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 Posted on 11-16-2008 12:43:41 am by Enigma |
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It's Official.
PAGS - DEATH'S HEAD
(One day 40k Tournament!)
This tournament has a pretty simple theme, destroy your opponents in the nicest possible way. Its one day of carnage. This tournament is a great opportunity to try out new armies or units you've picked up for christmas but haven't got painted yet - as unpainted models are allowed. PAGS will transport any players traveling down by train, from the station to the venue, and so it cant be any easier to have a great, fun, carefree day.
Some details...
Sunday the 8th of February,
at the Billy Dower Youth Center, Dower street Mandurah.
- 3 Games over one day
- 2000 pts
- Food and drink on sale at the venue
- 5 awards available:
* Gold class General
* Siver class General
* Bronze class General
* The Artisan
* Sportsmanship
Ticket Prices are as follows.
$25 Club Members
$30 Non club Members
More info & players packs will be available soon, any questions PM Enigma.
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| Posted on 11-06-2008 03:32:57 pm by Malignant |
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2008 Ultimate Tournaments Countdown!
The biggest Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 tournament showdowns of the year are fast approaching! In just under 3 weeks, the final contenders for Warhammer Fantasy Battle will do battle at the Ultimates, with their 40K counterparts to duke it out the following weekend. It's the contest the whole year has been building towards!
Final Contenders & Wildcards announced!
With the final qualifying event results for 2008 now released, we've now been able to hand out the remaining invites (via qualifying countbacks) to both Ultimate tournaments! All of the new additions to the competition have been added to the Warhammer contenders and Warhammer 40,000 contenders pages, so go check it out.
Anyone who recently attended the "Donkey Con" Tournaments in late October will have heard our announcments regarding the first 2 WildCard entries for Ultimate Warhammer and Ultimate Warhammer 40,000. For those that missed it, these were Shane Warnock (Angel_Langwyn) for 40K, and Kris Petty (krispy) for Warhammer. Congratulations to them both for two very well deserved entries to the event.
Furthermore, with all of the results in we are now able to announce the final two WildCard entrants! Congratulations to Simon Addicott (Gambit) for 40K, and Michael Kurgan (Lord Blackblood) for Warhammer who have been nominated by the WA hobby community and voted in by the judges to gain the final exclusive Wildcard invitations to the events this year. You can check out full details of their selection and other event news on the Ultimate Tournaments website.
Seeding Lists Updated!
Many of you are probably aware that this year on the site we've been tracking the overall results of everyone who has attended WA tournaments in 2008, primarily for the purposes of determining the seeding positions for the players in the 2008 Ultimates, but also for the general tournament gaming community of the state to track how they've done over the course of the year.
With the results for the final events now in, we have compiled the final seeding list for 2008! Overall 88 people played in 40K events during the year, and 54 in tournaments for Warhammer Fantasy. The hobby is strong in WA indeed! If you are one of those people, head on over and see how you did against the competition. And get ready for 2009!
You can find the final Warhammer & Warhammer 40,000 seeding rankings for 2008 here.
World's End Radio At The Ultimates!
In addition to their judging duties, Luke & JJ from World's End Radio will be recording live a special "Ultimates" episode of the show! Recording will be taking place intermittently during both of the tournaments as comments from players, spectators and commentary from the hosts themselves are captured. It should be a blast!
Additional Event Information
All contenders should be aware that army lists are due by no later than 15th November for Warhammer and 22nd November for 40K. Late lists will receive penalties (ZERO points for the "Ultimate Hobby" category) - so get it in early and don't take the chance! There are several other important bits of news for players and spectators alike that everyone should be aware of. Please ensure that you read the following threads below:
- Ultimate Warhammer details
- Ultimate 40K details
- Tournament rules queries
- Ultimate Warhammer Grand Prize notice
And don't forget to check out the:
- Ultimate Tournament website
Also remember that unlike last year, the events are open to spectators on both days, and we encourage everone to come down and have a look as well as to stick around for the awards ceremonies and after event festivities with the Ultimates crew and players. On the Sunday night of each tournament we'll be holding an afterparty at the pub (exact venue TBA), and everyone (players, spectators and all Westgamers 18 years +) is invited to attend! Come on down for a few drinks, chat hobby with the players and find out how everyone went. It's should be a great weekend followed by a great night!
