The eldest and I went to dinner at Hooters and then went and played two games of Race for the Galaxy with the newest expansion.
She spanked me on the first round 80's to 40's... The new Prestige tokens add a different flavor to the game. I need to check to see if we are doing the Prestige Leader thingy right.
Second game I won 38 to 37. It went a lot quicker the first, but I think it was because we were trying to re-learn.
Right now I'm getting my butt handed to me by the computer version. One win in a dozen odd games... Grrr...
jp
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Race for the Galaxy Players Rejoice...
Two items for Race for the Galaxy...
First the new expansion has been released, "On the Brink", has been released. I guess it came out a month or so ago and I wasn't paying attention. While I was waiting at the tournament yesterday I opened it up to start reading, so no unboxing as I ruined the shrink wrap, besides, it is a card game!
This version adds Prestige that can be spent in the game for effects (based on the cards) but also counts as VP so spend wisely. Coolest card so far is the Death Star type card that allows you to blow up planets of your opponents.
I haven't played yet, but the Eldest and I are going to try it out on Tuesday as my Father's Day present.
The second bit of info is that someone has developed a pretty good downloadable AI for RftG. Keldon's done a few games, but this one seems pretty darn solid. So far I am 0-3 vs. the damn machine... I think it cheats! :)
jp
Race'n
First the new expansion has been released, "On the Brink", has been released. I guess it came out a month or so ago and I wasn't paying attention. While I was waiting at the tournament yesterday I opened it up to start reading, so no unboxing as I ruined the shrink wrap, besides, it is a card game!
This version adds Prestige that can be spent in the game for effects (based on the cards) but also counts as VP so spend wisely. Coolest card so far is the Death Star type card that allows you to blow up planets of your opponents.
I haven't played yet, but the Eldest and I are going to try it out on Tuesday as my Father's Day present.
The second bit of info is that someone has developed a pretty good downloadable AI for RftG. Keldon's done a few games, but this one seems pretty darn solid. So far I am 0-3 vs. the damn machine... I think it cheats! :)
jp
Race'n
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Warmachine Weekend Invitational
We ran the Warmachine Weekend Invitational on Saturday and had 14 folks show. Big thanks to the Des Monies crowd for filling in the ranks.
We ended up having four rounds, with Des Monies guys Chad and JD going in for the title and big prize. Chad's Troll's took the day for a victory.
Other Interesting Sights:
Adam fielded McBain after putting him together in a drunken stupper the night before! :)
Alan from Lincoln, the sole Lincoln rep I might add, put together and played a 50 point Kraye list in under 24 hours... That is a lot of gluing my friend...
Eric played in his first full WM tournament and did well. Lessons learned and force compositions noted for the next event...
The Des Monies guys are good... They bar has been raised!
Hooker needs to get more sleep before a match!
Thanks to those that played, it was a good time!
jp
PRESS
We ended up having four rounds, with Des Monies guys Chad and JD going in for the title and big prize. Chad's Troll's took the day for a victory.
Other Interesting Sights:
Adam fielded McBain after putting him together in a drunken stupper the night before! :)
Alan from Lincoln, the sole Lincoln rep I might add, put together and played a 50 point Kraye list in under 24 hours... That is a lot of gluing my friend...
Eric played in his first full WM tournament and did well. Lessons learned and force compositions noted for the next event...
The Des Monies guys are good... They bar has been raised!
Hooker needs to get more sleep before a match!
Thanks to those that played, it was a good time!
jp
PRESS
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Saturday Warmachine
Had a few hours this morning, so I got to try to play a few quick games.
Eric and I played his Highborn vs. my Cygnar. It was going all Nemo's way, but, as usual, I left the caster just a bit to far forward, allowing Madhammer to drop several shots on his dead. Win Mercs.
Second game was Dan's Highborn with Ashlynn vs. Nemo again. I got lucky on a chain lightening that hit Ashlynn for 9 points of damage, then got a sword knight to charge up, rolled a nine to hit and finished the job with solid damage. Was worried about all the solo's he had flooding the left flank, but I tried to rush the other side to stay alive.
jp
Eric and I played his Highborn vs. my Cygnar. It was going all Nemo's way, but, as usual, I left the caster just a bit to far forward, allowing Madhammer to drop several shots on his dead. Win Mercs.
