Great Escape Games - CoC finale

A MONSTROUS THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AT GREAT ESCAPE GAMES!

especially: Gary & Sirus


CONGRATULATIONS ON HOLDING THE FINEST TOURNAMENT SERIES ON THE ENTIRE WEST COAST.

Congratulations to: Casey McNamara for winning the 2011 championship & our own Douglas Bevard III on winning Player's choice and 5th in series overall.

For those of you haven't participated or even heard of the Contest of Champions series then I truly feel sorry for you. Fret not, as there is hope, in form of the 2012 Contest of Champions(which the Wolfbrothers have already RSVP'd to). If you love playing competitively against the finest generals in all the land or if you love the hobby of 40k(painting and modeling) then there is no finer example of a close knit community of players who represent the finest aspects of either. I strongly urge you to make the effort to join in with us.

A well run store is a pleasure to be within arms reach of...Great Escape is the benchmark for the industry, hands down.

A well run tournament store is the greatest pleasure an enthusiast could possibly hope for, Great Escape Games is simply untouchable.

If you think I'm kissing ass then please present a SINGLE example of any store in the region that can touch Great Escape Games for tournament frequency, number of participants, $ amount of prize support and most importantly player loyalty(# of returning players and or % of returning players). Oh you can't cuz there isn't?...yeah that's what I thought.

Ard Boyz Semi-Finals wasn't the same, having not been held at Great Escape Games(sorry obscure mall store). I'm probably bitter for having been smoked like a Winston.

Team Wolfbrother's will be at Great Escape in December for the final 2011 Twin-Linked Tournament as previous winners(a thing we take great pride in, even though we lack the dice bags to prove it{inside joke}).

Mark from Great Escape Games holds the twin linked tournaments and they are a blast. The "doubles" format rocks and the missions that Mark has been putting together makes the most out of them. Again, I strongly urge you to join in with us at GEG.

ENOUGH OF THIS BEING NICE, I AM GENERAL OADIUS AND YOU AREN'T, SORRY FOR YOU(unless you have a full head of hair, in which case, Ahhh Luuckkyy, tsk)

UNTIL NEXT TIME.....PLAY WELL, ROLL BETTER!!!






p.s. please support your local stores like: Heroes Games & Hobbies, Antioch Battle Bunker, Martinez' Frontline, Casey's store in Ukiah and all the others...even the mall store....

State of the Chapter / General Oadius' evaluation and appraisal of the current stable of Wolfbrother generals.

As the Reclusiarch of the Wolfbrothers Chapter, I am bound to deliver my evaluation and appraisal of each and all generals. I am also entitled to voice my opinion of the current state of the Wolfbrothers Chapter.

I have decided to rate each general numerically on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the highest. Categories of evaluation include: List Building, Deployment, Shooting, Close Combat, Shenanigans, Intimidation and Rolling. The total of these numbers should signify each general's rank amongst the chapter.

If you are a Wolfbrother chapter general and I hurt your feelings with this evaluation, then too fucking bad, play me and get better.

1st Place
ShotDownMind - Wolfbrothers Chapter Master
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
9 9 9 8 8 7 9 - 59

In a word...lethal. SDM plays competitively and has several 1st place and best overall finishes. Recently he placed 1st in Ard Boyz Qualifiers, 1st in the Twin Linked Tournament(Great Escape Games) and is in the top 5 at the prestigious Contest of Champions(Great Escape Games) for the 2011 season.

2nd Place
General Oadius - Wolfbrother Reclusiarch
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
9 8 8 9 8 9 7 - 58

In a word....Furious. General Oadius plays "in your face" with CC oriented lists that reroll everything. Recently placing 5th amongst 75 competitors at the Bay Area Open, 2nd at Ard Boyz Qualifiers, 1st in the Twin Linked tournament(Great Escape Games) gives General Oadius a wealth of superfluous confidence that can astound even the highest strung person.

3rd Place
Andrew - Wolfbrothers Master of Librarians
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
9 9 9 7 7 5 7 - 53

In a word....Deliberate. General Andrew can easily be wrote off in appearance and demeanor, but underestimating this general can end your day badly. Andrew writes rock solid lists that punish the enemy for any mistake they may make(Sun Tzu would be proud). Andrew has competed at the Ard Boyz Finals and is a fierce tournament player.

