@badruck - it's my wife's birthday tomorrow, and I was at work today. That, and the fact that i feel really bad for dumping the kids on her at any point. birthday or otherwise. She puts up with a screaming 4 month old who seems incapable of being quite without being held, at the same time as keeping the 2 yr old entertained, which involves a lot of running about and training the lad to not do things like stick his hand in a cup full of hot tea. For me to say "oh darling dear, I've only got one day off this week and I intend to spend it playing toy soldiers with my mates. Enjoy the kids. Toodlepip!" seems a bit shitty.
That, my good man, is why I haven't been gaming recently, and wont be for the near future, in Yokkaichi or anywhere else.
As for hammercide specifically, I kiinda get the idea of paying a fair whack of cash so's the winner gets a decent prize, but I'm not really down with jigging about with the rules of the game. I totally get that PV is the TO, and it's therefore entirely his call how he runs his events, but for me skillful (manipulative?) use of the game rules is a big part of what
competitive wargaming is about (not to mention list building). 40k's rules do NOT lend themselves to this mindset, as a result of which I kinda feel actual proper competitive tourney 40k is a non-starter. I do wish PV and all his players the best of luck though. I get that my opinion is just my opinion, though. Many bows and respectful yoroshikus all round and stuff.
ps@ Prim - YOU'RE SELLING YOUR KHADOR! What the frickety frack? Who am I going to play Warmachine with now? NooooooOOOOOooooooOOOOooooo
I am interested in your bits sprues and spares, btw. Well, some of em. You got any elfy chariot thingies that might have use as the back end of a Corsair Venom, perchance? Or, if you have any kinda elfy bits that could be handy for Exodites, I'd like to express an interest, too. If you have any big unpainted (pref unconstructed) nid beasties I might be interested, too. I quite fancy painting a big display-level nid. I had my eye on that FW dribbly looking one (floaty thing. face full o tentacles) but if you had a similarly sized big greebly available I might be interested. Small niddy bits might be handy for base decoration, too (termagants, gaunts, etc...) Just kinda thinking out loud at this point, but anyhoo - I'm interested in details of what might be available.
