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40k TOURNAMENT 2005

IN MOTION

Tournament number Seven in OGC’s long 40k history. Can someone break

the deadlock and become only the third champion of OGC’s most prestigious title?

Background

The discovery of a resource rich sector in the Northern Fringes triggered

significant Imperial scouting missions. They came back with the simple

diagnosis that the system could not sustain life but it could provide

significant wealth to Imperial parties willing to despatch parties to begin

mining operations there. Initially the work was carried out in secret by

Mars, away from the prying and greedy eyes of the High Lords of Terra,

however the discovery of Tyranids hibernating deep within the resource

rich planets led to a major panic in the Adeptus Mechanicus. However they

managed to call the aid of one of the renegade’ non-codex chapters of

Space Marines, the Subterra Chapter. Experts at underground warfare, and

willing to operate without reports to the Inquisition of Imperial central

command they slowly began the process of exterminating the slumbering Tyranids without waking them en masse.

However such an operation cannot remain secret for very long and soon enough, came the arrival of an Eldar host, keen to

extract as many recourses as they could before the Imperial forces dominated the sector. The careful processes of the Eldar

however at least did not disturb any of the Tyranids and so they were tolerated by the Imperial presence.

Then the Orks arrived. A recourse rich sector that was sought for by various races could guarantee the Orks a sustainable Total

War scenario, the Ork equivalent of a heaven. And so they spread to the sector with up most urgency, keen to dig in before

enemy forces gain too much of a strangle hold and then await the wars to follow. The Orks too were initially successful, tearing

into the planets to construct massive factories and planetary defences. The careful extraction processes of the Imperial forces and

the Eldar were the complete opposite of the Ork approach and soon the slumbering Tyranid synapse mind, the ‘commanders’ of a

Tyranid host were awoken and the brutal alien race emerged from their underground lairs and war suddenly erupted across the

sector.

The sector was a secret no more, and outraged by the secretive actions of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the High Lords of Terra

called upon the Ultramarines to eradicate the Subterra Marines for their ‘heresy’ and secure the mining operations in the name of

the Imperium. Chaos Forces from the Nean Dell sector who had been tracking the Eldar encryptions also arrived, following

behind the Eldar and beginning a grisly guerrilla war with the end objective of driving the

Eldar off and commandeering their mining operations.

As war raged across the sector a far older presence

watch with significant concern. The sector lay across a

vital access route to the Imperium for Necrontyr

raiders, and the sector was the closest point that they

could get to successfully calibrate their ‘teleporter’

equipment. And as things couldn’t get much worse, the

Necrons arrived and begin their industrial harvesting

process, wiping out anything that fell in their path. The

war was on, and recourses were no longer the only

thing at stake.

Contents

Players

Tournament Format

1st Round Group A

Group B

Summary

Semi Finals

3rd Place Consolation

Final

Podium

Appendix

Extras

The Players

Mike Brandon – Chaos

Gained his 5th title last year and has been in good form since. Expect nothing

other than finals place and more than likely a close stab at winning the crown yet

again.

Odds – 3 – 2

Adam May – Orks

Showed excellent form at the Dissidence event in April and after defeat in last

years final he’ll be looking to regain the title he won in 2003. Even defeated

Mike Brandon convincingly in April so expect big things.

Odds – 2 – 1

Andy Townley¹ – Ultramarines

Showing mixed form, able to pull off victories against the bigger players but

slips up against the lower leagues. If he can survive any mistakes in the first

round then he could well go on to better his 3rd place finish from last year.

Odds – 5 – 1

Monovie Asita – Eldar

Slowly in proving in form but a little out of practice, Monovie is still yet to prove what he

can do. Disappointing last year, he can certainly wipe out the lesser players but struggles

to gain any footing against the real contenders.

Odds – 8 – 1

Simon Gray – Tyranids

Following an appalling record with the Blood Angels, Simon has turned to the brutal

approach of the Tyranids. Impressive at Dissidence, Simon is aiming for a 3rd place finish

and this is certainly achievable with the shock factor of the Tyranids.

Odds – 9 – 1

Luke Greensmith – Subterra Marines

OGC’s equivalent of a 40k training dummy, Luke managed to string together some results

earlier in the year but was utterly destroy at Dissidence. His frontal approach is unlikely

to make an impact. In trivia, his only Tournament win was against James Brown in 2002.

Odds – 15 – 1

James Brown – Necrons

Out of practice and absent from last years Tournament, Brown has a lot to do to regain a

footing with the Necrons. Expect little success unless he can recapture past form that

could see him advance past the first round at the fourth time of asking.

Odds – 20 – 1

Tournament format

The players will be drawn into two groups, one of 4 and the other of 3, Adam may and Mike Brandon

are seeded in groups opposite each other, but the one that goes into the group of 3 is random also. The top 2 of

each group will go into the semis with the Winner of Group A playing the runner-up of group B and vice-versa.

The winners then go onto the final while the loser will play the consolation game.

Awards are also available for the best painted and best selected armies.

Rules

The modified 2nd edition rules set will be in use all the restrictions imposed by 40k OGC edition will be in place.

Armies are to be picked to no more than 2,005 points.

Strategy cards have been outlawed and Mission cards will not be in use.

AKA Charly. Noted as to prevent confusion later in the document!

