Experience
Looking at 40k from this perspective is a refreshing one; both of you can learn from each other. For example, after the playing you can talk both about what happened, what one could have done instead, or your opinion on a certain unit, it's use and it's performance in the game. Compliments on an opponent's list, strategy and tactics also fall in line with this. This is something I picked up from Jay and Kuneho; game postmortems and room for improvement.

To be honest there is so much to talk about and whether you win or lose it's a great thing to try and learn from your opponent.

2. Be Honest, Play Clean and Be Fair
This is pretty much common sense. I try and make it a point to explain to my opponent everything; I avoid springing a trap on him by non-disclosure. I shake his hand before and after the game.

I measure my movement and don't go over, when I roll my dice I pick out the misses instead of the hits. It is also important to be clear and explain your movement and what you are doing to your opponent (ex. when you attempt a clipping maneuver). I avoid rules lawyering and give my opponent some leeway with his movement, dice-rolling and so on; or point out discrepancies and protests in a polite way.

I believe it's important that one or both of you don't feel cheated when the game is over.

3. Have Fun
40k is a hobby. This is our hobby. We have hobbies to relax and enjoy; at the very core it's all about having fun. If you take the hobby to seriously (like your life depends on it) means you are missing the point entirely.

Sure it's perfectly fine to cuss a bit when you roll those 2+ terminator saves and you roll a 1, or roll for difficult terrain and roll a double 1 and all those crucial rolls that never seem to work but shouldn't darken your mood or wreck your game altogether. Laugh it off, there are times when the dice just won't go your way; it's perfectly normal and it happens to everyone.

But a final caveat on this: always try and make sure BOTH of you have fun. If you get your kicks out of totally crushing your opponent and then rubbing it in you have got to grow up. It's fun to tease a bit, especially when you're pretty close but it's also easy to go overboard. Be sensitive.

A lot of this I've picked-up from the guys in the 40k community; you know who you are. :) Now that I think about it, when I started again with this hobby almost a year and a half back I didn't know much about sportsmanship,but if anything it's something one can always learn.

So keep playing and remember this hobby is about fun and friends. Keep it that way it's one of the best ways to make our little community grow.

Bringing Home the Bacon (aka How to win a 40K GT) by Freddie Yu

Written by Freddie Yu

2010 Warhammer 40K GT Overall Champion

(photos courtesy of Neutral Grounds)

Let’s face it, it is a fact that everyone who joins any GT has always the secret hope and ambition that he/she (we can always hope we get a SHE to compete in a GT don’t we?) can be lucky enough to win a prize after the event (However, bringing an unpainted army and aspiring to win Best Painted is of course overly ambitious). The Best Overall trophy is THE top prize in the tourney, and to get this involves elements of the other 3 major awards (Generalship, Painting, and Sportsmanship). This I believe is good since my opinion is that Games Workshop never intended its games to be exclusively tournament oriented, as I consider both 40K and WHFB more “Beer and Pretzel” games and a hobby more than anything, and as such the elements mentioned above are equal parts in what makes 40k a great hobby.

The Painting aspect is something I would like to start with. I have always advised new players to pick an army based on how much they like the models, rather than its rules. With the way GW changes editions and rulesets, there is a cyclic nature among the different codices and relative power levels. Painting and modeling your miniatures properly however is “forever”, and reflects a player’s dedication and love of his army. Besides, everyone knows competing with a well painted and modeled army is additional “pogi points”, and is as much a source of pride as is winning with them. .I am happy NG realizes this and rewards it accordingly.

The Sportsmanship element has been criticized sometimes as being too subjective and a way for losers to get back at winners (or at least some winners have claimed this before). However, as 40k IS a “Beer and Pretzels” type of game, one should not be too serious about this, and it is more important for both parties to have FUN in the games, losing or not. Nothing beats friendly competition, and having a good sportsmanship score despite beating other gamers reflects the respect one gives to his opponents.

On Generalship. There are many discussions online on what army build is the “best” for each codex, or what units are the most efficient, and you can see many “cut and paste” armies on the net which spam these so-called efficient elements. I, however, am a believer in fluffy yet balanced armies, and as much as possible I try to include different unit types from the codex. Whatever your build is, PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, and frequent gameplay is a necessity in order to master what your list can do, and the synergies which may arise from them. In the end it is the player and how he uses his units that matter, as a good player can always make a supposedly weak list win. In 40K, there is no such thing as an “Autowin” button or list.

