Antipodean Thralls February 2011
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Terry Masson
Feb 1, 2011, 2:27:47 AM2/1/11
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Welcome to February Warmahordesers! We have a fair bit - scratch
that, a ton going on so take your time, have a read, and get involved
in your local scene.
COMMUNITY
FloodMachine
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showforum=358
When your favourite and most handsome of the Antipodean Thralls saw
the rampant devastation in Queensland last month, he simply couldn't
stand by and do nothing. Calling the super special justice friends of
Australia together, AKA the local gaming community, we've come up with
a whole event package named FloodWar for several gaming systems, and
now have events all over the place.
Yours truly was lucky enough to be invited onto the Lost Hemisphere
podcast recently to do an interview about the charity event, you can
find it here at http://losthemisphere.com/blog/?p=11599 or on iTunes
under the Lost Hemisphere Podcast. Not only have the boys been good
enough to spread the word, they have a few initiatives of their own in
play, and meanwhile Sam of Guts n' Gears has donated a ton of stuff to
the cause.
FloodMachine is what you lot should all be concerned with, as not only
is it an excuse to play for charity in your favourite game ever, the
events use tokens (similar to the Breast Cancer Brawl) and every $10
of tokens purchased at an official Australian FloodMachine event will
get you one ticket into the National FloodMachine Raffle which has
some fantastic prizes, including two massive armies! Get over to the
WGAU forum section http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showforum=358
today to find your local event, a rules pack covering several gaming
systems - and hey, if there IS no local event, run one! It's not as
hard as it looks to be as dashing and handsome as your shameless and
hard working Press Gangers and other TO's, and it's all for a great
cause!
Antipodean Thralls Newsletter
http://groups.google.com/group/antipodeanthralls
Spread the word and get every player, club, and store you know to sign
up for the list so they too can get monthly information packets
delivered right to their email. Always remember you can mail me via
the address at the bottom of the newsletter, or PM me via the
WargamerAU or PrivateerPress forums with relevant information to
include in future newsletters, or just for comments/critique and other
requests.
Road to War
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showforum=343
The Road to War is winding up, with new posts from this point forward
not counting towards the judging of prizes. Your Antipodean PG are
all afuss trying to decide on who to nominate for the community voted
Antipodean prize - a shiny print from the PP store, delivered to the
winners door! Keep an eye on the forums for the voting, it should be
up soon.
RankingsHQ
http://www.rankingshq.com
Rankings HQ is very excited to have recently launched Warmachine &
Hordes on its tournament rankings and social networking web site.
Rankings HQ is an international rankings business that tracks and
publishes rankings for gamers around the world. There are over 1,000
tournaments and 12,000 players in the database with almost 3000
registered users maintaining their profiles, personal blogs and
networks of gaming friends from over 40 countries.
Rankings HQ publish statistics on the imported tournaments including
Faction and Warcaster/Warlock rankings. A few tournaments have
already been imported for Australia (http://www.rankingshq.com/
rankings/pp.aspx?RegionId=1) & New Zealand (http://www.rankingshq.com/
rankings/pp.aspx?RegionId=10). We look forward to building up the data
on the site providing a great tool for players to use to enhance their
hobby.
Oz Super Series
http://www.rankingshq.com/ozsuperseries/
Stolen shamelessly from the announcement thread on WargamerAU (http://
www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109890), the team at
Irresistible Force have been working behind the scenes with Hall of
Heroes and Realm of Legends to put together a new series that will
build on the burgeoning Warmachine & Hordes scene in Australia and
provide a fantastic new tournament championship.
Tickets for the the first two heats (Brisbane, Sydney) are already on
sale with the first Melbourne heat to be added soon.
Defiant Gaming's MKII cards offer
www.defiantgaming.com
Remember if you buy something and it comes with MKI cards, hit up
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=104765 for details
on how to get your cards replaced with shiny MKII ones for free,
thanks to everyones favourite sponsor Defiant Gaming
Event Reports
It looks like Cryx have reared their ugly heads this year so far - or
at least their skulls. Stay tuned as we get more event reports
throughout the year, with the most events on offer we've ever seen!
