Road to the Con: Terrain Round 2

A quick update: I have finished all the difficult terrain, as seen above in its rocky sandy "glory". I have also all of the medium pryamids painted, as well as the ruin terrain. Tomorrow I plan to lay down the sand for the ruin bases, which will bring the necron tables to a close. After a final update tomorrow and hopefully an action shot terrain will be done. Then it is on to the plaques and the player pack. Barely over a week to go, and I'm feeling pretty good about it. Something is going to go terribly wrong...

Road to the Con: Terrain Edition

I was asked to post some shots of the new terrain for GenghisCon. There will be four necron themed boards, similar to the previous nid and imperial boards from Tacticon(which will be returning). That little piddly thing in front is a Space Marine in awe of the Necrons' might.

And these 16 pyramids make up the mid level LoS blockers. There will also be some ruined necron obelisks and some severe rocky ground.

Well, there cracks the whip, back to the grind stone, I hope to have another update tomorrow.

Iron Man Painting Challenge RETURNS!

Well, its that time of year again!

Break out your brushes and paint pots, caffeinate yourself to an inadvisable degree, and get ready to throw down in the most grueling painting event EVAR!

IRON MAN PAINTING CHALLENGE is our twice-yearly, pre-convention painting pow-wow. That's a lot of hyphens. 

Join us Saturday, February 9th at 11:00 am, and paint all day, and all night, and far into the next day IF YOU ARE IRON MAN ENOUGH!

This a great opportunity to just sit down and grind out all of those minis you've been meaning to get finished, while enjoying good company and eating terrible junk food.

Refreshments will be provided, and wimps will be mocked. 

I MIGHT paint some Dark Eldar.  But probably not.
-DB

Demo Days!

Starting January 12, 2013, the Knights of the Gaming Table will be hosting monthly demo days. These will be a good opportunity for new players and those kind of interested to get the low down and try out many of the games we all play and love on Saturdays. Games like Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Fantasy, Malifaux, Hordes and Warmachine, and Infinity. All games will be small, and can take as little or as long as you like.

The event will start around 2PM and run till around 5PM, in the hall in front of Hobby Town USA. Drop on by, and give one of these great games a try.

Welcome to 6th edition 40K

Alright, I have four games under my belt, all 1000 points, with all three of my armies. All I gotta say is "Awesome!"
Three of my four games were a blast. The other was a test game for CSM and the new psychic powers. The game was fun, but my test list versus Nabors' beat face list(yes I said Nabors and beat face) not a blast. His overwatch eating my everything didn't really help. Once I got my termies stuck in, though, the fun definitely increased.
As far as the rules, I just finished USRs, but so far, looks good. A bunch of small changes that I know I am going to get stuck on, but mostly the same.
I'm already making a list of rules I played wrong over the weekend, but luckily, there weren't that many.

Highlights:
ICs can't be singled out in combat save for a challenge
Wound allocation is fairly simple, but makes placement much more strategic
Some more that aren't coming to mind.

A few changes I'm not a fan of, but those are all on how they effect what I play.
I still don't get how I get psychic powers.
And why the heck did they take the Target Lock off of my suits?

So, what is everyone else's thoughts?

6e Rules FAQ Rumor Document Thanks to ZAlpha and Rixitotal - from dakkadakka.com unknown sources

6e Rules FAQ Rumor Document
Thanks to ZAlpha and Rixitotal - from unknown sources

Core System
- Change to Pre-Measure like WHFB 8th Edition.
- Force Organization Chart is still in use, no use of Percentage
- Adding new FoC Slot called "Fortification" [0-1] / see below
- Phases remains the same, Movement, Shooting, and then Assault
- No Psychic Phase
- No Initiative Phase

Schedule Changes and Sixth Edition/Price Points

Hello Knights!

New information, that you've probably all heard by now, has informed us that 6e releases on June 30th.  Midnight Madness release will be Friday night, June 29th at midnight.  Open gaming will begin at 1 a.m.!

There will be Collector's and Gamer's Editions available.  Gamer's Edition features a dice set and "satchel" for $123

Collector's Edition will be $132.

Bizarre Bazaar will still be on the 30th, Saturday, during the day.   Bring snacks or covered dish meals and all of your trade or sale goods!