Tuesday 28 July 2020

W40K -- Canopener 2020 -- Wargaming for Charity

Wargaming for Charity --- Canopener 2020

One of my all time favourite events in Wargaming is this tourney. Playing with miniature armies but at the same time doing something for the community and supporting the Auckland mission winter kitchens with donations is awesome! This event is steeped in history and goes back a couple of decades past my time at our local Club 'ACG Inc', here in Auckland NZ. Always good to see 40k scene doing their bit and showing off their generosity to the max. This year we raised just over 500 cans for the cause and would have raised more but we're limiting the size of our events due to Covid this year. Only smaller events till next year hits for our community.

The day consisted of 1000pt armies and 4 games of 1v1 using ITC scenarios. The crowd was full of new players and it was the last hurrah for 8th edition of 40k. 9th edition has hit the shelves and all that new plastic will have to wait till the next event. So with familiar 8th edition armies we saw a good mix of factions in the field, with Marines making up a majority. I took Tau for the day and the drones repulsed some serious amount of fire power incoming.


Congratulations to the winners and to the very closely fought final games. The Title was decided by 1pt on the scenario. Third place had also only lost by a couple of points when he faced off against the Champion. Well done Liam for being crowned the eventual Victor!! Many thanks to all the competitors who came to support the event. Without you guys we wouldn't have such a friendly and welcoming wargaming show. Keep he wargaming strong and tell all your friends what a great game this is.

Results.

 
Player
 
 Score
 
1
Liam H
 
4091
IH
2
Julien
 
3183
Ultra
3
James W
 
3181
DE
4
David H
 
3155
Tau
5
Warren R
 
3149
Marines
6
David M
 
2285
Eldar
7
Charlie
 
2270
IH
8
Dylan
 
2264
AM
9
Raymond
 
2260
Necrons
10
Phil
 
2247
Tau
11
Milton
 
2242.1
 
12
Jeff
 
2242
 
13
Hennie
 
2233
 
14
Luke
 
1745
 
15
Andrew
 
1742
 
16
Ben R
 
1360
 
17
Ronin
 
1334
 
18
Sam P
 
429
 
19
Marcel
 
412
 
20
Matt P
 
404
 
21
Jacob T
 
400.8
 
22
TJ
 
400.7
 
23
Daniel V
 
400.6
 
24
Tim L
 
400.5
 
25
Rich
 
400.4
 
26
Cody M
 
400.3
 
27
Ben L
 
400.2
 
28
Daniel C
 
400
 
     
 
Best Paint
 
Milton
 
 
Best Sport
 
Sam P
 
 
Young Blood
 
Ronin
 

If you every are in Auckland, NZ. Come visit our humble club on the link Here.


Stacks of cans that will no doubt be put to good use in the Missions kitchen's.







 Bloodthirster chews through my Riptide easily.

Sam's impressive Looted knight.








Friday 10 July 2020

Apocalypse 2020 - Pandemonium edition

Always time for one of my favourite formats of the game of 40k, Apocalypse. We do it oldskool here in Auckland for Apoc games and just use straight 8th ed rules. We've held almost 10 games in this way and have had no problems getting to turn 6+ before 5pm in the afternoon with a 9am start. This time out we held two tables of 5v5, with 3000pts each player, which makes a massive battle of 15,000pts vs 15000pts. Playing with endless reserves as a rule the battle kept rolling through out the day. Much enjoyment had by the score of peeps taking part.

We had a roomy venue and lots of different armies taking part for this mid year affair. The second Apoc game is usually held just before Xmas and will be 9th ed by the looks. The atmosphere was cool, calm and relaxed where you could just roll dice with careless abandon. Perfect for a day of games with good company. I'll just let the pictures speak for a superb day had by all.

Many thanks to the ACG Club guys for attending and special mention to Ben for most of the epic pics!

Prebattle coffee and a gnatter

The Ork waaagh was prolific



 The Xenos vs Imperium main table



Knights was the backbone of the massive battler



 Ultra marines added their firepower to the battle






 Tau vs Pandemonium table


The MVP's for each table


The Crew!

Sunday 23 February 2020

Exterminatus 2020 - W40k Doubles Results

Doubles W40k has become the staple of wargamers looking for a fun and action filled day of hobby down here in NZ. Exterminatus hosted 40 enthusiasts for 3 games of ITC scenarios over the course of a Sunday. The fact that modern busy lives means less time for hobby pursuits, makes a Oneday competition a pretty attractive option to roll your games out. Having 900pt armies with your doubles pair and running a full 1800pts together gives variety to the already full competitive 40k scene.

The tournament was run with the help of 'Spellbound games - Auckland' and 'Auckland City Guard Inc (ACG) - Auckland'. One a popular FLGS in Highland Park and the other a Non-profit Games group with Games meets on Tue, Wed and Sundays around the Auckland area (Parnell & Highland park). If you're just starting or a veteran of the games, go support them as they are helping your community grow games. Join in the fun and help build and make bigger the already thriving hobby.

With a good solid field of players we saw a varied field with Marines notably dotted around the landscape. Still great to see the spread of almost every codex represented in the field for a very picturesque assemble of the Warhammer universe. There were some notable popular choices and Iron Father Feirros was at the forefront of many armies.



Here is the results.
Congratulations to the winners and all those attendees that made it a memorable hobby day for all!!



   
Team Name
   
Score
 
Army
               
1
 
Wang Bros
   
60.1
 
IH/IH
2
 
Team 3 of 20
   
60
 
IH/IH
3
 
Your Turn
   
51
 
IH/Tyranids
4
 
Something Witty
   
49.3
   
5
 
Pity Points
   
49.2
   
6
 
12 cents in the bank
   
49.1
   
7
 
Cole Train
   
49
   
8
 
Flesh and Iron
   
47
   
9
 
Sleep Deprived
   
46
   
10
 
Uneasy Alliance
   
44
   
11
 
Pox PoxWalkers
   
43
   
12
 
Chaos Eldar
   
40
   
13
 
10mins late boss
   
39
   
14
 
Big Daddy
   
38
   
15
 
It was only a kiss
   
37
   
16
 
The Greatest Good
   
36
   
17
 
Winky Dinky Dog
   
35.1
   
18
 
Damiens Team
   
35
   
19
 
Dan & Ryan
   
29
   
20
 
Elfstar
   
24
   
               
   
Best Paint
 
Michael S
     
   
Best Sport
 
Something Witty
Charlie & Ian

Best Painted - Tyranids

Notable - Iron Hands

A great day of hobby had by all. Great atmosphere in the room and all credit to the attendees for putting on the friendly show of our hobby. You guys represented our group superbly and the many spectators who saw the impressive show will surely join our growing ranks of hobbyists.

Don't forget to stay tuned and come and support our events in the future.
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