As always, remember to send your event reports to me or post them on
WargamerAU for me to pilfer.
Arcanacon
(http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=110319)
Getting 41 players on the day, with an unfortunate few signing up and
just not giving word they weren't coming, everyone had a blast. The
room was hot, both in body and spirit, but all had a great time on
both days including possibly the most pleasant finals matches anyone's
ever seen
Arcanacon Championship Winners
1st: Michael Blyth (Cryx)
2nd: Trent Denison (Cryx)
3rd: David Potts (Skorne)
4th: Daan Dubach (Minions)
Cancon
(http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=110578)
The ACT champion ship is a little more HardCore than that at the
Arcanacon - literally! Despite a list hickup modifying the standings
halfway through and a final result gained from Strength of Schedule,
great fun was had by all, with a fantastic 23 fully painted armies
(including 3 new players!) showcasing just how awesome Privateer
models look!
1st: Rohan Langeveld, Cryx
2nd: Jason Cooper, Cygnar
3rd: Jonathan Moore, Cryx
4th: Dan Pikmer, Cryx
COMING EVENTS
Wow look at that list up there! With no less than eight tournaments
running in February alone it's shaping up to be a very busy year on
the calendar. Let's take a look!
February
SA Infinity February Duel
When: Saturday 5th of February
Where: Infinity Games, 92 Currie Street, Adelaide
Organiser: Tilaurin
Details: 11 am start, 35 point steamroller, crazy scenarios!
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108656
NSW FloodMachine NSW
When: Sunday 6th of February
Where: Hall of Heroes, Campelltown
Organiser: Drifter
Details: 35 points, 10 am start, FloodMachine fund raising event
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109538
Players Pack: http://www.thehallofheroes.com.au/pages/notice_exp.php
VIC Warmachine and Hordes Doubles event
When: Saturday 12th of February
Where: Outpost gaming club in Beaconsfield
Organiser: Outpost gaming club
Details: 35 points, doubles event, teams composed of same faction
Further info: http://archobbies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=34&sid=9aa96b7fe425800ba3537398f9575128
VIC FloodMachine Victoria
When: Sunday 13th of February
Where: Realm of Legends
Organiser: Morsla
Details: 35 points, 1 list, FloodMachine fund raising event
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109625
QLD FloodMachine Brisbane
When: Saturday the 19th of February
Where: Cavendish Road State High School, Cavendish Road, Holland Park,
Brisbane (Cnr of Cavendish Rd and Holland Rd near the BP Garage.)
Organiser: Norton
Details: 20 points, 1 list, FloodMachine fund raising event
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109830
NZ New Zealand Warmachine and Hordes Masters
When: Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th of February
Where: Battlecry, ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, Auckland, New Zealand
Organiser: hausdorff space
Details: 35 point steamroller event
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=106252
Kiwithralls http://kiwithralls.blogspot.com/search/label/NZMASTERS_2011
Battlecry website http://battlecry.battlecry.co.nz/
NSW Tin Soldier Penrith Event
When: Sunday 20th of February
Where: Tin Soldier Penrith, (where ever that will be by then - hope
fully the new premises above SUBWAY on High Street)
Organiser: Bails
Details: 35 points, tiers allowed, 3 games, mosh pit scenario, 1 list
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108891
VIC Dawn of Legends
When: Saturday 26th of February
Where: Realm of Legends
Organiser: Bearstrangler
Details: 25 points, 32 player cap, 5 rounds, 8:30 am start, $30 entry
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=107893
March
SA Floodwar SA
When: Saturday 12th of March
Where: Eclipse/Harry Medlin halls, Adelaide Uni, North Terrace,
Adelaide
Organiser: Tilaurin
Details: 50 points, 4 rounds, FloodMachine fund raising event
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109868
QLD Ides of March: OZ Super Series Heat 1 and The Big Blue
When: Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th of March
Where: Ides of March, Aviation High School Hendra
Organiser: Gavin "slardy" Clarke
Details: contact sa...@irresistibleforce.com.au or (07) 3458 4324
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108732