1st Round GROUP A

Mike Brandon (Chaos) / Monovie Asita (Eldar) / Simon Gray (Tyranids)

Game 1 - Monovie Asita Vs Simon Gray Sunday 17th July 2005 16:00

The epicentre of the Tyranid emergence came in the Southwest of the sector, emerging from

the pits that the Eldar had opened up. For the unfortunate teams on the ground level there was little

chance and initially scores of Eldar facilities fell to the Tyranid swarm. An Eldar host was soon

deployed to engage and eliminate their Tyranid threat. Led by a

Warlock the Eldar set up positions and began pattering the

Tyranid lines with fire, the Warlock sensing the powerful

presence of the Hive Tyrant avoided an open mental engagement

and instead guided a Pulse Laser shot that eliminated then Hive

Tyrant almost immediately. In the woodlands the Swooping

Hawks landed only to be leapt upon by a Lictor but the monsters

assault fell foul (all 1’s to hit!) and the Hawks beat it off. The

Warlock, exhilarated yet afraid of the still present psychic mind

once again avoided direct conflict and guided a Pulse Laser shot

that neutralised the Zoanthrope. As the Tyranids finally begin closing the gap, still kept in line by the

Tyranid Warriors present, the Eldar fire begins to tell and the

xenomorph’s die in droves. Poor deployment led to some rapid

manoeuvring by the Warp Spiders but as they emerged to bolster the

Eldar lines, their Exarch was missing, lost in the warp. The

Hormagaunts, suffering horrendous casualties finally make it to the

Eldar frontline and rip apart the Guardians there, but the Guardians

soon surround and eliminate them. The battle in the woods swing the

way of the Tyranids, aided by the reduced effectiveness of weapons

fire they launch an assault on the vision of the Avatar, destroying its

presence on the battlefield to the sorrow of the Eldar forces [the

Avatar did take out a Lictor, 5 Genestealers and 4 Gaunts before

death though]. However this minor Tyranid victory is too little too late, and the dug in Eldar are left to

pick off the beleaguered Tyranid forces.

RESULT: Monovie’s Eldar 17 – 6 Simon’s Tyranids

The Eldar eliminate the Tyranids synapse in their area and re-secure their mining facilities.

Game 2 - Simon Gray Vs Mike Brandon Tuesday 19th July 2005 18:00

The Chaos forces deploy into hidden positions ready to strike terror raids on the Eldar facilities and

drive them out of the area. The inefficiency of the Chaos equipment failed to detect the Tyranid

presence in the area and as they set their positions they soon found

themselves facing a Tyranid attack. Whatever forces were watching

over the Chaos army, they were not kind and no sooner had the fighting

begun that the Chaos Magus was dragged into a warp rift kicking and

screaming. The initial Tyranid waves are pushed back by the Chaos

lines but they soon occupy most of

the battlefield. The survival instinct

of the Lictor tell as it survives mass

amounts of fire, the frontlines

however are more successful, gritty

holding the line tactics pushing back another Tyranids advance. The

bravery is soon forgotten though as another wave is too much and

they Tyranids leap upon the frontline, hitting it heaviest on the Chaos

left flank, causing it to pull back. The success of the right flank

though sets a trap for the Tyranids and any that made it through the

Chaos line are closed down and killed.

RESULT: Brandon’s Chaos 15 – 8 Simon’s Tyranids

This was the last major Tyranid attack in the sector, their major forces being all but wiped out leaving

the only encounter to be small skirmishes met by patrol forces. The Chaos forces prepare to launch

their attack upon the Eldar.

With Simon now knocked out of the Tournament, the last game of the group would decide the seedings for the

finals…

Game 3 - Mike Brandon Vs Monovie Asita Wednesday 20th July 2005 17:00

The Chaos forces emerge from nowhere, a plan seemingly well sprung were it not for the

abilities of foresight afforded by the Eldar and what the Chaos force

got was a head on battle. The scouting Territorial forces accompanying

the Chaos army emerged through the woods only to be confronted by

an Avatar, and consequently the students flee from the battlefield

before any major fighting broke out. The centre of the battlefield opens

up into a bitter fire fight which the Chaos forces emerge victorious

from and ultimately capture the centre. The major fighting took place

in a mining trench away from the battle for the centre. The Night Lord

Veterans holding the trench are

pounced upon by the Swooping

Hawks and they flee form the battle,

confused after the sudden grenade assault. A Night Lords unit that

had also moved up in support to the area were pursued their Veteran

brothers as the Warp Spiders deal them a similar fate. Understanding

the importance of the position though, the Death Guard Marines

assault the trench, and despite inflicting some casualties they are

completely annihilated, but their sacrifice was enough as the

terminators secure the position. With the battle swung firmly in the

favour of the Chaos forces, the Warlock attempts a Psychic Duel with

the Chaos Magus, attempting to assess the Chaos plans but somehow

the Warlock is beaten and is forced to withdraw with the rest of the battered Eldar force.

RESULT: Brandon’s Chaos 19 – 7 Monovie’s Eldar

With the facilities secured, the Chaos forces begin the extraction process to ship resources back to

Nean Dell. The Eldar are driven into the central regions of the sector, losing their operations and

becoming trapped in a crossfire that they will have to fight their way out of.

