2.26.2010

Perfect Swarm: Week 2 Mission Update

Week 2 Event: Invasion (Phantom of the Attic Games, Sunday, February 28th, 2010 Start Time 11:00 am)

New Horizon has become a charnel house. Blood, scorched metal, bodies, and broken chitin litter the battlefields as the Tyranids push deeper into the populated areas. Now with an established foothold on the planet the combined might of the splinter fleets surge in on the defenders attacking in great waves. Again and again the Tyranid armies throw their scuttling monstrosities and each time they are repulsed they leave the defenders more depleted.

“They come on in great lines smashing into our defenses. Let the beasts come! They will break like a wave against a glacier. ” – M. Borzok Ice Blood Space Marine Captain

Special Rules:

This week’s event features a special preview event for the upcoming release of Battle Missions. Each table will use the Wave Assault scenario from the new book! With respect to copyright law the details of the mission will be explained at Phantom of the Attic on the day of the event, but here is some information to help you select your force.

Mission:

Reserves: Defenders may place any number of units in reserve. Tyranid units may not be placed in reserve.

Initiative: Tyranid players get the first turn.

Duration: Random turn length beginning at turn 5.

Victory Condition: Objective Control (the side controlling the most objectives at the end of the game wins).

Rewards:

As the Tyranids press deeper into enemy terrain bacteria, virus, and spore from beasts and pods begin to mutate the landscape to suit their needs.

Tyranid Victory – Place 1 piece of area terrain in the Perfect Swarm Mega Battle. This terrain counts as open terrain for Tyranid forces and dangerous terrain to anyone else.

Holding the advance against the insatiable menace, the defenders have time to deploy artillery to obliterate the onrushing horde.

Defenders- Preliminary Bombardment- Defenders place a preliminary bombardment after both forces have deployed, but before the first turn of the Perfect Swarm Mega Battle. The bombardment is a Str. 4, AP 4, Large Blast that follows the rules for a Blast.

Army Composition:

Points: 500 (points allowance may change based on participation)

Build Rules: Players must include 2 Troops choices in their force.

Restrictions: No special characters or proxies (ie: this space marine is an imperial guardsmen). Conversions however are welcomed and encouraged.

Please prepare your army list ahead of game time (though you may have to make changes based on the conditions mentioned above). Have a written copy of your list at the game for GM approval and to ease play.

Individual Victory Conditions: Accumulate kill points.

Individual Rewards: The player with the highest kill point total at the end of The Perfect Swarm Campaign receives a $20 Phantom of the Attic gift certificate. All victory points must be approved and recorded by the table GMs.



Perfect Swarm Updates: Week 1 Results

Week 1 Results:

Table 1: Imperial

Vox Transmission: Imperial High Command

Begin Transmission

“This is Lord Commander Tyrus Garmen. The Tyranids have made planet fall and are overwhelming our position. We expect (static radio chatter) relief force of space marines and armored support from (explosion, sound of crumbling rockcrete) but they may be too late. We have been (repeated smashing sound)! Engage the teleport homer before… (radio silence).

End Transmission

Results: Tyranid Victoy

Award: Deploy 1 Spawning Pit in the Perfect Swarm Mega Battle.

Current KP Totals:

Tony- 3

Colin- 2


Table 2: Eldar

Psychic Transmission: Warlock Cyril

“Farseer Kelmon, I am pleased to report success in our defense of the Planetary Defense Battery. Though these Mon Keigh cannons are vastly inferior to our elegant lance technology they dispense a dense field of fire that is daunting the Great Devourer’s advance. Timely intervention by a Harlequin Troop and the Avatar of Khaine carried the day. Though it saddens you, you would be proud of your nephew, he is an excellent vessel of Khaine’s vengeance.”

Results: Eldar Victory

Rewards: Planetary Battery- Tyranid reserves roll 2d6 take the lowest in the Perfect Warm Mega Battle.

Current KP Totals:

Lou- 2

Straker- 3

Table 3: Tau

Battlesuit Coms

“By the creator! The beast has collided with the shield generator. It moves like a living battering ram. I’m recording visuals on my battlesuit cam and transmitting the data to Etherial Aun’ Sha lat. We must devise a new strategy for defeating this menace. I will record for the maximum time I am able. For the greater good!”

Results: Tyranid Victory

Award: Deploy 1 Spawning Pit in the Perfect Swarm Mega Battle.

Current KP Totals:

Bill- 2

Garret- 3

Charles- 3


Thank you to all the wonderful participants! The sportsmanship displayed at our first session was commendable and the armies looked great!

Sincerely,

Tyranid GMs

2.12.2010

Phantom of the Attic (Oakland) Presen...

Phantom of the Attic (Oakland) Presents:






THE PERFECT SWARM!





This 3-weekend, Warhammer 40,000 linked-battle event will pit your 40K army against a massive Tyranid invasion of the Emperor's Hope System. Forced to set aside their own petty struggles for the system's central planet, New Horizon, all participating armies will join forces to stop this massive threat.

This linked-battle event will run on consecutive Sundays (2/21, 2/28, 3/7) and begin at 11:00 AM on each game day. Players will be asked to bring at least 500 pts. of combined arms, but they may be able to field as many as 1500 pts. if circumstances warrant it. Phantom staff asks that all participating armies be painted and based, and that all participants practice good sportsmanship. Also, model conversions are welcome, but no proxies. All terrain will be provided, but players are expected to possess copies of their army's codex when rules need to be referenced.

Prizes: A $20 POTA GIFT CARD will be awarded to first place in the tournament, and one more $20 POTA GIFT CARD will be awarded for best painted miniature as chosen by staff judges.





See the POTA staff for information about signing up, and participation is not required for all three weekends--play when you can!



UPDATE #3: HIVE FLEET DAKKON

UPDATE #4: HIVE FLEET TRIAX

UPDATE #5: HIVE FLEET ???

UPDATE #6: PHOTOS FROM WEEK ONE

FEBRUARY PAINT CAMP SESSION! 2/13

starts at 7PM , ends at 9:30PM

come on down to paint some miniatures and meet new friends!