Vermintide take two: First round matchups

So Neil has kindly sent out the first round draw.  For those that are interested, I will run through the games and use my awesome Warhammering Skillzz* to predict the results of the first up games....

1. Peter with TK vs some other dead things. They both smell funny to an Orc. I reckon those Scorpions and Necro Kitty will be doing there best to killing blow that vamp and necro asap.  The Ghouls are dangerous, but less so when they have to crumble.  Big win to the sandy Williamson.
2. Fluffy Orcs vs Life Slaan in Temple Guard with all the poison in the world......I will let you guys decide this one.
3. Ray vs Aaron with Thundertusk Ogres. I would normally give this to Ray as he is a good player and very experienced.  But I think he thought he was playing 40k when choosing a Daemon Prince.  If Aaron can avoid getting the Mournfang and Thundertusk Gateway'd off, then he could pull off the win.  Small margin though.
4. Bo's metal HE vs Joels Fuckin angry birds.  Can Bo get some searing doom off early to cripple the Demi's? Otherwise I think the Angry Birds will be picking HE skirts from their teeth (Teeth?)at the end of this one.
5. Stuarts WOC vs Dave's Skaven toys.  Like I said in my last post it depends on the Skaven toys.  If they were brought cheaply at the $2 shop then I think it will be close, otherwise it will be a Fisher Price annihilation. 
6. James's White Skirts vs Simon's "I wish I had Thorek" Dwarfs. I am going to give it to James for 2 reasons. Experience and White Lions.  See ya second round Simon :)
7. Kents "Blot out the sun" WE vs Adams Dwarfs. If Adam didn't play Dwarfs I would fell sorry for him, but......Dwarf bolt throwers are going to be pretty useless this matchup. I can see Kent base-lining the shit out of this game.  If Kent targets Quarrellers early, then I can see a big win for him.
8. Matthews "unpainted hordes" of HE vs Alexs/Joels WE.  This is a hard one to pick for me.  So I am going to say that lots of "Stupid smelly Elves" are going to die.  10-10
9. Johns "Push it forward FTW" Ogres vs Matthews Dwarfs. Wait...more Dwarfs...great. lol.  I think it all depends on how depleted the mournfangs are before combat.  I think the Ironblaster gives John the edge, and as I have picked him for my top 5, I will be giving him the win.
10. Mike's "Sack full of hammers" vs Thomas "Mad" Max.  So the Tournament Vet Mike to go up against    Thomas in his first Tournament.  I don't know the numbers, but how well do Plague Monks do against Letters??  The Doomwheel and Plague Mortar will be troublesome, but I am giving this game to Mike. Although, this could be the upset of the round. 

So thats what I think will go down.  Please note I know nothing about Warhammer, so I studied the Internet for a good 3 hours today researching these results.

What are your opinions guys?

*Often confused with blind luck and rolling Foot of Gork. It is a legitimate strategy I promise!!

Vermintide

So this is what it feels like to bring a knife to a gun fight....

 

 

I guess it's my fault (or Ben's...Grrrrr).  After taking the only level 4 to the tournament last year, and winning the thing, I thought I would take something more Fluffy to this years tournament as I felt this would be more in line with the "Theme of the Tournament".

 

It feels like I have fallen for someones well concieved trap..

 

 

 

Just joking. The armies that have been subbed are all strong armies.  A Slaan!!! (really.....) The Mournfang and Demigryphs have also come out to play.  And Mike with all subtlety(sp?) of a sack of hammers to the face.  There seems to be an abundance of flaming banners and rings to kill my poor little Trolls :(  Kinda feels like the War of the Beard too with all the Dwarfs and Highelves.

 

As for predictions, I think there are a few armies and players that stand out, so I will give you my top few placings.

 

I think the top 2 spots will be fought out between Mike with his Daemons of redness, and Joel with his fuckin angry birds.  In that matchup if Joel can keep the letters away from his Halberds, I think the Demi's will do a number on the Letters.

 

Caleb and his Lizos have the ability to not loose if he doesn't want to, but can he push for the big wins??

 

David A has taken all the toys in the world, but are they made in China??  I don't know what I would do against those freekin gutter runners...

 

The Dwarfs are in town and have brought there warmachines and stuff..................sorry fell asleep there for a moment. I really don't know what Dwarfs do apart from shoot, not move, and build sandcastles.

 

All the Ogres are strong as normal..."push it foreward FTW". Nuf said.

 

High Elves will be squishy, sorry but I can't see them challenging. Although I haven't seen James's list yet.....

 

The Wood Elves will be annoying as shit.  Alex's (sorry Joel's) list is well thought out and should be very tough to deal with if played correctly.

 

Sorry Ray but I can't see that Daemon Prince living very long.  You must be in the same fluffy camp as me.

 

Then there is Mr Peter Williamson.  His list will cause everybody headaches.  I rate Peter as one of the top generals in the country, so when it comes to crunch time, I can see him sniffing around the top 3 spots.

