Islandscape 2018!
Well met!
Big year in Karate - climaxed with promoting to Sensei - but expensive (promotion ~ $400). So not going to Karate Summer Camp this year. The silver lining to this is that Summer Camp occurs on the same weekend as Islandscape (7/22), so I will be competing again this year.
Super Duper Kudos to Warbanner for coming up with the coolest format yet -- 5 armies (500, 525, 550, 575 and 600 points, no unit in more than one army) played in succession, with the 600 point army for a potential championship game. The NYC Gang of Four will be represented in its entirety at this event. We may have a little mini-tournament in early July, and/or chas and I may get together separately. Last year's performance proved once again that my level of play is not quite elite, so I feel justified in displaying a not quite elite level of cheesiness this year. I have already built 5 tentative armies for this tournament (see spoiler below).
I am not as concerned as I might be, which is little enough under normal circumstances, to provide my potential opponents a preview of my armies. Not only has no one ever copied any of my armies when previously displayed (in any context), but counter drafting in this format would be prohibitively disruptive.
Big year in Karate - climaxed with promoting to Sensei - but expensive (promotion ~ $400). So not going to Karate Summer Camp this year. The silver lining to this is that Summer Camp occurs on the same weekend as Islandscape (7/22), so I will be competing again this year.
Super Duper Kudos to Warbanner for coming up with the coolest format yet -- 5 armies (500, 525, 550, 575 and 600 points, no unit in more than one army) played in succession, with the 600 point army for a potential championship game. The NYC Gang of Four will be represented in its entirety at this event. We may have a little mini-tournament in early July, and/or chas and I may get together separately. Last year's performance proved once again that my level of play is not quite elite, so I feel justified in displaying a not quite elite level of cheesiness this year. I have already built 5 tentative armies for this tournament (see spoiler below).
Spoiler Alert!
I am not as concerned as I might be, which is little enough under normal circumstances, to provide my potential opponents a preview of my armies. Not only has no one ever copied any of my armies when previously displayed (in any context), but counter drafting in this format would be prohibitively disruptive.
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Mini Test - 500 Point ArmyWell met! Last night, after our scheduled HoSS game, we played a little "normal" Scape, allowing me a chance to play my then current, tentative, 500 point Islandscape army: 180 Q9 120 Hydra 120 Bahadur 80 Deathreavers x 2 500, 13 spaces Even this was not as cheesey as 180 Q9 120 Hydra 120 Hydra 80 Deathreavers x 2 500, 14 spaces, my original draft. The former was powerful, but not much fun. For a little more swing, I'm going to try out 180 Q9 140 Eltahale 100 Mindflayer 80 Deathreavers x 2 500, 12 spaces at chas' place next week, and/or some others of my current, tentative, Islandscape armies. |
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Posted June 7th, 2018 at 03:00 PM by kolakoski |
Why is your championship team 100 points short?
I like your early teams a lot. |
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Posted June 7th, 2018 at 03:15 PM by Tornado |
????Well met! "Why is your championship team 100 points short? I like your early teams a lot." The above 500 point army will be played in the first round. The 600 point army is for the championship game (or to place). |
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Posted June 7th, 2018 at 07:20 PM by kolakoski |
A Little Less Cheese - A Lot More FunWell met! Upon play and reflection, I'm making a few more changes. Besides the 500 point army, I'm working on the 600 point one for the same reason . . . |
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Posted June 7th, 2018 at 09:04 PM by kolakoski
Updated June 7th, 2018 at 09:44 PM by kolakoski |
New Figures - New ChangesWell met! Just purchased figures for Prince al'Kahora, Jarek Guy, and Viceron the Blood Knight. Originally, at 600 points: 240 WoB x 3 140 Morgoloth 120 Raelin 100 Krav 600, 14 spaces now considering: 280 PKs x 4 140 Racheim 130 Viceron 40 Theracus 10 Isamu 600, 18 spaces Also considering replacing 150 Romans x 3 150 Q10 100 Mindflayer 100 Marcus 50 Me-Burq-Sa 550, 18 spaces with 150 Romans x 3 150 Q10 100 Jarek Guy 100 Marcus 50 Me-Burq-Sa 550, 18 spaces or, if not changing the 600 point army above, with 150 Romans x 3 130 Viceron 120 Kaemon 100 Marcus 50 Me-Burq-Sa 550, 17 spaces |
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Posted July 10th, 2018 at 11:24 AM by kolakoski
Updated July 10th, 2018 at 11:40 AM by kolakoski |
Karate CampWell met! It's very last minute, but I was made an offer I couldn't refuse to go to Karate Summer Camp after all, so I will not be attending Islandscape this year - after all the preparation and buildup! Sorry, Warbanner, everyone - maybe next year . . . kolakoski |
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Posted July 18th, 2018 at 04:49 PM by kolakoski |
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