Group A Standings

VPs +

VPs -

Pts

+/-

Mike Brandon

+19

Monovie Asita

-1

Simon Gray

-18

1st Round GROUP B

Adam May (Orks) / Andy Townley (Ultramarines) / Luke Greensmith (Subterra Marines) /

James Brown (Necrons)

Game 1 – Luke Greenmsith Vs Andy Townley Monday 18th July 2005 01:00

Nothing defines the Ultramarines better than their own pride and despite the chaos breaking

out across the sector their first objective was to eliminate the Subterra

Marines, choosing too secure the sector in the Imperium’s name alone

rather than bring the Subterra Chapter into custody later. Striking the

Subterra base directly the deployed Ultramarine forces face a prepared

assault. Defensive fire blows the Land Raiders track off sending it

crashing into the Ultramarine Predator, leaving the land Raider in an

almost useless position. The still operable Predator takes out a Subterra

Razorback but the subsequent explosion kills several Ultramarines

nearby. Attempting a holding action the Ultramarine scouts charge a

squad of Terminators but barely make

contact before they are utterly murdered,

leaving the Subterra Marines with the opportunity to use their remaining

mobile force to sweep around the flank of the Ultramarines army, whilst

the assault units clash in the centre. After brutal and costly fighting the

Subterra Marines capture the centre of the battlefield, in particular their

Captain, fuelled by Combat Drugs causing horrific casualties. The crazed

Subterra Captain goes on a lone mission and bombs the immobilised

Land raider but fails to get out of the way, as the exploding hulk spins

around, avoiding the rear as it come around but being crushed by the

front f the hull as it completes its destructive revolution. The Predator is

struck when an out of control Razorback crashes into it sending the Predator out of control also which

explodes when it smashes into a rock. In a last act of defiance, the Ultramarine librarian breaks cover

and brings some the terminators to ‘justice’ but it is one final act of bloodshed on an already piled

battlefield.

Survivors -> Subterra Marines – 5 marines and a damaged Dreadnought / Ultramarines – 7 marines

RESULT: Luke’s Subterra Marines 18 – 15 Charly’s Ultramarines

The extremely high casualty rate does neither side any favours in the long war to come, but the

Subterra Marines at least hold their positions whilst the Ultramarines are forced to withdraw from this

attack.

Game 2 – Andy Townley Vs Adam May 18th July 2005 21:30

As the reports of the meatgrinder against the Subterra Marines come

in, the Ultramarines are already in operations against the dominant Ork

forces in the sector, aiming to curb this disruptive threat. The Orks are met in

a decisive battle at their major fort, and as the Ultramarines attack they are

met by droves of vehicles that pelt the blue lines. Almost immediately the

huge forms of the Land Raider and the Predator are

annihilated, easy prey for even the inaccurate Ork

guns. However the ground forces strike back,

eliminating the Ork vehicle squads, but it is only

the tip of the iceberg. The Ork Warphead attempts to cast Da Krunch but the

spell is destroyed and in the subsequent shooting phase so are the Minderz

and the Warphead flees the battlefield. The small victory for the Ultramarines

is short-lived however as their own Librarian is caught in a nearby Rhino

explosion and killed. The Ultramarines are forced into a last stand position as

the Ork ground forces surge forth, clinging on in small numbers but being

essentially destroyed.

Commenting on the battle May stated: “My army did fuck all, he brought it on himself”

RESULT: Adam May’s Orks 17 – 5 Charly’s Ultramarines

Battered. Broken and shamed, the Ultramarines are left with a tough decision between pride and a

tactical withdrawal. The Orks celebrate their first major battle of their newfound paradise.

Game 3 – James Brown Vs Luke Greensmith Tuesday 19th July 05:00

This battle was much anticipated being an old grudge match. Before this Tournament Luke’s only previous Tournament win had

been against Brown whilst Brown had never won a Tournament game before. Their past games include Luke being wiped out

without the Necrons losing a single model and a terrible 3-3 draw. Whatever the outcome though, it was sure to be a close and

exciting affair.

After observing the ‘lesser races’ slaughtering each other the Necrontyr

decide it is time to make their presence known, launching a raid on the

still recovering Subterra defence system. They strike without warning,

almost wiping out a newly equipped Terminator squad. The Subterra

Marines choose duty over lethargy however, and wipe out the rapidly

approaching Destroyer unit. The Dreadnought is beset by Scarabs

before being annihilated by an easily placed Reaver shot.. In the centre

the Subterra Armour looks secure at

least, until an Immortal crack shots a

Razorback (3 metal flays!), causing

internal explosions that kill most of

its passengers. The Warriors move in to finish it off with yet more

metal flaying might. A trench system secured by the Necrons though

is cleared by Heavy Flamers but the trench is reinforced and the

Necrons regain a hold. Mass close quarter fighting breaks out

concluding in a bloody stalemate. But the rest of the Necrons have

already managed to sweep the Subterra rear lines to secure the

majority of the battlefield.

RESULT: Brown’s Necrons 13 – 10 Luke’s Subterra Marines

The Subterra Marines are finally forced to concede their positions and withdraw from the planetary

surface and look for a new base. The Necrons plans have begun…

Game 4 – Adam May Vs James Brown 19th July 16:00

The Ork party atmosphere was gaining momentum as they prepared to dominate the sector.

