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Lt. Walke
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 Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:42 am Post subject: Astro Ottawa Tournament May 18th |
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Hey folks.
I am just letting everyone know about a small Astro tourney that I am running at this years CanGames Convention in Ottawa. If any of you will be in Ottawa on Sunday the 18th of May and want to come on out I would love to see you there.
This is a 1 day tourney 3 games and follows all of the rules as laid out here at Astronomicon.
CanGames is a Gaming convention held up in Ottawa for 31 years now. Taking up the entire long weekend in May. With everything from board games to RPGs to Miniature stratagy games like 40k. For the second year in a row Centretown Warhammer Club (of which I am a part of) is running both the 40k (on the Sunday) and Fantasy (on the Saturday) Tourneys. I was so impressed with the Astro tourney and community that shows up for the astronomicon in TO that I am testing out the Ottawa community to see if there is enough interest for me to invest in a weekend event next year.
There are a total of 18 slots available, which means 9 tables. Thankfully the local GW staff and 2 of the Rogue Traders are helping with sponsored tables be it in donated/discounted terrain or in helping to build the tables themself.
Here is a link to CanGames www.cangames.ca
And here is one to Centretown Warhammer Club. www.centretown.ca
Jason
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:14 am Post subject: |
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I won the CanGames Warhammer 40,000 tournament in 1997! Their website still says so. I also won some painting category and this one woman won so many they forgot to give me my award at the ceremony. The people at my table made me get up and mention it as they stopped calling out categories and just told Shirley to come up and take like 8 prizes off the table.
I also won the big door price at the Awards a box of rare belgian Magic the Gathering cards. We laughed so hard as my entire table was miniature gamers who dispised MtG. Some dude offered me 20 bucks for them on the spot and another person got mad because the box was worth a whole lot more. I was going to give them to the one person I knew back in Duncan who played Magic... But they had sold all their crap by the time I got back from Ottawa. Then a co-worker played and he even was a native french speaker, I offered him the cards, but he only plays online. How does buying cards online make sense? Virtual collectable cards?
I never got the whole Diablo 2 cash auctions either...
Some people have more money than brains. At least I have a giant conversation piece of a miniature collection which after 14 or so years I'm starting to display instead of hiding in various boxes and cases.
Good luck with the tourney and say "Hi" to the Ottawa Redshirts for me, also Jim Bell, Tom McCarthy, Dean Maki, and J.P. if you see or know them. They'll probably be playing some other miniature system, maybe even Jaunta or something. Also go heavy on grain in stock ticker, I dare yah! |
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Lt. Walke
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| Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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For a city the size of Ottawa it is a fairly good weekend event. I know a JP but probably not the same one.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| JP Fiset... He doesn't play 40K but he plays Bloodbowl. |
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Lt. Walke
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| Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Ahhh I have heard of him but not met the JP I know plays Dark Angels.
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Xian
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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How are things shaping up for this event?
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Lt. Walke
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 1:54 am Post subject: |
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For the most part really good. The Airfield is going slow but other then that everything is moving along really well. As CanGames doesn't tell GMs what there prereg is I am not sure about slots filled but I know at least 1/3rd to 1/2 are already gone.
Here is a pic of the Aeronauticus table as it is right now.
The pic is a week or 2 old but that is because I am finishing up my IG for Sat.
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Xian
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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So, how'd the tournament go?
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Lt. Walke
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Unbelieveably well. I capped the number at 18 (with plans to add a 10th table if neccessary) only to find out the 17 people pre registered 2 weeks before the event and that 3 ppl filled it up as soon as the event opened on Friday. When I went in on Sat I talked to the event organizer in charge of the miniature events and he said that the WizKidz were really unorganized and quiet so he asked them if I could have 6 of their tables. Which they gave to me. that put my cap at 32. I arranged for 6 more tables and scrambled home a 2 am to print 6 Astro no terrain based missions. Sadly though rumor had gotten out that it was packed full and Sunday morning only produced 4 more signups. That being said 24 out of a max 18 was awesome.
