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I think it ends around 3pm PST? So there's still time! :)

Finished Season 3 of Grimm - NOW, finally, the series if getting good. The last few episodes were pretty intense, and there were a few surprises that ended the season with a bang. Much better than seasons 1 and 2, I am actually looking forward to season 4 starting here at the end of the month. 8/10.

I've been playing the past couple days, and I gotta say on the Hoth assault, I've seen the Rebels win once in I don't know how many tries. Is that been your guy's experience, too? And is there a way to 'stay' on one side or the other? I keep getting bounced between Rebels and Imperials... is that just a beta thing for testing purposes? Or when it actually launches will you be able to 'pick' a side and stay on it?

Looks like a damn good deal to me.

It may not make the entire unit (the whole squad) a single psyker - but they are still a 'unit', as indicated on pg 166. "While an Independent Character is part of a unit, he counts as part of the unit for all rules purposes...". The IC (or ICs) become part of that unit. Pg 24, A 'unit' can not cast the same psyker power more than once a turn. What am I missing here? And I don't think anyone is 'hiding' behind anything, nor do I see any reason for anyone who has been trying to -help- you, to feel 'ashamed'. You came and asked for thoughts, opinions, etc, and you got them. Not liking the answer you got really doesn't justify your aggression and borderline d-bag attitude. As AP has said now a few times - check with the person organizing the event you're in. They're the ultimate decider - not any of us. If you don't like the answer you get - accept it, or don't play in that event.

Thanks fellas! Rudra, I know some of the guys frequently get together on Saturdays, as well. I would assume that you could get a league game in that day, too! That could be an option for you. I know I for sure would love to play you sometime! :) And dp, I know I am getting old and probably forget a lot of stuff that happened, but usually I remember the important stuff, 100% accurate 50% of the time! :P -Tim

So! We began our next Escalation League up here in the 'Couv tonight. This time around, we're going to advance a little slower: tonight's match was 120, but the next TWO weeks will be 150, followed by two weeks at 200, two weeks at 250, and then two weeks at 300. So 9 weeks instead of 5. I like that! Our first mission was a simple Annihilation. I got to play Joe, another Ariadna player - and playing someone with the same army I always thought was like kissing your sister. Yeah, it's a girl, but... ugh. Still, Joe is a lot of fun to talk to and play with, so we jumped right in. He plays strictly Caledonian, so I knew I'd be facing 45th Gals (he had 3) and of course Caledonian Volunteers (he had...5. His plan had been to form a link-team with them, but link teams and other advanced rules weren't allowed. So they were just regular Vols for today. He also had a Cateran sniper, as well as an SAS sniper, giving him 10 models and 13 orders. I played Vanilla Ariadna, as usual. I took 2 Volunteers (Chain rifles), 4 Kazaks (all rifles, one a medic), a Hardcase, a Spetsnaz sniper, and a Chasseur, giving me 9 orders total. He won the WIP roll and chose to go first, so I picked the side I wanted and let him set-up first. He popped two cammo markers up on high places, so I figured that wasn't good. He lined up his 45th together as well as some of his Vols, and his Vol HMG was in a nice spot up on a rooftop as well. I felt rather naked with my one sniper. His first turn he moved, expertly tossing smoke grenades around to cover his move. I had most of my guys prone and unable to ARO anyway, but I did have a couple that could have - but I forced myself to be patient and didn't get lured out of cammo. By the end of his turn, he had a 45th climb a ladder I didn't know was there, spotted my Hardcase, and forced me to make a decision. I decided to shoot as he engaged, and the die roll went my way and I put an arrow between his eyes. He failed both saves and died outright, which was a relief. Sadly... his SAS watched the whole thing and then followed it up with a shot right in the cowboy hat of my Hardcase, taking him out. Not a good exchange so far! He used his last orders to consolidate,then it was my move. I saw where he had huddled his two remaining 45th Gals behind a wall, AND, I had a thought to lure out one or both of his snipers. I took one of my Vols - my cheapest guys - and ran him from cover to cover, giving his sniper a juicy open-field shot... he went for it, revealing himself, and as expected he shot and hit my Vol. Armor Save? Natural 20. WHAT bullet???! Where?? Was someone shooting at me? This brought his Cateran out of cammo, so then I revealed my Spetsnaz... and went on a rampage. First, taking out the Cateran. Then, taking out his SAS, then, just because... I took out his Vol HMG, effectively removing all of his long-range firepower. It was methodical and the bloodiest 3-action rampage I've been on yet in my limited Infinity career. To add insult to injury, my Volunteer that heroically dodged sniper fire? I looked at his list and realized - Wait... he's got a shotgun! He lined up a shot perfectly on both of the 45th Gals that I could now see... blasted them... and killed them both with two perfectly placed shotgun blasts. This was the first time ever that I got to use a shotgun. At this point, he had 4 Vols left and conceded the game. On an interesting note - we had ZERO crits the entire game. None at all, for anything. I think that was a first that I've experienced. Joe also only made 2 armor saves... but they were on two different saves where he needed to make ALL of them or die. But all the other saves he failed, badly. I made two armor saves at very critical moments, and with a small game like this, two saves like that can easily spell the difference between victory and defeat. A fun game for certain, I really enjoy playing and chatting with Joe. Looking forward to next week! We had a great showing this week - 7 of us were there, and an 8th that had received his USARF box on the spot, and he was gluing figs together while the other games went on. I also know a couple guys that were missing - if we show up with a 'full group' that I know of, that's 10 guys for sure. Tonight saw 'little Nick's' first game, and I think he got two in.

