My First Tournament

January 20, 2009

This past Saturday I headed on down to the Dueling Grounds for my first official Warmachine tournament.  The format was Steamroller v4 at 500 points; a nice, relatively soft introduction to the world of competitive play.  I had but 2 goals: have fun and try to win at least one or two games.  Turns out I accomplished both!

In this format you could bring 2 army lists.  I tried to adapt mine to match the greatest number of Steamroller scenarios, keeping in mind the types of opposing armies I may face.

Haley’s “Take and Hold” List

Faction: Cygnar
Points: 499
Model Count: 16
Victory Points: 18

Captain Victoria Haley
> Squire
> Thorn
Gun Mage Captain Adept
Journeyman Warcaster
> Hunter
Ogrun Bokur
Rupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord
Trenchers    [6]
> Trencher Officer & Sharpshooter

Caine’s “Withering Fire” List

Faction: Cygnar
Points: 498
Model Count: 18
Victory Points: 18

Lieutenant Allister Caine
> Squire
Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist
Journeyman Warcaster
> Defender
Rupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord
Stormsmith
Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team
Stormblades
> Stormblade Officer & Standard Bearer

There were roughly a dozen players at the event (pretty good considering that the west end of the city had been blacked out the day before and it was bone-chillingly cold out).  If memory serves, the factions represented were:

• 3 Khador
• 1 Legion
• 3 Mercenaries
• 1 Cryx
• 1 Cygnar (me)
• 1 Menoth
• 1 Circle

Overall, for the next 7 hours, each player got in 4 games.

Next up: the play-by-play.

Written by kingmob | Filed under: Warmachine |