Dingareth
06-13-2010, 09:30 AM
Here's my recap from Saturday's Ard Boyz semi-finals, I played down in Beckley, West Virginia at Lost Legion Games and Comics. It was a 5 hour drive through the rain, but it was well worth the trip. We had 26 people show up, and to the best of my knowledge it was something like:
1 Footdar
3 Blood Angels
1 Vulkan Marine
1 Black Templar
2 Space Wolf
1 Chaos
4 Nids
1 Ork
and around 10 Guard players... almost tells you something, eh?
The list I ended up using was:
Libby- Rage and Shield
Libby- Fear and Shield
Honor Guard- 3 Meltaguns in a Pod
Libby Dread- Wings and Shield, EA
Furioso- Talons, EA
Preist- Combi-Melta and Lightning Claw
10 Assault Marines- 2 Meltaguns, a Power Weapon, and an Infernus Pistol with Packs
10 Assault Marines- 2 Meltaguns, Powerfist in the Raven with an empty Pod
5 Assault Marines- Razorback- Twin-Linked Assault Cannon
5 Assault Marines- Razorback- Twin-Linked Assault Cannon
5 Assault Marines- Flamer, Razorback- Twin-Linked Heavy Flamer
Baal Predator- Twin-Linked Assault Cannon, Heavy Bolters
Baal Predator- Twin-Linked Assault Cannon, Heavy Bolters
Predator- Autocannon, Lascannons
Predator- Autocannon, Lascannons
Storm Raven- Twin-Linked Assault Cannon, Twin-Linked Multi-Melta, Hurricane Bolters, EA
Game 1:
My first match up was against a great guy name Blake from Ohio, using Chaos. We ended up playing the third scenario first, because they weren't numbered, so the TO decided to randomize them. That was really the only “WTF” moment I had all day, which was a relief.
He was using:
Lash/Warptime Sorcerer
Lash/Warptime Sorcerer
8 Bezerkers with a Fist in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
8 Bezerkers with a Fist in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
7 Plague Marines with 2 Meltas in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
7 Plague Marines with 2 Meltas in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
10 Chaos Marines with 2 Meltas, Chaos Glory, and a Fist in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
10 Chaos Marines with 2 Meltas, Chaos Glory, and a Fist in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
6 Raptors with 2 Meltas, Chaos Glory
3 Vindicators with Possession
I won the roll to go first, and let him have it since it was Dawn of War. He held everything off the table, as did I, and we both placed our objectives in the center of the board. Turn 1, he moved everything into the center of his board edge, and prepared for the worst. I moved on, and here's a shot of how things looked before my shooting:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/DinGareth/DSCN0579.jpg
From left to right he had Plagues, Marines, Bezerkers with Sorc, Bezerkers with Sorc, Marines, and Plagues, with the Vinides and Raptors behind. I outflanked him with the Auto/Las Preads in the side of his Vindis, the Melta Assault Squad behind the Storm Raven, and the rest of my tanks hanging back to take potshots at his Rhinos. Also, the Dread got ready to charge the Plague Marines and rip them up with Blood Talons. (Also, one of Blake's buddies was on the table next to us, with 100 outflanking Guardsmen? Lol)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/DinGareth/DSCN0580.jpg
At the end of turn 1, I had immobilized or stunned a few things, and the Plague Marines were down to 3 guys.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/DinGareth/DSCN0581-1.jpg
Turn 2 saw him ram a Predator to no effect, kill a few Assault Marines, and then assault them with the Raptors. I ended up having my Sergeant hold, but despite his Power Weapon, couldn't knock off a single Raptor. In my turn, I stunned a few more Rhinos, the Storm raven squad blew up a Vindi, while the Libby Dread assaulted an empty Rhino, and the Furioso finished off the Plague Marines.
On to turn 3!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/DinGareth/DSCN0582-1.jpg
(This is actually the very top of 4, but summarizes what happened well. Also, the Storm Raven was getting in the way, so we just used the base, but it's still alive.)
I lost both Dreads, and both 10 man Assault Squads in his turn, to Melta and Beserkers respectfully. That really hurt. Luckily, in my turn, I had my Honor Guard come in, and between them and a Predator, knock out the 2 remaining Vindies. Other than that, my entire army fired at a Rhino, stunning it. An Autocannon, 2 Lascannons, 5 TL Assault Cannons, 4 Heavy Bolters, and 4 Blood Strike Missiles and I stun it! My Libby and Priest manage to kill off the last of the first Bezerker squad this round, only to die to the 2 Sorcerers that were still hanging around.