Finally, I did change 1 thing for this versus last year’s list. I deliberately reduced the unit and model count, in order to be able to play quicker and finish the games faster. Despite what others may say, model and unit count DOES matter in how fast you play, and I’m happy that I finished 4 out of the 5 games on time (hey I still had 90 models in my list…it’s an IG army after all!!!).

Thanks to all my opponents in this year’s GT (Lucas, Martie, Pat, Jonathan, and Sunny). It was great fun, and again the 7^th Galen Rockhounds manage to bring home the bacon!!!

A Call From the Dark Side - 40K GT account from Lucas (Best General co-winner)

Written by Lucas Jacinto
Co-winner - Best General, 2010 40K GT

(Photos courtesy of Neutral Grounds)


I am very pleased that I got co-best general at this year's GT. I wasn't expecting anything when I decided to use Dark Eldar knowing that the risk was great. Being a new codex it works both ways, at my advantage because no one has fought against it yet and to my disadvantage, I am still at the experimental stages in using it.

I was actually going to field Eldar. For this year's GT, I have put together craftworld Norrae-Kai, a fire based, tank-heavy Eldar army. With the release of the new Dark Eldar codex, I couldn't resist. I followed strange whispers from the warp. Sir Freddie Yu, Ian Siongco and Paulo Lapa. Sir Fred helped me make up my mind between using Dark Eldar and Eldar stating that if they let me use the new codex then its a good idea to push through with it. Ian was very supportive and gracious in allowing me to use the new codex. He states that it will bring much excitiment to the tournament if the new codex was present, and it actually did just that. I engaged in a lot of exchange of ideas during the tourney on what combos go well together and so forth. It seems that a lot of people were anticipating this codex release. And lastly, I have to thank Paulo for helping me streamline my list. Being last year's best general, he knew a lot in terms of what strategies work in the current 40k scene, as well as having a good idea on how to remove fat from an already good list.

Dice played a major role in my games. With my first game with Freddie, i was massacred. It could be because of my initial deployment or maybe my target prioritization. I blame the dice. I was rolling 1s and 2s with 15 blaster shots and 12 dark lances! I wasn't able to blow up a single tank. I even rolled a 1 on my first shadowfield save. The dice was against me. But on the succeeding rounds, the tables have turned. i was so impressed on how my dice were performing I nearly dropped my games and headed for a casino - I was destroying everything and I was rolling way beyond statistics can justify. I even kept on saving my 5+ flickerfield save! I have to say that luck was definitely on my side during the GT. To conclude all this, I preach that don't lose faith in your games, GT or otherwise. It still can be anybody's game. You just have to have a good attitude toward's winning and losing. Accept failure as well as you accept success because it is all part of the game.

On a side note, I actually had a lot of fun putting together the new DE army. Being an old DE player i thought it would be easier for me to do whip up a list. I was wrong. The new codex had a different dynamics to the game as compared to the old codex. To be specific, instead of Raiders, I needed Venoms. Looking at the codex artwork and scanning the net, I decided to turn my shelved Vipers into something useful. With the help of a couple of boxes of Reavers and a few unused Raider bits, I had Venoms. My DE army was ready for action in no time.

The Benchwarmers - 40K GT 2010 Account from the Old Wolf

Written by Jeff Jongko
Winner, Best Painted Squad, Warhammer 40K GT 2010
(Photos courtesy of Neutral Grounds)

The Iron Priest ... to use or not to use ... relegated to a benchwarmer, the Iron Priest has seen little action since the earlier tourneys of 2010, Keso and Sigismund Cups. The ultimate form over function unit, looks cool and can do quite a but of damage but used improperly is just ... roadkill. But a lot of work went into converting and painting this model ... the image of a bright red power armoured techmarine on a cybernetic thunderwolf in a vast sea of grey Space Wolves simply captures the imagination too much to be ignored. But too many times has this unit died miserably and failed to live up to its potential. Thunderwolf Cavalry seemed much more useful and it seemed that the Iron Priest would never see action ever again.

