[Plainville MA] Warhammer 40k 1850pt Singles Tournament - 3/30/2013

[PhoenixFire]

I'm still signed up and attending as far as I know!  Hopefully everything is still good, I'm sure it will be a blast regardless of numbers.

Yeah but higher numbers = more prize support for Bill.

lol yah, I played that list last night. Pretty nasty

[Chancetragedy]

Is that bill S and the tyranids from templecon?

[Grand Master Steve]

out of curiousity how many fellow Abington regulars will be present?

[Chase]

Pretty sure the answer to that is 1.  Just you, Steve.

[Grand Master Steve]

awww I will do my best to represent

[PhoenixFire]

Another great tournament today. My only feedback is...

i think hammer and anvil worked even with that many tables

i really liked the multiple value objectives however next time i think each side should have the same amount of points so its even so it didn't unfold like today with one side having an advantage by getting the high value ones.

[Benjamin]

Hated Hammer & Anvil today. The tournament was too big / space too small. Stuck in the corner table, couldn't reach the other side of the board, couldn't walk around and it was constantly awkward for us to keep asking the other to move and check LOS on our own models. It didn't spoil my day, but it made playability unnecessarily complicated/difficult.

[Loranus]

Even being on an outside table I hated Hammer and anvil deployment anyways. I feel it gets congested for the armies because realistically you end up only in the middle 48 inches of the table. Anything farther than that is a special exclusive weapon range so you go from playing a 6 foot by 4 foot table to a 4 foot by 4 foot table that either severely helps an army or severely hurts it.

[andalucien]

So, who won?  Tournament reports?  Did lots of people play Daemons?  Etc?

[Mannahnin]

Dan Bunker won; I think he was using his usual (Draigowing + Coteaz, dreads & cheap razor henchmen) GK, but I didn't actually see.  Troy was 2nd (GK Purifiers).  Player's Choice was Sam Gould (Daemons + CSM), Best Appearance Chris Scotti.

I liked Hammer and Anvil.  It was slightly awkward with the relatively tight space, but I appreciate that it really offers different tactical challenges, with the table being functionally 4' wide and 6' DEEP.  It's the only deployment, for example, where a Helldrake, Night Scythe or Doom Scythe can't threaten the whole table the turn it arrives.  I don't mind the suggestion of having each player's table half have the same total value of objectives, though.

[Bill]

I was using Daemons and I did a short write up on the dark star page if you wanted to check it out.

[PhoenixFire]

I liked Hammer and Anvil.  It was slightly awkward with the relatively tight space, but I appreciate that it really offers different tactical challenges, with the table being functionally 4' wide and 6' DEEP.  It's the only deployment, for example, where a Helldrake, Night Scythe or Doom Scythe can't threaten the whole table the turn it arrives.  I don't mind the suggestion of having each player's table half have the same total value of objectives, though.

Agreed, hammer and anvil brings something new and interesting to the game.

The only in game challenges i see are the equal point value objectives and having equal terrain so a fortress of redemption doesn't block a whole side (although i dont think that was an issue yesterday)

The only logistic problems are having to walk down the isle to the other side of the board but i don't think a little exercise would hurt any of us.

The inclusion of mysterious objectives was a nice change as well.

[robpro]

Had a blast at this event, hopefully I can get out there to the next one!

[Chase]

Hated Hammer & Anvil today. The tournament was too big / space too small. Stuck in the corner table, couldn't reach the other side of the board, couldn't walk around and it was constantly awkward for us to keep asking the other to move and check LOS on our own models. It didn't spoil my day, but it made playability unnecessarily complicated/difficult.

These are exactly the reasons why I have been reluctant.  I figured we'd do it and see what people thought.

[Bill]

From what I have seen; regardless of venue tall people like/don't mind hammer and anvil and people who can't or have trouble reaching the other side of the table hate it. I like the deployment but I can see how it can be frustrating for some.