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Looking forward to this rep. Go Knights!

Waiting with anticipation

hurry up agggggggggggggggggggggg

It's always hard to write the tough games.

I'm pleasantly surprised at how few fluff raping ally combos there are, at least amongst the pictured armies

 Dozer Blades wrote:
It's always hard to write the tough games.

Yeah, this is going on two weeks...must be a "positional dominance" clinic or perhaps a baby seal clubbing.

I'm gonna stop checking these forums.

Sorry guys, Game #5 will be out today.

JY2 seems to still be overwhelmed by sorrow after his defeat.

It was a pivotal game that would have secured Best Tyranid player for me as well as a Top 10 ranking. Who knows, I might have even been playing for the Championships had I won it.

*Shrug* in a game of dice even the best strategists will have bad games.

These reports are very helpful to nid players, so at least you can turn a defeat into something positive.

It looks like your opponent forgot about 'ive been expecting you' when the mawloc got placed by him...he should have been able to wipe the 'loc in your movement phase and then kill something else in the subsequent turn. Bonus for you!

Omg jy2! keep us hanging on! Great reports again.

Love the pic with the imperial knight spectating the battle!

That's one hell of a dinner break

thanatos67 wrote:
It looks like your opponent forgot about 'ive been expecting you' when the mawloc got placed by him...he should have been able to wipe the 'loc in your movement phase and then kill something else in the subsequent turn. Bonus for you!

As a GK and Draigowing player, even I constantly forget about Coteaz's I've Been Expecting You. LOL!

djn wrote:
Omg jy2! keep us hanging on! Great reports again.

Love the pic with the imperial knight spectating the battle!

Thanks!

Yeah, I saw him there and knew I just had to snap a photo with him taking a peek at our game.

sela wrote:
That's one hell of a dinner break

What can I say. I was hungry.

Why oh why didn't you stop on turn 6!?

Amazing batrep definitely worth the wait and episodic delivery.

You got us on the edge of our seats J

 jy2 wrote:

sela wrote:
That's one hell of a dinner break

What can I say. I was hungry.

Breaking news: Asian man suffers massive heart attack after 12 hour marathon dinner

Game #5 completed (on p. 4).

That was a really good game. Very close and the decisions made were meaningful right to the end. Sorry for your loss. You are going to have to win the lvo now to avenge yourself.

Thanks ansacs. Although I was aiming for Best Tyranid, I actually had a realistic shot at winning the whole thing had I been able to win #5. So I had my hopes up high....only to have it crumbling down as the dice just wouldn't go my way on 5 and 6. Sigh....that was painful. When expectations are low, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But it kinda hurts when your expectations are high.

In any case, next year at the LVO, my aim is to win it all. Expectation are high, but I am confident in the army I will be taking there.

 jy2 wrote:
Thanks ansacs. Although I was aiming for Best Tyranid, I actually had a realistic shot at winning the whole thing had I been able to win #5. So I had my hopes up high....only to have it crumbling down as the dice just wouldn't go my way on 5 and 6. Sigh....that was painful. When expectations are low, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But it kinda hurts when your expectations are high.

In any case, next year at the LVO, my aim is to win it all. Expectation are high, but I am confident in the army I will be taking there.

A good goal to have, always best to aim for the top. Just remind yourself its about the game and people you meet that way defeats are put into perspective and you never feel like a loser.

BTW I wouldn't feel too set in an army at the rate these armies are dropping lol. I am betting all 40k books are done by February

Rough game 5 J, though I cant feel too bad (Go Knights)

Running Nids at LVO?

Sounds great. I am looking forward to the reports titled, How to win the lvo and do it in style (with a giant drink of course).

The Nid army does not have any real critical mass. It was just a matter of time until you ran into a brick. The mobility of the imperial army shut you down. You played it very well but so did your opponent. You can't depend on getting first or second turn and the game ending on turn 5.

Looking forward to the opportunity to play you at LVO.

I will just have to keep winning until I face you huh?

Game 5 was an awesome read. I generally like games that go down to the wire like that and either team can win.