But my initial GT list felt lacking. It had Thunderlords, Thunder Cav, Rune Priests and a ton of Grey Hunters but it just wasn't the same without the big red guy. After the list died miserably to Joel's Chaos list during the pre-GT practice session at the Bunker, I decided to re-evaluate what I had since I would need to paint lots of stuff to make the GT deadline. In the end, the Iron Priest had a third squad of Grey Hunters to thank for its inclusion in the army; I didn't have time to paint anything else which includes the other Thunderwolf Cavalry I needed to make "The Magnificent Seven".

After submitting the list to Ian, he commented I was crazy to use such a list. Not only did I completely ditch the Thunderwolf Cavalry and replaced them with 15 Fenrisian Wolves and the Iron Priest, I replaced both Rune Priests with Njal Stormcaller. And so another benchwarmer comes into play, my Rune Priest in Terminator Armour now newly converted to match Njal's specs (including that damn bolt pistol). I figured if you were going to go the look cool route, go all the way, so the Iron Priest got some newly converted Cyberwolves with matching red color scheme.

So came the first test game with Ian at the Bunker. Mission 3. Complete disaster. Not only did the Iron Priest and his dogs die in on close combat with a Trygon, Njal could not negate psychic powers on a 3+ if his life depended on it. And so another dismal defeat. Maybe they should have stayed on the bench afterall, and Henry suggested to take the late list penalty and change my list. But I was committed to this course.

GT day 1 ... I had just finished painting everything needed the night before and was rather drowsy and needed some coffee. It was still early and went to Starbucks 6750. Kent was there just like in the Keso Cup waiting for Jojo. Little did we know that Kent and I would fight the first round.

Game 1: Was thoroughly thrashed by Kent's list ... Iron Priest was held in back to claim objectives. Near the end of the game, Iron Priest bravely tried to save the Long Fangs from a group of plague marines. A galant charge ... but he missed 5 3+ to hit attack with his thunderhammer and servo arm, failed his morale check, ran off the table and lost all the objectives he was holding. Njal fared better slugging it out with daemon princes but was blown to bits by a plasma cannon. Was only able to squeak a win due to the Thunderlord taking all the objectives and running off.

Game 2: Goodie ... Ryan's Salamanders ... again. Looks like history repeating itself. Njal finally got his game face on ... blocking Ryan's libarian's successful psychic checks for Gate of Infinity and Null Zone. His Lord of Tempests making life miserable for the walking Hammer-nators. Njal eventually died to the Hammer-nators in a sudden last turn continuation and the Iron Priest was shot to death in a fusilade of bolter shots. Last turn win for Ryan.

Game 3: Jesse's White Blood Angels ... Not much happened here thanks to Njal's Tempest Wrath scaring off the big assault squad and his Living Lightning killing some vehicles. Iron Priest didn't do much except sit in the back. Managed a minor victory here.

Game 4: Jun Ubay's Tau ... Redemption. Benchwarmers carry the whole battle. Njal does a daring drop on the Tau managing to assassinate the Tau commander with Jaws of the World Wolf. Tempest Wrath messed up the Tau's movement doing some damage to the battle suits. Iron Priest runs beside a rhino to support Njal. Njal runs amok doing massive damage with Living Lightning and Chain Lighting for several turns All Tau vehicles blown out of the skies in a swirl of lightning and tornadoes. Complete and utter victory.

Game 5: Lucas's Dark Eldar... Defeat. Cheezed to death. Njal died turn 1, Iron Priest fails to hit 5 4+ to hits on the Dais of Asdrubael Vect which could have changed the result of the game. But the Iron Priest managed to kill most of the wyches forcing Vect to run off like the cheezehead he is. So while it was a good effort, no cigars at the end of this battle.

In the wake of the stupendous victory against Jun's Tau, the Iron Priest and Njal made appearances in their respective painting categories. Surprisingly the Iron Priest even took home the plaque for Best Squad. A benchwarmer's moment in the sun. All in all I was very happy with the performance of my list and these two benchwarmers this GT. As I tell all the statistic-spewing folk out there no matter what odds are, believe.

