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Show Notes
Date: 6-27-19
Intro
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News
- The SoCal Open 40k Championships is down to the last tickets! We’re well over 200 so please be sure to grab a ticket or risk missing out. We’ve also got some awesome AoS, Kill Team, Shadespire and more fun events!
- We’re very pleased to announce we will be hosting an official X-Wing West Coast Grand Championship event at the LVO 2020. The top players qualify for the World Championships! Tickets are selling very fast so be sure to snag one if you wanted to go. There are qualifying heats on Friday and Saturday to make it as convenient as possible, with a top cut of 32 on Sunday. We also have Armada, Imperial Assault, Legion and more for you Star Wars fans.
- Pablo, AbusePuppy and I were at the Throne of War GT in Hawaii this past weekend and it was a lot of fun! You can read Reecius’ tournament report here, and here.
- Some thoughts from the event:
- We’ve got 40k Apocalypse on the way! This is looking pretty cool and sounds like the changes made are going to be a lot of fun and help streamline the game in addition to making it less punishing.
Upcoming ITC Events
Upcoming 40k ITC Events
- Big Trouble in Little Langenfeld Turnier AB / ITC, Langenfeld (Mayen-Koblenz), Rheinland Pfalz, Germany, June 26th, 2019
- Brick Craft Warhammer 40k one day RTT, Southport, Lancashire, UK, June 29th, 2019, Sponsor: Brick Craft
- July NOVA Style RTT, Fredericksburg, VA, USA, June 29th, 2019, Sponsor: Game Garrison VA
- Wizard’s Asylum Warhammer Tourney, Norman, OK, June 29th, 2019
- June 40K Doubles Tourney, Battle Creek, MI, USA, June 29th, 2019, Sponsor: Perfect Storm Comics and Games
- Warhammer 40K 2000 Pts ITC Tournament, Critical Hit Games, Saint Petersburg, FL, June 29th, 2019
- Remove The Cancer, Save The Galaxy, Lakewood, WA, June 29th, 2019
- 40k 2000 Point Tournament, North Salt Lake, UT, June 29th, 2019
- Carnage For The Cape, Barnstable, MA, June 29th, 2019
- Warhammer 40K ITC Monthly event, Anchorage, AK, June 29th, 2019
- Portal Summer Open, Bethlehem, PA, June 29th, 2019
- Trios, Calgary, Canada, June 29-30th, 2019
- TFD June ‘19, Woodstock, GA, June 29th, 2019
- Hey Wanna Plays Bi monthly ITC tournament, Plantation, FL, June 29th, 2019
- Salt Lake Gaming Con, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, June 29th, Sponsor: Salt Lake City Gaming Con
- 2000pt 40k ITC Event, Fort Smith, AR, USA, June 29th, 2019, Sponsor: Sharp Bros Gaming
- Warhammer 40k – Red Barn, Greenville, SC, June 29th, 2019
- Warhammer 40K 2000 Pts ITC Tournament, St. Petersburg, FL, June 29th, 2019
- Cash Prize 40K Tournament, Hobbytown, Bowling Green, KY, June 29th, 2019
- MAJOR: Boise Cup 2019, Boise ID, June 29-30th, 2019
- Warhammer 40,000 2019 Season ITC RTT #4 at Cataclysm Games, Machesney Park, IL, June 29th, 2019
- GT: UK Team Championships, London, UK, June 29-30th, 2019
- Deceitful Allies, Manchester, United Kingdom, June 30th, 2019
- Path To Ascension 3, St Agnes, Australia, June 30th, 2019
Upcoming AoS ITC Events
- Mountaineer Age of Sigmar RTT, Martinsburg, WV, June 29th, 2019
- RTT: A World in Flames: Warhammer 40k Tournament, Dark Tower Games, Bellingham, WA, June 29th, 2019
- Ere We Go Again Ladz! AoS, Winter Park, FL, June 29th, 2019
40k ITC Top 10
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim | Vesal | 1140.68 | 5 of 5 |
| 2 | Tj | Lanigan | 1075.7 | 5 of 5 |
| 3 | Richard | Siegler | 1011.77 | 5 of 5 |
| 4 | Chris | Blackham | 1002.57 | 5 of 5 |
| 5 | Nick | Nanavati | 990.63 | 5 of 5 |
| 6 | John | Lennon | 989.12 | 5 of 5 |
| 7 | Devin | Swann | 966.58 | 5 of 5 |
| 8 | Mani | Cheema | 964.9 | 5 of 5 |
| 9 | Junior | Aflleje | 955.44 | 5 of 5 |
| 10 | Matthew | Allee | 952.64 | 5 of 5 |
40k ITC Hobby Track Top 10
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim | Vesal | 1086.59 | 5 of 5 |
| 2 | Paul | Winters | 877.04 | 5 of 5 |
| 3 | Lou | Rollins | 791.22 | 5 of 5 |
| 4 | Andrew | Ford | 785.86 | 5 of 5 |
| 5 | Jason | Byrd | 752.95 | 5 of 5 |
| 6 | Harrison | Jewell | 713.37 | 5 of 5 |
| 7 | Thomas | Byrd | 700.3 | 4 of 5 |
| 8 | Alexis | Putt | 650.95 | 4 of 5 |
| 9 | Tyson | Augliere | 641.66 | 5 of 5 |
| 10 | Simon | Leen | 630 | 4 of 5 |
AoS ITC Top 10