Cheers for typing it up... looking forward to the Salamander fight now

LVO will be super insane-o .

 Red Corsair wrote:

 jy2 wrote:
Thanks ansacs. Although I was aiming for Best Tyranid, I actually had a realistic shot at winning the whole thing had I been able to win #5. So I had my hopes up high....only to have it crumbling down as the dice just wouldn't go my way on 5 and 6. Sigh....that was painful. When expectations are low, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But it kinda hurts when your expectations are high.

In any case, next year at the LVO, my aim is to win it all. Expectation are high, but I am confident in the army I will be taking there.

A good goal to have, always best to aim for the top. Just remind yourself its about the game and people you meet that way defeats are put into perspective and you never feel like a loser.

BTW I wouldn't feel too set in an army at the rate these armies are dropping lol. I am betting all 40k books are done by February

Thanks. Yeah, it's not always about the winning. I am more for Sportsmanship and for both my opponent and I to have a fun time. Still, sometimes it's disappointing to lose a game that you could have and should have won, especially when you make mistakes in the game that costed you the game. But despite the disappointment, I still had fun in a grippingly tense game. It just would have been funner had I won.

BTW, my list/army may change by the time LVO arrives at the rate these new armies are being churned out. Nevertheless, I will bring the army that I feel will give me the best chances at winning come the LVO.

 WrentheFaceless wrote:
Rough game 5 J, though I cant feel too bad (Go Knights)

Running Nids at LVO?

Thanks. Yeah, the GK's needed a boost.

I most likely won't be running my bugs at the LVO, as I prefer to alternate armies between tournaments. Who knows, perhaps I may even take grey knights to the LVO!

 ansacs wrote:
Sounds great. I am looking forward to the reports titled, How to win the lvo and do it in style (with a giant drink of course).

Lol. Perhaps call it....How to Win at a Tournament While Drunk.

 Dozer Blades wrote:
The Nid army does not have any real critical mass. It was just a matter of time until you ran into a brick. The mobility of the imperial army shut you down. You played it very well but so did your opponent. You can't depend on getting first or second turn and the game ending on turn 5.

Actually, now that I've got more experience with them, I am actually feeling more confident with them in competitive play. I am loving the mobility of Skyblight as well as those regenerating ObSec troops. Going into my games, I was highly fearful of all those alpha-strike armies. Now, I realize that it isn't so bad....that I have enough of a critical mass to take it up the arse and still have a chance to win it. Now imagine if I played against these armies, had the 1st turn and was able to take off with all of my FMC's? I am sure those games would have been much, much different. In any case, despite my performance at the BAO, I am feeling much, much better (and much more comfortable) with my bugs.

 Leth wrote:
Looking forward to the opportunity to play you at LVO.

I will just have to keep winning until I face you huh?

We can always make a request to the Reece/Frankie to pair us off. They've got no problem pairing players up against each other in a kind of challenge match in the 1st round of their tourneys. As for me, I don't say no to challenges. It's just a matter of whoever places them first.





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Mad.. wrote:
Game 5 was an awesome read. I generally like games that go down to the wire like that and either team can win.

Cheers for typing it up... looking forward to the Salamander fight now

Oh man, that is another tough, tough battle where I was battling from behind for most of the game. All these marine armies were just so tough at the BAO. I can't believe how much better they've become ever since 7th.

I am hoping to get it started by tomorrow.

 Dozer Blades wrote:
LVO will be super insane-o .

It's going the be the can't-miss tournament of the West Coast in my opinion. All those beautiful armies. All those great players. All that booze! Can't wait!

Hope you can make it!

Here I thought you waited soooo long because you fell flat in the game but it was quite the contrary. You played really well and giving that turn 7 a go with only a minute left in the round was a thing of pure sportsmanship gold. I follow you for the strategy but now I've witnessed a whole new level of your gamesmanship. I'd play against you all day everyday. The BAO needed this bat rep after the winner was such a "that guy".

Props JY2. Major props. (Props>forgetting two psychic phases btw)