Seeing Red

 If Santa Claus was an angry chaos lord,  this would be him.  Oh wait... he is an angry chaos lord! :P
(photo courtesy of Neutral Grounds)

Whew!  What!?!  My very first award.  Nice trophy to boot.
(photo courtesy of Neutral Grounds)

It's always nice to be rewarded for hard work.  To be recognized by your peers, even more so.  To stand in the company of the best painters in the community and snag victory was quite an experience.  

My entry for this year's GT, single miniature category actually began several years ago but never finished.  It's a relic from my old chaos days.  As soon as the GT was announced I contemplated joining and realized I didn't have a good figure to work with.  I didn't want to cut up the precious farseer or the librarian I had in my stash as they were gifts from friends.  It was serendipitous that I discovered the chaos lord while rummaging thru my uncompleted miniatures box (you can tell there's a lot since i had to rummage thru it).  With only less than a month to prepare I thought it would fit the time frame perfectly.  The base figure was done but there were plenty of things to do and modify.  I was new at putty sculpting when I started working on the figure a few years back and I could easily see my mistakes this time around.  I also decided to change a few elements like the weapon which was formerly a sword made out of plasticard.  The sculpting took about a week and a half.  For the painting, Red was definitely the way to go.  Not by design choice.  It was the only complete set of paint left in my box that hasn't dried out from disuse (for those who aren't aware I've been on hiatus from gaming and painting for nearly a year).  As this was Chaos I decided to refrain from NMM(non metal metal. google it if you aren't familiar).  I went metallic+inks to give it that dark gritty mood.  

Ultimately everyone who joins contests hope to win but my advice is work to the best that you can and don't stop halfhearted.  That way you'll always feel like a winner when you look at your work as long as you're pleased with what you made.  Also as a hobbyist and painter, don't be afraid to challenge your skills. Stretch it "just a little more" each time.  In ten long years I've seen people come in with no painting knowledge or experience grow to become the painters that they are now.  So much so that you often hear people say to them "baliin na natin mga daliri nito" in an endearing way(:P).  The key is to challenge yourself and stretch your own boundaries. 

Journal # 152 - GT Around the Corner

November 13, 2010

Attendance - Ian, Zeb, VicVic, Nigel, Wiley, Patrick, Martie, Chino, Phil, Henri, Alfred and JR with Special Apperances from Doc Benj, Johnathan, Jojo, Matthew, Augie, Jeff, Jesse, Bojo and Mark.

Game 1
Ian (Tyranids) vs Zeb (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 1850
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Ian wins!

Game 2
VicVic (Orks) vs Nigel (Tau Empire)
Points: 1350
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Draw!

Game 3
Wiley (SM-Ultramarines) vs Ian (Tyranids)
Points: 1850
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Wiley wins!

Game 4
Henri (SM-Space Wolves) vs Zeb (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 1850
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Zeb wins!

Game 5
Chino (SM-Blood Angels) vs Phil (SM-Blood Angels)
Points: 1500
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Chino wins!

Game 6
Martie (Orks) vs Zeb (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 1850
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Draw!

Game 7
Patrick (SM-Salamanders) vs Henri (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 1850
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Draw!

Game 8
Phil (SM-Blood Angels) vs VicVic (Orks)
Points: 1350
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: VicVic wins!

Game 9
Alfred (Imperial Guard) vs Wiley (SM-Ultramarines)
Points: 1850
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Wiley wins!

Game 10
Nigel (Tau Empire) vs JR (SM-Blood Angels)
Points: 1500
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: JR wins!

Gaming Session Ends 9:30pm

People on hiatus Speak out!

First of all by people I mean ME.

I've recently read thru another post in the forums about some guys thinking that this "win-at-all-cost" attitude and that "rules-bending" and "rules-lawyering" is the pinnacle of gaming skills.  That for you to be the Ryu of games is to be the most shadiest most cunning bastard on the street.

These people are sadly mistaken.  Meriam webster defines what a game is: "a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other."  A competition conducted according to rules. It is not an activity that guages and rewards players on how well they can play outside of the rules.  There are many words to describe the contrary.  Some are even illegal like "hacking".  No gentlemen (and the occasional ladies)!  What makes a great player is his ability to play by the rules and win.  The sheer force of will when all sense tells you to surrender.  A deep understanding of strategy and logic as the rules of the game dictate.  In other words true skill and heart!  The greatest player of any game is one who actually plays the game.  To tell you the truth friends (and according to some Macedonian members of our society,.. lovers. lol)... to play and win by rules exploit is not playing the game.  It's playing outside of the game.  Ryu they are not.  No.  Sagat would be more likely. I mean seriously?  The guy is taller than anyone in that game.  It's like a bully picking on little kids for sport.


