'Warhammer 40,000' News & Events

Colour Sergeant Major Barakiss stood tall on the perimeter watch tower watching the new recruits being put through their.

"Has it really come to this?" he grumbled to himself. "25 years of regimental service and a successful campaign to re-take this world form the local xenos and this was the outcome?"

"They haven't even named the damned mudball yet and already the scumbag greenskins had crashed into it having been chased down be reaver pirates!!"

"Somewhat unfortunate" the colonel had called it. "SNAFU" Barakiss called it. 15 months from bloody retirement as well!!.

"And the worst thing is that the first response to the astropaths was from an Astates battle-barge!!"

"Condecending b@stards!! They take all the glory whilst they wipe your blood, sweat and guts from THEIR boots whilst blowing the entire planet to atoms"

"Still……the Emperor protects………..my hairy @rse!!!"

This will be a narrative campaign featuring a "real-time" casualties, a deck of campaign "events and catastrophes" and will be tracked on a 3D map.

Similar army types will be organised into loose faction with bickering optional!

The forum thread can be visited thusly.

For more information and to register your army please sign up on the club forums and remember………..speak softly and carry a big gun…….or a very big knife!!

The schedule below details the club’s campaign gaming for the first three months of 2008. For further details please see the club forums. 

Additionally to these campaigns please feel free to organise your own battles.Warhammer Fantasy, Hordes, Warmachine, Warmaster Ancients, WAB and AT-43 are all regularly played.

To arrange yourself a game please feel free to post on the club forums.   

Date  Event        

Jan 1st  Club closed.        

Jan 8th  Open play: run what you brung, bring and battle! 

Jan 15th  Open play: run what you brung, bring and battle! 

Jan 22nd  40K campaign: The Mayhem of L-19   

Jan 29th Bloodbowl league: Balls of Iron 

Feb 5th 40K campaign: The Mayhem of L-19 

Feb 12th  Bloodbowl league: Balls of Iron 

Feb 19th  40K campaign: The Mayhem of L-19 

Feb 26th  Bloodbowl league: Balls of Iron 

Mar 4th  40K campaign: The Mayhem of L-19 

Mar 11th Bloodbowl league: Balls of Iron 

Mar 18th  40K campaign: The Mayhem of L-19 

Mar 25th  Bloodbowl league: Balls of Iron

Ponders End Wargames Club proudly presents: 

“aPEWCalypse”:

a Warhammer 40’000 Apocalypse campaign day. 

On Saturday 8th December we will be running an Apocalypse campaign day.

The focus will very much be on having fun whilst getting to grips with the rules. 

Players of all experience levels are welcome.

Army selection:  

- 3,000 points per player
- Special characters encouraged
- Super heavy vehicles encouraged
- Strict WYSIWYG (excluding small wargear, abilities and powers, but including vehicle upgrades)
- 150 model limit per player encouraged
- Selecting entire force from same/allied factions encouraged
- Painted models encouraged but not required.

Format:

- Go crazy, kill lots of things, have fun.
- Players who start their turn with no mobile units are allowed to recycle one unit with no restrictions.
- Strategic assets will be dealt at random.
- We envisage a mammoth 24' x 8' playing area which we will fully populate with scenery.

Nuts and bolts: 

Registration will commence at 9:00 AM with deployment initiated by 9:45.

Play will continue until 4:00 PM when "last turn" will be called. The number of turns will then be evened up before we finish up. 

Breaks will be taken as required by mutual consent. 

Entry will cost £8 which will include limitless tea and coffee and morning doughnuts.

Lunch will NOT be included though there are plenty of options within 3 minutes walk or feel free to bring a packed lunch.

Contact us: 

To register please e-mail Steve at oddleg@hotmail.co.uk. You can download the aPEWCalypse campaign pack from our website.

For more information including maps and directions please visit the club’s website front page. We would also encourage you to register on the club’s forums to introduce yourself the day’s participants.

With Games Workshop Enfield closing on the 21st April, Ponders End Wargames Club has decided to offer a membership amnesty to all those looking for a new gaming venue.

In short, that’s a £10 2007 club membership for FREE!!

If the deal wasn't good enough, your first night is free too!

As of April, I will be running a 40k league for anyone who is interested - 1800 points forces, normal restrictions apply.

Points for scoring are as follows - 5 points for massacre, 4 points for major victory, 3 points for minor victory, 1 point for draw and no points for losing. Victory points for and against are also used in the event of league tie.

You will have a home battle (defender) and an away battle (attacker) for each opponent. Army lists can be changed between battles and the league will run until all players have played each other twice. I may even add a knock-out tournament as well depending on the interest. Please post up ASAP on the form with your army please, so I can get the league table under way.

The league has now started and results are as follows: league.xls

Steve will be running a Medusa V campaing for Warhammer 40,000 from the start of August.

The campaign will begin with Border Patrol games, slowly moving up to mass combat.