Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000 or simply Warhammer 40K is a miniature-based tabletop game. It involves building and painting your own miniature army and pit them against others' on a dioramic 6x4 or 4x4 feet table using a standardized set of game rules. Miniature armies come in various factions, from Imperial commandos to space-faring orks, each with its own background stories (what 40K players call "fluff") and combat units.

My army, a sub-faction of the Adeptus Astartes or the Space Marines, is of the so-called Dark Angels Chapter - one of thousands of regiments of bio-enhanced supersoldiers created by the Emperor of Man to impose his will throughout the grim universe of the 41st millennium.


Image hosted by Photobucket.com


Dark Angels of the Adeptus Astartes
The Dark Angels Chapter is first among legions of Space Marines bred by the Emperor from his own genetic imprints. Enhanced physiologically for combat operations, they are literally Angels of Death in the battlefield, sowing fear to anyone who dared oppose their mandate. Their homeworld, Caliban - now reduced to a barren asteroid after an epic battle against their traitorous Brothers - holds the Chapter's mobile fortress-monastery called the Tower of Angels. Here, deep within the labyrinthine pathways to the underground caverns, lies the key to their monastic nature. The Dark Angels hides a millenia-long secret that compromised their honor. It is with this reason that they and their Successor Chapters are called the Unforgiven.


The Workshop:

 

 

 
The Interrogator-Chaplain's Wargaming Sanctum

Monday, November 20, 2006

Gladiator Cup 2006 Finals

What: Gladiator Cup 2006 Finals
Where: Oberon's Warehouse, Filmore Street, Makati
Attendance: Clarence, Clemence, Patrick, Ricky, Oberon, Gelo, Romy, Garrick, Jun, Kuneho, Ross, Bobby P, Chris...
Grub: lotsa chicken, pork, pansit, beer, cox, pusit, barbecue

Armies on Parade:
Clarence - Galleria (High Elves - Northern Sea Guards)
Clemence - Galleria (Dark Elves)
Patrick - Southmall (Wood Elves)
Gelo - Makati (Orcs and Goblins)
Obi - Makati (Orcs and Goblins)
Ross - Makati/Galleria (The Empire)
Bobby - Makati (The Empire)
Chris - Southmall (Vampire Counts)

**Last Saturday, eight competitors who topped their respective cells (Makati, Galleria, and Southmall) faced against each other for the ultimate Glad Cup champion title!

I was immediately eliminated at the very first round when my first opponent was the craftily-made list of Clarence's Northern Sea Guards.

Match 1
Clarence (High Elves) vs Obi (Orcs and Goblins)
2000pt - Pitched Battle

*My orcboyz barely made it to his shooting line because of the harassing giant eagles that prevented me marching while his repeater bolt throwers shoot gallore! At the end, he was able top secure a 1000pt win against me (Solid Victory) when I only killed a single giant eagle and made a squad of Elven Bowmen flee from battle while my greenskins were barbecued to pulp.

Result: Clarence won!

**The first round losers will still have a chance to vie for a Regiment Box of a core choice of our army. I was pitted against Clarence's bro, Clemence and his Dark Elves.

Match 2
Clemence (Dark Elves) vs Obi (Orcs and Goblins)
2000pt - Pitched Battle

*The power of the Waaagh! made my orcboyz rush towards his battle lines but not without substantial damages. A regiment of Cold One Riders nearly decimated my right flank and the Elven Assasin Darkblade held a good two blocks of my regiment on the left flank to delay further advance. What casualties I made on the forward attack turned the battle into a stalemate, and the end result was a draw via a slight difference in Victory Points!

Result: Draw!

Tourney Result:
Clarence won the Glad Cup 2006 Championship.
Prize: Orcs and Goblins Battalion Box
*He refused the Tomb King Challenge from Oberon wherein he could win an Orcs and Goblins Army Deal boxed set to automatically bag home the Battalion Box.

Clemence won the sub tourney for the first rounds losers.
Prize: Regiment Box of a core slot of his choice.
*This was after defeating Gelo's Orcs and Goblins hoarde.

Gelo won the raffle.
Prize: Orcs and Goblins Army Deal
*One lucky git.

**Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to Oberon for hosting the entire event!!!

Inscribed by Interrogator-Chaplain Randel on 3:03 PM              

******************************************************************************

Never forgive! Never forget!