Hi guys,
Thanks for the comments, here is the short summary (as I am on the holiday trip now so I have limited time):
Summary
CanCon 2015 was another success and a great event with 120 players (and only because there was not enough space to host more!) The organization was flawless so many thanks to Tom and Mark who organized the event this year. Well done, guys and really good work!
I like the variety of armies I saw on the tables, the scenarios played well and I find active Swedish comp a very interesting approach that results in playing against unique armies that are not so soft as their comp score may suggest. As always, it is all about the player, his imagination and creativity as well as skills with the army that result in a success.
I had fantastic time, win or lose, with 8 great players with whom I would play again in no time! I hope they enjoyed the reports (if they read them
) and I am looking forward to the future events (fingers crossed that I will be able to attend them!).
The only criticism I have is about the terrain. It looks like the plan to secure it didn't work out. Long before the event the organizers asked willing participants to provide their own terrain to the pool. It looked like they had a list of people who added a lot of their own things and everything looked amazing. On the day, however, we saw these strange papers indicating dangerous terrain and forests. To me it looked like they encountered some last second problem and that was the only solution. I am really sorry it happened as I am sure it was not their fault. Hopefully, next year they will be able to avoid that problem.
I performed better than last year but was still not good enough to get even closer the the great success from 2013. I had 4 victories, 2 draws and 2 losses that gave me 87/160 points and resulted in 37th position. I was a little disappointed as I know I can do better but as always, the fact I made some crucial mistakes during my games was the reason I lost too many points in the process. My mood improved a little bit when I noticed that many players had the same amount of points (I don't know what was used as a tie breaker as the list looked like it was sorted simply alphabetically) and that I had 20th score. Ah well, the solution is simple, I need to play better and make fewer mistakes!
It was interesting to see the end result and the top 10 armies where:
1. Kairos Daemons
2. Thirster led Daemons
3. Leadbelcher Spam Ogres
4. Dark Elves
5. Empire
6. Daemons
7. Wood Elves
8. Daemons
9. Vampires
10. Lizards
If I recognized the names properly I think the best HE army was 17th. Below are the lists of some of the top armies:
1. Nick Legrand - Daemons of Chaos, 13.1 comp
Kairos 565
Herald of Slaanesh on Steed, Great Locus, Greater Gift 215
22 Plaguebearers, FC, Gleaming Pennant 321
22 Daemonettes, FC, Banner of Swiftness 287
5 Bloodcrushers, Standard, Razor Banner 380
6 Fiends 390
3 Screamers 120
3 Screamers 120
Total 2398
2. Chris Penwarden 2400pts, 16
Bloodthirster, 2x Lesser Gift, Greater Gift
Herald of Korne, BSB, Exalted Locus of Wrath, Blood Throne of Khorne
The Blue Scribes
27 Bloodletters of Korne, FC, Swiftness
27 Bloodletters of Korne, FC
5 Chaos Furies
5 Chaos Furies
5 Flesh Hounds of Khorne, Ambushers
3 Bloodcrushers of Khorne
Skull Cannon of Khorne
3. Simon Turner, 15.6
L3 Slaughtermaster(Heavens)(250) book of ashur(70)-320[23]
BSB Bruiser(130)IronFist(4) Banner of discipline(15)-154[18]
L1 Butcher(Maw)(100) Scroll of Shielding(15)-115[7]
Hunter(130) Harpoon Launcher(10)-140[4]
Hunter(130) Harpoon Launcher(10)-140[4]
3 Ironguts(129) Musician + Banner(20) Gleaming pendant(5)-154[4]
3 Ironguts(129) Musician + Banner(20)-149[4]
3 Ironguts(129) Musician + Banner(20)-149[4]
3 Ironguts(129) Musician + Banner(20)-149[4]
5 Leadbelchers(215) Musician(10)-225[8]
5 Leadbelchers(215) Musician(10)-225[8]
