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Show Notes
Date: 4-11-18
Intro
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News
- The Shadespire FAQ has been updated! And, two new Warbands up for pre-order.
- We will be running a Friday RTT at KingdomCon/Broadside Bash for anyone interested in going. It is a bit of a late notice but we thought it would be fun to do! Space is limited but check it out if you’d like some good old ITC RTT style gaming! The rules are below, it’s super simple. We will also have a booth at KingdomCon with all kinds of goodies for sale including our new Display Trays and the Secondhand Shop inventory! Come by our booth for some great savings.
- Frontline Gaming RTT – 8am-8pmReecius here from Frontline Gaming to tell you about the KingdomCon FLG RTT!This will be a fun event held on Friday, April 20th, 2018 at the KingdomCon gaming convention.This will be an ITC format event using the ITC Champion’s Missions.Registration will begin at 8am. The First Round will start at 9am.Please email me with any questions. Thanks!
- Our FLG Mat Sale is in full swing! Make sure to take advantage of these crazy savings. 25% off FLG Mats and a brand new, really cool mat: Mars Base! This sale applies only to our North American Web-cart and runs through Monday, April 16th, 2018.
- The hot new army on the way are the Idoneth Deepkin.
- A new Primarch has been unveiled, Alpharius!
- Further discussion on the ITC Hobby Track and non-owner painted armies.
Upcoming ITC Events
Upcoming 40k ITC Events
- Warhammer 40k 2000pt. ITC Tournament, Armada Games, Tampa, FL, April 14th, 2018
- 40k ITC Tournament, Game Empire Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, April 14th, 2018
- 40K 8th Edition Scenario Showdown!, Jack’s on Queen, Ontario, Canada, April 14th, 2018
- Texas Toy Soldier ITC RTT 4, Texas Toy Soldier, Carrollton, TX, April 14th, 2018
- Millennium Games ITC Event, Millennium Games, Rochester, NY, April 14th, 2018
- Broadside Bash 40k Primer, At Ease Games, San Diego, CA, April 14th, 2018
- Madison Area 40k RTT VIII, Misty Mountain Games, Madison, WI, April 14th, 2018
- Athoria April Rtt, Athoria Games, Mesa, AZ, April, 14th, 2018
- Warhammer 40k ITC Tournament, The Portal, Manchester, CT, April 14th, 2018
- It Ain’t Easy Being Cheesy 40k Tournament, Heroes Comics & Gaming, Louisville, KY, April 14th, 2018
- Warhammer 40,000 ITC Tournament, Emerald Knights Comics and Games, Burbank, CA, April 14th, 2018
- Arcane Munera RTT, Level Up Games, Comics And More, South St Paul MN, April 14th, 2018
- April Warhammer 40,000 Tournament at the Church, Poseyville, IN, April 14th, 2018
- Warhammer 40k ITC Tournament, Bel Air Games, Bel Air, MD, April 14th, 2018
- Aprilis Exterminatus, Zakeda, Quebec, Canada, April 14th, 2018
- ITC 40k RTT, Games N More Orange, New South Wales, Australia, April 14th, 2018
- Slajor of Malmoe VIII, Spelens hus, Malmo, Sweden, April 14th, 2018
- GT: Dicehammer Warhammer 40k GT, Forest Lanes, Lake Forest, CA, April 15th, 2018
- Spring to Battle ITC tournament, Adventure Games, Dickson City, PA, April 15th, 2018
Upcoming AoS ITC Events
- Age of Sigmar Tournament, The Game Shoppe, Bellevue, NE, April 14th, 2018
- Kastle Konflict 02, Game Kastle Mountain View, Mountain View, CA, April 14th, 2018
- Lords Of War 19, Glimpses Of Wonder And Warfare, Sherwood, OR, April 14th, 2018
- The Corn Berserkers AoS Tournament, Hancock Fabrics, West Des Moines, IA, April 22nd, 2018
- The Unbound April SIgmar Tournament, Games Workshop: Scottsdale Towne Center, Scottsdale, AZ, April 29th, 2018
- Warhammer Spring Bash, Mythic Games, Elmira, NY, April 29th, 2018
40k ITC Top 10
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | Death | 616.95 | 5 of 5 |
| 2 | Matt | Root | 563.92 | 4 of 5 |
| 3 | Daniel | Sansone | 448.93 | 5 of 5 |
| 4 | Mitchell | Pelham | 426.09 | 4 of 5 |