Already their asexual spore shedding nature was converting the planets into

ideal Ork climates. As Orks queued en masse to board the giant hulks that

would carry them to other planets they were suddenly met by green flares that

destroyed the makeshift spaceport in just a few moments. As the Orks

attempted to get their full defences on-line Necrons appeared on the baron

plains. Angry at the intrusion the Ork mobs soon gathered and battle was met.

The first units to engage were the Destroyers that lay

fire on the Death Skull mobs causing them to flee

into nearby woodland denying the Ork forces vital

heavy weapons fire. The Warphead calls upon Gork

and Da krucnh crushes some of the Destroyers causing one to spin out of

control and collide with an Ork bike as it struck the ground. The advancing

Nobz are set upon by two groups of Necron Wraith’s but confident in their

‘orkiness’ the Nobz are unimpressed. After a brief but brutal fight, however it

is the Wraiths that emerge victorious. Despite suffering high casualties, the

sheer weight of the Ork numbers begin to tell and the Necrons are cut off into

small groups across the field. But ultimately the precision targeting by the Necron forces eliminates the

key components of the Ork war machine and the battle ends too soon for the Orks to press a killing

blow. The battle belonged to the Necrons.

RESULT: Brown’s Necrons 16 – 12 Adam May’s Orks

The Necrons vanish as quickly as they came, their objective of crippling the Orks military achieved.

The Orks begin the painful process of rebuilding their forces.

As it stood 4 games in….

Pts

James Brown

Adam May

Luke Greensmith

Andy Townley

Brown had already secured a Semi final place and Charly was all but out at this stage and was playing for pride.

Another classic match up though, May Vs Luke, looked set to make a promising qualification for the finals decider

Game 5 – James Brown Vs Andy Townley Tuesday 19th July 20:30

The indecisive Ultramarines are soon punished for lingering in the sector. Caught at camp, the

Necrons intend to wipe them out and remove as much trace as possible

that would bring out further Imperial forces. The Ultramarines dig in

leaving the Necrons to make a full on assault, the forward scouts being the

first victims as the Wraiths materialise in their bunker. The marines fire is

cut as the Necrons close into disrupt range

and surround the Imperial position. In the

centre, assault troops lead a desperate

counter attack and despite some initial

success the Wraiths repair and rejoin the

combat, leaving the Assault marines to almost surrender in the face of a

seemingly invincible foe. The scarabs hop form tank to tank, met by

the singing of the Necron weaponry as it picks the perfect chord that

spells annihilation for the Imperial Armour. The Necrons pile into the

centre of the battlefield, massacring the remaining marines.

Survivors – 7 Ultramarines and a Rhino [assume they zoom off into the sunset]

RESULT: Brown’s Necrons 21 – 4 Charly’s Ultramarines

The Ultramarine force is wiped out. And the Necrons, whilst not controlling the sector, have instead

eliminated it for any domination form any of the warring forces. That is except for the Eldar and Chaos

troops in the Southwest…

Game 6 – Luke Greensmith Vs Adam May Wednesday 20th July 12:00

Following the destructive wake left by the Necrons, the displaced Subterra Marines use the

opportunity to strike at the Orks aiming to capture their already dug in

positions, and cripple the Ork influence in the sector as well. The battle

opens with mass vehicle destruction and a Rhino ends up road blocked by

a pile up of Razorback and War Trukk wreckage. The Orks held firm in

the centre, exchanging fire with the Imperial forces, neither side willing to

enter the no-mans land. The key thrust of the Imperial attack comes on its

left flank but the Orks managed to repel it, despite the complete loss of

their armoured divisions on that side.

A fair-trade though, as the Subterra

Captain is left dead amidst the

wreckage. The Imperial forces also

launch an attack on the lesser-covered right flank, managing to

destroy the Ork walkers, though suffering heavy casualties (mostly

as a result of the Walkers exploding). Some rash Ork bikers charge

across the centre but before they get anywhere, they end up a

twisted pile, of bullet-ridden wreckage, however their destruction

provides some points of cover. In the closing stages the Orks drive

the remaining Imperial attackers from their half of the table.

The battle certainly proved as memorable as it promised. Highlights;

In the final turn, a group of Gretchin took down a Terminator (they did a similar such thing back in T 99!)

Luke’s sacred Dreadnought assault Cannon did absolutely nothing all game (his reasoning for defeat)

Schoolboy tactics May- on last turn moved his jammed Trukk through Death Skulls meaning they couldn’t fire!

Luke had just 4 models and his Dreadnought remaining

RESULT: May’s Orks 16 – 11 Luke’s Subterra Marines

Salvaging the Imperial wreckage and left behind weaponry the Orks managed to speed up their

rebuilding process and find themselves at the same stage they were before the Necron attack. Things

were looking green again. The Subterra Marines were all but destroyed, however the survivors could

tell of how they bested the Ultramarine forces that had fought in the name of the High Lords, and not,

the Subterra Marines felt, the Emperor.

Group B Standings

VPs +

VPs -

Pts

+/-

James Brown

+24

Adam May

+13

Luke Greensmith

-5

Andy Townley

-32

A look back….