I do not believe that the traditional Warhammer community needs to change it's ideals or the way it conducts business to accomodate newbies.  Sorry but that is wrong.  When you enter a group or a community it is you who is the new comer.  It is not the community that needs to go out of it's way to please you because you are not the center of their world.  If you wish to join any group it is you who has to learn to assimilate.  That is a fact of life.  I admire the way the proper attitude was defended by the old timers.  The GW hobby is meant to be enjoyed and played a certain way as dictated by PAGE 2.  You wish to enjoy the game then understand that. 


Lastly I find it ironic that the very same people who espouse the use of rules-exploit and run-everybody-over-to-get-to-the-finish-line-win-at-all-cost-attitude(pant pant), which is tantamount to putting one over someone else would then make an appeal to humanity when their ideals are attacked.  Run over someone and ask that people be politically correct around you?  There's plenty of things wrong with that picture.  That's like a mass murderer who appeals to the UN council to treat him more humanely...

With the grand tournament lurking just around the corner I would hope that  every member of this blog would exemplify the proper gaming attitude that we tried to foster within the Galleria sector.  I'd like to think we raised our kids well.  lol. :P

Journal # 151 - The Seige of Oberon Sector (in the Galleria sub-system)

Passed by today to buy some paint, chanced on the 10,000 point mega battle organized by Ian and Henri. The 4x8 table looked awesome, filled to the brim with figs.

Players were Zeb, Dennis, Augie, Lucas, George, Ryan Chung, George, Nigel and Pyrothrax (of MWPH).

Kuneho, update mo na lang itong post ko ng report mo for the battle pare.

Too bad I wasn't able to stay for the duration. :) Anyway hopefully I can start playing (and do our battle report for the blog) again in Galle by next week. Need to get some games in for the GT!

Chat Box Spam

I've enabled the word verification feature in order to fix the bot spammers invading our chatbox.  However as of today there seem to be some problems when making posts.  After the verification is done the post fails to appear on the chat box.  I am still unsure if this is because cbox itself is having problems or if it's an error caused by the change in settings. 

How you can help: 

I only use mozilla firefox.  If you guys are using Internet Explorer or some other browser do try the chatbox and see if it works for you.  Then let me know how it goes. Perhaps we can determine if the problem is due to my browser or if it's something else.

We could just revert the settings to the way it was before which made posting much easier (no word verification which is more work for lazy people. lol) though that means the spam bots will keep posting all sorts of stuff.

But heck if you're fine with this "George" guy that keep appearing on the chatbox then I guess it's all okay. :P

Just kidding George.  ;)

Journal # 150 - Le Paper Mâché Battle Report

October 16, 2010

Attendance - John, Nigel, Wiley, Ryan, Zeb, Ian, Bojo, Dennis, Augie, with Special Apperances from Patrick, Doc Benj, Johnathan and Mark

Warhammer 40,000

Game 1
John (CSM-Night Lords) vs Nigel (Tau)
Points: 1500
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: John wins!

Game 2
Zeb (SM-Space Wolves) vs John (CSM-Night Lords)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Zeb wins!

Game 3
Ian (Tyranids) vs Bojo (Space Marines)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Bojo wins!

Game 4
Dennis (SM-Space Wolves) vs Augie (Imperial Guard)
Points: 2500
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Draw via double tap-out! LOL

Game 5
Zeb (SM-Space Wolves) & John (CSM-Night Lords) vs Augie (Imperial Guard)
Points: 2500
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Zeb and John win!

Warhammer Fantasy

Game 1
Wiley (Vampire Counts) vs Ryan C. (High Elves)
Points: 1500
Scenario: Dawn Attack
Result: Wiley wins!

Game 2
Ian (Empire) vs Wiley (Vampire Counts)
Points: 2000
Scenario: Battleline
Result: Wiley wins!