 

I honestly don't know how to rate the VC list.  Those 30 Ghouls could be problematic, but the rest seems squishy enough.

 

So....

 

1. Joel Vdvndjenddjdjdd.......long
2. Mike King
3. Peter Williamson
4. Dave A
5. John Murrie

 

So I am picking Joel to beat Mike last round and take the tournament.

 

OOhhh the pressure.

 

 

 

 

 

 



New Army Ideas.

 



So after finishing my DE, and not needing to add anything to my current O&G or CD army, it must mean only one thing....NEW ARMY TIME!!!!!

But what to do.  I am always running army ideas through my head, most are crap, but sometimes one sticks. 

As many of you know, I had a heavily converted Slaanesh themed WOC army, that some little maggots nicked from my house.  I loved that army, so I think I am going to take what I learned from doing that one...and do the army again!  I have some definate conversions in mind, I will go through a few of my ideas here.  I will however be waiting for the new book before going balls out with it.

When the new WOC stuff came out, I was not a fan...at all.  The warshrine is only good for bits, I have never really been a fan of Khorne stuff, and the marauders on steeds looked very lazy and do not look nice together....BUT, if you take the marauder bits and the steeds as seperate entities, they are really nice models.  The steeds I like, and the Marauders are all Slaaneshi and stuff so will be perfect for my army.  I will be using the crested helms for my knights and warriors, along with the shields bodies.

Now to me, Slaaneshi warriors and units would look a lot different to the other gods warriors.  I would imagine them being very lithe and agile and not as bulky as the others.  So what models to use?

I did some surfing on the GW website and come up with a few ideas. 

 

 

 

I am going to use phoenix guard for my warriors.  With a head swap with the Marauders from the Hellstriders and some greenstuffing and heavy filing I think they could really work.

 

 

I like the Chaos knight models, but again they are too bulky for my needs, enter the Dragon Princes.  I have heaps of spare chaos bits, so I reckon the will chaosify pretty well.

 

 

The marauder horsemen are one of my favourite GW kits, so they will stay as the are.

 

I am still not sure what I will do for normal foot marauders, but I will prob wait for the new book to see if they are woth taking or not.

 

So if anyone is planning on getting the new Hellstriders, please let me know so I can bribe you to get some bits off ya!!

 

 

Cheers



Bit the Bullet

OK guys so I have submitted my list. It isn't as strong as last years list, but I like it.

Orc Big Boss - Boar - Shield - Sword of Striking - Dragonhelm - Luckstone

Orc Shaman - Level 2 - Boar - Ruby Ring

5 Wolf Riders

18 Savage Orc Bigunz - Xtra chop - Std

20 NG Archers - Std - 2 Fanatics

7 Trolls

Boar Chariot

Boar Chariot

Wolf Chariot

Pumpwagon - Outrigga

Pumpwagon - Outrigga

So first thing is no BSB. I will probably regret it, but we will see.  What do y'all think cowboys?

1200pts is HARD!!!

Anybody else going to Vermintide having trouble making a list??
I am finding it hard to make a list that can do what I want it to do without running out of points.
I am taking my orcs so I have a lot of options, too many really. I am finding I can do one phase really well, but the others suffer.

My DE list last year was really nasty, but really balanced at the same time. (Thanks Ben) It is really hard to do the same thing with Orcs.

I will post up my list after the cut off date for peoples opinions. Can't give too much away now......

Vermintide

Hi guys.

Would just like to put a shout out to the Vermintide tournament Neil Williamson is running next month.
It is a one dayer which makes it really accessible, and with armies being only 1200pts it makes for some really interesting fun games.

I had a blast last year, and am definitely going. Have to defend my title :)

Neil runs a really smooth tournament so come along and play some really tactical fun games.

and I promise I won't bring a lvl4 this time......

New GW FAQ's are up.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat440134a&categoryId=1000018&section=&pIndex=2&aId=3000006&start=3&multiPageMode=true

I find these ones the most interesting and potentially game changing:


Q: If a character has the Book of Secrets, may they take magic items
or Gifts of Chaos that are only available to Wizards or listed as
‘Sorcerers only’? (p115).
A: No.

Page 115 – Magic Banners, Banner of Rage.
Add “If given to a unit of cavalry, both the riders and their
mounts count as affected elements for the purposes of the Extra
Attack special rule.”

Page 83 – Monstrous Cavalry.
In the second paragraph, replace “All the cavalry rules…with
one exception – monstrous cavalry always use the highest
Wounds characteristic…” with “All the cavalry rules…with
two exceptions – monstrous cavalry always use the highest
Toughness and Wounds characteristics…”

Q: If a unit charges into combat and, on the turn it charges, the last
of the enemy unit it is fighting are removed as casualties due to
Daemonic Instability, the Unstable special rule, Cornered Rats or as
a result of a War Machine failing its Break test, does the charging
unit get to make an Overrun move? (p58).
A: No.

FINALLY banner of rage is clarified. Also awesome news about monstrous cav...cause they need a boost :/

Good for my Peg bsb though.