In group A the table ended up pretty much as expected and the

battles flowed with predictable results. However Group B threw up

some big surprises. Firstly James brown, having never won a

Tournament game in his previous 4 entries (6 games), won every

single battle with an army that people were beginning to write off as

being simply not very good. Brown has proven everybody wrong and

shown what both he and the Necrons can do, commenting he said his

long 40k drought meant that he picked an army that was back to

basics, fielding mainly core infantry troops. And it has proven a

rousing success. Luke Greensmith however attributed Brown’s

success to everybody simply forgetting how to fight the Necrons, and

that Browns long absence was carefully planned. Adam May going

for the semi’s for a shoe-in (though the final for the last 3 years is set

for a repeat but this time in the semi-finals!) but Andrew Townley

massively under achieved, failing to pick up a single victory.

Commenting he said, “After losing a very close game against Luke, it all went downhill”. Luke

Greensmith can also take some heart, his Victory points were only in deficit by 5 and he fought every

game to the wire. James Brown’s success means that there will be an all-new finalist this year!

Semi-Finals

Mike Brandon

Adam May

May picked up 2 wins against the current Champion before the Tournament.

They have met in three finals before, all going Brandon’s way.

James Brown

Monovie Asita

These two have never played before, though Brown used to suffer terribly

against Michael Pang’s Eldar.

Semi Final A – Mike Brandon VS Adam May Thursday 21

July 14:00

The Chaos forces begin consolidating their positions on the Eldar facilities, but no sooner

have they begun the resource extraction process that Ork vessels are detected as inbound. The Chaos

forces are quick to react and meet the Orks in open battle as they mass at the landing sites.

The battle opens with the death of the Chaos Magus, the

combination of Waaagh! And Kop Dis causing him far more

than just the worse hangover of his life. The overconfident

Orks begin their advance, but watching the Warphead

carefully on their target finders the Terminator unit spots an

opening in the Ork lines and the Warphead is shredded by

reaper Autocannon fire. The Chaos forces move into the

covered forward positions and begin facing the Ork waves up

close, the brutality escalates but the Chaos forces repel the Ork

assault. On the Chaos left flank a more calm battle between

heavy weapons teams ensues, both suffering poor deployment

and taking the opportunity to have a ‘best of’ competition

instead. The firefight ends in a stalemate though perhaps with

some favour leaning to the Chaos forces that at least took the

lesser casualties. The right flank though is were the battle is being decided, after repelling the initial

Ork assault, some of the Chaos units, still covered by their other comrades, storm the trench wiping out

the Orks there and securing the position. No sooner

have they achieved their objective though that

Orks are once again in their faces, but again the

Chaos forces dig in and crush the Ork assault. The

woods that divide the battlefield in the centre are

witness to a brief skirmish between a small Night

Lords unit and the Ork vehicles, deciding to avoid

their left flank. The Night Lords manage to destroy

the Scorcher and the subsequent explosion burns

down the majority of the wood, but somehow the

Night Lords manage to survive the inferno. With

the Orks only holding a weak right flank in their

own deployment zone, the battlefield is won by the

Chaos forces.

RESULT:

Brandon’s Chaos 17 – 7 May’s Orks

The setback of defeat for the Orks leads their remaining hulks to call off their attack, instead circling

the sector planets in a battle frenzied rage, determined to find something to fight… something to fight

that it could beat. The Chaos forces, their positions secure return to their mining bases to complete the

task that they were sent to this sector to complete.

Semi Final B – James Brown VS Monovie Asita Wednesday 20th July 22:00

The Eldar forces are far from beaten and they set up a military base, intending to strike back at

the Chaos forces rather than attempt to set up new resource centres. But something was watching and

as the Necrons came for the Eldar.

In the opening stages of the battle the Necron Destroyers

homed in on the Falcon Grav Tank, still parked and unprepared for the

surprise raid. Seeing the huge skimmer go up in flame, the Warlock

responded with a desperate show of power, calling up an Eldritch storm

that sent all but one of the Necron skimmers into oblivion. The hastily

assembled Eldar frontline however, breaks and flees from the Necron

onslaught. The Necrons capture the trench network that was unoccupied

with the Eldar not being on alert status. The Warp Spiders and

Swooping Hawks immediately respond, almost completely clearing out

the Immortals there, however where even just one surviving Necron is

often a precursor to disaster.

Out on the Eldar’s right flank, the rapidly scrambled Jetbikes suddenly find their equipment

failing to respond, as Scarabs drop out of the sky and latch on. After their assault on the trench the

Swooping Hawks find themselves surrounded on the

other side of the woods, and end up being slaughtered

by the Necrons in close combat, but one lone Hawk

manages to fly high and escape the group from being

completely wiped out. The earlier efforts of the Hawks

and Spiders though pays as the Eldar secure their right

flank, however their left flank is home to several battles

and the surviving Destroyer and Reaver swing into the

Eldar deployment zone and pick off lingering Eldar.

The Guardians make use of the cover afforded by some

of the wreckage littering the field though and manage

to have one survivor form every squad. As the battle

draws to an end, the Necron Lord strides into the Eldar

deployment zone and only then does the Eldar War god

emerge, but only managing to stare down the Necron commander.

RESULT:

Brown’s Necrons 12 – 10 Monovie’s Eldar

The battle was full of some fairly amusing moments, here are three of the best:

Comedy moment -> When the falcon exploded a nearby jetbike was caught up and its rider was set on fire.

Going out of control in the following movement phase, it effectively that a ‘loop the loop’ and crashed right on top

of a Dire Avenger adding for a triple kill combo!