Over the coming weeks there will be loads of event coverage on the Ultimates, including results, photos, interviews, reports, and more. Watch this space!
Forgeworld - Big, Mean & Green!
Some nice new models have just been revealed today by Forgeworld in preparation for the festive season, in the form of a new Ork Warboss on Bike and 2 new Space Marine Deathwind Drop Pods! You can also find a new .PDF 5th edition rules update of content for Imperial Armour Volume Two: Space Marines & Forces of the Inquisition.
- Ork Warboss on Warbike
- Deathstorm Drop Pod with Assault Cannons
- Deathstorm Drop Pod with Whirlwind Missile Launchers
- Imperial Armour Volume Two .PDF update
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| Posted on 10-28-2008 05:41:42 pm by Thorhorsemen |
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Armourdale 2008
40K Apocalypse Tournament
A Games Workshop Premier Event
brought to you by Armadale Wargames!
6 December 2008 and 7 December 2008
4 Games, 5000 Points Per Army
Main Hall, Harold King
Community Centre
11Grovelands Drive
Westfield Western Australia
Take command or form a command team of up to 4 players (due to popular demand) if you can’t field 5000 points on your own.
Tickets:
Individual: $25.00
Team of 2: $40.00
Team of 3: $45.00
Team of 4: $60.00
Trophies and $2000.00 of Premier Event Vouchers up for grabs!! 
Daily raffles and prizes for the best custom formation or data sheet.
Tickets available from Armadale Wargames, Games Workshop stores in WA, Tactics and Games World Armadale.
Purchase your ticket on or before 23/11/2008 and you go into the early bird ticket sales draw.
Submit your army list by 30/11/2008 and you go into the "thanks for getting your list in on time" prize draw.
Players Pack in the download area here!
Contact Gary Danaford
Email gdanafor@bigpond.net.au
Phone 08 94972917 or 0439945576
Post PO Box 8 Armadale WA 6992
Thorhorsemen Westgamer.com.au
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| Posted on 09-30-2008 07:04:21 am by Malignant |
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For the 5th year running on the Queen's Birthday long weekend in September, the last couple of days once again saw the event of the Outpost 6030 Skulls Warhammer Fantasy Tournament! There was a bumper turnout of 29 players this year, and everyone had a great time in a fantastic gaming environment - with the sun shining brightly on a beautiful couple of warm days of battling!
A thread has just been posted for all of the competitors reports & event feedback which you can add to here.
And here are the winners!
Best Overall:
1st place - Daniel Scragg (Bretonnians)
2nd place - Luke Retallack (Vampire Counts)
3rd place - Aaron Thompson (High Elves)
Best General:
1st place - Luke Retallack (Vampire Counts)
Best Sportsman:
1st place - Neil Formosa
Best Army: (Painting)
1st place - John Dick (Bretonnians)
The "Unlucky Monkey":
JJ Layfield (Orcs & Goblins)
For the first time this year, no new invites were handed out to the winners for qualifying for the 2008 WestGamer Ultimate Warhammer Tournament - due to the fact that the top place getters were either a an Ultimates Judge, or had already qualified! This is actually very good news for those close to the top at a number of events as it means that we'll have a few new contenders when we work out the countbacks. Also, all players at the event will have added to their scores on the Ultimate 2008 seeding ladder, so look out for an update on that shortly.
Congratulations to Adrian Scott (Rathnard) for being the man behind the helm of the tourney this year (and to his parter Rosalie who managed to secure a GREAT venue for it!), and to the team of Outpost 6030 helpers including: Matt & Chrys Benson-Parry, Dan Mattner, Dave MArshall, Pete Hartree & James Higgins. Well done one and all!
The next event coming up in 2 weeks is the "Donkeycon" Tournament (Warhammer, 40K, LOTR & Blood Bowl) - which is also the FINAL 2008 qualfiers for the 2008 Ultimate Warhammer and Ultimate 40K tournaments. See you there!
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| Posted on 09-14-2008 11:58:05 pm by Malignant |
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Well, despite a ceiling collapse due to horrendous weather earlier in the year, the show must go on - and it certainly did this weekend at the NWS "Gauntlet" Warhammer Tournament! As always it was a very tight contest, with most of the top player group finishing without much room to spare when a calm settled on the battlefields and tally of victory was counted. Well done to everyone who came along and to those who endured!
