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Howdy all,

went to 'ard boyz yesterday. We have 2 different shops doing them on two different days; I went to the first, I'm currently buying a home and was too busy to do both. Heres my list:

HQ
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Mephiston - 250 pts
Librarian - 100 pts

Elites
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Furioso Dread - Melta, SB, Talons- 125 pts
Furioso Dread - Melta, SB, Talons- 125 pts
3x Sang priests - 2x JP, 1x PW -215 pts

Troops
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10x AM's - 2x melta, PF - 235 pts
10x AM's - 2x melta, PF - 235 pts
10x AM's - 2x melta, PF - 235 pts
10x AM's - No packs, 1x flamer, PW - 210 pts

Fast Attack
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Speeder - HF/MM - 70 pts
Speeder - HF/MM - 70 pts
Speeder - HF/MM - 70 pts

Heavy
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Storm Raven - TLAC, TLMM, EA - 215 pts
Storm Raven - TLAC, TLMM, EA - 215 pts
5x Devestators - 4x ML's - 130 pts

Total: 2500 pts

I'm just doing short synopsises of my games; I wasn't gonna do three full reps as I was super focused. I did get pics but won't get them up for probably a week! Heres my games:

Game 1 vs Space Wolves

His List

HQ
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Wolf Lord - TH/SS, saga of the bear, bunch of other stuff
Wolf Priest - Mark of the Hunter, bunch of other stuff

Elites
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Venerable Dread - lots of stuff, MM, fist w/ flamer - pod w/ DWL
10x Wolf guard - 1x fist, 3x claws, 3x frost blades - Land Raider Crusader w/ EA/MM/Hunterkiller

Troops
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4x 10 Grey Hunter squads w/ plasma, power fist, plasma pistol

heavies
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Longfangs w/ 4x Lascannons, Power Fist
Longfangs w/ 4x Plasma Cannons, Power fist

Synopsis
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Pretty simple game. He was up 2 kp's to 0 on turn 2, but once I unloaded the ravens, it was game over. I swept through his army like a hot knife through butter, killing everything. I kept my traitor in reserves and by the time he came in on T3 there was nothing long ranged that could touch him.

game ends 17 KP's to 4 (I got the traitor). I managed to get 3 additional BP's, but missed on getting my traitor to my opponents side as it ended on 5 (and he was hoofing it through cover lol)

Total BPs: 23 so far

Game 2 vs Blood Angels

His List
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HQ
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Astrorath
Librarian - jump pack, shield, rage

Troops
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5x AM's - Twin Las Razorback
5x AM's - Twin Las Razorback
30x Death Company - all jump packs, 4x thunder hammers, 10 power weapons (from memory)

Fast Attack
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Baal pred - HB sponsons, TLAC

Heavy
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Vindicator
Vindicator

Synopsis
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My opponent went first and all I deployed was my speeders and devs. I deployed so two of my speeders were out of range of his guns or hiding, my third was close to his lines to draw the Death Co.

The game pretty much for the first 2 turns was his large deathstar chasing around speeders. T2 I finally came in and started by knocking out his baal and harming his razors. T3 he finally wrecked my last speeder, and I brought a raven in to draw his D-co away from my quarter. Mephiston and 1 furioso get locked in and by turn 5 I had destroyed all his death company (just with meph and the furioso!) after Astrorath took a missile hit and got insta-gibbed (my foe didn't know he was T4). By T6 I controlled all 5 objectives and he was tabled.

I scored max points for this round; combination of bad luck for my opponent and me kiting around his deathstar made it rough on him. it took his 4 thunderhammers 3 combat phases to finally wreck my furioso; by then meph had killed most everything else.