Gaming Session Ends 7:30pm, Post-Gaming Drinking Ends 3:30am for 3 people...lol

Journal # 149 - New Blood

October 9, 2010

Attendance - Patrick, Dennis, Nigel, Joshua, VicVic, Phil, Wiley, JB with Special Appearances from Lito, Ian, Jeff, and George

Warhammer 40,000

Game 1
Dennis (SM-Crimson Fists) vs Patrick (Tau Empire)
Points: 2000
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Patrick wins!

Game 2
Nigel (Tau) vs Joshua (Space Marines)
Points: 1065
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Nigel wins!

Game 3
VicVic (Space Marines) vs Phil (SM-Blood Angels)
Points: 1200
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: VicVic wins!

Game 4
VicVic (Space Marines) vs Phil (SM-Blood Angels)
Points: 1200
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Dawn ofWar
Result: Phil wins!

Warhammer Fantasy

Game 1
JB (Lizardmen) vs Wiley (Vampire Counts)
Points: 1500
Scenario: Battleline
Result: Wiley wins via tap-out!

Session Ends 6:30pm

*Phil is a new Blood Angels player. Welcome Sir Phil!
*40k Grand Tournament will be held late November, 1850 pointage like last year according to Sir Freddie Tan. :) woot. better start practicing.

Journal # 148 - There Is Only War!

October 3, 2010

Attendance - Augie, John, Dennis, Ryan C., Wiley, George, Joel, Doc Benj, Patrick, Martie with Special Appearances from Fluffy, Romy, Johnathan, Joshua, Ronald, Nicky, Nigel and VicVic.

Warhammer 40,000

Game 1
Augie (Imperial Guard) vs John (CSM-Night Lords)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Augie wins! (8-7)

Game 2
Ryan C. (SM-Salamanders) vs Dennis (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Ryan wins! (7-3)

Game 3
Wiley (SM-Ultramarines) vs George (Orks)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Wiley wins via tap-out!

Game 4
Patrick (SM-Blood Angels) vs Martie (Tau Empire)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Draw!

Game 5
Augie (Imperial Guard) vs Dennis (SM-Space Wolves) and George (Orks)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Draw!

Warhammer Fantasy

Game 1
Joel (Skaven) vs Doc Benj (Warriors of Chaos)
Points: 2000
Scenario: Battleline
Result: Joel wins!
Session Ends 9:30-ish with the last 40k game. :)

Journal # 147 - the Forces of Destruction

September 25, 2010

Attendance - Zeb, Ian, Mike, Xavier, Martie, Patrick, Wiley, Mickie, Nigel, and VicVic with Special Apperances from Justin, Doc Benj, Johnathan, Jeff and Carlos

Warhammer 40,000

Game 1
Zeb (SM-Space Wolves) vs Ian (Tyranids)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Draw!

Game 2
Xavier (SM-Ultramarines) vs Mike (SM-Ultramarines)
Points: 500
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Xavier wins!

Game 3
Patrick (SM-Blood Angels) vs Martie (Tau)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Patrick wins via tap-out!

Warhammer Fantasy

Game 1
Mike (Warriors of Chaos) vs Wiley (Vampire Counts)
Points: 1600
Scenario: Battleline
Result: Wiley wins via tap-out!

Game 2
Mike (Warriors of Chaos) vs Mickie (Daemons of Chaos)
Points: 2000
Scenario: Battleline
Result: Mickie wins via tap-out!

Game 3
Wiley (Vampire Counts) vs Mickie (Daemons of Chaos)
Points: 2000
Scenario: Dawn Attack
Result: Wiley wins via tap-out!

Game 4
Nigel (Skaven) vs VicVic (High Elves)
Points: Island of Blood Set Pointage
Scenario: Battleline
Result: VicVic wins!

Session Ends 7:00pm

CONGRATULATIONS to Emcee who now has a Space Wolf Cub. :) May he become strong and inherit your vast armies.

Journal # 146 - Light Skirmishing

September 18, 2010

Attendance: Ian, Emcee, Wiley, Joel, JB, Zeb, Mickie, Nigel, Sigismund with Special Appearances from Patrick, Martie, RJ, Justin, John and Nicky

Warhammer 40,000

Game 1
Ian (Tyranids) vs Emcee (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Draw!

