Phoenix Games Tournament: Yorkshire Strikes Back

In October three of us from Leeds traveled to Stourbridge for an event held in Phoenix Games store. Originally it was advertised as a tournament to help beginners and the plan was everyone would have 150pts army and play the games with a partner (so there would be 300pts on each side). Funnily enough the beginners didn't show up and since there were three of them and three of us, we decided to make it Leeds vs Stourbridge. We played three games, all against a different person so everyone played everyone from the opposing "team".

It was challenging because we all wrote lists counting on being paired up but then had to use them on their own, but it was still a good laugh and I actually enjoyed playing something so different. The games also went lot quicker, beside the last one I played because I was playing mainly camo-Caledonia and my opponent was Shasvastii so it was just camo markers everywhere! Gave us both headaches.

This time they are doing a 12-players tournament with 300pts (no spec-ops) armies. Its not really ITS event because they are using non-ITS mission and some in-house additions to the missions. The missions will be:

1. Highly Classified
2. Master Key (from the USAriadna booklet)
3. Biotechvore

So far we have only practiced Highly Classified mission but I am fairly confident the same list will work for Master Key mission. It seems to be about activating objectives on buildings, there are four building in the middle with two objectives each and you get one point for each objective, plus two Classified worth one point each. There is an exclusion zone which will make it harder for my Infiltrating Specialists. Even the deployment zone is only 8".

I have tweaked my Objectives list from NO3 and so far it worked very well, the biggest change is that I went from 14 models to 19. I will do a proper breakdown of it after the event.

My second list is pretty much going to be for Biotechvore which is a nasty mission because if you don't keep moving, you are likely to die. Sectorial do have certain advantage though. I think I will use the same tactics I did long time ago in Northern Open 2, basically have two groups of units that can link and move one out, then make a new Link Team, move out the other. Having bunch of Impetuous troops will also help since they get an extra Order to use.

Next five days will be all about painting and practicing, after that I can take a short break from tournaments.