Recently our own Chad (The_Typodemon) Brown participated in the Snake Eyes Gaming Groups 'Double Down in December' team tournament event, held at Gatehouse Games. This even was a mixed pairing team event, where each player took a 1000 point list and was randomly paired up with a new team mate each round.
Chad went 3-0 on the day, with three minor victories and was awarded 2nd place!
Here is the Chad's account of the event:
Double Down in December, 1000 points mixed team tournament. I played Chaos Space Marines. I went with a somewhat balanced list. Fabius Bile in a Rhino (extra twin linked bolter) with 9 Berzerkers (one being a Skull Champion with power weapon), another Rhino (extra twin linked bolter) with 9 Berzerkers (one being a Skull Champion with power weapon), and 2 squads of 2 Obliterators. The first game had two main objectives that me and my ally Jason (who played Blood Angels) had to defend. Seth and Rob were attackers playing Imperial Guard and Space Marines. Rob's army seemed to rely on his Dreadnoughts, and Seth went with a few tanks and squads with heavy weapons. They put up a good fight, but in the end Jason and I pulled out a minor victory.
Round two was a Seize Ground mission with Spearhead deployment. For this round my ally was Matt, who played Ultra Marines. Our opponents were Jason (my ally from round one), and Sarah (who played Necrons). Jason went on the attack, mainly against Matt. Sarah attacked with a ton of Scarabs, and tried to shoot with her Warriors. My Berzerkers made short work of the Scarabs and her squad of Warriors that had her HQ with it. Both of my squads of Berzerkers ended up holding objectives. Sarah's last Warrior squad held an objective, until one of my Rhino's came in to contest. Jason took out Matt's troops who were holding an objective, and in return Matt contested the objective that Jason was holding. A good game, but me and Matt's 2 objectives to their none got us the minor victory.
Round three was an Annihilation mission with Dawn of War deployment (except the table was cut in half diagonally). This round had my favorite ally of the tournament. My son Logan and his Orks! Our opponents were Rob (Space Marine opponent from round one), and Sarah (Necron opponent from round two). Rob's close combat strength (Dreadnoughts) paired well with Sarah's shooting Strength (Necrons). Me and Logan brought our forces in from two sides, Rob deepstriked, and Sarah brought the massive swarm of Scarabs while shooting with the warriors. Nobz and their Warboss ate the scarabs, Warriors, and Necron HQ. Ghaz and the Meganobz chewed through a squad of Marines, their HQ, and a couple Dreadnoughts. My Obliterator was able hold up a Dreadnought for the remainder of the game. We were able to get 1200 victory points to their 805, a minor victory for us. Another good game.
With my three minor victories and bonus points from the missions, I was able to secure second place. This was my best placing in a tournament. I'm still looking for that ever so hard to get first.
Chad Brown a.k.a. the_typodemon
Here is his video coverage of the event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsEnRTFlDHM&list=UU8ulXRpI-2ST9dSRN8qJepg&index=1&feature=plcpWe want to send out a Special Thanks to Tim at Gatehouse Games in Duncanville, PA for plying host to the event, the Snake Eyes Gaming Group for throwing the event, and everyone who participated in the event.
And congratulations once again to Chad!
