Drew and I went to QFD, a tournament in Kidderminster, as our first toe-dip into the murky waters of competitive gaming. And...
it's ace!
Here is why:
- You get to meet loads of new players. This is a good thing. They will spank you repeatedly with their armies and you emerge a better player as a result. I've picked over my lists and tactics and have found countless ways I could've been so much better with exactly the same models, but in better configuration.
- You really, REALLY learn the game. See above.
- You may (as we did) find players local to you to expand your group with.
- You may (as we did) get invited to closed events due to being nice to everyone :)
- You may (as I did) win best army and get a free £10 to spend at a store- which means you may also find a new store to visit as well!
Finally, if you;re lucky like me, the posting of your image collecting your prize may mean some guys who you knew 10 years ago in Plymouth may get in touch and rekindle their friendship, which is of course ace!
The tournament was really fun despite only winning one game. Drew pulled 2 wins and a draw, and was joint first for most sporting player. We both have plans for next time.
In other news, I got my hands on formula P3 paints at last and took the plunge with some series 7 brushes and P3 sable brushes. Goodbye forever, GW- I no longer buy your figs thanks to Mantic, play your games thanks to Privateer and now I don't even need your glue, paint or brushes. Once I get my battleboard in January, we shall sadly part ways for the foreseeable future. It's been a journey but I shall always remember you!
P3 paints are quite simply amazing. Silky smooth, excellent coverage and so easy to blend that the results are flawless even when mixed with other paint. When I am exclusively P3, watch out world!
Any way, here are some pics of the tourny and some really shitty shots of my force:
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| The tournament in full swing. Man in woolly hat is Jon Webb, podcast maker for Boosted Damage, excellent painter and all-round dude of coolness and all things nice. |
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| More tourny action- Drew and I proved farily photo-proof!. The bearded guy in the back is Alun, troll player and really nice guy. |
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| A shot of my forces in action against Neal "Pink Menoth"'s Pink Menites! These were painted for the Breast cancer Brawl, which I plan to do next year. My trolls will NOT be pink though. |
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| Me winning best army. I got disqualified for having one unpainted model, but agitation from Drew and Jon Webb got me re-instated. Jon then lost to my army. He was robbed! |
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| Borka, in his Pimp jacket. |
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| Madrak and his boys. |
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| The big guys. Not as effective as I'd hoped but I have learned much and have plans... |
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| Troll with big rock. I love the Krielstone- it's so cool! Loz and I jog past one of these every day. Strangely, we've never been tempted to try and lift it. |
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| Solos and attachments. The much-maligned Skinner. I still love him, even if nobody else will. |