Second game was Dan's Highborn with Ashlynn vs. Nemo again. I got lucky on a chain lightening that hit Ashlynn for 9 points of damage, then got a sword knight to charge up, rolled a nine to hit and finished the job with solid damage. Was worried about all the solo's he had flooding the left flank, but I tried to rush the other side to stay alive.
jp
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Song of Blades and Heroes Campaign Meet Two
Thursday (Yes this is three days late) we had our second meet up for the Song of Blades and Heroes Campaign. We had five show up, Paul, Eric, Bill, and myself with Steve hosting.
Since we had an odd number and I had the most wins, I took the option to sit out and watch the first round. One of the pairing was Eric's King Vinter vs. Bill's Wild Gnome with the battle being fought in the mountain lands using the Hold Out scenario. Eric had to deploy his force in split sections, but they showed up on the second turn which really didn't effect the game set up. The battle was met in the middle with the Gnome's rats moving up in blocks. The battle was fought hard, but the Gnome was victorious. Bill found an Eldritch graveyard with gold loosing one of his giant rats and a wererat. Vinter found a shrine that gave him a gold.
The other game was Paul's new Maximus' Veteran's of the 1st Cohort vs. Steve's Slave revolt of Gladius Imperious lead by Hunk-ra. The battle was fought in a standard field with the Difficult Ground scenario. Paul took the victory after removing enough gladiators that Steve's small army was in peril of being wiped out. One of Paul's guys picked up an illness and Steve found a trap and was able to disable it for a gold.
Second round had my Victor's Boys vs. the Gnome and his wererats. We fought on open land with the difficult ground scenario, which was odd. We did have a special terrain feature of a teleport field but neither one of us tried it out. Bill focused on taking out my weaker dogs to force a test on the warband, while I tried to keep closing the gap without setting up the charge for his rats. In the end it was the Gnome in the corner surrounded by some poisoned house guard. I took the win, but it wasn't very pretty. I found a cave that was empty and one of Bill's rat got ill.
The other game was Eric's King Vinter vs. Paul's Romans. They played the Ambush with Eric hiding his forces with markers. Paul won and got eh Murder of Crows (?) while Paul was lucky enought to recover a forgotten treasure.
Since it was my third game I was able to apply some advances. Everyone (except the dogs) went up in quality except Bobbie that I gave fearless.
So Victor's Boys as the currently sit. I just bought Goosmire to the force:
Post if I missed something guys!
jp
Since we had an odd number and I had the most wins, I took the option to sit out and watch the first round. One of the pairing was Eric's King Vinter vs. Bill's Wild Gnome with the battle being fought in the mountain lands using the Hold Out scenario. Eric had to deploy his force in split sections, but they showed up on the second turn which really didn't effect the game set up. The battle was met in the middle with the Gnome's rats moving up in blocks. The battle was fought hard, but the Gnome was victorious. Bill found an Eldritch graveyard with gold loosing one of his giant rats and a wererat. Vinter found a shrine that gave him a gold.
The other game was Paul's new Maximus' Veteran's of the 1st Cohort vs. Steve's Slave revolt of Gladius Imperious lead by Hunk-ra. The battle was fought in a standard field with the Difficult Ground scenario. Paul took the victory after removing enough gladiators that Steve's small army was in peril of being wiped out. One of Paul's guys picked up an illness and Steve found a trap and was able to disable it for a gold.
Second round had my Victor's Boys vs. the Gnome and his wererats. We fought on open land with the difficult ground scenario, which was odd. We did have a special terrain feature of a teleport field but neither one of us tried it out. Bill focused on taking out my weaker dogs to force a test on the warband, while I tried to keep closing the gap without setting up the charge for his rats. In the end it was the Gnome in the corner surrounded by some poisoned house guard. I took the win, but it wasn't very pretty. I found a cave that was empty and one of Bill's rat got ill.
The other game was Eric's King Vinter vs. Paul's Romans. They played the Ambush with Eric hiding his forces with markers. Paul won and got eh Murder of Crows (?) while Paul was lucky enought to recover a forgotten treasure.