Comedy moment 2 -> A swooping hawk aiming to cause some damage to the Necrons in the trench network

had its Krak grenade go off on its foot! Obviously the Eldar was killed, crashing to the ground with one less limb.

Comedy moment 3 -> After a minor celebration from wiping out an entire Wraith squad, the Eldar are horrified

when the entire team repairs in the same repair phase!

Commenting on the battle Brown stated: “He should have charged the Avatar at me, he would have got

into my ranks and minced. The turn I got to shoot it I did nothing. It would have cost me my

Immortals and Lord. Leaving the Dreadnought alone was a good decision, it did nothing and

got me a victory point. The Guardians were slicey dice, I scored nothing.”

Sleeping space got a little cramped at this stage of the Tournament

and following this game, Brown made the most of what was

available, forming some sort of Necron cocoon ->

Final:

Mike Brandon Vs James Brown

3rd Place Consolation:

Monovie Asita Vs Adam May

3rd Place Consolation Game

Adam May VS Monovie Asita

Tuesday July 26th 14:30

The only previous meeting between these two was in the 1st round of last years Tournament were May

picked up a 26-9 victory. May also has the stronger Tournament background winning the title in 2003

and also having 2 2nd places and 2 third places to his name.

The displaced Eldar, confused and dejected failed to foresee the wrathful Orks that had locked onto

their position, and so a final bitter battle between these forces was to be fought.

The Orks in their battle lust and inflicted terrible casualties

on the Eldar in the opening stages, but once again the efforts of the

Warlock was of immense value to the Eldar, conjuring up another

Eldritch storm to cause chaos to the Ork vehicles, managing to

destroy two in the process. The Warlock then pitted all his will into

psychically duelling the Ork Warphead but the random pattern of the

Orks mind left the Warlock confused and he felt the arcane

knowledge of the Storm spell leave his mind as it filled with the

agony of Waaagh energy.

The dazed Warlock then

became victim of the

Warphead’s newly aroused attentions and the last essence of

psychic power were beaten form him before a well placed

use of ‘Eadbutz finished the Warlock off, his head

imploding under the psychic strain. The Orks swept the

battlefield quickly and the Eldar could not respond to the

overwhelming Ork numbers and firepower, and after failing

to deal totally with the initial vehicle assault, when the rest

of the Orks reached their lines it became a massacre. Only

the Avatar stood on the battlefield at the end, alone amongst

the annihilated Eldar forces.

RESULT:

May’s Orks 21 – 6 Monovie’s Eldar

Splatta Kannon mayhem

This unique and bizarre Ork artillery piece bundle of rocket

propelled scrap across the battlefield that bounces around

randomly as the rockets launch it across the field, causing

great damage to anything it collides with. At one point it

had a total of 18 hits taking out the Swooping Hawk Exarch

and the lone surviving War Trukk before coming to a halt.

See diagram - >

Commenting on the battle Monovie simply said “I’m out of

here” whilst may showed his disdain on army selection

commenting “Shit army, not impressed”.

Final

Background: previous records do not favour James Brown who has won just one of the thirteen

encounters with Mike Brandon’s Chaos. 5 of those Chaos victories involved completely wiping the

Necron army out. However Brown has exceeded even his expectations this year and promises to be no

pushover this time around. The last time they met was in May of last year when the Necrons actually

picked up a 14 – 9 victory following a controversial Dawn raid ruling that was overturned just this last

February. The only time they have met in a Tournament was back in 2000 with a Chaos victory in the

first round.

Tournament 2005 Final

Mike Brandon VS James Brown

Friday July 22nd 20:00

The war in the sector was coming to its end. The last remaining Orks had retreated after

having some consolation with a slaughter of the Eldar. The Eldar god simply vanished, after collapsing

in defeat with the loss of the Eldar host. Now with the Chaos forces the only major force left the

Necrons moved too annihilate them and leave the sector free from any incursion.

The Chaos forces seem unsurprised as the Necrons

emerge form nowhere, quickly deploying to positions, after

weeks of surprise attacks and battles they were fully prepared for

this. However things were not going to be easy and the Predator

had its tracked blown off almost as soon as contact was made

sending it crashing into the mine. Its turret was also jammed

forward, leaving a solitary Heavy Bolter sponson as the only

thing facing the

battlefield. The return

fire from the Chaos

forces was poor, doing

little damage to the

oncoming Necrons. The Necron Destroyers attack the very

centre of the Chaos army, cutting it in two, but suffer heavy

losses from the crossfire in the Chaos deployment zone. This

proves a worthwhile distraction though as the rest of the

Necron army advances relatively unscathed.

The Night Lords Veterans are caught out in their

slightly forwards position when the Wraiths discover them

and they launch a counter charge to get at least some small

advantage. The Veterans manage to hold out, at least until a stray Blastmaster shot hits the combat,

killing one of the fighting Veterans and leaving the afflicted Wraith unharmed. The Veterans are soon

wiped out and the Necrons begin closing on the Chaos army, which is still struggling with the

remaining Destroyers. The Necron Warriors reach the edge of the Chaos deployment zone, the

battleline ling since pulled back.

The major fighting now takes place on the back of the Chaos lines and the bloody assaults go

in the attacking Wraith’s favour and the Chaos commander falls beneath a Wraiths claws in the final

turn. On the Chaos right flank some last minute counter charges do some damage but is in vein and the

survivors are left to flee the battlefield, commanderless. The destruction of all models bearing a mark

emits a glow form the predator as the fallen Thousand Sons crew entombed inside vanish forever.

