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San Jose, CA


Picture of me (Jim, middle) with Reece (left) and Frankie (right), founders of Frontline Gaming and the ITC.


So the Bay Area Open GT (BAO GT) is happening this weekend. It is a large GT - about 150 attendees signed up - in Silicon Valley in Northern California. Originally, I was not able to attend but in the 11th hour, it turned out that I could. So I decided to bring my Walking Dread Space Wolves army that I have been playing recently.



List:

Spoiler:

2K THE WALKING DREAD SPACE WOLVES

Vanguard Detachment:

Logan Grimnar Warlord - Tenacious Survivor

Venerable Dreadnought - Fenrisian Great Axe + Blizzard Shield
Venerable Dreadnought - Fenrisian Great Axe + Blizzard Shield
Venerable Dreadnought - Fenrisian Great Axe + Blizzard Shield
Venerable Dreadnought - Fenrisian Great Axe + Blizzard Shield
Mortis Dreadnought - 2x Twin Heavy Bolters
Mortis Dreadnought - 2x Twin Heavy Bolters

Vanguard Detachment:

Rune Priest - Runic Sword Powers - Jaws of the World Wolf, Stormcaller
Wolf Guard Battle Leader - Combi-melta

Dreadnought - 2x Twin Autocannons
Dreadnought - 2x Twin Autocannons
Dreadnought - 2x Twin Autocannons
Dreadnought - 2x Twin Autocannons
Dreadnought - Twin Lascannons, Twin Autocannons
Dreadnought - Twin Lascannons, Twin Autocannons


Command Points: 5



My goal is to win Best Faction Army (in this case, Best Space Wolves). More updates and my battle reports to come throughout the week. In the meantime, let me know what you think about my army and/or how they will do.

This message was edited 5 times. Last update was at 2017/07/30 07:29:54



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But where is the shadowsword???

Good luck!


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San Jose, CA

 yakface wrote:

But where is the shadowsword???

Good luck!


Thanks!

For several reasons:

1. More dreads = plays better to the objectives.

2. Dreads can better take advantage of my character buffs. The Shadowsword can't.

3. I am anticipating a lot of terrain. The SS will have problems maneuvering around them due to its large frame. For example, on some tables, you get terrains like these:

Spoiler:


Because vehicles cannot move through ruins, there's no way my Shadowsword would be able to fit through some of the small cracks between terrain pieces. And I was right to expect terrain to be setup on some tables like this one here.



This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2017/07/30 08:26:22



6th Edition Tournaments: Golden Throne GT 2012 - 1st .....Bay Area Open GT 2013 - Best Tyranids
ATC 2013 - Team Fluffy Bunnies - 1st .....LVO GT 2014 Team Tournament - Best Generals
7th Edition: 2015-16 ITC Best Grey Knights, 2015-16 ITC Best Tyranids
Jy2's 6th Edition Battle Report Thread - Links.....Jy2's 7th Edition Battle Report Thread - Links
 
   
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McCragge

Good luck!

Bow down to Guilliman for he is our new God Emperor!

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"Lol, classic martel. 'I know it was strong enough to podium in the biggest tournament in the world but I refuse to acknowledge space marines are good because I can't win with them and it can't possibly be ME'."

DakkaDakka is really the place where you need anti-tank guns to kill basic dudes, because anything less isn't durable enough. 
   
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Fort Campbell

Good luck, curious to see how it turns out. Definitely curious to see how the meta will be, with no flyer spam.

Full Frontal Nerdity 
   
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Columbus

Looking forward to seeing the results. Really glad you are back writing up reports! You do a great job!

Never argue with an idiot you just lower yourself to their level.  
   
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jy2 is currently 52nd

This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2017/07/30 19:47:08


 
   
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Fort Campbell

GhostRecon wrote:
jy2 is currently 52nd


They're in the last round, right?

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Colorado Springs

I get the reasoning, but I think the Shadowsword is going to be sorely missed.
   
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Fort Campbell

 JohnU wrote:
I get the reasoning, but I think the Shadowsword is going to be sorely missed.


Yeah, I'm with you on that. If for nothing other then it would have been a huge fire magnet that his dreads would have enjoyed having around.

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As a big fan of your batreps, I'm very glad to see you going to the BAO! Good luck and have fun
   
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 djones520 wrote:
GhostRecon wrote:
jy2 is currently 52nd


They're in the last round, right?


I'm just watching through the Best Coast Pairings site/app (the app crashes all the time, though. Kind of garbage imo), so I don't know for sure - the site claims they're in round 5 at the moment.
   
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San Jose, CA


First battle should be up tomorrow.


 djones520 wrote:
Good luck, curious to see how it turns out. Definitely curious to see how the meta will be, with no flyer spam.

There were still a lot of flyers, though I imagine that many people made alterations to their flyer lists.


 Primark G wrote:
Good luck!

 Cult of My Boy Blue wrote:
Looking forward to seeing the results. Really glad you are back writing up reports! You do a great job!

GrafWattenburg wrote:
As a big fan of your batreps, I'm very glad to see you going to the BAO! Good luck and have fun

Thanks!


 JohnU wrote:
I get the reasoning, but I think the Shadowsword is going to be sorely missed.

My Shadowsword would have been so dead, considering how many alpha-strike armies I went up against. It's hard to say, really.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2017/08/01 16:23:34



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ATC 2013 - Team Fluffy Bunnies - 1st .....LVO GT 2014 Team Tournament - Best Generals
7th Edition: 2015-16 ITC Best Grey Knights, 2015-16 ITC Best Tyranids
Jy2's 6th Edition Battle Report Thread - Links.....Jy2's 7th Edition Battle Report Thread - Links
 
   
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Hey, got a peak of you in Bloodofkittens coverage
   
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Fort Campbell

Hope all is well Jim. Still eagerly awaiting to hear about your experience.

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Birmingham

Really looking forward to seeing this. That dread list looks great fun

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San Jose, CA

Sorry for the wait guys. I've been really busy lately as well as out of town (still not back yet). I'm hoping to get started on the reports this weekend. See you.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2017/08/11 07:02:34



6th Edition Tournaments: Golden Throne GT 2012 - 1st .....Bay Area Open GT 2013 - Best Tyranids
ATC 2013 - Team Fluffy Bunnies - 1st .....LVO GT 2014 Team Tournament - Best Generals
7th Edition: 2015-16 ITC Best Grey Knights, 2015-16 ITC Best Tyranids
Jy2's 6th Edition Battle Report Thread - Links.....Jy2's 7th Edition Battle Report Thread - Links
 
   
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McCragge

I can't wait for these reports.

Bow down to Guilliman for he is our new God Emperor!

Martel - "Custodes are terrible in 8th. Good luck with them. They take all the problems of marines and multiply them."

"Lol, classic martel. 'I know it was strong enough to podium in the biggest tournament in the world but I refuse to acknowledge space marines are good because I can't win with them and it can't possibly be ME'."

DakkaDakka is really the place where you need anti-tank guns to kill basic dudes, because anything less isn't durable enough. 
   
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What happened to this thread, and jy2 in general?
   
 
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