X-Wing: Applied Perspective 2.0 Movement Templates

Back at the end of September I ordered some new 2.0 Movement Templates from Applied Perspective and they finally arrived yesterday afternoon.  I have ordered from this company once before back in 2014 for X-Wing 1.0, but with X-Wing 2.0, new templates are needed.  The newer templates have a center line going down each of the templates.  This center line is used for special movements like Barrel Rolls (so you can easily line up the template with the base of your ship).

There is nothing wrong with the templates that come with the Core Set, it is more of the coolness factor of having them in acrylic.  I ordered an acrylic green set for my son, and blue for myself.  The durability of the acrylic over the cardboard will also be better over time.

Now I have to go an finish peeling the rest of the templates.

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Weekly Chronicle 2018 #40

Not really much to report from last week.  I was on vacation last week with my wife and youngest son visiting some of our historic places, so there was not any time for any modeling or gaming.

This week I need to take a look at my queue and start to prioritize some models for my final painting quarter of the year and to see what models I really want to finish.  Currently I do not have anything sitting on my painting table, so once decided on what I am working on, I'll need to spend some time on assembling....along with trying to get some more games in this week.

Models Completed: 0

Games Played: 0

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Weekly Chronicle 2018 #39

Well we are now into the month of October and the final quarter for my Painting Queue.  My 3rd quarter was not as good as my 1st, but much much better than my 2nd quarter.  I am out on vacation this week so not much will get done model wise nor gaming, but when I get back and I need to take a look at my Painting Queue Backlog and move some items over to the Queue.

When I get back from vacation, Warmachine Weekend will be less than a month away, and I need to decide if my son and I will still be attending.  The lack of information from the organizers is really disheartening and the cost of a new dryer for the household tapped into the slush funds.  If I decide that we are still attending WMW, I need to take a look at my models and see what needs to be completed, or I may be alright with what I already have (I'll need to check with my son too in case he needs any Cygnar completed).

For last week, I was able to complete another 10 models of 'Warriors of the Dead' (half way done with my Dead of Dunharrow army), and I was able to get in 2 games, a game of Arena Rex and a game of X-Wing.

I also need to get back to finishing my Arena Rex (that may be higher in the queue), there is talk of an event in Chicago sometime in November and I may try and attend that event for some practice.

Models Completed: 10

Games Played: 2

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MeSBG: The Dead of Dunharrow 'Warriors of the Dead' x10 (2)

We are on the last of September and the last post for the month.  I thought it would be a good way to close off the month with some models that I just completed yesterday.

The new Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game starter box came with 20 'Warriors of the Dead', and I finished the first block of 10 on the 18th of this month, so it was time to finish up the second half of the 20.

I did purchase another 20 'Warriors of the Dead' and 5 'Riders of the Dead' which I am hoping to maybe get to sometime in October (I should be able to get to the Riders, but we'll see, there are a lot f projects in my backlog).

 Warriors of the Dead x10 (2)

 Warriors of the Dead x10 (2)

Painting Points: 10

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Privateer Press: Cygnar Mystery Box

A friend of mine in Kalamazoo recently purchased a couple of the Privateer Press Mystery Boxes (hoping for Khador) and he ended up receiving a Cryx and Cygnar box.  He posted on the Facebook Groups looking to trade someone and there were not any takers, so I contacted him if he was willing to sell the Cygnar box.  Well he did and we met today for the exchange.

My sons Warmachine army is Cygnar, so this box if for him, he really wanted to have the 'Hurricane' model.  This mystery box is a bit different than the other Cygnar ones that have been posted, instead of an Infantry Unit, it came with another Warjack (which my son and I actually prefer).

Here is a breakdown of what was inside our Mystery Box:

Battlegroup: 

Major Beth Maddox

Iron Clad

Firefly

Lancer

Colossal:

Hurricane/Stormwall

Heavy Warjacks:

Stormclad/Reliant
Cyclone/Defender/Ironclad

Light Warjacks:

Sentinel

Accessory:

Cygnar Token Set

I think for $60 this was great buy for all the Warjacks....

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Battle Report: Arena Rex 9/27/2018 Ludus Magnus vs Legio XIII

I was able to get in another 5v5 game of Arena Rex last night with 'Nero' once again in my lineup and it was another win for my Ludus Magnus.  I was actually a little shocked last night that 'Micon' finally pulled his weight and was able to Push 3 Legio XIII models into the Pits before he fell to his death.  'Nero' was again the last of my models surviving.

I think next time we may try a 4v4 and I will remove 'Nero' from my lineup to keep it a little more fair until  I can get a few more models assembled, playing against a Titan can be pretty rough, but it does feel pretty nice getting in some wins.

Scenario: Munus

A classic match evolved from funeral traditions, the Munus is a standard combat between equally matched cohorts.

Deployment: Cohorts deploy in base contact with their controlling player’s arena edge.

Cohorts: Both players bring cohorts of equal value.

Restrictions: None

Victory Conditions: The last player with models remaining in the arena is the victor.

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Guild Ball: Season 4 Player Card Deck Pre-Order

I know it has been pretty quiet for me in terms of Guild Ball (I have not played since AdeptiCon, nor painted any models) and that is somewhat due to my interest in other games and the fact Season 4 will be releasing next month.

