tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post8993077820300988907..comments2024-03-25T20:55:48.523+00:00Comments on Didcot Wargames Club: Blog Wars Battle Report 3- Howling Griffons Space MarinesMike (Didcot Wargames Club)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-9152997685858428272015-06-15T11:44:25.462+01:002015-06-15T11:44:25.462+01:00I really like the Dark Angels, both from a fluff a...I really like the Dark Angels, both from a fluff and model point of view. I am hopeful about the new codex, they have really suffered in the past two, not being a patch on the standard marine codex, so it would be nice to see them get some love. <br /><br />I like the stormtalon and stormraven, I think they are great looking models. I don't actually face many opposing flyers, so don't have any direct experience on how they handle them, but by all accounts they should perform quite well against them. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-14171288660421256982015-06-15T11:24:47.251+01:002015-06-15T11:24:47.251+01:00Its been great reading your Blog Wars reports and ...Its been great reading your Blog Wars reports and makes me very keen to grab my ticket for November! <br /><br />I would be very interested to see your Dark Angels as they are an army I have always just been on the edge of buying and I am looking forward to reading their new codex as I love the fluff. <br /><br />I'll admit I am as guilty of having piles of unpainted miniatures (nay unbuillt sometime!) as the rest of us. I am also terrible for never really doing terrain based projects, but thats partly a space based theme.<br /><br />I think a storm raven would be good for your scars, I noticed you were umming and ahhhing over the storm talon in your army post but I think it would be good to keep an immediate answer to flyers in your list.<br /><br />I'm just trying to smash my blood angels and black templars out at the moment, so many to paint though!!Rob-not-stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535589578326730130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-69274439279796470972015-06-14T21:16:04.526+01:002015-06-14T21:16:04.526+01:00Thanks Rob, that means a lot. I'm glad people ...Thanks Rob, that means a lot. I'm glad people seem to be enjoying them, though they wouldn't be half as good without some fantastic opponents that I get to play against. <br /><br />I have several units to paint up for the white scars including a dreadnought, another drop pod and a stormraven that I need to get to at some point. Then again, I also have plenty of models left to paint for my guard, dark angels and Orks, not to mention my vampire counts (don't we all have a ton of unpainted models to get to?), so I don't have any plans to start a new army any time soon. <br />I also have a stack of terrain projects that I want to get to, including some terrain repairs that I will be discussing and outlining on Thursday this week. <br /><br />I need to decide what army I want to bring to blog wars 10! Depending on how the new codex pans out, I might dust off the Ravenwing for a few games. <br /><br />What about yourself? What's the next big project on the go?Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-64109691784579122862015-06-14T18:05:55.203+01:002015-06-14T18:05:55.203+01:00I think your battle report skills have gotten real...I think your battle report skills have gotten really really good and I wish you wrote for White Dwarf! Now that you have your blog wars army of white scars done what are your plans? Are you going to expand these guys or start a fresh army? Look forward to it whatever :)Rob-not-stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535589578326730130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-45175185128286110712015-06-12T08:12:50.144+01:002015-06-12T08:12:50.144+01:00Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did. A really ten...Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did. A really tense battle, but a lot of fun at the same time. As I said, I don't think either of us had particularly bad or good luck, so it was down to a purely tactical game, which was great. <br /><br />I always think it is interesting to see a battle report from the other person's perspective. You get to see what the reasoning behind their decisions are, especially when the object of the game is not just to kill everything. <br /><br />I actually thought I had it on turn 4. Six points can be a huge gap in these types of games depending on what cards you draw, but you had an amazing hand and were able to focus and get the six points. <br /><br />I must say, I really enjoyed both of our games, some of the best 40k battles I've had for a while. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-74278815901594856532015-06-11T23:28:36.295+01:002015-06-11T23:28:36.295+01:00I've gotta say, the most interesting thing for...I've gotta say, the most interesting thing for me head reading your thoughts on how &why. Given that, I'm glad I didn't manage to seize! <br /><br />A really great game, and I've gotta say I thought I'd lost it tbh about turn 3. But you've just gotta keep playing sometimes, I think realising that maelstrom can give you the most amazing games. You know I got so stressed during that game my right eyebrow was twitching so much Pete could see it from 5 metres away!<br /><br />Really enjoyed game Michael, gutted that it had to end, but I was beyond emotionally drained after that!Luke Darksun https://www.blogger.com/profile/14416275320673777382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-38919110474188949542015-06-11T22:51:59.794+01:002015-06-11T22:51:59.794+01:00Absolutely, it was a brilliant game. To lose by on...Absolutely, it was a brilliant game. To lose by one point on the last turn after being 6 points ahead was quite a turnaround, but Luke was a cracking opponent. I'm in the process of writing up our practice game from the Friday night, it was another great game too. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-80245193665965861322015-06-11T22:35:43.248+01:002015-06-11T22:35:43.248+01:00Sounds like an absolutely cracking game. Shame you...Sounds like an absolutely cracking game. Shame you lost but in games like those it does not matter so much :)NafNafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788927908701998169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-53884733583953572202015-06-11T12:36:50.155+01:002015-06-11T12:36:50.155+01:00Definitely hope to go back, really enjoyed the day...Definitely hope to go back, really enjoyed the day. It was a very close game, but Luke did well to close the 6 point gap and go on to win. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-49705527214487730172015-06-11T12:15:28.058+01:002015-06-11T12:15:28.058+01:00Unlucky but once again a great game and good resul...Unlucky but once again a great game and good result overall. Hopefully I'll see you at Blog Wars again.40kaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763647828123242837noreply@blogger.com