| 5 | Gary | Frank | 425.92 | 4 of 5 |
| 6 | Jeremy | Applebaum | 375.48 | 4 of 5 |
| 7 | Geoff | Robinson | 366.57 | 3 of 5 |
| 8 | Patrick | McNeill | 364.05 | 4 of 5 |
| 9 | Steven | Pampreen | 363.42 | 3 of 5 |
| 10 | Daniel | Hesters | 343.04 | 3 of 5 |
AoS ITC Top 10
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven | Hyche | 228.46 | 2 of 5 |
| 2 | Jarrett | Zazuetta | 205.53 | 2 of 5 |
| 3 | Ben | Klos | 193.36 | 2 of 5 |
| 4 | John | Feuerhelm | 192 | 2 of 5 |
| 5 | Jason | Heide | 188.58 | 2 of 5 |
| 6 | David | Rojo | 186.52 | 2 of 5 |
| 7 | Michael | Burch | 182.66 | 2 of 5 |
| 8 | Shane | Brakhage | 181.32 | 2 of 5 |
| 9 | Mathew | Jones | 180.79 | 2 of 5 |
| 10 | Michael | Ryan | 179.82 | 2 of 5 |
Tactics Corner
- Further Drukhari and Necron discussion.
Completed Commissions
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Man, the Idoneth Deepkin are totally going to be a sexy model range.
Yeah, they really are incredible models.
I think Necrons deserved a strong Codex and I love to see those Destroyers drops ( they kick ass, wow) but man, it makes me sad at the same time when looking at my AdMech Kataphron Destroyers which are worse in every way yet cost more points.
“yes” to everything in this post
Hmmm I gotta say despite being a commission painter myself, I’m with Jason on the hobby track. I just feel like the Hobby Track would inspire meat and potatoes hobbyists who aren’t the most competitive to go to events and get involved. Professionals have the Crystal Brush, Golden Demon and all the rest of it to compete in. I know you cant prevent cheating, but I think it’d be more exciting for guys who are just dedicated hobbyists to get out and get involved in the broader scene. Also it’d probably drum up interest in non-tournament play at smaller events, encouraging people to branch out and try different things at events.
I agree, but it just isn’t realistic. Some people HATE to paint, lol, they don’t want to do it. If you say: you have to have a painted army but you can’t in win anything if you didn’t paint your army you are creating a very negative environment. For the player that has zero interest in hobbying but wants to play you have now just put up a massive barrier to entry. You’re saying: pay all this money to get an army painted and then get nothing for it. Or, you encourage really badly painted armies to hit the minimum requirement and events look worse as there is no incentive to do anything more.
And again, this really doesn’t come up that often. At the local level, each individual TO can run their event in the way they think will create the most enjoyable environment for their attendees. If that means excluding commissioned armies, then so be it. As we said, it is no different than living in the same town as a very skilled painter. Up where we used to live the same 3 or so players won every single time, lol. They’re all pro artists. Should they be excluded from competition? You have to be able to bet the “pros” if your goal is to win regardless of where they live. Otherwise, you compete to do as well as you can, not just for first place which is far, far more realistic.
The London GT is in May, players have to state on the army list whether their army was painted by them or not.
Ok, does it make a difference in how they judge the army? What is the purpose of asking?
I could just ask Zach but for the sake of everyone reading this it’s good to have the conversation public.
I feel like this would be similar to trying to have a tournament only for people who aren’t very good.
I can appreciate that. I have a friend who is a fantastic Nascar Driver. But he refuses to drive a car, so they won’t let him race. So unfair.
Hey, most of us can see that you guys really work your butts off to make the hobby as a whole better, especially back when Games Workshop wasn’t helping so much. So, thank you.
Thanks!