1 Footdar
3 Blood Angels
1 Vulkan Marine
1 Black Templar
2 Space Wolf
1 Chaos
4 Nids
1 Ork
and around 10 Guard players... almost tells you something, eh?
The list I ended up using was:
Libby- Rage and Shield
Libby- Fear and Shield
Honor Guard- 3 Meltaguns in a Pod
Libby Dread- Wings and Shield, EA
Furioso- Talons, EA
Preist- Combi-Melta and Lightning Claw
10 Assault Marines- 2 Meltaguns, a Power Weapon, and an Infernus Pistol with Packs
10 Assault Marines- 2 Meltaguns, Powerfist in the Raven with an empty Pod
5 Assault Marines- Razorback- Twin-Linked Assault Cannon
5 Assault Marines- Razorback- Twin-Linked Assault Cannon
5 Assault Marines- Flamer, Razorback- Twin-Linked Heavy Flamer
Baal Predator- Twin-Linked Assault Cannon, Heavy Bolters
Baal Predator- Twin-Linked Assault Cannon, Heavy Bolters
Predator- Autocannon, Lascannons
Predator- Autocannon, Lascannons
Storm Raven- Twin-Linked Assault Cannon, Twin-Linked Multi-Melta, Hurricane Bolters, EA
Game 1:
My first match up was against a great guy name Blake from Ohio, using Chaos. We ended up playing the third scenario first, because they weren't numbered, so the TO decided to randomize them. That was really the only “WTF” moment I had all day, which was a relief.
He was using:
Lash/Warptime Sorcerer
Lash/Warptime Sorcerer
8 Bezerkers with a Fist in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
8 Bezerkers with a Fist in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
7 Plague Marines with 2 Meltas in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
7 Plague Marines with 2 Meltas in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
10 Chaos Marines with 2 Meltas, Chaos Glory, and a Fist in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
10 Chaos Marines with 2 Meltas, Chaos Glory, and a Fist in a Rhino with a Havoc Launcher
6 Raptors with 2 Meltas, Chaos Glory
3 Vindicators with Possession
I won the roll to go first, and let him have it since it was Dawn of War. He held everything off the table, as did I, and we both placed our objectives in the center of the board. Turn 1, he moved everything into the center of his board edge, and prepared for the worst. I moved on, and here's a shot of how things looked before my shooting:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/DinGareth/DSCN0579.jpg
From left to right he had Plagues, Marines, Bezerkers with Sorc, Bezerkers with Sorc, Marines, and Plagues, with the Vinides and Raptors behind. I outflanked him with the Auto/Las Preads in the side of his Vindis, the Melta Assault Squad behind the Storm Raven, and the rest of my tanks hanging back to take potshots at his Rhinos. Also, the Dread got ready to charge the Plague Marines and rip them up with Blood Talons. (Also, one of Blake's buddies was on the table next to us, with 100 outflanking Guardsmen? Lol)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/DinGareth/DSCN0580.jpg
At the end of turn 1, I had immobilized or stunned a few things, and the Plague Marines were down to 3 guys.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/DinGareth/DSCN0581-1.jpg
Turn 2 saw him ram a Predator to no effect, kill a few Assault Marines, and then assault them with the Raptors. I ended up having my Sergeant hold, but despite his Power Weapon, couldn't knock off a single Raptor. In my turn, I stunned a few more Rhinos, the Storm raven squad blew up a Vindi, while the Libby Dread assaulted an empty Rhino, and the Furioso finished off the Plague Marines.
On to turn 3!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/DinGareth/DSCN0582-1.jpg
(This is actually the very top of 4, but summarizes what happened well. Also, the Storm Raven was getting in the way, so we just used the base, but it's still alive.)
I lost both Dreads, and both 10 man Assault Squads in his turn, to Melta and Beserkers respectfully. That really hurt. Luckily, in my turn, I had my Honor Guard come in, and between them and a Predator, knock out the 2 remaining Vindies. Other than that, my entire army fired at a Rhino, stunning it. An Autocannon, 2 Lascannons, 5 TL Assault Cannons, 4 Heavy Bolters, and 4 Blood Strike Missiles and I stun it! My Libby and Priest manage to kill off the last of the first Bezerker squad this round, only to die to the 2 Sorcerers that were still hanging around.