Dark Trainer

1 hour ago, Salty Monkey said:

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This is the post for the new league starting March 1st!

Added another store to the event. Working on updating the rest of the stores nights and times too.

I should be there to chat with Bosco, might try to pick up a board game or something. Maybe a 40k refresher game.

On 2/13/2020 at 11:56 AM, necrontyr said:

I think they have a scored and tracked game night on Mondays.

It can be any night. As @ninefinger said. If someone wants to have a person willing to run a store's participation contact me, I'll send them everything they need. Missions, tracking, etc. I would just need to know day/time that contact is running at that store (this assumes that person already worked it out with the store for permission of course).

On that note, anyone who knows a contact at a store or group that would like to participate. Please send me a PM soon. Hopefully before Feb 25th so I can coordinate them into the league. We're getting close! 

Who's ready to let loose the dogs of war! 

22 minutes ago, Tamwulf said:

Has anyone contacted Dice Age Games to see if they would be interesting in hosting a 40K game night? I know they already play on Thursdays and Saturdays.

The requirement for a game store to participate is a main contact to do all mission distribution and score tracking. Likely no one has reached out, yet we also don't have a contact to run it there either.

I'm gonna sit out. Too many side projects going on. Plus running the 40k escalation league.

I'll be there for our D&D group. 

Show up, report your game to your site's Tournament Organizer (Me at Ordo/WoW on Tuesday), others on Sunday or if you visit a participating game store. No requirement to attend 'all' weeks, and can also do make up games after the fact with no issue. Very casual and 

The missions will be posted in a thread on the 40k forums here. I'll add a link to it in this thread too. The missions will have scoring and such to report.

49 minutes ago, Aaron W said:

As someone who hasn't played 40k since 4th edition, I'd like to apologize in advance to my first couple of opponents for any inevitable dumbass rules mistakes that I make. However, my Chaos boys The Brothers of Livos are quite excited!

That's what an escalation league is for.

2 minutes ago, wisetiger7 said:

Question: for the doubles games, do the factions have to be allies or whatever? Or can it just be whatever each player brings?

Nope, it's basically a 2v2, you cannot impact or help your allies army. Strategems and such only work for your army.

But as you said, whatever each player brings.

I'm gonna have to bow out tonight 😪

11 minutes ago, ZeroStride said:

Gotcha. That's what I figured was the case, just...you know, always ask the TO 😉

 

Ah screw that TO guy! (Oh wait, that's me) 😁

I'm down to do some 40k learning games for you. You coming today at all? If not maybe one of these Tuesdays?

4 minutes ago, ZeroStride said:

Hey just to clarify the "no proxies" so I have been working on this as a missionary. I'm guessing that is conversion not proxy, but that I'd have to find a way to get a chainsword on her then?

Great looking model. The main thing is avoiding 90% 3d printed models,  non-represented minis, etc. People want to play a game without cardboard cutouts. 😉

That's a very nice conversion and would totally be fine. As for WYSIWYG, that's your call. Definitely nice to be able to call something a CC weapon if she's armed with it (buzzsaw on the servo-skull?). However, WSYIWYG for this league is meant to be pretty lax (don't call a rhino a landraider, but you get the idea).

I hope to be there.

Also, be advised parking may be a bit of a challenge on nearby roads Tuesday.

2 hours ago, pretre said:

You misspelled battlescribe.

Fixed 😁

16 minutes ago, Brother Glacius said:

i might try to do this with my chaos marines..I'd really like to get them painted for the OFCC.

 

DO EET!!!!

52 minutes ago, apathy ales said:

Hay guys. I haven't been around for a bit, but hope to start coming around more for this. What's Sunday night gunna look like? Last year there were a few of us, but it was slim pickins, I just can't make Tuesdays with my work schedule.

I don't know what Sunday at Wow will look like yet. Would be cool to get a head count, wouldn't it.

Welcome to the group.

The 40k community is strong in Portland along with many other systems. Most groups vary on their 'meta' or competitiveness. Most are middle of the road and really thrive on having a good game. At the Ordo Clubhouse that's what we usually focus on (a fun game). I've seen 'some' stores that have a higher meta with larger stuff. However, that's not typically the norm and your average player isn't bringing a win at all costs list (don't get me wrong, bring a very weak list, don't expect to have much more than 'fun'). 

We'll be running an escalation league here shortly (starting March 1st), that would be a great chance to hop into 40k.

As for saving a buck, second hand minis are a great way to save a buck. Picked up a bunch of marines for my nephew for a very reasonable price. Other newer armies you're not likely to have as much luck there. Your next best bet is the 15% discounts of stores, usually have to be part of their leagues though.

11 hours ago, WestRider said:

A few minutes on Google indicates that PLA is translucent with a slight yellowish tinge before it's dyed.

Who has a few minutes for Google now a days, 😉, 🤣

Thanks.

2 hours ago, scottshoemaker said:

 

Would clear PLA+ be even more consistent? Less additives?

 

I would think making it transluscent adds a chemical. What color would be the closest to undyed and natural? Brown, green, is there an non (or less) pigmented color?

42 minutes ago, Salty Monkey said:

cool beans, Knights are out!...but if someone brings a baneblade there will be hell to pay  😉

I have other chaotic nonsense to get the job done.

Maybe 1250, but the last couple or we hit 1500, 1750 should be okay.

7 minutes ago, Sgt. Rock said:

Good. I can handle Armigers, they aren't that much worse than, say, a Contemptor or something. I'm of the archaic belief that superheavies like Baneblades and Knights don't belong on the table unless you're playing Apoc. 😛 I realize that's a very outdated and curmudgeonly attitude, but I never felt like something that big belonged in a regular game. Same with primarchs, Ghazghkull, etc. But I'm just a grumpy old grognard who is having trouble adapting to things like command points and stratagems and detachments, so ignore my grousing. 

Yeah agreed. The meta here is not about super heavy focus. Just wanted to make sure people were considerate of it at the right point levels.

18 minutes ago, Sgt. Rock said:

I know that I, for one, would have a lot of trouble bringing down even a single knight at anything other less than 1500 points, unless I knew in advance and brought an extreme skew list. And even then, I'd probably struggle a bit. Wouldn't be much fun, at least for me.

Agree. Knights players usually do things like armiger's or small detachment of softer with it. That said, we will be trying to make good matchups too! This is for fun after all.

4 hours ago, Torg said:

Hmmm wondering if glimpses would be doing this?   Wondering if I have time to play 

If glimpses has an event person I can contact and work with, I'd be happy to provide them everything they need (missions, scoring sheet online, etc). They just need someone to coordinate their games and nights to do so (and store approval). 

2 hours ago, Salty Monkey said:

Because this is a cool fun event is there any objections to say some knights...of the Chaos variety that is?

Of course, just be mindful bringing say a 20 wound T8 model pre 1k can be very rough for many armies. However, I'd totally play ya!

I also just got 'Goin gaming' in Troutdale added also.

On 1/25/2020 at 4:17 PM, zcaust83 said:

Wooooo! Count me in! Tournament should be at 2000 points though.

Should be, but doesn't 'need' to be. Last year we ran it at 1500, end of escalation league. Being it needs to be painted for the tournament, really want to allow ability to escalate.