40K Apocalypse Megabattle Sat, Sept 24 at TTS!

Texas Toy Soldier will turn their entire game room into the 41st millennium on a grand scale Saturday, September 24--supplying over eight meters of Apocalypse 40,000 battlefront for an enormous--and totally free--multiplayer megabattle!

Order will defend against Ruin along the banks of the River Akeron, with objectives for all 40K armies to be seized or held. Players should begin arriving for briefing at 11am, with first turn kicking off by Noon at latest.

To insure participation, players should sign up in person at TTS for a slot as either Order (all Loyalist Space Marine chapters, Imperial Guard, Inquisition [-including Grey Knights and the White Dwarf Sisters of Battle-], Eldar and Tau) or Ruin (Chaos [-including Chaos Space Marines, Chaos Daemons and Traitor Guard-], Orks, Tyranids, Necrons and Dark Eldar). Players should indicate on the sign-up sheet their name *and* army.

In addition to guaranteeing their slot, players who sign up in advance will be allowed to field a 1000 Point Apocalypse force of any organization (including Datasheets, both formations and superheavies), and will be encouraged to bring additional superheavies to balance sides. Players who do not sign up in advance may show up on the day at TTS, subject to available slots, but may bring only a 500 Point Apocalypse force OR a single superheavy to a maximum value of approximately 500 Points.

Additionally, Texas Toy Soldier and Games Workshop will support the megabattle with prizes on the day, most of which will only be eligible to those who sign up in advance!

Many prizes will be randomly awarded during the battle--but one major prize will go to the player who brings the Best Modeled and Painted Objective to the battle, representing their chosen army. This could be as small as a fallen commander (modeled on a base at minimum, please) or as large as a race-customized terrain piece, vehicle wreck or other structure!

All models used on the day must be fully painted and based. Additionally, players should have an accurate, printed army list of their detachment for review, and all supporting publications (codex, datasheet, etc).

The River Akeron has been the site of brutal combat for control of the planet Scytulus III. Fallen on both blood-soaked banks are heroes of both sides, important data- and weapon-caches, and salvageable wreckage. Fate has conspired to bring the rescue forces of virtually every major combatant together simultaneously...and the Akeron runs red again!

Be a part of it Saturday, September 24, 2011--at the Texas Toy Soldier!
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Battle of Thirteen Fiends at HTUD Aug 13!

While the competitive 40K player has Ard Boys at various venues across the country Saturday, Aug 13, North Texas hobbyists with a storytelling bent can join HobbytownUSA Dallas that day for an Apocalypse Megabattle, as seen in this month's White Dwarf--The Battle of Thirteen Fiends!

Join Jeff and Adam with either Chaos Daemons, Chaos Space Marines or Traitor Guard to try to protect a latent spawning portal on Scytulus III, or with Grey Knights, Space Marines, Imperial Guard, Sisters of Battle or Inquisition forces to attempt to seal it! Eldar and Tau players may fight alongside the Imperium, and Dark Eldar, Ork, Necron and Tyranid players may ally with Chaos (albeit for their own nefarious purposes).

Players should arrive at HTUD by 11am Saturday, April 13, with an initial 500 point Apocalypse force (which can also be a Datasheet formation or superheavy vehicle of roughly 500 points); this initial force need not be fully painted, so newcomers should feel welcome! Veterans with larger forces can bring addtl 500 point allotments which moderators will add to each side, for balance (although these should be painted). Call Jeff or Adam for further details.

Just beyond the warp veil, the Thirteen Fiends lurk, ready to sweep onto the ravaged battlescape of Scytulus III--will you save the world from their unholy wrath, or usher them into reality to unleash it?
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Storm of Magic Global WHFB Campaign

Games Workshop has gone live with a summer Warhammer Fantasy Battles worldwide campaign featuring Storm of Magic--the Scourge of the Storm!

Although there will be special events for the campaign--at GW Hobby Centers and locally retailers, for which watch Adeptus--really any game of Warhammer can count...so get registered and get playing. Black Orc Warboss Gorfang Rottusk is already afield--see you there!

Gunslinger Games Hosts Intro Warhammer Fantasy Tourney August 6th!

Gunslinger Games, 11110 Petal just off Jupiter/LBJ, will host a one-day, four-round Warhammer Fantasy Battles Tournament Saturday, August 6th, 2011 from 10am to 6pm. The event will be ideal for hobbyists new to Warhammer Fantasy--or to the Eighth edition ruleset--with its modest size armies and restrictions on magic, both casters and items, but is a themed event as well, and so should appeal to veterans of WHFB.

Officially titled 'The Boom in August,' the event has earned a subtitle, as well--'The Grudge in August.' This is because it will feed directly into an ensuing GsG event, a Warhammer Fantasy multiplayer megabattle themed directly on the Warhammer campaign The Grudge of Drong, and the infamous War of the Beard! To encourage interested players to begin building the relevant Dwarf and Elf armies which will form the core of the megabattle sequel...ANY player registering to play in 'The Boom (Grudge) In August' with either Dwarfs or High Elves will get a discount!

The specifics:

• Armies must not exceed 1300 total points
• Armies must be composed from the current (most recently published) Army Book
• Armies MAY NOT include Level 3 or higher spellcasters (or Runesmith equivalents)
• Powerscrolls, Folding Fortresses and Books of Hoeth may not be used
• Magic Items are limited to 2, maximum, with a combined total cost of 75 points or less ('magic items' also including magic banners, names, aspects, vampiric powers, runed items, daemonic gifts, etc)
• Painting WILL NOT be scored--'in progress' armies are welcome but should be tabletop-playable (ie, based, as WYSIWYG as possible, with no proxies)
• Sportsmanship WILL be scored (so come ready to have fun!)
• Printed, legible, legal Army Lists are required--bring one for yourself, and four for your opponents
• A master Army List must be submitted in advance to the moderator markalancox@hotmail.com with a subject heading indicating it is a list for the August 6 Tournament; these lists must be in one of the following formats: Word, Excel, PDF or Army Builder PDF. Lists turned in July 31, 2001 or earlier will accrue bonus Army List points (to allow the moderator to properly vet them, this is highly encouraged).

Tournament Entry Fee (which will go toward Tournament prizes!) is $10--or $8 for any player participating with either Dwarfs or High Elves! Further, any participant in 'The Boom (Grudge) in August' playing either Dwarfs or High Elves will be automatically registered to participate in the Grudge of Drong megabattle. This is a great opportunity--even if neither Dwarfs nor High Elves are your primary army--to put the contents of the previous edition starter box Battle of Skull Pass or the current edition starter box Blood Island to work creating a Dwarf or High Elf army for not one but TWO future events. AND--the megabattle will incorporate all the Storm of Magic rules, allowing the fielding of vast monsters and monumental magicks to impact events!

Gunslinger Games 'The Boom (Grudge) in August' Schedule:

9:30--Registration and Table Assignments
10:00-11:30--Game One
11:30-12:30--Lunch Break
12:30-2:00--Game Two
2:00-2:30--Break
3:30-4:00--Game Three
4:00-4:30--Break
4:30-6:00--Game Four
6:00--Awards
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GW Grapevine Painting Competition Saturday, July 30

Saturday, July 30, Games Workshop Grapevine Mills will host their Painting Fanatic painting competition--the July subject, as befitting the debut this month of Storm of Magic, will be any wizard, shaman or other spellcasting type miniature! See Chris, Eric or any of the staff at Grapevine Mills Mall or phone (972) 691-3744 for details!