Irresistible Force: http://www.irresistibleforce.com.au/catalog/Tournaments,110.aspx
April
NSW Oz Super Series 1: Sydney Heat 2
When: Saturday 16th of April
Where: Hall of Heroes, 60 Queen Street Campbelltown, N.S.W. 2560
Organiser: Hall of Heroes
Details: 35 points, 4 rounds, $30 entry, part of the Oz Super Series
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109890
RankingsHQ (ticket purchases): http://www.rankingshq.com/public/tournamentprofile.aspx?TournamentId=1783
VIC Conquest
When: Friday, 22rd of April 2011
Where: Melbourne High School, 679 Chapel St South Yarra VIC 3141,
Australia
Organiser: Cammo Green
Details: 50 points, 5 rounds
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=110391&st=0&gopid=1547864&#entry1547864
QLD AUSCON
When: 30th of April, 1st and 2nd of May
Where: AUSCON
Organiser: Discombobulate
Details: Saturday 30th: 35 pt Steamroller 2011 tournament, 64 player
cap
Sunday 1st: 50 pt Hardcore 2011 tournament, 64 player cap
Monday 2nd: Military academy gaming event, 8:30 am start
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108076
FINAL WORD
My pet project at the moment is FloodWar, so you'll forgive me for
pimping it just one more time! If you have an event near you, get in
there, and if you don't, run one! There's an easy to use document in
the main thread on WargamerAU, plenty of extra incentive for players
with the Australian FloodMachine National Raffle, and a good amount of
competition with each state to see who'll raise the most. More
importantly than anything, though, a lot of us have been up to
Queensland and had a great time playing Warmachine and Hordes up there
- let's see if we can't give a little back, and help out our north
eastern bretheren?
And as always, PLAY LIKE YOU'VE GOT A PAIR.
Regards,
Terry Masson
aka PG Tilaurin
tila...@gmail.com
LINKS
WargamerAU Privateer Press section
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showforum=152
FloodWar
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showforum=358
Privateer Press Forums
http://privateerpressforums.com/
Auscon
http://www.auscongames.com.au/
GenConOz
http://www.genconoz.com
that, a ton going on so take your time, have a read, and get involved
in your local scene.
COMMUNITY
FloodMachine
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showforum=358
When your favourite and most handsome of the Antipodean Thralls saw
the rampant devastation in Queensland last month, he simply couldn't
stand by and do nothing. Calling the super special justice friends of
Australia together, AKA the local gaming community, we've come up with
a whole event package named FloodWar for several gaming systems, and
now have events all over the place.
Yours truly was lucky enough to be invited onto the Lost Hemisphere
podcast recently to do an interview about the charity event, you can
find it here at http://losthemisphere.com/blog/?p=11599 or on iTunes
under the Lost Hemisphere Podcast. Not only have the boys been good
enough to spread the word, they have a few initiatives of their own in
play, and meanwhile Sam of Guts n' Gears has donated a ton of stuff to
the cause.
FloodMachine is what you lot should all be concerned with, as not only
is it an excuse to play for charity in your favourite game ever, the
events use tokens (similar to the Breast Cancer Brawl) and every $10
of tokens purchased at an official Australian FloodMachine event will
get you one ticket into the National FloodMachine Raffle which has
some fantastic prizes, including two massive armies! Get over to the
WGAU forum section http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showforum=358
today to find your local event, a rules pack covering several gaming
systems - and hey, if there IS no local event, run one! It's not as
hard as it looks to be as dashing and handsome as your shameless and
hard working Press Gangers and other TO's, and it's all for a great
cause!
Antipodean Thralls Newsletter
http://groups.google.com/group/antipodeanthralls
Spread the word and get every player, club, and store you know to sign
up for the list so they too can get monthly information packets
delivered right to their email. Always remember you can mail me via
the address at the bottom of the newsletter, or PM me via the
WargamerAU or PrivateerPress forums with relevant information to
include in future newsletters, or just for comments/critique and other
requests.