4th Place
General Bass - Wolfbrothers Chapter Champion
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
7 7 7 8 7 9 7 - 52

In a word....Brutal. General Bass will come straight at you with everything he's got, no holding back. Physically intimidating and stubborn as hell, beating Bass is as rare as it is difficult. With several best general awards and a 6th place finish amongst 75 competitors at the Bay Area Open GT, General Bass is amongst the hottest of our competitive generals.

5th Place
General Jake R - Wolfbrothers Master of the Forge
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
8 7 7 7 9 5 8 - 51

In a word....Brilliant. General Jake will out think you, end of story. Jake plays more armies than anyone and plays them all well. General Jake R. has a wealth of experience in tournaments and recently placed 3rd in the Ard Boyz qualifiers.

6th Place
Ian - Wolfbrothers Master of Scouts
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
7 7 7 7 6 6 8 - 48

In a word....Dynamic. General Ian plays a wide variety of armies and a wide variety of fighting styles, he knows the deal and games the mission. Don't take anything for granted with Ian or he will make you pay for it. General Ian is at every tournament he can make it to and was recently the army to beat at the latest Wolfbrother's tournament.

Tied for 6th Place
General Charles "Makooma" - Wolfbrother's Warden
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
8 8 7 6 7 6 6 - 48

In a word....Focused. Makooma has a plan from turn 1 and knows what to do to make it happen. Comp is not his favorite subject, but he builds lists with lots of hurt and surprises and intends them to win. Makooma is at the top of Tau players on the West Coast and fields a mean Tyranid army too.

7th Place
General Alex - Wolfbrother's Captain of the Honour Guard
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
7 8 8 6 6 5 7 - 47

In a word....Solid. Alex is not going to let you win without earning it but he'll be damned if you don't have a great time winning or losing. Possibly the funnest of all our general to play against. Alex does like to compete and he does like to win, he just doesn't get too wrapped up in it all.

Tied for 7th Place
General Eric - Wolfbrother's Chaplain
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
6 7 7 8 5 7 7 - 47

In a word....Ready. Eric is a very balanced player and could field any army with tactical efficiency. General Eric has competed in all 3, 2011 Wolfbrother Tournaments, with a strong showing each time. Now he's fielding the deadly Blood Angels and will no doubt make the Emperor's enemies pay dearly and often.

8th Place
General Ben - Wolfbrother's Chapter Banner Bearer
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
7 8 6 6 6 8 6 - 46

In a word...Learning. Learning quickly I might add, SdM and I are observing Ben not make the same mistake twice in games against us and that is all we can ask for. Ben isn't a competitive player at the moment but his potential is unlimited.

9th Place
General Matt - Wolfbrother's 1st company terminator
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
6 5 6 7 6 5 5 - 40

In a word....Competitive. Ultra competitive and I love him for it...he just needs to play more. Matt does like to compete at events he just doesn't like to finish them.

Tied for 9th Place
General Richard "Daywalker" - Wolfbrother's 1st company terminator
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
6 5 6 6 5 6 6 - 40

In a word....Learning. Under the tutelage of Makooma, Daywalker will soon be a force to reckon with...especially wielding the ultra-effective space wolves. Daywalker has competed in several Twin Linked Tournaments(Great Escape Games).

10th Place
General Forrest - Wolfbrother's 2nd company sargeant
List Bldg/Deployment/Shoot/Close Combat/Shenanigans/Intimidation/Rolling/ TOTAL
5 6 6 5 5 5 7 - 39

In a word....Brave. General Forrest is not scared to take a beating in order to learn something new. Also, Forrest's lists are balanced and his deployments are valid as well. Forrest recently competed at the Wolfbrother's 3rd 2011 tournament with his Dark Eldar army.


So that is my appraisal and evaluation of each of the Wolfbrother's generals. We are blessed with a strong crop of experienced generals that are active in the tournament scene as well as being blessed with a crop of new generals that have great potential. Under the leadership of ShotDownMind we should continue to be a force to be reckoned with all over the West coast and beyond.

