200 Points!

So the day of our first appointed get together has rolled around and everyone met up with their 'army' (of 200 points) painted. Things were off to a good start!

The table pictured above was divided along the middle by the Fortress of Redemption to create two small areas which would allow us to play. It was decided to play the game as a Skirmish game counting each model as a separate and individual unit.

All the 200 point armies gathered together.

Opponents were randomly decided before the rest of the terrain was setup on the two tables. Having an excess of large terrain pieces the Skyshield Landing Pad and a Set of Trenches were moved off to the side and were not used.
This being the first time we actually played by the new 6th edition rules, meant the game ended up slower than originally anticipated. In the beginning the plan was to play four games of 1v1, after which we would play a 4v4 game. In the end we only did the 1v1 games because the afternoon was progressing rapidly.

The Matches were as follows:

- White Scars - Imperial Guard (Sander - Jack)
- Space Wolves - Imperial Guard (Richard - Nils)
- Imperial Guards - Orks (Jeroen - Rutger)
- Space Wolves - Necrons (Patrick - John)

During the games there was a lot of browsing through the books to look up new rules as we all slowly got more familiar with the 6th edition rules. In the following posts the composition of each players army and the end result of each battle will be listed.

Wolf Lord Richard - Progress

Here are some images provided by our own 'Wolf Lord' for the work in progress for the initial month of 200 points. He provided several stages of painting as he went along finalizing his initial selection for the Tale of Eight Geeks...

I especially like the selection of colored candles...

...I am always jealous when I see his models painted. They more than make me feel inadequate in the painting department.

And so it begins...

Below is the an images of the first 200 points belonging to Nils, the Lesser Daemon of Slaanesh. Who insists that his Imperial Guard selected for this project are pure and still serve the Emperor faithfully. So we are to just disregard the Slaanesh Chaos Space Marines standing behind them, as they are totally not coercing or corrupting the guardsmen in any way....

Long Live the Gods o..Emperor!

Who am I kidding....
Looking at this. They are damn Traitors!

Meet the Geeks #8

What's your name? 

Wolf Lord Richard

How long have you been playing Warhammer 40K?

Almost 20 years.

How did you come into contact with the GW Hobby? 

Through a friend of mine, Patrick.

Which Army will you be playing during this endeavor? 

The Mighty Space Wolves of course!

Has this been a chance to acquire and/or tryout a new army? 

Nah, I have about 8 million points worth of Space Wolves that still need painting and assembly so this was a good excuse to dust those off and get some work done.

Do you have a theme connecting the army you are building? 

AAAHOOOOooooowwwww.....

Which other armies do you play? 

I mostly play with my Space Wolves. Although I do have an Imperial Guard army I play with every now and then, and I have a Tau Army which I really should use one of these days...

Any hints about your Special Project?

If I wanted to give out a hint I would have to know what I wanted to do myself.

Anything you wish to add?

I hope that all of us manage to finish this project/campaign so we can all have a good time and enjoy ourselves (and end up with a painted army). Who know what else we can do afterwards.

Meet the Geeks #7

What's your name? 

Sander (or Sandokhan)

How long have you been playing Warhammer 40K?

I've been busy with the hobby for a few years now but only managed to play a game and a half or so.

How did you come into contact with the GW Hobby? 

Through a weird guy named Richard...

Which Army will you be playing during this endeavor? 

White Scars.

Has this been a chance to acquire and/or tryout a new army? 

Not as such.

Do you have a theme connecting the army you are building? 

Following a theme based off of Genghis Khan and his mongol horde.

Which other armies do you play? 

None.

Any hints about your Special Project?

Yeah, it's something you can ride...

Anything you wish to add?

Nope.

Meet the Geeks #6

What's your name? 

Jack (Yak)

How long have you been playing Warhammer 40K?

I've been playing 40K since 1997/1998.

How did you come into contact with the GW Hobby? 

I caught the bug through Patrick and a mate of his.

Which Army will you be playing during this endeavor? 

Cadian Imperial Guard.

Has this been a chance to acquire and/or tryout a new army? 

No, not a chance to try out a new army. There are still numerous ways to try out new tactics and ways to play with my existing armies.

Do you have a theme connecting the army you are building? 

Not really.

Which other armies do you play? 

I also have a Jungle Fighter army built around Veterans and some Space Marines but those are on the back burner.

Any hints about your Special Project?

Not yet, still trying to find out a few things.

Anything you wish to add?

I'm still wondering what to do with a second HQ....Of course I got one ready...but still.

Meet the Geeks #5

What's your name? 

Rutger

How long have you been playing Warhammer 40K?

14 Years.

How did you come into contact with the GW Hobby? 

Through an idiot (my brother).

Which Army will you be playing during this endeavor? 

Orkses.

Has this been a chance to acquire and/or tryout a new army? 

Nope just to paint one.

Do you have a theme connecting the army you are building? 

Green like everthing else these days.

Which other armies do you play? 

Too many to mention.

Any hints about your Special Project?

Uhm.

Anything you wish to add?

WAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!