Road to War
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showforum=343
The Road to War is winding up, with new posts from this point forward
not counting towards the judging of prizes. Your Antipodean PG are
all afuss trying to decide on who to nominate for the community voted
Antipodean prize - a shiny print from the PP store, delivered to the
winners door! Keep an eye on the forums for the voting, it should be
up soon.
RankingsHQ
http://www.rankingshq.com
Rankings HQ is very excited to have recently launched Warmachine &
Hordes on its tournament rankings and social networking web site.
Rankings HQ is an international rankings business that tracks and
publishes rankings for gamers around the world. There are over 1,000
tournaments and 12,000 players in the database with almost 3000
registered users maintaining their profiles, personal blogs and
networks of gaming friends from over 40 countries.
Rankings HQ publish statistics on the imported tournaments including
Faction and Warcaster/Warlock rankings. A few tournaments have
already been imported for Australia (http://www.rankingshq.com/
rankings/pp.aspx?RegionId=1) & New Zealand (http://www.rankingshq.com/
rankings/pp.aspx?RegionId=10). We look forward to building up the data
on the site providing a great tool for players to use to enhance their
hobby.
Oz Super Series
http://www.rankingshq.com/ozsuperseries/
Stolen shamelessly from the announcement thread on WargamerAU (http://
www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109890), the team at
Irresistible Force have been working behind the scenes with Hall of
Heroes and Realm of Legends to put together a new series that will
build on the burgeoning Warmachine & Hordes scene in Australia and
provide a fantastic new tournament championship.
Tickets for the the first two heats (Brisbane, Sydney) are already on
sale with the first Melbourne heat to be added soon.
Defiant Gaming's MKII cards offer
www.defiantgaming.com
Remember if you buy something and it comes with MKI cards, hit up
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=104765 for details
on how to get your cards replaced with shiny MKII ones for free,
thanks to everyones favourite sponsor Defiant Gaming
Event Reports
It looks like Cryx have reared their ugly heads this year so far - or
at least their skulls. Stay tuned as we get more event reports
throughout the year, with the most events on offer we've ever seen!
As always, remember to send your event reports to me or post them on
WargamerAU for me to pilfer.
Arcanacon
(http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=110319)
Getting 41 players on the day, with an unfortunate few signing up and
just not giving word they weren't coming, everyone had a blast. The
room was hot, both in body and spirit, but all had a great time on
both days including possibly the most pleasant finals matches anyone's
ever seen
Arcanacon Championship Winners
1st: Michael Blyth (Cryx)
2nd: Trent Denison (Cryx)
3rd: David Potts (Skorne)
4th: Daan Dubach (Minions)
Cancon
(http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=110578)
The ACT champion ship is a little more HardCore than that at the
Arcanacon - literally! Despite a list hickup modifying the standings
halfway through and a final result gained from Strength of Schedule,
great fun was had by all, with a fantastic 23 fully painted armies
(including 3 new players!) showcasing just how awesome Privateer
models look!
1st: Rohan Langeveld, Cryx
2nd: Jason Cooper, Cygnar
3rd: Jonathan Moore, Cryx
4th: Dan Pikmer, Cryx
COMING EVENTS
Wow look at that list up there! With no less than eight tournaments
running in February alone it's shaping up to be a very busy year on
the calendar. Let's take a look!
February
SA Infinity February Duel
When: Saturday 5th of February
Where: Infinity Games, 92 Currie Street, Adelaide
Organiser: Tilaurin
Details: 11 am start, 35 point steamroller, crazy scenarios!
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108656
NSW FloodMachine NSW
When: Sunday 6th of February
Where: Hall of Heroes, Campelltown
Organiser: Drifter
Details: 35 points, 10 am start, FloodMachine fund raising event
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109538
Players Pack: http://www.thehallofheroes.com.au/pages/notice_exp.php
VIC Warmachine and Hordes Doubles event
When: Saturday 12th of February
Where: Outpost gaming club in Beaconsfield
Organiser: Outpost gaming club
Details: 35 points, doubles event, teams composed of same faction
Further info: http://archobbies.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=34&sid=9aa96b7fe425800ba3537398f9575128
VIC FloodMachine Victoria
When: Sunday 13th of February
Where: Realm of Legends
Organiser: Morsla
Details: 35 points, 1 list, FloodMachine fund raising event
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109625
QLD FloodMachine Brisbane
When: Saturday the 19th of February
Where: Cavendish Road State High School, Cavendish Road, Holland Park,
Brisbane (Cnr of Cavendish Rd and Holland Rd near the BP Garage.)