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | Pashby | 710.66 | 4 of 5 |
| 2 | Dutch | Adams | 661.96 | 4 of 5 |
| 3 | Jeremy | Veysseire | 661.94 | 4 of 5 |
| 4 | Alex | Gonzalez | 651.11 | 4 of 5 |
| 5 | Matt | Beasley | 648.63 | 4 of 5 |
| 6 | kurt | roeper | 590.4 | 4 of 5 |
| 7 | Jack | Ballard | 582.52 | 4 of 5 |
| 8 | Emma | Mangels | 578.87 | 4 of 5 |
| 9 | Michael | Vagenos | 564.4 | 4 of 5 |
| 10 | Mathew | Jones | 551.86 | 4 of 5 |
AoS ITC Hobby Track Top 10
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky | Fischer | 192.87 | 1 of 5 |
| 2 | Philip | Verduzco | 185.75 | 2 of 5 |
| 3 | Natasha | Thomas | 175.88 | 1 of 5 |
| 4 | Rich | Waters | 167.99 | 1 of 5 |
| 5 | Matt | Beasley | 158.97 | 1 of 5 |
| 6 | Miguel | Tejada | 158.58 | 1 of 5 |
| 7 | Josh | Medlock | 150.31 | 1 of 5 |
| 8 | Ryan | slaney | 147.05 | 1 of 5 |
| 9 | Dan | Saye | 143.01 | 1 of 5 |
| 10 | Nick | Klose | 138.89 | 1 of 5 |
Shadespire ITC Top 10
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony | Field | 457.03 | 3 of 5 |
| 2 | Jonathan | Kolson | 440.84 | 3 of 5 |
| 3 | Philip | Santa Maria | 419 | 3 of 5 |
| 4 | Kevin | Cruz | 401.64 | 3 of 5 |
| 5 | Ivan | Cho | 392.62 | 3 of 5 |
| 6 | Daniel | Velazquez | 389.92 | 3 of 5 |
| 7 | scott | driessen | 288 | 3 of 5 |
| 8 | Patrick | McNeill | 256.01 | 3 of 5 |
| 9 | Frank | Krifka | 254.79 | 2 of 5 |
| 10 | Robert | Schuchardt | 239.2 | 3 of 5 |
Kill Team ITC Top 10
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael T | Holy | 492.09 | 3 of 5 |
| 2 | Ryan | Hebb | 409.28 | 3 of 5 |
| 3 | Georgie | Garnett | 338.41 | 3 of 5 |
| 4 | Alex | Grinton | 321.38 | 3 of 5 |
| 5 | Joseph | Vloet | 288.13 | 3 of 5 |
| 6 | Aric | Kuschinsky | 221.35 | 2 of 5 |
| 7 | Pat | Wilson | 213.42 | 3 of 5 |
| 8 | Sheldon | Steere | 200.42 | 3 of 5 |
| 9 | Chris | Cann | 193.35 | 3 of 5 |
| 10 | Erik | Van Amerongen | 168.7 | 1 of 5 |
Tactics Corner
- Last weekend we had 6 GT+ sized events, let’s take a look at which armies were on top of the heap!
- Basement Open:
- T’au: 3 x Sun Sharks, Hammerhead & Sky Ray
- Asuryanii: 3 x Night Spinner, Eldar Horde: Guardian Blobs, Loads of Harlies and Wyches
- Asuryani: Hemlocks, Haywire Bikes, pretty standard stuff.
- Jim Vessal: Daemon Horde with dual Deredeos
- Flying Monkey Con:
- Mixed Chaos Dread and Discolord army
- T’au with lots of Firewarriors, Triptides and Ghostkeel
- Ultramarines, Scouts, gMan, Leviathan, 2 super tricked out Vanguard squads
- Custodes with 3 x Palas and Caladius
- Stay in your Lane GT:
- T’au with Triptide, Crsis unit, drones, etc.
- Drukhari: nice mix of units, 3 x Mandrakes
- Necrons: Cron Air, 3 x Doomsday, Tesseract
- Custodes: 3 x Calladius, Bikes, Palas
- Throne of War GT:
- Ultramarines: 3 x Predators, 2 x Repulsors, Eliminators, GMan
- Asuryani: 5 x Wave Serpents, Eldar Flyers
- Astra Militarum: Guard Horde, Tank Commanders, Artillery
- GSC: MSU and Bikes
- Windy City GT:
- Orks, mixed list with Boyz, Grots, artillery, etc.
- Chaos: Daemon Troops, Discolords, Deredeos
- Imperium: Knights, Assassin, AdMech
- Imperium: Guard with Artillery support, 4 Assassins
- Master’s City Major:
- T’au: Triptide, many Drones
- Chaos: 3 x Discolord, Morty, Characters, Daemon Troops
- AdMech: Servitor Maniple, 2 x Drills & Electropriests
- Imperium: 3 x Caladius, Knight Crusader, Tank Commanders
- Reecius’ analysis:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
| T’au | 3 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Asuryani | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Chaos | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Space Marines | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Imperium | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Orks | 1 | 4 | |||
| Drukhari | 1 | 3 | |||
| Admech | 1 | 2 | |||
| Astra Militarum | 1 | 2 | |||
| Custodes | 2 | 2 | |||
| Necrons | 1 | 2 |
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Last time I check hawaii from aus was nearly the same as just flying to the mainland ?
And 25ft gator is not an ancient dinosaur this is an ancient dinosaur!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-25/massive-croc-steals-prize-barramundi-from-top-end-fisherman/10936402
It’s about 9 hours to Hawaii from Aus as opposed to about 17 hours to Vegas, for example.