A thread has just been posted for all of the competitors reports & event feedback which you can add to here.
On to the winners!
Best Overall:
1st place - Stan Veneros (High Elves)
2nd place - Aaron Thompson (High Elves)
3rd place - Chris Spielvogel (Vampire Counts)
Best General:
1st place - Joel Bonini (Dark Elves)
Best Sportsman:
1st place - Nathan "Ratt" Gall (Ogre Kingdoms)
Best Army:
1st place - Tom Holtby (Vampire Counts)
Best Painted and Player's Choice:
Adam Simpson (Daemons of Chaos - Khorne)
A big well done again also to Stan Veneros and Chris Spielvogel, who have just secured themselves invites to the 2008 WestGamer Ultimate Warhammer Tournament! (Despite his 2nd place finish, Aaron Thompson has already qualified due to winning the event last year, though improves on his seeding rank) Look out for an update with the new contenders added shortly.
Congratulations to Mike Ward (waterloo) for putting the tourney together once again (through much drama this year we should add!) and for Andrew "Frank" Sinclair (Vargr) for his assistance throughout the weekend. I'll see you at the next Ultimates Warhammer qualifier in 2 weeks - the Outpost 6030 Skulls Warhammer Tournament!
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| Posted on 09-10-2008 01:50:52 am by Malignant |
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UPDATES!
Ultimate Tournament - 2008 Players Guides Released!
With tickets due to go on sale for qualifiers shortly, the 2008 player's guides for the WestGamer Ultimate Tournaments have just been released! Each pack contains full details on the events, as well as army selection guidelines, scoring systems and important scheduling information. You can download the packs from the WestGamer files area here - and a colour printed version will also be posted to all competitors along with the all important bonus event CD upon ticket payment.
In addition to this, we have also released the 2008 Ultimate Tournament designer's notes. In this article, we overview how the event has evolved from last year, detail the important changes, as well as the strategy and thought processes that went into them. Anyone interested in the Ultimates (or in Tournaments in general) should take the time to have a read, as it may provide some useful insight into the development of the Ultimate Tournaments and some thoughts on hobby tournaments in general.
New Ultimate Event Q&A and Rules FAQ Threads
In line with keeping everyone as informed and as up to date as possible, 2 new threads have been created for Ultimate Tournament questions and feedback:
- The 2008 Ultimate Tournament Event Q&A thread, for any queries relating to the event format or structure as a whole, and;
- The 2008 Ultimates Rules Queries thread, for players to post any general rules queries that are not already covered by official GW FAQ's for consideration by the Ultimates Judges.
New Ultimates Judge
Speaking of Ultimates Judges, it happens that we have a slight change to the line-up this year! Unfortunately Drew "Reaper" Lovell had had to step aside from his appointment on the 2008 Judging panel due to unavoidable outside commitments requiring his attention. We thank Drew for his involvement to date, and wish him all the best whilst we continue to move ahead with the event.
In his place, we have Ben ""bolo"" Waters stepping in to sit on the judging panel! Ben is a Tournament veteran of many years and is well known by much of the WA gaming community from his time with Games Workshop, as well as in his Forum Moderator's role here as a member of the WestGamer team. We're thrilled to have Ben on board, and it's now all hands back on deck again moving forward!
Ultimate 2008 Qualifying Event Schedule
The Ultimate 2008 qualifying event schedule has also just seen an update, so check the event schedule page for all the latest on which events to attend to have a crack at breaking in to the Ultimates! There are still a number of events coming up further into the year where you can have your shot.
Next up for aspiring contenders are the Gauntlet Warhammer tournament (this weekend!), the Skulls Warhammer tournament and the new "Donkey Con" Warhammer & Warhammer 40,000 events! All of these tournaments are your next (and final!) qualifiers for Ultimate 40K 2008 and Ultimate Warhammer 2008 respectively, so make sure you get those armies ready and grab some tickets! See you there!
Forgeworld - Breaching The Lines!
Some nice new models revealed today by Forgeworld in a follow-up to the recently released "Siege of Vraks #2" Imperial Armour Book. See if these little suckers can "burrow" their way into your armies!