Organiser: Norton
Details: 20 points, 1 list, FloodMachine fund raising event
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109830
NZ New Zealand Warmachine and Hordes Masters
When: Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th of February
Where: Battlecry, ASB Stadium, Kohimarama, Auckland, New Zealand
Organiser: hausdorff space
Details: 35 point steamroller event
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=106252
Kiwithralls http://kiwithralls.blogspot.com/search/label/NZMASTERS_2011
Battlecry website http://battlecry.battlecry.co.nz/
NSW Tin Soldier Penrith Event
When: Sunday 20th of February
Where: Tin Soldier Penrith, (where ever that will be by then - hope
fully the new premises above SUBWAY on High Street)
Organiser: Bails
Details: 35 points, tiers allowed, 3 games, mosh pit scenario, 1 list
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108891
VIC Dawn of Legends
When: Saturday 26th of February
Where: Realm of Legends
Organiser: Bearstrangler
Details: 25 points, 32 player cap, 5 rounds, 8:30 am start, $30 entry
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=107893
March
SA Floodwar SA
When: Saturday 12th of March
Where: Eclipse/Harry Medlin halls, Adelaide Uni, North Terrace,
Adelaide
Organiser: Tilaurin
Details: 50 points, 4 rounds, FloodMachine fund raising event
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109868
QLD Ides of March: OZ Super Series Heat 1 and The Big Blue
When: Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th of March
Where: Ides of March, Aviation High School Hendra
Organiser: Gavin "slardy" Clarke
Details: contact sa...@irresistibleforce.com.au or (07) 3458 4324
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108732
Irresistible Force: http://www.irresistibleforce.com.au/catalog/Tournaments,110.aspx
April
NSW Oz Super Series 1: Sydney Heat 2
When: Saturday 16th of April
Where: Hall of Heroes, 60 Queen Street Campbelltown, N.S.W. 2560
Organiser: Hall of Heroes
Details: 35 points, 4 rounds, $30 entry, part of the Oz Super Series
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=109890
RankingsHQ (ticket purchases): http://www.rankingshq.com/public/tournamentprofile.aspx?TournamentId=1783
VIC Conquest
When: Friday, 22rd of April 2011
Where: Melbourne High School, 679 Chapel St South Yarra VIC 3141,
Australia
Organiser: Cammo Green
Details: 50 points, 5 rounds
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=110391&st=0&gopid=1547864&#entry1547864
QLD AUSCON
When: 30th of April, 1st and 2nd of May
Where: AUSCON
Organiser: Discombobulate
Details: Saturday 30th: 35 pt Steamroller 2011 tournament, 64 player
cap
Sunday 1st: 50 pt Hardcore 2011 tournament, 64 player cap
Monday 2nd: Military academy gaming event, 8:30 am start
Further info: http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=108076
FINAL WORD
My pet project at the moment is FloodWar, so you'll forgive me for
pimping it just one more time! If you have an event near you, get in
there, and if you don't, run one! There's an easy to use document in
the main thread on WargamerAU, plenty of extra incentive for players
with the Australian FloodMachine National Raffle, and a good amount of
competition with each state to see who'll raise the most. More
importantly than anything, though, a lot of us have been up to
Queensland and had a great time playing Warmachine and Hordes up there
- let's see if we can't give a little back, and help out our north
eastern bretheren?
And as always, PLAY LIKE YOU'VE GOT A PAIR.
Regards,
Terry Masson
aka PG Tilaurin
tila...@gmail.com
LINKS
WargamerAU Privateer Press section
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showforum=152
FloodWar
http://www.wargamerau.com/forum/index.php?showforum=358
Privateer Press Forums
http://privateerpressforums.com/
Auscon
http://www.auscongames.com.au/
GenConOz
http://www.genconoz.com
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