Since it was my third game I was able to apply some advances. Everyone (except the dogs) went up in quality except Bobbie that I gave fearless.
So Victor's Boys as the currently sit. I just bought Goosmire to the force:
Duke Victor - Personality Quality 2+ Combat 3
"Special Rules: Hero; Leader; Noble
Jose D' Luk - Personality Quality 3+ Combat 2
Special Rules: Sheild-Mage; Shooter: Short
Marco, Polo, & Marlo Quality 3+ Combat 4
Special Rules: Heavy Armor
Bobbie the Ogrun Quality 3+ Combat 5
Special Rules: Heavy Armor; Big; Savage; Fearless
Goosemire the Troll Scout Quality 3+ Combat 4
Special Rules: Big; Dashing; Long Move; Outrider
Sneaky LeRoy Quality 3+ Combat 3
Special Rules: Stealth; Shooter: Long, Sharpshooter; Poison
Argos & Magnus Quality 4+ Combat 3
Special Rules: Animal, Greedy; Savage
Post if I missed something guys!
jp
Monday, May 31, 2010
Saturday Games
I got free Saturday night and went down to the shoppe for a few games of Song of Blades and Heroes. I had created a 'big' list with Butcher and Man O' Wars that was mixed bag.
First game was versus Eric and his new Leaderless Orc band. It was breakthrough with Eric as the Attacker. He had to get his folks off the board and I had to kill them in the process. I got 1 point for every 20 points I killed, he got 1 point for every 15 off the board. He had a great start that forced a morale test do to the loss of a banner, which spread out my team, but the Berserker had already done a pretty good job of taking out two miniatures. With the one leader and having to split my forces, the Man O War had a hard time with the 'slow move' in getting to be a threat. It was a close game with me getting 11 points and Eric 8.
Second game was a learning game with Adam. He played the Khador list since it had a lot of repeat miniatures and I played by Victor's Folly list. It wasn't a bad learning game, but Adam did get to feel the pain of the activation system a few too many times. :)
This week will see the second run for the Campaign. I'm looking forward to that!
jp
First game was versus Eric and his new Leaderless Orc band. It was breakthrough with Eric as the Attacker. He had to get his folks off the board and I had to kill them in the process. I got 1 point for every 20 points I killed, he got 1 point for every 15 off the board. He had a great start that forced a morale test do to the loss of a banner, which spread out my team, but the Berserker had already done a pretty good job of taking out two miniatures. With the one leader and having to split my forces, the Man O War had a hard time with the 'slow move' in getting to be a threat. It was a close game with me getting 11 points and Eric 8.
Second game was a learning game with Adam. He played the Khador list since it had a lot of repeat miniatures and I played by Victor's Folly list. It wasn't a bad learning game, but Adam did get to feel the pain of the activation system a few too many times. :)
This week will see the second run for the Campaign. I'm looking forward to that!
jp
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Big Saturday of Gaming
As The Other Half is wont to ask, "Isn't 12 hours of gaming enough"... It is a rhetorical question I am sure, because I think she knows the answer...
It started out with a Warmachine tournament that Adam ran. 35 point steam roller with 8 players. First round I was matched up with Wayne playing Cryx and Montenabra in a Kill Box scenerio. Wayne played it very well, and I left an unseen charge lane to eButch for the Deathjack (Overun for the win) which left him dead. Quick and deadly, not how I expected the game.
Round two was versus Tony and eFeorra. Tony went on a assassination run, letting it all hang out, but ended with three points shy. Lola to face for the win. Statistically, on average rolls Tony should have had the win on that one, but his dice crapped out on him
Round three was versus Lincoln Alex and Aspy. A little more involved game, but I I kept missing a stupid Deathripper needing sixes and accidentally killed my own berserker. This left a free line for the slayer to combo strike eButch to shreads.
I ended 1-2, but Adam ran a solid event and I had a good time, even if I was getting a bit brain dead doing basic math.
Eric and I went to grab a bite to eat at a new Mexican place called Antojitos. No website, but here are the two reviews posted. It was really pretty good food for a little hole in the wall. Recommend the trip for lunch or dinner. I'll be hitting more often for Tuesday night dinners before heading to the shoppe!
