Warhammer Painting Contest - Reminder

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Three days left to enter our Fantasy Battle, 40k and LOTR painting and modelling competition. Just show us what you plan to paint (you then have a month to paint it) - we have 17 entries so far.

We're accepting entries from 40K and LOTR (although Fantasy Battle or related fantasy type minis are preferred because that's what we're really all about).

The deadline for entering your pre-painted miniature pictures is 24th Feb 2013.

You then have about a month to paint them (by 23rd March) and post pictures of the finished article.

We're accepting 3 entries per person and, if you enter something really special I'll write a post about your minis (with links to your pics / website / blog) on my Uber God-like Painters Miniatures Blog

The winning entries from previous years:-

The winners were: (left-to-right) Guardian_A, Elazar The Glorified, Dims, Jetsam and Teclis.

KILLING BLOW - Tides of Chaos

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A new faster, more furious and brutal incarnation of the famous Battle Reporter forum game.

In keeping with the recent new Warriors of Chaos releases, Killing Blow Game #5 has adopted a Chaos theme with more powerful attacks, limited defence and some new special moves and spells.

To enter : just post the name of your favourite Warhammer Fantasy unit here.

Every unit gets 15 wounds to start with then members post actions (up to once per day) to increase their unit's chance of survival. The actions are :-

1. Attack or Defend or
2. Move Blessing of Khorne, Shield of Tzeentch or Nurgle's Rot or
3. Cast the spell of the day**

** Manticore Frenzy Monday, Troll Vomit Tuesday, Wulfrik Ambush Wednesday, Throgg Thursday, Festus Friday, Slaughterbrute Saturday and Sigvald's Mirror Sunday.


The rules are a lot simpler than you might think, once you've seen a round or two you'll get the idea.

The Combatants (so far)
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1. Konrad Von Carstein (Sigmar)
2. Valkia the Bloody (STEAM)
3. Malus Darkblade (Dalara)
4. Crom the Conqueror (Son Of Khaine)
5. Settra the Imperishable (ecwh070)
6. Throt the Unlcean (Cornishson73)
7. Skrag the Slaughterer (chunkymon)
8. Chakax the Eternity Warden (MarshDweller)
9. Rykarth the Unbreakable (MrSeb)
10. Asarnil the Dragonlord (Coinsmith1)
11. Malagor the Dark Omen (maggroth_thunderbane)

We're looking for 20 players before battle begins.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Forum News

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Battle Reporter Forum reporting...

It seems people have recently been registering on the Battle Reporter forum but not receiving their activation emails. I think this is probably my fault for sending out too many updates recently - too much exciting news to share (I'm trying to break the habit) !

Anyway, if you've registered, just check your Junk / Spam folders for the activation email.

That was the Bad.

The Good... We now have no adverts on our forum, I paid to get rid of the annoying blighters ! :-)

The Ugly...(see below)  Sweaty Betty, our Female Ogre Mascot for the Killing Blow game :-)

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Design Rules for Terrain or Scenery

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Have you ever thought you could do a better job at Warhammer rules development than the professionals at Games Workshop ?

Well, here's your chance !

Come up with the most original rules you can think of for the most original Fantasy Battle terrain or scenery piece you can imagine and post the details in the Battle Reporter Rules design competition thread.

So far we have rules for :-

• Tunnel Networks - Telepfenion
• Fountain of Fortune - MrSeb
• Buried Treasure - Sigmar
• Kharibdean Pit - chunkymon

Become part of our community and get more out of your hobby - we're friendlier than those other pesky forums you know :-)

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Terrain & Scenery Competition for Warhammer Fantasy Battle

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We're looking for a few entrants into our forum's Terrain & scenery Competition. In particular Fantasy Battle scenery (think Skaven rat infested cesspits, Dwarven ale houses, Chaos sacrificial shrines, Beastmen execution stumps, Goblin magic mushroom fields, Bretonnian "Excalibur" Lakes, Dark Elf torture chambers, Lizardmen Slann-Mage throne rooms, Wood Elf forest camps, Empire Altdorf machine factories... 

Ok, maybe I'm being a bit ambitious, a few hills, fences, rivers and the odd watchtower would be a good start. 

