Iskandar

Growing a local convention.

Recently, our local gaming community held the second annual gaming convention, known as NJCon.  It’s a general gaming convention meant to draw in all the local gamers for a 2 day convention.  It’s nothing fancy like Templecon, but it’s full of solid games, has a fleamarket, and a respectible number of vendors.  We’ve been ... 

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Iskandar

Determining table edge choice in Steamroller 4.

 Something came up at the recent New England Team Tournament that happens quite frequently here in the Northeast and I’m curious about how other groups handle this.  The issue at hand is how to determine which side fo the table you play on.  Most of the time, once a table is assigned, the matched pair ... 

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Iskandar

Alternatives to the Swiss format.

I’ve been thinking of the typical Steamroller 4.0 format we use.  It’s a brutal system where one loss instantly puts you out of the running.  I am not against this kind of system because it does push people to do their best.  And many sports work the same way – like football during playoffs for ... 

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Redfinnegas

Heading back to Gencon

When Gencon 2009 rolls around in another month and a half or so, it will be somewhat of an anniversary for me, because last year at the beginning of August I decided to get out all the Cygnar models I had purchased and tucked away and really begin to play Warmachine in earnest. I ... 

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MenothJohn

Playing With Myself

Well…how is that for an eye catching title, but that does describe what I did today. McCryx and TheGreatBlah invited me over to the store to play some tune up games, but, that wasn’t going to happen…and for darn good reason.

I have been travelling for almost two weeks straight…and ... 

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MenothJohn

Getting Small / Lost Hemishere – The Consultation

I came into the day with two casters and two prospective lists…and then there was Gdaybloke.

Gdaybloke of Lost Hemisphere is a fellow Menite and I have nothing but love and respect for my favorite Australian Ex-Pat. He and I exchange emails on an almost daily basis and I ... 

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MenothJohn

How I am Going to Build My 350 pt. Mangled Metal List

I thought it might be interesting for my readers for me to follow me through the process of developing my list. I know I don’t want to give away too much about my specific list…but…I will do the best I can.

First Priority: Local Meta

I need to be conscious ... 

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MenothJohn

Controversy On Getting Small!!!

You know you have struck a nerve when you get tons of comments…and I must have struck a nerve with my “Musings” post from a couple days ago.

We seem to have two camps…Khador is hamstrung in Mangled Metal due to the cost of the jacks. The other camp holds ... 

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MenothJohn

To the Logan Area…

A clarification on the rules for the Mangled Metal / Tooth and Claw a week from this Wednesday…I had some questions about the win connections for Mangled Metal / Tooth and Claw.

I have it from multiple sources that the win conditions WILL be Caster / Lock kill OR all beasts ... 

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TheGreatBlah

Escalation Tournament Rules Update.

Photo From PP ForumsFor all you Pheonix Gamers out there, here is the lowdown from our local Shop Owner.Escalation TournamentRound 1 - 350pts. Mangled Metal/Tooth & Claw

  • Warcaster/Warlock and Warjacks/Warbeasts Only.
  • 30 Minute Match, 5 Minute Turns, One 2 Minute Extension Allowed.
  • Victory Condition: Caster Kill or All Warjacks/Warbeasts killed.
Round 2 - 500pts. ... 

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