Total BP's: 46 so far

Game 3 vs Ultramarines

His List
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HQ
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Vulkan
Librarian - Null zone, avenger

Elites
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10x Sternguard - 2x melta, 3x combi-melta, 3x combi-plasma - rhino
6x Terminators - 5x TH/SS, 1x claw - LR Redeemer w/ MM

Troops
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10x Tacs - MM, melta, combi-melta - rhino
10x Tacs - MM, melta, combi-melta - rhino
10x Tacs - MM, melta, combi-melta, PF - rhino
10x Tacs - flamer, ML

Heavy
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Land Raider - MM
Vindicator
Pred - Tri-las

Synopsis
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Well for starters my opponent was a complete a$$hole. I'd go into detail but lets put it this way; cuz hes been to 'Ard Boyz finals several years in a row he believes hes the best.

Anywho, general synopsis:
- He canceled EVERY single one of my powers except for flight twice on meph
- I missed or failed to do anything with ALL my meltas... I only managed to wreck 2 rhinos (really) with all my meltas and ML's.
- I failed to kill either raider and they killed at least 1k points of my list
- I managed to kill his termis just with my furioso (only good luck lol)
- In the end CC managed to kill 1 rhino, the vindicator, and pred

Bad rolls and horrid luck, combined with my opponent who was (undoubtably) skilled despite being an ass mean't I lost... badly. In the end I had 3 devestators left, he had all his sternguard, vulkan, both raiders, a rhino, and 10 tacs left. He scored a near massacre, if hed killed 1 more dev I would have been massacred. He scores a major wil (1110 VP's more than me). Damnit.

Final BP tally: 50 pts

I managed a third place.... not bad for my first 'Ard Boyz! Heres my list thoughts:

- My terminators would have been MUCH better than those 10 AM'soutta the raven
- Speeders did their job
- My jump AM's were pro every game; need to get a 4th squad!
- Seriously the devestators killed 1 rhino and 3 death co and astrorath in 3 games.... fail.

I won't be making it to Semis this year... so good luck to everyone else!

Too bad about the last game, but at least you made it to the 2nd round (even though you can't make it). I think the attitude of the players make all the difference whether you have a good enjoyable game or not. You can be losing badly but still have fun if you enjoy your opponent's company, but it just ruins it for all if your opponent is always gloating, whining or just being negative in general.

I'm actually kind of surprised you swapped out the assault termies for a naked AM squad. I know it's probably because you wanted 2 furiosos, but assault termies are such a huge threat both gamewise and psychologically. Also, that lone devastator squad really didn't fit in with your list. Here you have a highly mobile army and just 1 static support unit. If it was me, I would swap them for a 5-man scout sniper squad w/camos and missile launcher. You may not have as much AT, but for only $1, you get a resilient objective-sitting squad that provides some fire support and is a threat to MC's as well.

jy2 wrote:Too bad about the last game, but at least you made it to the 2nd round (even though you can't make it). I think the attitude of the players make all the difference whether you have a good enjoyable game or not. You can be losing badly but still have fun if you enjoy your opponent's company, but it just ruins it for all if your opponent is always gloating, whining or just being negative in general.

I'm actually kind of surprised you swapped out the assault termies for a naked AM squad. I know it's probably because you wanted 2 furiosos, but assault termies are such a huge threat both gamewise and psychologically. Also, that lone devastator squad really didn't fit in with your list. Here you have a highly mobile army and just 1 static support unit. If it was me, I would swap them for a 5-man scout sniper squad w/camos and missile launcher. You may not have as much AT, but for only $1, you get a resilient objective-sitting squad that provides some fire support and is a threat to MC's as well.

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completely agree, if i did it again i'd take 1 more melta jump squad and my terms again

Congrats! ust as well you can't make the semis, there are no NM semi's. No north Texas either =(

Iron-Fist wrote:Congrats! ust as well you can't make the semis, there are no NM semi's. No north Texas either =(

Yeah, I'd love to make the trip to Colorado; but just bought a house :/ lots of $$$$$ lol

Got the pics from the tourney. Enjoy!

My army (third place)


My round 1 opponent


Round 2 opponent


Round 3 opponent (first place winner)


Second place winner (andrew F)


Other Armies









People playin!