Game 2
Zeb (SM-Space Wolves) vs JB (Imperial Guard)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Zeb wins!

Game 3
Nigel (Tau) vs Sigis (SM-DA-Deathwing)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Sigis wins!

Warhammer Fantasy

Game 1
Joel (Skaven) vs Wiley (Vampire Counts)
Points: 1500
Scenario: Dawn Attack
Result: Joel wins via tap-out!

Game 2
Joel (Skaven) vs Mickie (Chaos Daemons)
Points: 2000
Scenario: Watchtower
Result: Mickie wins!

Changing the rules

In order to facilitate more open discussions among the gallerians(TM!) and other warhammerers (TM!) I am now opening the security settings for this site to allow registered users with blogspot and those using openID to post comments here.  just use the chatbox as a... well... chatbox from now on.

Reminder folks.  Use your words responsibly.  These days it's worse than a loaded gun.

btw... I also gave Wiley admin privelages so he has the right(and the capability) to police anyone who refuses to be civil.

Journal # 145 - Give Us A Field and We'll Do Battle

September 11, 2010

Attendance - George, Augie, Nigel, Jevon, Dennis, Wiley, Emcee, Henri, Mickie, Ian, Zeb, Mike, Martie, JB, Joel with Special Appearances from Ryan C.,Nicky, Patrick, Matt and Ronald.

Warhammer 40,000

Game 1
George (Tyranids) vs Augie (Imperial Guard)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Augie wins!

Game 2
Nigel (Tau Empire) vs Jevon (Eldar)
Points: 500
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Draw!

Game 3
Wiley (SM-Ultramarines) vs Dennis (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Wiley wins!

Game 4
Emcee (SM-Space Wolves) vs Henri (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Emcee wins!

Game 5
Ian (Tyranids) vs Mickie (Chaos Daemons)
Points: 2000
Mission Seize Ground
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Ian wins!

Game 6
Zeb & Dennis (SM-Space Wolves) vs Mike (SM-Ultramarines) & George (Tyranids)
Points: 3000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Zeb/Dennis wins!

Warhammer Fantasy

Game 1
JB (Lizardmen) vs Martie (Empire)
Points: 1500
Scenario: Meeting Engagement
Result: Martie wins!

Game 2
Wiley (Vampire Counts) vs Joel (Wood Elves)
Points: 2000
Scenario: Blood and Glory
Result: Joel wins!

Game 3
Wiley (Vampire Counts) vs Joel (Wood ElveS)
Points: 2000
Scenario:Classic Pitched Battle
Result: Wiley wins!

Game 4
Henri (Dwarfs) vs Mickie (Chaos Daemons)
Points: 2000
Scenario: Classic Pitched Battle
Result: Mickie wins!

Session Ends 7:30pm

*Top tip when gaming against Ian/Kuneho: pagnatatalo ka batuhin mo ng laruan na spider o kahit anong parang ipis. auto-win ka sa reaction. mwuhahaha.
*Game 1 with Joel had me sending my Vampire Lord to undead hell with a miscast + dimensional cascade for the 3rd time in a row on the 1st turn. Game 2 with Joel had him miscast+dimensional cascade+go to hell on the 1st turn for his Wood Elf caster lord dudette. hahahaha.
*Managed to get in a lot of gaming today by inadvertently stealing the NG backroom from the Heroclix boys. Sorry dudes didn't know you'd be coming in! Haha

Journal # 144 - Good Hunting

September 4, 2010

Attendance - Emcee, Augie, Zeb, Dennis, Wiley, John, Henri, Joel, Martie, Nigel, VicVic, with Special Appearances from Patrick, Nicky, Ian, Doc Benj, Ryan C., Justin, Joshua and Sam

Warhammer 40,000

Game 1
Emcee (SM-Space Wolves) vs Augie (Imperial Guard)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Emcee wins!

Game 2
Nigel (Tau Empire) vs VicVic (Imperial Guard)
Points: 1500
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Nigel wins!

Game 3
John (CSM-Night Lords) vs Wiley (SM-Ultramarines)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Wiley wins!

Game 4
Henri (SM-Space Wolves) vs Martie (Orks)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Martie wins!

Game 5
Dennis (Space Marines) vs Zeb (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 2000
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Draw!