A few weeks ago Steamforged Games announced that the new Season 4 rule book will only be made available digitally, and that the new cards will only be available for a limited amount of time.  Steamforged Games is pushing towards using an app to play the game, but I am old school and still prefer to have cards and a printed rule book.  I will have to make due with a digital rule book, but today I decided to do a pre-order of the Season 4 Player Card Deck.  It is available at the Steamforged Games web store while supplies last, and it should be shipping on October 13th (the weekend of SteamCon USA, which I cannot attend this year).  The cost of the cards are US $15.00 an shipping was an additional $5.00, not to bad.  I am honestly not sure how often we will play (never know I made decide to aggressively pick it back up again) but I wanted to have the cards just in case.

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Weekly Chronicle 2018 #38

Not much painting was completed last week, but I did start on another 10 'Warriors of the Dead' for MeSBG.  I am not sure if they will get completed this week, if anything I may have some time Friday night or Saturday morning, then I have to get ready for vacation next week.

Gaming wise, I did manage to get in 4 games of X-Wing.  The first 2 games were just from the Starter Set, but the last 2 were full 200 point games.  Pictures from game 4 will be posted later today.

Warmachine/Hordes: right now much going on with WM/H.  I still have a lot of models that need to be completed but just do not have the passion at the moment.  If I was more excited for Warmachine Weekend, then maybe.  Warmachine Weekend did finally release a small event schedule, but just a list of the tournament games, non of the fun events yet which is why I was planning to go.  Last night we had a personal setback with a broken dryer, so the funds allocated for WMW may have to go to the new dryer (we shall see).  When I get back from vacation on 10/8 I need to evaluate where I am with Warmachine/Hordes and see if we are still going to WMW.

Arena Rex: nothing new to report here either, no new models completed.  I am hoping to maybe get in a game tonight or Thursday night since it has been over a week since I last played.  If we play Arena Rex tonight, then it will be X-Wing Thursday night or vice versa.

Models Completed: 0

Games Played: 4

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Battle Report: X-Wing 9/21/2018 (Scum vs Rebels)

Last night we got in another game of X-Wing 2.0, this time a full 200 points vs 200 points.  We were still a bit slow on time (much slower than the 75 minutes allowed in a tournament game), but we are still learning 2.0 and some of the new symbols on the cards.

Since I just opened 'Lando's Millennium Falcon' expansion pack, I thought it would be fun giving it a fly.  Han Solo and Boba Fett flying siide by side with an escape pod.  Since I am still fresh on 2.0 and all the upgrade cards, I based their upgrades on the quick build lists that Fantasy Flight Games offers on their website (and in the new 2.0 packaging).

Customized YT-1300 Light Freighter - Han Solo - 71
    •Han Solo - The Corellian Kid (54)
        Marksmanship (1)
        Chewbacca (4)
        Rigged Cargo Chute (4)
        Tactical Scrambler (2)
        Lando’s Millennium Falcon (6)

Firespray-class Patrol Craft - Boba Fett - 103
    •Boba Fett - Notorious Bounty Hunter (80)
        Lone Wolf (4)
        Perceptive Copilot (10)
        Seismic Charges (3)
        Inertial Dampeners (1)
        Slave I (5)

Escape Craft - Outer Rim Pioneer - 26
    •Outer Rim Pioneer - Skillful Outlaw (24)
        Tobias Beckett (2)

Total: 200/200

My son was flying the Rebel Alliance led by Luke Skywalker in a T-65, 2 additional T-65's and an A-Wing.

As I mentioned above, I am still getting a hang of the new Action symbols, but I am liking what I am seeing so far, Boba Fett was really fun to fly (I had more fun with him than the Millennium Falcon) and he seemed to have done most of the work.

Both of my ships survived and the Scum and Villainy won the battle, but Han Solo was down to his last Hull point and Boba Fett has lost all his Shields.

I started my first two Turns with Boba Fett Reinforcing his Hull and eliminating the Stress by doing so.  The Reinforced Hull really helped his ship a lot and I need to try that tactic again next time.

It came down to the Rebels just having Luke Skywalker left, and Boba Fett had a rear shot that was able to finish him off.

Really fun time with Boba Fett and I am hoping to try him soon with a couple more smaller ships.

I realized after Deployment, I should have placed Boba Fett on the outside to take advantage of Tactical Scrambler on Han Solo.

Escape Pod launches from the Millennium Falcon.

Han Solo weakens Luke Skywalker and Boba Fett takes the kill shot.

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X-Wing: Unboxing 'Lando's Millennium Falcon'

When we picked up the two X-Wings Starter Sets, I also had my son grab one of the X-Wing 2.0 expansions 'Lando's Millennium Falcon'.  With 2.0, I am trying to play more Scum & Villainy instead of Galactic Empire and I really like the Millennium Falcon, so a good way to get into S&V would be the 'Lando's Millennium Falcon'.  The reason for the change to S&V is I get to play good and evil (if you consider the Rebels good and the Empire evil).  Since majority of the time my son plays the Rebels (heaven forbid he touch the Empire) this will give me a nice change of pace.  I'll still occasionally through down the Empire as I still like a lot of their ships.

Besides all the Conversion Kits we purchased, 'Lando's Millennium Falcon' is the first expansion we have for X-Wing 2.0.

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