RESULT:

Brown’s Necrons 15

8 Brandon’s Chaos

After comments

James Brown: “Ace game, obviously happy with how I played. To be fair I had the dice gods on my

side, Mike didn’t hit when it counted and the psychic phase was less then impressive. Could have been

a close game. Champion!! If id made a double whammie I would have backflipped, but 1st and 2nd is

good enough. Was a quality tournament, and I steamrolled five games! Signing off!”

Mike Brandon: “Time to pass the 40k mittens once more, against an unlikely winner. Little I can say really, it’s

been a great tournament, with a big surprise. Its been my seventh final in a row though and 2nd is good enough, I

still rule 40k ha ha. As for the battle, I knew what Brown would do, but when it came down to it, id say I was a

little unlucky and he chose his targets well, which made the gap in the points. My army was geared to annihilate

Tyranids and so the Necrons turned out to be my toughest challenge., I never expected to face them but shit

happens! Keeping up appearances in the final is good enough, it’s been a fantastic tournament, good enough to

rival T2000. So hats off to Brown, he deserved it.”

Podium

TOURNAMENT 2005 40K CHAMPION

James

Brown + Best Painted &

Best Selected

Army

2nd Place

Mike

Brandon

3rd Place

Adam

May

Story End: The Imperial, Tyranid and Eldar forces are wiped out, the Orks have retreated save for a few

stragglers. The Chaos troops pull out, taking whatever resources they had managed to extract with them. Now

only the Necrons remain, watching, knowing that from here they can strike. Anywhere.

Tournament Close: Tournament number seven proved to be one of he best yet, certainly throwing up enough excitement

and surprises to rival the legendary Tournament 2000. We have an all new champion, and a surprise one at that, proving that the

Necrons aren’t just a sideline army and Brown isn’t a player to be taken lightly anymore, especially considering he’s the first

person to pick up every 40k award in one Tournament, in fact he’s the only persona to all of those awards ever! Charly’s first

round whitewash was a surprise and it left an opening for Luke and May to play out one of the best games of the Tournament as

the old rivals vied for a semi-final place. The Brown V Monovie semi was as close as it could be and Monovie came so close to

the final too. Who knows what these revelations will throw up in the coming OGC year…

APPENDIX – Army Lists

Entries highlighted in red indicate leaders of each army

Chaos (Mike Brandon)

Hero -

Mighty Champion (Night Lord, Combi-Bolter, Power Fist, Conversion Field)

96 pts

Cult Magus (Level 2, Psychic Hood)

93 pts

Squads -

Terminators (3, 2 Reaper Autocannons, 1 Power Fist, 1 Power Maul)

215 pts

Veterans (5, Night Lords, Heavy Bolter, Lascannon, Power Fist, 3 Bolters)

256 pts

Night Lords (5, 4 Bolters, Heavy Bolter)

164 pts

Night Lords (3, 1 Mk1 Plasma Gun, 2 Bolters, Chainsword)

100 pts

Plague Marines (8, 1 Mk1 Plasma Gun)

288 pts

Plague Marines (7, 1 Mk1 Plasma Gun)

253 pts

Noise Marines (4, 3 Sonic Blasters, 1 Blastmaster)

195 pts

Support – Possessed Predator (Twin Lascannons, Heavy Bolter Sponsons, combi-bolter)

194 pts

Predator (Twin Lascannons)

120 pts

Cultists (5, 4 autoguns, 1 flamer)

32 pts

TOTAL

2004 pts

Eldar (Monovie Asita)

Commander – Avatar

300 pts

Hero -

Warlock (Level 2, Force Sword)

108 pts

Exarch (Swooping Hawk, Lasblaster)

95 pts

Exarch (Warp Spider, Jump generator, 2 death spinners)

90 pts

Squads -

Guardians (7, Shuriken Catapults)

98 pts

Guardians (7, Shuriken Catapults)

98 pts

Guardians (7, Shuriken Catapults)

98 pts

Dire Avengers (8)

176 pts

Swooping Hawks (4)

112 pts

Warp Spiders (4)

164 pts

Jetbikes (5, 1 Shrieker Cannon)

160 pts

Support - Dreadnought (Pulse Laser)

200 pts

Falon Grav Tank (Pulse Laser, Scatter Laser)

233 pts

Vyper (Shuriken Cannon)

60 pts

TOTAL

2004 pts

Necrons (James Brown)

Commander – General (Alloy Plates, Phase Shields)

126 pts

Hero -

Scarabs (3)

90 pts

Squads -

Warriors (5)

176 pts

Warriors (5)

176 pts

Warriors (5)

176 pts

Immortals (5)

296 pts

Wraiths (3)

192 pts

Wraiths (3)

192 pts

Support - Destroyers (5, 2 heavy)

395 pts

Reaver (Twin Hyperblasters)

185 pts

TOTAL

2004 pts

Orks (Adam May)

Commander – Warphead (Weirdboy Staff)

199 pts

Hero -

Bigboss (Mega Armour, Kustom Blasta, Power Fist)

125 pts

Mekaniak

18 pts

Painboy

18 pts

Squads -

Nobz (4, Mega Armour, Storm bolters, power fists)

200 pts

Blood Axe Kommandoz (5)