6 Leadbelchers(258) Musician(10)-268[23]
1 Sabertusk-21[3]
1 Sabertusk-21[3]
Ironblaster-170[27]
4. Lachie - Dark Elves 14.9
Dreadlord: Armour of Destiny, Obsidian Amulet, Other Tricksters Shard, SH, SDC, Lance, Black Dragon 553
Master: Battle Standard, Charmed Shield, Talisman of Preservation, HA, SDC, Halberd, Dark Pegasus 207
Master: Dragonbane Gem, HA, SH, SDC, Lance, Manticore, Iron Hard Skin 263
Sorceress: Lore of Heavens, Level 2 Upgrade, Scroll of Shielding 130
9 Dark Riders: Full Command, Shields, Crossbows 210
22 Corsairs: Full Command, Repeater Handbows, Banner of Swiftness 287
10 Darkshards: Musician, Standard 140
6 Cold One Knights: Full Command, Gleaming Pennant 215
War Hydra: Flaming Breath 180
Bolt Thrower 70
Bolt Thrower 70
5 Harpies 75
5. Mick Ferraro, 15
Lords Grand Master, Shield, Rung Fang, Other Tricksters Shard
Heros Captain of the Empire, Battle Standard Bearer, Barded Warhorse, Lance, Full Plate Charmed Shield, Obsidian Lodestone
Battle Wizard - Life, Level 2, Duplicate Lore, Dispel Scroll
Battle Wizard - Life, Level 2, Duplicate Lore, Scroll of Shielding, Ruby Ring of Ruin
Core 34 Halberdiers - Full Command Detachment: 6 Archers
28 Swordsmen - Full Command
11 Crossbowmen - Standard Bearer
Special 5 Demigryph Knights - Muso & Standard, Gleaning Pennant
Great Cannon
5 Pistoliers
10 Reiksguard Knights - Full Command, Standard of Discipline
Rare Celestial Hurricanum
Luminark of Hysh
6. Sam Morgan, 14
Kairos Fatewearver 565
Herald of Khorne, Exalted Locus of Wrath, Bloodthrone of Khorne 335
23 Bloodletters, Full Command, Banner of Swiftness 367
23 Bloodletters, Full Command, Gleaming Pennant 357
5 Bloodcrushers, Full Command, Razor Standard 400
3 Screamers 120
4 Plague Drones, Standard, Champion, Lichebone Pennant 255
7. Johannes - Wood Elves
Wood Elves Swedish 15.5
Spellweaver Lv3 Beast (general) 265 -19
Steed, Talisman of preservation, Scroll of shielding
Spellweaver Lv3 Metal 220 -19
Steed, Opal amulet
Glade Captain BSB 105 -13
Charmed Shield
Naestra & Arahan 495 -35
Ceithin-Har (Dragon)
18 X Glade Guard 300 -9
Lord's Bowman, Trueflight Arrows, Musician, Standard
18 X Glade Guard 300 -9
Lord's Bowman, Trueflight Arrows, Musician, Standard
7 X Wardancers 115 -3
Champion
6 X Sisters of the Thorn 166 -12
Musician
6 X Wild Riders 193 -9
Shields, Champion, Standard, Gleaming Pennant
6 X Wild Riders 188 -12
Shields, Champion, Standard
Eagle 50 -5
9. Nathan Goodchild, 15.5
Vampire Lord 25: Lore of Vamp; Charmed Shield; Talisman of Preservation; Ogre Blade; Potion of Foolhardiness; Quickblood; heavy armour; Zombie Dragon 596
Necromancer 17: Lore of Vamp; Dispel Scroll; Level 2 Wizard 125
Necromancer 10: Lore of Vamp; Scroll of Shielding; Ruby Ring of Ruin 105
Tomb Banshee 7: 95
5 Dire Wolves 2: Doom Wolf 50
5 Dire Wolves 2: Doom Wolf 50
5 Dire Wolves 2: Doom Wolf 50
30 Crypt Ghouls 9: Crypt Ghast 310
20 Zombies 3: musician; standard bearer 70
20 Zombies 3: musician; standard bearer 70
8 Hexwraiths 20 240
2 Fell Bats 5 32
2 Fell Bats 5 32
Varghulf 5 175
Varghulf 5 175
Terrorgheist 30 225
2,400 points
10. Ben Wadsworth, 15.3
old blood, cold one, great weapon, tali o'preservation, glittering scales, potion of foolhardiness
slann , focus of mystery, ironcurse icon
scar vet, cold one, bsb, armour of destiny, great weapon
scar vet, cold one, dawnstone, dragon helm, light armour, great weapon
skink priest, heavens, dispell scroll
23 saurus, fc, hand weapon & shields 283
20 skink cohort, fc, javs 130
20 skink cohort, fc, javs 130
16 skink cohort, fc, javs 110
13 skink skirmishers, javs 91
23 tguard, fc, ap banner, shields 397
8 camo skinks, blowpipes 104
basiladon, solar engine 150
I will probably try to look at the list with more details in my army list topic at some stage but as always, the list was ok, it had potential to win more and it simply required to be played better.