The state of the Chapter is excellent. A great many of our generals are actively competing and a strong dynamic exists between the chapter's leadership and it's livery of generals. Our reputation proceeds us to all over California and support from two of the greatest hobby shops in the nation(Great Escape Games and Heroes Games and Hobbies) continues to provide growth. We just held a very successful tournament at Heroes and that marked the 3rd tournament we've organized for 2011 alone.

All hail the Wolfbrothers, death to our enemies.

Wolfbrothers 2k Tournament at Heroes Games & Hobbies

Saturday August 27th Ten of the Wolfbrothers Chapter's most hardcore competitive Generals gathered at Heroes Games & Hobbies to battle it out for League rankings and a bunch of Prizes!

A generous thanks to Heroes for letting us take up all of thier gaming space that day! A special thanks to General Oadius for helping to run the tournament and providing excellent advice, guidance and most of all RAFFLE PRIZES!

We had a blast, HOWL!

DEFICIT HIKE - Noob and generally poor tactics to avoid in Warhammer 40,000

I'm writing this article to go over a few of the big DO NOTS with regards to strategy and list making. Our local escalation league gives me lots of material for this article as there is bound to be a few guys who do the DO NOTS and don't know it. I'm just gonna be lazy and list them in no particuliar order....

1. DO NOT take a dreadnought that you intend to walk across the battlefield. This never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever works. Give the poor bastards a drop pod or resign them to sit in buildings and shoot(like rifle and psyfleman dreads).

2. DO NOT take a generic captain over a chaplain or reclusiarch EVER! A lot of you may read this and thing I'm wrong or try to justify your pretty little captains..I'm not, you are... it's stupid. Honour of the Chapter(fearlessness) and Liturgies of Battle(rerolls to hit or preferred enemy depending on Codex) is much better than any combination of wargear you can give a lame captain even with orbital bombardment. Space Wolves don't have captains so don't troll me. Stop the captain making crap it's noob.

3. DO NOT make a bunch of terminator HQ's unless you are a Grey Knight general. They don't have grenades people. Need I say more?

4. DO NOT take a librarian with Gate of the Infinity or the big pie plate...both of them will get you killed. It's retarded to commit suicide on the battlefield.

5. DO NOT even start a game until you have studied the table set-up and terrain.

6. DO NOT even think about deploying until you have read and understand your enemies' army list.

7. DO NOT finish any of your phases without double checking that all units performed their necessary actions. Put Simply...make sure you move everything that needs to be moved before shooting, then double check that you shot everything or ran everything you needed to before assaulting and then make damn sure that you declare ALL of your assaults at once.

8. DO NOT argue with General Oadius.

9. DO NOT give up on Warhammer 40,000.

10. DO NOT build a list without counting your Kill Points.

Ok...I think that's enough for now. I know this isn't the most objective and constructive criticism you'll ever receive but I don't give a shit. TILL NEXT TIME...PLAY WELL, ROLL BETTER!

Wolfbrothers CoC PRIMER Event AWESOMENESS!

Wolfbrothers 40kNation Chapter CoC PRIMER Tournament #2 was a success and Great fun! Thanks for turning out everyone! Good fights were had by all and we are well set on the road to Sacramento!

Countdown to Contest of Champions

The last few days available to us to play and paint are ticking by. The Contest of Champions is upon us!

The Wolfbrothers of 40kNation:

March 12th WOLFBROTHERS CoC Primer Event

Saturday, March 12th at 10am:

Wolfbrothers Chapter will be hosting a CoC Primer Tournament on March 12th. Kicking off final preparations for the March 26th Contest of Champions Escalation Tournament at Great Escape Games, Sacramento.

Location will be announced shortly as final arrangements are being hammered out now.

 This Tournament is Invite Only, but Everyone is Invited! Best of all its FREE! We will have at least $100 in prizes for Best General/Favorite Army as well as random fun prizes during the event.

We will of course be using the Great Escape Games mission book and format for the CoC tournament.

If you cannot participate in the tournament then plan to drop by anyways. You will not be disappointed!

Stay tuned for details, or contact me with any questions!