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EclecticGamer

First game with Rahn

I was able to get my first games in with the Retribution.  The first was with Rahn.

I get the feeling I’m really going to like them as an army.

Check out the lists used here.

Game 1:  Rahn vs Rhyas

I got to play a game against the infamous Sevwall and his Legion.

I feel like Rahn has ... 

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Time to try out the Retribution

So I finally have time to get back to playing Warmachine/Hordes weekly. When I was only able to go once or twice a month, it was hard to get into a new army so I mainly played the armies I was used to, Cryx and Legion with Rhyas. Now that I have time ... 

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I managed to play another game with Rhyas this past week with the same list. To recap:

Rhyas Carnivean Angelius Nephilim Soldier 2 Shredders Swamp Gobbers Shepherd

I played against Jim, another Legion player. I considered trying out another army to avoid the mirror match but Jim made me stick it out.

He played Primal Thagrosh. I remember there being a ... 

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Public Vote for a Painting Guide

Hey All,

I worked at a Games Workshop for a few years and I got pretty good at painting up a whole army in a quick way that looks pretty good and I love teaching people to do the same.

So here’s the deal. Let me know in the comments section what model or type of ... 

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The Eclectic Gamer’s Guide to Lich Lord Asphyxious

After having only played two casters for the couple of months leading up to TempleCon I feel like I’ve gotten a pretty good grasp of them. One of those was Lich Lord Asphyxious. He has long been my favorite caster and I ended up playing him exclusively at the High Noon tournament at ... 

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Starting Hordes

I’ve been playing Cryx for a year and a half or so and I still love them, but after TempleCon, I’m looking to be a little more relaxed in my gaming before the New England Team Tournament. I told myself I would become really familiar with MkII Cryx, choose 2 complimentary casters and playtest ... 

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How To Paint Cryx Bane Knights: Guide Part 2

After a short hiatus, the Bane Knight Guide returns. For Part 1 click here. Now on with step 3!

We only have 2 areas of the models left to paint, the rest of the armor and the skeletal parts(head and hands).

Step 3 – Silver Armor

These parts of the armor are intertwined with the ... 

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How To Paint Cryx Bane Knights: Guide Part 1

I am currently using an 8 man unit of Bane Knights in my Cryx army and when it came time to paint them, I decided that the Army of the Dead paint style from Games Workshop’s Lord of the Rings seemed to fit with their Ghostly nature and the green Cryx furnaces on the ‘jacks. ... 

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