The pyramid and the hurry up and wait scenario (that I wrote) with their random mission cards were the fan favorites. My escalating engagement was a bit of a pain in that I some how lost the mission card and explained it for every game. Ahriman scared the piss out of everyone every game. I don't think that he ever got to shoot. ROFLMAO. Cowards.
The Central Park with the ruined GW bunker was the player voted best terrain. All of the unique tables were really popular with the whole tournament style being extremely popular. To my knowledge they are all looking forward to me running a full weekend event next year.
4-5 gents from Toronto that haven't been to an Astro may try for yours next year having now played in one.
Results are as follows
Players gave overwhelming approval to the Cheese award and I awarded it based on how the Players voted on the opponents forces with The Calculated comp score breaking the tie.
Best Overall was Jordan Lewis (GW St. Laurent)
Best Sportsmanship was Jason Horseley (GW St. Laurent)
Best Appearence was Blaise St. Laurent
Best General was Ean Stott (who had only ever played 3 games ever)
Best Army was Rob Kelly
Best Single Figure was Derek Bond
Best Terrain was Central Park (built by Nick Pruicksma sp and the GW Bayshore crew)
Best Army List was Bryan Orendorf
I am posting the terrain as a quote as I just copy pasted it from what I wrote on Work in Progress.
| Quote: | Ok most of you have probably noticed that I have been very quiet as of late (since end of January at least) and this is because I had taken charge of this year's 40k tourney at CanGames for the Centretown Warhammer Club of which I am part. I also got to experiece possibly the best tournament format to date in Astronom-icon which is run by Christian August and Mike Majors. Anyway with their permission I set out on demoing Astronomicon in a condensed format at CanGames (1 day with 3 games instead of 2 days with 6 games total). The idea being to see if their is enough interest in Ottawa for a full Astro. Enough about that though.
Astro is unique in that the tables are built around specific scenarios with every table having its own unique mission and terrain.
With this in mind I set out to run 9 tables with 5 of them having unique terrain specific to the table. The other 4 have scenarios that are not terrain based and thus have random terrain. What follows is the work of not just me but essentially a whole community. From Rogue Trader stores and a local GW to friends with a basement and some time.
Table #1 Assault the Battery
The mission is to destroy the guns or in the case of the defender protect them.
This is probably the simplest table to look at but one of the more expensive with 6 citadel forrests, a Citadel Hill and half hill, 2 craters, a gw grass matt, 3 FW earthshaker emplacements and the old 40k ruins set. This table was built by Shadow Forge Games with being a brand new company and just starting up I was more than impressed by their willingness to take on a project like this.
Our very own Rkelly helped out in painting the earthshakers.
Thanks to Mike, Shane and the boys out at SFG and to Rob for the guns.
Table #2 Central Park
This was a Rescue mission with 6 marks (and a few twists) including City fight stratagems.
Central Park
This table was built by GW Bayshore crew and some other voluteers. It was voted best terrain by the players and the result shows not only how many people helped out but also the effort.
To this table I added a GW St. Laurent as it is closing this summer and has been part of the area for 5 years.
GW Store
Complete with Demo tables for skull pass and LotR and a cash counter. I built the building and tables, The local Grey Knight Steph based it and assembled the sandbag walls, my wife did all of the base coat work and Brett a local Grey Knight did the detail work for the paint job.
Thanks to Nick, Steve, Neel, JP, Josh, Clint, Craig, Aleks, Brett, Steph and my wife.
Table #3 Crossing the Rideau Canal
This was essentially a recon scenario with a bridge and thin Ice over the river, during a Blizzard.
Crossing the Rideau Canal
You can even see Rkelly's army deployed and ready to go.
The CWC's 2 presidents (Bryan the former and Jon the current) built this table. Actually Jon had built the table for a fantasy tourney in January and agreed to build rive banks to match with specs for Bryan's Bridge. Bryan built the bridge as he is a civil engineer and I know he would have bashed anything I built for being unsound.