- Imperial Minotaur
- Hades Breaching Drill
- Death Korps of Krieg Engineer Mole Launcher
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| Posted on 09-02-2008 07:28:38 am by Malignant |
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White Dwarf #345 (September)
This month is the "Assault on Black Reach" month, and those lovely people at the White Dwarf bunker have seen fit to grace us with free models on the cover of our hobby magazine once again! 
- FREE Space Marine Terminator & Ork Nob!
- Forgeworld & Black Library news
- Warhammer Armies: Warriors of Chaos preview
- "Assault on Black Reach" 40K designer's notes
- "The Council of Elrond" LOTR character rules & army lists
- Warhammer "Raids" special scenario rules
- "A Tale of 4 Gamers" 40K army building article series - part #2
- "Battle for Black Reach" 40K campaign guide
- "The Beast at Bay" 40K Orks Vs Ultramarines Battle Report
- "Beyond Apocalypse" hobby article
- Another installment of "Standard Bearer", where Jervis chats about the future for the Specialist Games range
- Hobby Essentials: Modular movement trays
- Painting Workshop: Assault on Black Reach
- 'Eavy Metal Masterclass: Dark Elf Dreadlord
- Golden Demon 2008 competition timetable & competitor guidelines
- Australia & NZ event calendar, club listings & trade stockists
- Club Focus: Emperor's Legion, Penrith (NSW)
White Dwarf #345 is on sale later this week.
Poll of the Month
Well, the new Warhammer Dark Elves have been out for a little while now, and all reports seem to indicate that the book has gone a way to redress the issue of Elven "balance" in the Warhammer World once more. This prompts the thought though - is every army as even handed? Do you find it harder to face some forces than others, or is it all down to the player behind it?
So which Warhammer army is your "kryptonite"? What do you have the most trouble playing against? Have your say in the September Poll of the Month thread!
Swan Knights 2008
Drop Zone Swan Valley Hobbists big weekend of Gaming has now been announced, on at the 24th, 25th & 26th of October 2008.
Tickets now on sale at all Games Workshop stores in Perth, Morley and Fremantle, and at Tactics. You can also order through DropZone Swan Valley Hobbyists at Swanvalleyhobbyists@gmail.com and days they are open at the hall. Event details are as following:
Lord of The Rings
Sat. 25th & Sun 26th October 9.30-19.00
800 Points, 6 Rounds
Warhammer Fantasy Battle
Sat. 25th October 11.00 – 19.00
1000 Points, 5 Rounds
Warhammer 40K
Sun. 26th October 10.30 – 19.00
750 Points, 4 Rounds in association with the Gamers Guild
The Muster
Fri. 24th October 6.30- 11.00
Social & Hobby Exhibition Night
Venue: The Guildford Town Hall
Cnr James & Meadow St’s Guildford W.A.
Fremantle-Midland Train Line
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| Posted on 08-22-2008 09:12:50 pm by Malignant |
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The End... is here!!
World's End Radio launches!
World's End Radio is a brand new hobby podcast hosted by none other than myself (Luke Retallack) and Aenur (JJ Layfield), and will cover interesting and informative topics relating to the Games Workshop hobby universe (and a few other worlds as well!).
For those new to the wonderful world of podcasts, a podcast is basically like "internet radio". Shows you can download and listen to at your own leisure. There are some very entertaining hobby podcasts out there, but we are extremely proud to be stepping into the mix with our very own WA show!
New episodes of World's End Radio will be released around twice per month, so make sure you stop by the new website to check out the latest episode as well as news on the show and broader hobby scene. We'd love to hear your feedback on each episode, which you can send to us at mail@worldsendradio.com or alternatively leave us a voicemail via Skype at worlds.end.radio (We will be looking to play some listener feedback on future episodes, so any voicemail feedback would be particularly great!)
So, hop on over to the new web blog at: www.worldsendradio.com and check it out. We hope you enjoy the show!
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| Posted on 08-15-2008 12:33:21 am by Malignant |
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Warhammer 40,000 "Assault On Black Reach" Launch
Well, unless you've been living under a rock this last few months, you will no doubt be aware that the new 5th edition of Warhammer 40,000 has just been released recently (and what an awesome release!), but only in the form of the hardcover rules book for players - not the standard starter set with models and such.
