Ring Warhammer GT Adventure

[ring87]

Warhammer is a Table top war game that is played on a 4x8 foot table. Each person constructs an army base loosely on the Lord of the Rings style fiction. Without going into the rules each figures has stats like DnD and can move so many inches, shoot so many ect. You roll to hit (think thaco) and wound then if you wounded the enemy gets an armor save. If he fails the model is removed. There are different objectives each game. From kill the enemy general to capture the flag.

There is many race/themes to choose from. The "good" armies: Empire (German Humans), Bretonnians (French/English Humans), High elves (DnD), Wood Elves (DnD), Dwarves, and Lizardmen.
The "Evil Armies include: Chaos (Giant Barbarians), Deamons (of four different evil gods), Dark Elves (Drow), Beastmen (Minataurs and such), Orc and Goblins, Chaos Dwaves (Duergar) and skaven (Ratmen)

Each army has tons of different troops types, including infantry, caverey, Light cavalry, assorted missile types, Bowmen, x-bows ect.
There are war machines such as cannons, catapults and bolt throwers. There is even a steam tank. Every army has monsters and stuff. Dragons, Giants, Treemen (ent) and trolls and I have only named a few of each Type the possibilities are endless.

Here is my wood elves army:
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Sorry the pictures are so blurry. Every model come unassembled and has to be painted and put together. My theme is Autumn. These figures can be assemble to look like anything with the right parts and modeling putty. I have seen crazy things like an Aston Powers Theme Skaven army that included rats modeled as all the characters from the movie, Fat Bastard and Fem Bots. Anything is possible with some skill.

So warhammer has really two aspects the artwork hobbyist and the tabletop general. (think Chess) Most player at this last tournament were from 18 to 60.

Here are some of the armies at the tournament:
An Angel army:
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A Khorne Devil Army: (Arch Devil)
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A Nurgle Deamon (pestilence/ flies/Rot)
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A humble Empire army of Men (I pity the fool)
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And some of my gaming buddies from the city, The Warmongers which I think I am part of now.
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I went 3 wins no loss and 2 draws at this first "grand tournament" in Oneonta. 8th overall.
www.marauders-inc.com/tournament/MaraudersMayhem2006/MaraudersMayhem2006Placings.htm

Oh yeah there was Romanian Moonshine and Towny strippers involved too. Plus a kick ass Texas no limit hold em tourney. 30 people $10 dollar buy in. I did not win but I was 5th but sadly no money. I hate getting beat like all in full house at the flop, 2 Aces and 3 dueces, he has two pai right before the river 2 jacks and 2 6's. He gets a 6 on the river. his 3 6's are higher than my 2s so he wins even though I had aces. Beat...

[Rob G]

Thats all fucking cool shit dude. I cant believe you still find time between work and kids to go do super cool shit like that.

And you fucking represent. Good shit ringo. But next year you better bring home the bacon.

[abisai]

Congrats Ringo, you are really close to the top of that heap!

[abisai]

What does GT stand for? In my head I make it up to be GoodTimes. DYNOMITE!

[Rob G]

"Grand Tournament?"

But I like Good Time too. DYNOMITE.

[ring87]

Well I had a good time...DYNOMITE.

If some of you guys every wanted to learn how to play. I have 2 armies and all the rules. A small game takes an hour and a 4x4 table. Apparently I am good at teaching people stuff. Who knew? Too bad it's so hard to be a teacher without an education degree.

[Ken]

I got a Warhammer between my legs you can strategize on. Hee Hee

[ring87]

How do you know whats between your legs you haven't been able to see it in years. ;D

[Ken]

Mirrors.