Thanks to Bryan and Jon.
Table #4 Time Square
This is an Ambush in a City Fight table. A tough run at best but even tougher in the city (unless you remember to read the rulebook that it is as there are advatages to being in the land of asphault and concrete)
Ambush at Time Square
This table was built soley by our very own Missinglink and done in less than a month but it is a tough build being that it used the better part of 2 Imperial cities.
Thanks Derek.
Table #5 Blitz the Airfield
This was a straight up Blitz mission on an airfield. My original intent was to builkd a Vietnam/ WWII esk field but my friend Wade said that IG aircraft use repulsor fields and then went and showed me the Aeronauticus field from FW
WIth this as inspiration I set out on my very own table. The end result as it stands right now is this.
Blitzn the Airfield
My many thanks to Wade for hosting the table building, Supplying the building materials, The gun base and the inspiration, My thanks to Ian (Shi'ur) for coming out on short notice to help get it back on schedule and for making the deck plates of the pads and the ramps. Can't wait to see what your mesh decks look like when you make them. To Paul for the Frame work on the landing pads. And to everyone that put up with me while I built this table.
Table #6 38th Parallel
This is a unique mission involving Bunkers, Barbed wire, and Mines.
38th Parrallel
With Rob playing Bryan no less.
The mine fields were assembled by John and Richard. I assembled the barbed wire from fencing by Pegasus Hobbies and the GW concerta. The bunkers are by Rackham in the AT-43 range and are quite affordable.
Thanks to Richard, John for building the mines. And to Paul, Wade and Steve for Flocking and painting the mines.
Other terrain fo note.
Myself, my wife and Dillan of the CWC each had their hand in repairing and repainting this pyramid. Thank you Dave for painting my Ahriman and wolves.
Pyamidal Schemeing
Lt. Walke
Here are the rest of the pics
http://s278.photobucket.com/albums/kk89/ot...angames%202008/ |
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| Lt. Walke wrote: | | Unbelieveably well. I capped the number at 18 (with plans to add a 10th table if neccessary) only to find out the 17 people pre registered 2 weeks before the event and that 3 ppl filled it up as soon as the event opened on Friday. When I went in on Sat I talked to the event organizer in charge of the miniature events and he said that the WizKidz were really unorganized and quiet so he asked them if I could have 6 of their tables. Which they gave to me. that put my cap at 32. I arranged for 6 more tables and scrambled home a 2 am to print 6 Astro no terrain based missions. Sadly though rumor had gotten out that it was packed full and Sunday morning only produced 4 more signups. That being said 24 out of a max 18 was awesome. |
Wow - that does look like it worked out super well.
Fantastic job Jason! Xian and I will have to try with diligence to make the trek for your full size one. What a great thing to see!
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Lt. Walke
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 3:57 am Post subject: |
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I will double my efforts then. My plan within the next month is to start scouting locations (with the Diefenbunker topping the list) and to go from there. I am also going to finish the tables.
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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| If this is going to be a regular affair I might try and hit this one too- make it a family holiday at The Nation's Capital sort-of-thing. |
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Xian
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| Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Fantastic work Jason! This is all spectacular!
I'm thrilled to hear everything turned out so well for you and the community!
Those tables look really fantastic, and by the sounds of it, everyone enjoyed their experience.
This certainly bodes well for events in that region in the future!
Hopefully the resources we provided late in the planning cycle helped things along too.
Cheers,
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Lt. Walke
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:51 am Post subject: |
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All of the advice and information was a big help.
Now the fun part playing all of the missions against the people that built the tables for them.
Here are some more links to albums with pictures.
Steel Paladins Album
Check out the GW store with the chaplin and the autaurach playing a demo of Skull Pass.
CanGames GW Photobucket album by Barticus
40k stuff 4-5 pages in
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