Well, the new starter set complete with rules AND some fantastic new models *is* in fact on the way shortly, and the boys at our local GW stores are now taking pre-orders for it. The box itself contains the new rules in small softback form, as well as a huge number of new models inclding a basic army for both Space Marines and the Orks! To accompany the release of this set (entitled "Assault On Black Reach"), the stores are doing some special launch deals...
- There is over $500 dollars worth of prizes being given out, including the new Space Marine Codex and Drop Pod. <All 3 WA GW Stores>
- For every $50 spent between now and 3pm September 6th, you will receive a raffle ticket, plus the tickets with the pre-order bundles. <GW Morley>
- For all Assault On Black Reach Bundle pre-orders picked up on the day of release, customers will receive a free copy of White Dwarf #345 (which includes a free Marine Terminator and Ork Nob). <All 3 GW Stores>
- Various bundles are available including The new Ork barricades, Cities of Death Imperial Sectors & any Battleforce set, which will get you bonus raffle tickets or a $20 blister pack. <All 3 WA GW Stores>
- Pre-orders can be made over the phone by calling any of the 3 WA GW stores.
More details on the Assault On Black Reach set can be found here. The box is set for release on Saturday the 6th September.
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| Posted on 08-05-2008 01:25:28 am by Malignant |
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Donkey Con October Tournament Announcement!
DONKEY CON '08!
ONE DAY TOURNAMENT (4 Rounds)
WARHAMMER 40,000 - 1500PTS
WARHAMMER - 2000PTS
LORD OF THE RINGS - 600PTS
WHEN: Sunday 12th October
WHERE: Morley Recreation Centre, Wellington road, Morley
TICKET: $30
This event is the FINAL qualifying rounds for the WestGamer Ultimate Warhammer & Warhammer 40,000 tournaments in 2008!
(Players packs will be available to download from WestGamer shortly.)
For more information, contact Stuart Knox (GW Morley) or Todd Benson (GW Perth), or check out the event thread here.
Poll of the Month
Professionally painted armies are becoming increasingly common with each passing year in the tournament scene, and have proven to be a useful way for some people to get an army that they might otherwise never have done completed so that they can actually play at events.
But what about those people who are put off by the fact that whilst they have put huge amounts of hours into getting an army done while someone else has taken the easy route? Or perhaps despite the imbalance of effort required by each group to prepare for the tourney, that overall if this gets more people playing at tournaments and trying new things out - then it must be good for the hobby... Or is it?
Considering this, are you for or against (or somewhere in between!) people using professionally painted armies at tournaments? State your opinion in the August Poll of the Month thread!
White Dwarf #344 (August)
The deadly Dark Elves take over White Dwarf this month - meting out their cruel form of death and destruction to enemies of the Druchii!
- Forgeworld & Black Library news
- "Assault on Black Reach" 40K stater set & Codex Space Marines preview
- "Harbingers of War" Dark Elf designer's notes & model showcase
- Painting Dark Elves guide
- The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade: short story extract
- "A Tale of 4 Gamers" 40K army building article series - part #1
- "An army worthy of Mordor" LOTR Mordor hobby guide
- Liber Apocalyptica: The Battle for Armageddon
- "The Battle for Blood Sands" Warhammer High Elves Vs Dark Elves battle report
- Hobby Essentials: Paint Brushes
- Master Modeller: Dave Andrews showcase & Warhammer Online buildings
- Modelling Workshop: Personalising your army
- Painting Masters: David Rodriguez
- Modelling Workshop: Mordor Terrain
- Golden Demon 2008 competition timetable & competitor guidelines
- Australia & NZ event calendar, club listings & trade stockists
- Club Focus: North Queensland Games Club (QLD)
White Dwarf #344 is on sale now!
Forgeworld - bloated and brutal!
Some cool new releases available this week in the shape of the suitably vile Plague Ogyrns and the Aquila Lander for Aeronautica Imperialis. In the light of the new 5th edition of Warhammer 40,000 and the release of the Daemon Codex, Forgeworld have also put some new updated rules up on their website for the Tau special character Shas'O R'myr and for the use of the Greater Daemon characters.
- Nurgle Plague Ogryns
- Aeronautica Imperialis Aquila Lander
- FW 40K 5th edition rules updates
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