Well, one good game to start, one great game to end, and one godawful nightmare of a game that I at least took control of, in the middle. The tournament format also awarded prizes to players who won games (at all) during the format, so despite the fact that I only placed, and didn’t win anything of consequence, I still ended up with some gift certificates. I immediately put them to good use, purchasing the new Tyranid codex (know thy enemy) and some Gale Force 9 vehicle condition markers (extremely useful for an army list like this, as I have discovered!)
The tournament was very well attended, with 30 gamers, and no less than four (!) Sisters of Battle players. I placed 7th overall, which I’m fairly happy with – although I do kick myself a little for letting my second opponent M get away with points that should have been mine, it’s not like it would have mattered that much in the final rankings. A good mix of lists participated, with a decent amount of mechanization – a good thing in 5th edition, of course. I actually faced three non-Marine armies, but this wasn’t that unusual, as the make-up of the army lists was quite variable:
Friday, March 5, 2010
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