For me its just finding the time to do it.

Weren't they running one-offs at GenCon? I didn't think they were playing full campaigns there at their demo booth...

Along with their Zoat allies.

Andrew, I might have a -few- Nids you could borrow, too! :)

DP, I've seen a lot of comments about Deep Cuts on Dakka, and lots of people with issues said that they got them fixed, so DON'T give-up without trying to fix the situation. I had contacted them directly because they also do custom mats, and I wanted to have one made. The guy I spoke to kept putting me off, telling me to check back in a few weeks, and a couple weeks ago he said to try back at the end of the year. But I am not going to bother - if they don't want my money, I ain't gonna beg them to take it. ;) But yeah, they've had shipping issues, and many folks have posted that they got those issues fixed once you contact them and let them know what was wrong. -Tim

Over the months since AoS has come out, I've really pretty much moved on. I played a handful of AoS games, and watched another handful - and it's just really not for me. And as much as I enjoyed WHFB, my eagerness to play it is pretty much at an all-time low. That being said, if someone asked me to play I probably would break out the rats, but I won't be seeking games of WHFB on my own anytime soon. I own 2 massive 40K armies as well, as well as Blood Bowl and Mordheim groups. But as far as being a 'GW customer' goes, I am pretty much done. I've not bought a 'new' GW product in quite some time, and unless they release a new unit for one of my chosen factions, I doubt I will be giving them any of my money anytime soon. Any GW stuff I've bought as of late has been used/second-hand on eBay. I definitely understand where you are coming from dp. My intro into minis games was Blood Bowl back in 1989, but a month after that, I jumped into WHFB and have loved that setting ever since. But now it's gone - or at the very least 'different' - and that which I was attached to is pretty much dead, and if I am going to invest time/effort into playing a 'dead' game, that would be LotR, for me, instead of WHFB. Like Andrew, I tried KoW and had mixed thoughts on it. It definitely holds promise, in my opinion, but the jury is out and I definitely need/want some more games of it. I recently picked up some movement trays and definitely still plan to give it a full and fair shot. It will be curious to see how things shake out in the next year.

I was able to buy in time. :)

I also heard that all Tau will be issued close combat weapons -other- than sharpened sticks!

'Murica!

I believe you can do that if your Lieutenant has the 'Strategos' skill, level 1. Not sure which models they had, though. And I didn't think it cost them a Command token to do it... Could be wrong, tho.

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My first pan-o purchase was the half of the box that you and I split, Raindog. My second pan-o purchase was a team of Magister Knights I traded for with one of the guys up here. I had NO idea what they were, I only knew they were pan-o. Glad I got something decent! :)

From what I understand, you can do either. :)

I am playing vanilla ariadna until usarf gets some more troops. I love all the subfactions within ariadna so tons of choice. :) But ive found something in every faction that appeals to me. I wouldnt be surprised if i end up with at least a small force for all of them at some point.

Nice job, Raindog!!!

Go Big-10! :)

Yet, Eldar do not dominate the tournament scene, as far as I've seen. There are a few items in the Eldar dex I don't use (Ranged WK's, D-Scythes, or Scatterbikes), but other than that, I don't think they are any worse than many of the marine load-outs I've seen. Marines have better everything than guard as well, don't they? And a Guard's strength comes in numbers and heavy vehicles, which you should generally have an advantage in.