Posts Tagged: Warhammer 40K: Apocalypse


15
Feb 10

Open Day Apocalypse

The main event at our recent open day was a massive game of Warhammer 40,000: Apocalypse. Apparently, there were 40,000 points… on each side!

*gulp!* That's a lot of Necron vehicles!

*gulp!* That's a lot of Necron vehicles!

A converted Necron standard bearer.

A "Necron" Daemon Prince with the Standard of "The Exiled Legion of the Red Shroud". Eek!

An entire squadron of Valkyries!

An entire squadron of Valkyries!

The forces of evil's end of the table.

The forces of evil's end of the table.

The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

The Forces of Good talk tactics.

The Forces of Good talk tactics.

Sarge, I think we're going to need some transport here.

Sarge, I think we're going to need some transport here.

Necrons flood onto the battlefield.

Necrons flood onto the battlefield.

Thousand Sons take over a local building.

Thousand Sons take over a local building.

Eldar reinforcements arrive.

Eldar reinforcements arrive.

That wall isn't going to be much use once the destroyer weapons start firing!

That wall isn't going to be much use once the destroyer weapons start firing!

Team Evil, as I'm sure you can tell.

Team Evil, as I'm sure you can tell.

It's never easy being a Guardsman!

It's never easy being a Guardsman!

This Techmarine is going to be a busy chap with all those vehicles to fix.

This Techmarine is going to be a busy chap with all those vehicles to fix.

Thanks goes to everyone for organising and taking part in this mammoth game!


3
Feb 10

Open Daze

The dust is still settling after last Saturday’s open day but here’s a selection of photos from the event…

Apocalypse Open Day #1

Warhammer 40,000: Apocalypse. 80,000 points on a massive 24'x8' board!

Deep in the action.

Deep in the action.

Necron Warriors pour out everywhere.

Necron Warriors pour out everywhere.

Undead Jon knocked up some great Blood Bowl 7s inlays.

Undead Jon knocked up some great Blood Bowl 7s inlays.

Bundle!!!

Bundle!!!

The championship game between Andrew and Andrew. Andrew won.

The championship game between Andrew and Andrew. Andrew won.

Details and more photos to follow.


14
Jan 10

Open Day: January 30th

To kick off the new decade in style the club will be holding a very full day of gaming. Anyone  is welcome to take part or simply drop by to take a gander.

Running from 9 til 9 the day will feature THREE main events:

Bring me cake or bring me death!

Bring me cake or bring me death!

Our very own Shadoblade (aka Rich C) will be running an all-day 5 player a side 40K Apocalypse battle of quite epic proportions.

Played across multiple tables the battle will feature 80’000 points of troops with almost every race in the 40K universe getting involved.

An excellent opportunity to see a full Warhammer 40’000 fought the way that they should be!

All ten places have now been taken for this epic fire-fight but do feel free to drop by to take a look.    We will also have a few spare tables available for bring and battle games so drop us a line, contact details below, to book a space.

Run Forest, Run!!

Run Forest, Run!!Steve F will be running the our inaugural Blood-Bowl Sevens tournament for the PEWC cup!

Steve F will be running the PEWC Cup, our inaugural Blood-Bowl Sevens competition which is open to all. The cup will be run using a league format with bonus points scored for Touchdowns scored and casualties caused.

Coaches have a budget of 600’000 GP to spend with the following restrictions:

1. A maximum of 10 players per team
2. Fan Factor costs 20’000  GP per point
3. Maximum of one team re-roll
4. No assistant coaches, cheerleaders cost 50’000 GP
5. No star players even as freebooters

The Cup will run from 9:30 til 4:30 with an entry fee of £5.

Teas and coffees will be available throughout the day along with a limited supply of doughnuts for those quick enough to get to them. Otherwise please feel free to bring your own supplies or take advantage  of the many local shops, cafes and restaurants.

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To round out the day Rich J will be running a large multiplayer participation Napoleonic game.

Featuring Warlord Games’ newly released Black Powder rules the game will run in 10mm with all figures provided from Rich and Shaun’s extensive personal collections. Cheers guys!

For many of us this will our first run out with the rules so if you’re interested in taking part feel free to get in touch, contact details below, to book a place.

Everything will be provided in terms of scenery, dice and play sheets. All you need to provide is a £5 entry fee to help cover our hire costs.

So, whatever your interest the day has something to offer!
For more information or too reserve your place please feel free to post on the club forums or drop and e-mail to oddleg@hotmail.co.uk
We’d all be glad to see you!

Here’s some photographs from the last Warhammer 40,000 event to wet your appetite:

The two sides line up.

The two sides line up.

A squadron of Baneblades rolls in. *gulp*

A squadron of Baneblades rolls in. *gulp*

The air cavalry arrives.

The air cavalry arrives.