After dinner Eric and Paul got their first campaign game in for Song of Blade and Heroes. They ran an Assassination game (again!) in the Hill Lands with Paul's Wolves of Orboros lead by Kiya and other druids hunting down Eric's Ex-King Vinter and his magical revenge tour. (Ok... I made that last bit up!) Vinter refused to be bullied by the dirty hippies and moved his forces out to confront the enemy that would dare to 'hunt' him down. That didn't work so well. Paul took Vinter out which ended the game. Eric had lost Vinter and two of his Halberdars. The halberdars will miss a game each, while Vinter picked up Hatred of Dirty Hippies (Wolves specifically), additionally he found a Trap while exploring and the Harlot did a stand up job of disarming it to find 5 gold. Kiya then found a 'Blessed Glade' and a Charmstone along with his win.
We then broke out Formula D and did a 2 car team, 2 lap race on the Sebring track. That took a bit longer then normal given that we had to track two cars each, but it wasn't too bad. Paul had a large lead, but crashed his lead car leaving me in first place, with Eric pretty far behind in second. Eric crashed his rear car on a bad roll around a corner. I finished in first, with second place in debate. Paul's second car crashed coming out of the corner, in sight of the finish line while Eric and I battled the final corner, neither of us with break or tires to spare. I timed out the roll nicely allowing me to accelerate in 4th gear out of the corner and putting me just ahead. Fun game.
It was a fun day of gaming.
jp
12 hours? Pish, give me 20!
It started out with a Warmachine tournament that Adam ran. 35 point steam roller with 8 players. First round I was matched up with Wayne playing Cryx and Montenabra in a Kill Box scenerio. Wayne played it very well, and I left an unseen charge lane to eButch for the Deathjack (Overun for the win) which left him dead. Quick and deadly, not how I expected the game.
Round two was versus Tony and eFeorra. Tony went on a assassination run, letting it all hang out, but ended with three points shy. Lola to face for the win. Statistically, on average rolls Tony should have had the win on that one, but his dice crapped out on him
Round three was versus Lincoln Alex and Aspy. A little more involved game, but I I kept missing a stupid Deathripper needing sixes and accidentally killed my own berserker. This left a free line for the slayer to combo strike eButch to shreads.
I ended 1-2, but Adam ran a solid event and I had a good time, even if I was getting a bit brain dead doing basic math.
Eric and I went to grab a bite to eat at a new Mexican place called Antojitos. No website, but here are the two reviews posted. It was really pretty good food for a little hole in the wall. Recommend the trip for lunch or dinner. I'll be hitting more often for Tuesday night dinners before heading to the shoppe!
After dinner Eric and Paul got their first campaign game in for Song of Blade and Heroes. They ran an Assassination game (again!) in the Hill Lands with Paul's Wolves of Orboros lead by Kiya and other druids hunting down Eric's Ex-King Vinter and his magical revenge tour. (Ok... I made that last bit up!) Vinter refused to be bullied by the dirty hippies and moved his forces out to confront the enemy that would dare to 'hunt' him down. That didn't work so well. Paul took Vinter out which ended the game. Eric had lost Vinter and two of his Halberdars. The halberdars will miss a game each, while Vinter picked up Hatred of Dirty Hippies (Wolves specifically), additionally he found a Trap while exploring and the Harlot did a stand up job of disarming it to find 5 gold. Kiya then found a 'Blessed Glade' and a Charmstone along with his win.
We then broke out Formula D and did a 2 car team, 2 lap race on the Sebring track. That took a bit longer then normal given that we had to track two cars each, but it wasn't too bad. Paul had a large lead, but crashed his lead car leaving me in first place, with Eric pretty far behind in second. Eric crashed his rear car on a bad roll around a corner. I finished in first, with second place in debate. Paul's second car crashed coming out of the corner, in sight of the finish line while Eric and I battled the final corner, neither of us with break or tires to spare. I timed out the roll nicely allowing me to accelerate in 4th gear out of the corner and putting me just ahead. Fun game.
It was a fun day of gaming.
jp
12 hours? Pish, give me 20!
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