70 pts

Death Skullz (8, 4 Rocket Launchers, 3 Eavy Shootas, 1 Kustom Kombi Weapon)

261 pts

Evil Sunz (4, Warbikes)

188 pts

Orks (7, 6 Chainswords)

96 pts

Gretchin (15, Autoguns)

75 pts

Support - Dreadnought (2 Power Fists, Heavy Bolter, Rocket Launcher)

145 pts

Killa Kans (2, Power Claws, Rocket Launchers)

140 pts

Splatta Kannon

60 pts

Vehicle Squad (2 Warbuggy’s w/ Multi-meltas, Scorcher, War Trakk)

230 pts

Wartrukk’s (4, 2 Twin Heavy Bolters)

180 pts

TOTAL

2005 pts

Subterra Marines (Luke Greensmith)

Commander - Captain (Combat Drugs, Conversion Field, Digi –Lasers, Power Fist, Krak & Plasma grenades) 155 pts

Chaplain Hero (Frenzon, Boltgun, Krak & Plasma grenades)

98 pts

Techmarine (Frenzon, Power Axe, Krak grenades)

48 pts

Apothecary (Frenzon, Power Sword, Krak grenades)

49 pts

Squads -

Terminator (5, Assault Cannon, 3 Chainfists, Power Sword)

362 pts

Assault (5, Chainswords, Krak grenades, Melta Bombs)

185 pts

Assault (5, Chainswords, Krak grenades, Melta Bombs)

185 pts

Tactical (5, Heavy Flamer, 1 Chainsword, Krak grenades)

192 pts

Devastator (5, 2 Multi-meltas, 2 Plasma Pistols)

290 pts

Support – Dreadnought (Assault Cannon, Power Fist, reinforced Armour)

190 pts

Vehicle Squadron (2 Razorbacks w/ twin heavy bolters, 1 Rhino

300 pts

TOTAL

1964 pts

Tyranids (Simon Gray)

Commander – Hive Tyrant (Voltage Field, Sharpened Claws, Enhanced Senses, Catalyst, Psychic scream)246 pts

Hero -

Zoanthrope (Toughened Exoskeleton)

130 pts

Lictor (Enhanced Senses)

98 pts

Squads -

Tyranid Warriors (3)

165 pts

Tyranid Warriors (3)

165 pts

Tyranid Warriors (3)

165 pts

Genestealers (12)

336 pts

Hormagaunts (12)

96 pts

Hormagaunts (12)

96 pts

Hormagaunts (12)

96 pts

Hormagaunts (12)

96 pts

Termagants (7)

42 pts

Support – Carnifex (Adrenaline Sac, Sharpened Claws)

219 pts

Biovore (3 Spore Mines)

50 pts

TOTAL

2000 pts

Ultramarines (Andrew Townley)

Commander - Epistolary (Level 3, Force Rod, Psychic Hood)

192 pts

Techmarine (Servo-Arm)

43 pts

Veteran Sergeant (Power Sword, Power Fist)

+21 pts

Squads -

Veterans (10, 1 Power Axe, 1 Heavy Bolter)

352 pts

Tactical (10, Heavy Plasma, Chainsword)

342 pts

Assault (10, 8 Chainswords, 8 Plasma Pistols, 1 Meltagun, Vet Sgt)

364 pts

Scout Squad (5, 4 swords, 1 Chainsword)

106 pts

Scout Squad (5, 4 Sniper Rifles, Heavy Bolter)

155 pts

Support – Land Raider

220 pts

Predator (2 Heavy Bolters, Twin Lascannons, Extra Armour)

160 pts

Rhino

50 pts

TOTAL

2005 pts

Statistics

Most Points spent on Characters

1. Monovie Asita

593

2. Simon Gray

474

3. Adam May

360

Least – Mike Brandon 189

Most Points spent on Squads

1. Mike Brandon

1471

2. Andy Townley

1319

3. Simon Gray

1257

Least – Adam May

890

Most Points spent on Support

1. Adam May

755

2. James Brown

580

3. Monovie Asita

493

Least – Simon Gray

269

Most Points spent on Heavy Weapons (including tank mounted – price for weapons not models)

1. Adam May

610 [estimate]

2. Andy Townley

405 [estimate]

3. Mike Brandon

318 [estimate]

Least – James Brown 130 [estimate] / Simon Gray (BUT!)

Most Points spent on Close Combat orientated troops (without a special+ weapon, 50%+ cc weapons, not characters)

1.Luke Greensmith

720 / Simon Gray (ALL?)

2. Andy Townley

513

3. James Brown

384

Least – Mike Brandon 0

Extras

Avartard

Quite what the plan of the Avatar was we’ll never know but here’s a low down of one of the worst

incarnations of Mensha-Kaine ever to walk the battlefields of the 41st millennium

Battle 1 – scares some cultists and then gets shot down

Battle 2 –goes down but kills a score of Tyranids in

the process including a Lictor and half a ‘stealer brood

Battle 3 – runs right, runs left, out of range with

Wailing Doom and then falls short on a charge. :-s

Battle 4 – Last survivor on the battlefield, but does nothing

Killed twice costing the Eldar 6 VP’s, and scoring just 3

back in return, proving once again…don’t bring out the

big toys unless you know what you’re doing!

^ In faraway Avatar heaven the battle continues…