Game 6
Joel (SM-DA-Deathwing) vs Zeb (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Draw!

Game 7
Augie (Imperial Guard) vs Wiley (SM-Ultramarines)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Wiley wins via tap-out!

Warhammer Fantasy

Game 1
Joel (Wood Elves) vs Henri (Dwarfs)
Points: 2000
Scenario: Watchtower
Result: Joel wins!

Session Ends 8:45pm

We would like to extend a warm, warm welcome to Justin Uy and John! :)

John is a 3rd Ed. Night Lords player who has returned to sow terror in Galle once more. Justin played a bunch of times almost 10 years ago and has decided to return (after having most of his Ultramarine army painted by Emil).

Journal # 143 - War Across Time, All The Time

August 28, 2010

Attendance - Emcee, Henri, Patrick, Ryan C., Zeb, Martie, JB, Wiley, and Mickie with Special Appearances from Romy, Fluffy, Ian, Matthew, Mark, Jojo, Kent, Nicky and Doc Benj.

Warhammer 40,000

Game 1
Emcee (SM-Space Wolves) vs Henri (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Draw!

Game 2
Patrick (Chaos Space Marines) vs Ryan C. (SM-Salamanders)
Points: 2000
Mission:
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Patrick wins!

Game 3
Zeb (SM-Space Wolves) vs Martie (Tau Empire)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Martie wins via wipe-out!

Warhammer Fantasy

Game 1
JB (Lizardmen) vs Martie (Empire)
Points: 1000
Standard Pitched Battle
Result: Martie wins!

Game 2
Wiley (Vampire Counts) vs Mickie (Chaos Daemons)
Points: 2000
Standard Pitched Battle
Result: Mickie wins via wipe-out!

Session Ends 7:00pm

Journal # 142 - A Little Sci-Fi, A Bit of Fantasy

August 21, 2010

Attendance - Emcee, Wiley, Zeb, Martie, JB, Mike, and Nigel with Special Appearances from Ian, Romy, Patrick, JR, VicVic, Doc Benj and Johnathan.

Warhammer 40,000

Game 1
Emcee (SM-Space Wolves) vs Wiley (SM-Ultramarines)
Points: 2000
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Draw!

Game 2
Zeb (SM-Space Wolves) vs Emcee (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: Zeb wins!

Game 3
Mike (SM-Ultramarines) vs Nigel (Tau Empire)
Points: 1500
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Mike wins via wipe-out!
*tsk tsk using a Korsarro Khan list on a newbie who is using a static army. tsk tsk tsk. :)

Warhammer Fantasy

Game 1
Martie (Empire) vs JB (Lizardmen)
Points: 1000
Scenario: Classic Pitched Battle
Result: JB wins!

Session Ends 8:30pm after teasing mike about his evil actions for 30+ minutes.

Journal # 141 - Gloriously Bloody Battlefields

August 6, 2010

Attendance - Dennis, Joshua, Vic Vic, Nigel, Emcee, George, Nicky, Zeb, Lance, Patrick, Wiley, Martie, Joel, with Special Apperances from Ian, Doc Benj, Mike and Johnathan.

Game 1
Joshua (Space Marines) vs Dennis (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 1500
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Dennis wins!

Game 2
VicVic (Orks) vs Nigel (Tau)
Points: 660
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Dawn of War
Result: VicVic wins!

Game 3
Emcee (SM-Space Wolves) vs George (Orks)
Points: 2000
Mission: Battle Missions - Chaos Daemons - Night Fight
Result: Emcee wins!

Game 4
Joshua (Space Marines) vs Nigel (Tau)
Points: 660
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Joshua wins!

Game 5
Nicky (Orks) vs Zeb (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 1500
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Nicky wins!

Game 6
Lance (CSM-World Eaters) vs Patrick (SM-Space Wolves)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Pitched Battle
Result: Pat wins!

Game 7
Wiley (SM-Ultramarines) vs Martie (Tau)
Points: 2000
Mission: Seize Ground
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Wiley wins!

Game 8
Zeb (SM-Space Wolves) vs Joel (Space Marines)
Points: 2000
Mission: Annihilation
Deployment: Spearhead
Result: Joel wins!

Session Ends 8:00pm