tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post8876928321270661953..comments2024-03-25T20:55:48.523+00:00Comments on Didcot Wargames Club: Fondest memories in gamingMike (Didcot Wargames Club)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-38678450570969084582015-08-06T21:54:34.819+01:002015-08-06T21:54:34.819+01:00Back in 4th edition 40k I played Orks, and they we...Back in 4th edition 40k I played Orks, and they were not the strongest army. I'd just joined a new club and the reigning champ was a guy who played mechanized Tau. One night I was up against him and my whole army had been wiped off the board by turn three. My warboss stood alone, facing the entire Tau gunline which was unharmed). The whole Tau army fired at him, and he weathered it without taking a single wound, including a direct hit with a railgun. Then he charged and wiped out three squads of fire warriors. This was back in the days when you consolidated into close combat. He was only killed when he ran out of fire warriors and it was Tau turn four, and the tanks finished him off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-60550223218566299832015-08-05T10:31:12.602+01:002015-08-05T10:31:12.602+01:00Always great when a character beats the odds in co...Always great when a character beats the odds in combat. My latest one was Sammael taking out Abbaddon in a challenge (it took three rounds, but he did it in the end). Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-83908619394463524952015-08-05T09:16:38.523+01:002015-08-05T09:16:38.523+01:00I have too many :-) If I had to pick one though, I...I have too many :-) If I had to pick one though, I would say my favourite 40K gaming memory was challenging Kharne the Betrayer to a one-on-one battle with Commander Dante during a 2nd Ed. game. My opponent didn't have to accept, but had a pretty big ego and did anyway. Dante was outclassed but dealt some lucky wounds, broke combat and survived the free hits, then stripped Kharne of his last wounds with the Inferno Pistol. Eternal glory right there. Marc van Holsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111807836610358784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-33262627285053811442015-08-05T09:02:15.909+01:002015-08-05T09:02:15.909+01:00It's because of iconic moments like these that...It's because of iconic moments like these that it is a shame terminators are not taken more often in games.Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-57225732783818119482015-08-05T04:51:12.041+01:002015-08-05T04:51:12.041+01:00I actually had a nearly identical experience with ...I actually had a nearly identical experience with my Chaos Terminators right after they got their 5++. Playing against Eldar, Termi Squad Deep Strikes right in the middle of the board. 2 Falcons roll up, drop off a dozen Fire Dragons, who fail to do even a single Wound to the Termies. It was awesome :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-62224452021431686122015-08-04T13:39:59.330+01:002015-08-04T13:39:59.330+01:00It's always great to see Guardsmen or Gretchin...It's always great to see Guardsmen or Gretchin take something down that they should have no chance against. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-15484638618912723282015-08-04T12:59:40.640+01:002015-08-04T12:59:40.640+01:00I think that my stand out moments in my in my game...I think that my stand out moments in my in my games were the slaying of a wraith knight by a 20 man squad of guardsmen! Granted having misfortune (rending) cast did help but it was still quite funny watching my opponent removing his knight wondering how some lowly guardsmen had just annihilated it. <br /><br />Second moment would be when a squad of TH/SS termies charged a guard squad. 7" charge, 10 termies vs 10 guardsmen, no problem. Er, apart from the fact that one died to over watch, 2 hits, 1 wound, one dead termie! Oh, and a failed charge resulting in 8 more dead termies the next turn when everything else shot at them, including 3 Leman Russ's, 2 Griffins and a plasma command squad. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412304888734273336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-54534694404273769182015-08-04T12:46:38.208+01:002015-08-04T12:46:38.208+01:00I never got a chance to play Rogue Trader, sounds ...I never got a chance to play Rogue Trader, sounds fun. I guess the closest we have now is Vortex, though I've never had a chance to use this yet. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-7328778306312186352015-08-04T11:42:29.144+01:002015-08-04T11:42:29.144+01:00I fondly remember a game back in the Rogue Trader ...I fondly remember a game back in the Rogue Trader days with my mate Chris. I got first turn and had a unit of Bombots - small tracked robots that are armed with a grenade. I had mine telephone in with Rad grenades which were super powerful at the time and left 2, 3 or 4" irradiated zones that caused wounds when you walk through the it. Chris stood there stunned but impressed stating it was a really cool tactic, despite the many loses he suffered as a result. I was so chuffed with this praise right up until his turn when it transpired the praise was only due because he'd come up with exactly the same tactic, which given the huge variety in Rogue Trader was a huge coincidence!40kaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763647828123242837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-12148707194126536692015-08-04T11:41:11.477+01:002015-08-04T11:41:11.477+01:00I fondly remember a game back in the Rogue Trader ...I fondly remember a game back in the Rogue Trader days with my mate Chris. I got first turn and had a unit of Bombots - small tracked robots that are armed with a grenade. I had mine telephone in with Rad grenades which were super powerful at the time and left 2, 3 or 4" irradiated zones that caused wounds when you walk through the it. Chris stood there stunned but impressed stating it was a really cool tactic, despite the many loses he suffered as a result. I was so chuffed with this praise right up until his turn when it transpired the praise was only due because he'd come up with exactly the same tactic, which given the huge variety in Rogue Trader was a huge coincidence!40kaddicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763647828123242837noreply@blogger.com