The Adventures of Fiona the Black

So I've been trying to get as many games as possible in with Fiona now that I have some models to work with.  Each game has been very close but even those where I've lost, I've had a really good chance at the win, I just forgot about a particular rule (beware a satyxis captain keeping Skarre from getting knocked down!).  Today I want to share the list that I've been using and reflect on what I've learned about Fiona the Black - the least liked of the privateer warcasters.

Steamroller Prep: The Lists

As I posted yesterday, there's an upcoming "Steamroller" tournament coming up at my LGS and I've begun preparation mode.  While I haven't played any games with my Circle for some time, I'm eager to take them out of the case and try them out.  Fortunately, there will also be a prize for the "best fully painted" and since most of my models fit the category, I'm crossing my fingers that I can compete for that prize as well.  Anyway, yesterday I discussed the scenarios that will be played in the tournament, although they will be randomly determined.  I'm perfectly fine with the scenarios and they have encouraged me to stick with pKrueger (who I love more and more as I play him) and pBaldur.  I originally intended to try eBaldur but I simply don't like his theme force at 35 points.  I could change my mind, but for now I think pBaldur has a much stronger list at 35 points, given the scenarios.  Plus, both of these lists are fully-painted, so that's nice too :-)  So what are the lists that I'm thinking about taking?

Steamroller Prep: Scenarios

There is a 35 point "Steamroller" (because there's no Press Ganger yet) tournament at my LGS coming up on April 15th that I plan on attending.  Since I really enjoy the process of planning for tournaments, I figured that I would take this opportunity to use my own preparation as an example for others when faced with a similar situation.  I'm pretty excited about this tournament as it's the first in which I will be participating in this area and it'll be a great opportunity for me to get a few games in and meet some of the locals!  Let me share with you my thoughts and process of preparing for just such an event.

Is Randomness Necessary? A 40k case study

I swore to myself that I would keep this blog Warmachine/Hordes focused but there's been something brewing in the miniatures gaming community that is so appropriate to my discussions a couple of days ago: a leaked version of the 40k 6th edition rules.  I stopped playing 40k because I was disappointed with the ruleset and the overwhelming cost of the game.  I felt like I was being mistreated and that I was in an abusive relationship.  Now with a new edition of core rules for the most popular sci-fi miniatures game on the market looming over our heads, there has been lots of discussion out there regarding what we can expect to see.  In two of my previous articles where I discussed if randomness is necessary (Part 1, Part 2) I discussed how randomness affects games and whether miniatures games can replace randomness with uncertainty.  What's interesting about the major leak of these 40k 6th Edition rules (legitimate or not) is that they represent a departure from randomness and a move towards uncertainty and a player's decision-making ability, as I discussed in my articles.  How?