GuardCon 2010 (Includes Fields of Blood Fantasy) - Official thread

[nik_]

Continuing the proud GuardCon tradition, and taking the place of the original Games Workshop Auckland GT, the Auckland City Guard is proud to bring you GuardCon 2010.

Tournaments included this year:

    * Fields of Blood Fantasy
    * NZ HARDCORE Warmachine/Hordes
    * Lord of the Rings NZ Grand Tournament

The Organiser is Nick Irvine, guardcon@gmail.com

The cost to enter an event is $35 until the 20th of August, then $45 up until the 3rd of September. Late entries after this time at the TOs discretion.

The event will have catering on site, lots of prizes on offer, and a Saturday night poker event. Spectators are welcome.

The player packs can be found here

The official FoB FAQ thread is here

The FoB list discussion thread is here, for discussions of potential lists and 'comp'

The FoB grudge thread is here

Enjoy!

[Fujin]

Cheers Nick, pack looks great.

I'd like to grudge Antony Kitson's (borrowed) Wood Elves please. Might pay to start a seperate thread so all the abuse and trash talk is directed appropriately?

[nik_]

Crossposted to Wargamer AU. Feel free to pop over and talk it up

[Josh]

Great looking players pack. The peer bonus points system is a particularly nice idea. Well done to all involved!

[lockyreid]

Looks good nick. Apart from the victory points. 2400+ is way too hard to achieve at 2400 points. With no quarters, banners being worth less, your asking someone to kill everything in the other army (with no half points) whilst losing next to nothing themselves. Quite hard to ahieve under 8th as it is unlikely that you will get through the battle unscathed. Just my 2c after playing a few games.

Also wondering if anyone is offering up accomodation for the weekend?

[nik_]

Thanks, this has also been pointed out by Marcelo on wargamerau. It is likely the VP tables will be revised, if more playtesting continues to confirm that the big wins are too hard to achieve.

[Menolly]

Are you travelling by car to Auckland or flying in?

I have a big lounge and many mattresses for crashing on, but no car to transport people to/from venue for the weekend. If I had some transport help I can put up 4 to 6 people at my place.

-Karen

Also wondering if anyone is offering up accomodation for the weekend?

[Fodderboy]

Great looking players pack. The peer bonus points system is a particularly nice idea. Well done to all involved!

I thought you wrote "beer bonus points".

[Derick]

Great looking players pack. The peer bonus points system is a particularly nice idea. Well done to all involved!

I thought you wrote "beer bonus points".

That would be the BBQ possibly. which calls for the question - Is alcohol allowed at the hall?

[nik_]

Already in double digits for Fantasy players. Keep 'em coming!

[Menolly]

Nope, as we don't have a license for it. But if you can find someone with the right certificates, and pay the license fee... sure... but then we will have to check everyone who is attending to make sure they are over age, or have a parental accompanying them...

which calls for the question - Is alcohol allowed at the hall?

[pete dunn]

Guardcon Comp gets international exposure

http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=75101

No idea who manicpsychotic is. Anybody know?

[Derick]

He's a lurker who hasn't got enough strength of character to make constructive comments at the source.

Maybe he doesn't have a life and we should just feel sorry for him?

His criticism lacks integrity and forethought.

8th edition has only been released for 20 days, what makes this guy such an expert?

[richardbarby]

hang on i didnt know you could complain about things on the internet like its an uncensored media without chance of recource or responce from your taget 

[Fujin]

Don't know who he is. Looks like he's chosen to overlook a couple of things:

1) there is no composition score as such for this tournament, and
2) these are guidelines, not hard caps (aside from the magic)


Each to their own at the end of the day. I think lots of us are still operating with a 7th edition mindset but I don't see a problem with erring on the side of caution for one event early on in the piece.

Does Call to Arms have any guidelines? If not - excellent! We can see how it works. Is there a veto option in place for CtA?

Fields of Blood has guidelines? Excellent! We can see how it works.


I can tell you right now that FluffyCon 2011 will definitely have hard caps but that's maybe due to the unique nature of the event (everyone should be aiming for "extremely soft" and getting into the spirit of the tournament) more than a multitude of immediate issues with 8th edition.

[richardbarby]

I can tell you right now that FluffyCon 2011 will definitely have hard caps but that's maybe due to the unique nature of the event (everyone should be aiming for "extremely soft" and getting into the spirit of the tournament) more than a multitude of immediate issues with 8th edition.
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it will be intersting to see whats a fluffy list and whats a hard list now that there has been a top to bottom change to much about how things work

[grumpy old smurf]

I absolutely love Reid's comments after that tool's post.
That horse's arse is worse than me.
wat a nob end.The other guy.... not Reid.

[that guy the Master]

8th edition has only been released for 20 days, what makes this guy such an expert?

"In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king"

[nik_]

Guardcon Comp gets international exposure

While it's unfortunate that it's negative feedback, it is only on the internet, and the majority of feedback I have received in person and via email is positive.
I thank Reid for his comments, I think they sum up our point of view nicely.
Time will tell what it takes to make 8th Edition a good tournament system, and I am looking forward to contributing to that knowledge by trying something out. It takes more courage than manicpsychotic has to actually put your ideas out there in practice.

[Josh]

No idea who manicpsychotic is. Anybody know?

Dude who plays demons and doesn't like comp. Go figure. 

[pete dunn]

Thanks Josh, insightful as always 

[Josh]

It's what I do.   

[Amy ちゃん]

are these all 2400pt games.
guess i'm not up to this level yet

[pete dunn]

The guy who posted the Guardcon comp system on warhammer.org. uk was one of the Wellington (non-Warlord) locals.

He attended Runefang, Horned Rat, Skitterleap and Vermintide last year. At each he took Daemons and scored lowest comp (all Panel-based). When Warpfire (UK Masters system), Runefang (DogCon) and Horned Rat (ETC) were run this year he chose not to attend.

You can read more of his problems with comp here

 http://warhammer.org.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=75101&p=929106#p929106

Pete

[richardbarby]

what a dreamer

[Simon]

The guy who posted the Guardcon comp system on warhammer.org. uk was one of the Wellington (non-Warlord) locals.

Alexander Abernethy, you already posted his name on warhammer.org. uk

[Josh]

Bah, Poms... can't say I didn't try. Anyway, I love our events. Go NZ Warhammer!

[richardbarby]

Bah, Poms... can't say I didn't try. Anyway, I love our events. Go NZ Warhammer!

blameing the english now josh  we arnt all like that mr warne

[nik_]

We reached 20 players this afternoon. Good steady progress

[PaW]

heh that high elf army would be myn