Nothing too large or small will be rejected (from a simple hill, mud ditch, fence fortification to the ridiculously impressive High Elf Port below). The prize will be $1m - yeah right ! All we can promise you is the admiration of your fellow gamers and modelers.

Please note that we're not really looking for mine fields, razor wire, plasma bomb crater holes or piles of spent 40k artillery shells etc. but we'll take what comes if that's the only scenery entered !

Leave a message in the forum if you're interested in entering.

As an added incentive, the winners will make there way into the Hall of Fame in the below blog for expert mini painters and terrain makers (click the pic to go there).

 

Click the photo to go to a slideshow of more of the same.

Image is © 2009 by Frank Becker, Frank Bauer, Flint, M. Immig, J. Westedt. 
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Vote now for the best Fan-Designed Warhammer Battle Unit

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Our Design a Warhammer Fantasy Battle unit competition received a handsome 12 entries, please join us in voting for your favourite fan-made WFB unit rules.

You have a very varied selection to choose from...

Unit / Forum Member
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Gnome Jester - pippin_nl
Lizard Shaman - STEAM
Dead Waters - snusnumrik
The Necronomicon - goblinfairy
Pooka - Wolfram
Angry mob - Telepfenion
Aniswarm - tubelcain
Pixies - chunkymon
Werewolves - Wolfrahm
Dwarven Steam Golem - MrSeb
Skeleton Skirmishers - teclis
Ulrix's Wolf Knights - Kirgan37

Feel free to debate in the forum to your heart's content. Thanks folks, Sigmar

Image represents the Dwarven Golem entry 
(Apologies, I don't yet know the image's source. If you're interested ask MrSeb in the forum).

The most essential WFB Rare Units - Voting has Begun

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From some old time favourites like the Steam Tank and Bretonnian Trebuchet through to the new kids on the block like the Ogre Ironblaster and Necrosphinx - which will you choose ?

Here's the list folks, now get debating and voting :-)

Note: you can change your vote at any point during the debate if, for instance, someone successfully manages to bribe, blackmail, threaten or even persuade you with the strength of their argument!

the Essential Rare Fantasy Battle Units debate

1. Ancient Stegadon
2. Blood Knights
3. Bretonnian Trebuchet
4. Casket of Souls
5. Chaos Warshrine
6. Dark Elf Hydra
7. Dwarf Organ Gun
8. Eagles
9. Empire Flagellants
10. Ghorgon
11. Goblin Doom Diver
12. Gyrocopter
13. Hellpit Abomination
14. Necrosphinx
15. Ogre Ironblaster
16. Salamanders
17. Skaven Doomwheel
18. Snotling Pump Wagon
19. Steam Tank

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Best Magic Item is a Dispel Scroll

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Dispel scrolls were viewed by some as essential in 7th edition tournaments and even though 8th edition Warhammer rules limit you to one, it seems that the humble scroll hasn't lost it's appeal in Fantasy Battles.

Here are the magic items* ranked in descending order of % of members voting for that item.

* from the 8th edition Rulebook only, not the magic items in the army books

The best Magic Items in the 8th Edition WFB Rulebook

14% ¦ Dispel Scroll - MrSeb
10% ¦ Crown of Command - pippin_nl
8% ¦ Fozzrik's Folding Fortress- Eternal Knight
8% ¦ Ironcurse Icon - Painted by G
7% ¦ The Terrifying Mask of Eee! - Mosk
6% ¦ Talisman of Preservation - whitewolf14
6% ¦ Dragonbane Gem - Telepfenion
5% ¦ Sivejir's Hex Scroll - Coinsmith1
5% ¦ Banner of Eternal Flame - teclis
4% ¦ Arabyan Carpet - Tomsche
4% ¦ Sword of Swift Slaying - strigoi
3% ¦ Potion of Foolhardiness - Kefka
3% ¦ Earthing Rod - Grim Squeaker
3% ¦ Standard of Discipline - Nithavela
3% ¦ Forbidden Rod - Drummyralf
3% ¦ Wailing Banner - Baelspar
3% ¦ Tormentor Sword - aaron88
2% ¦ Armour of Destiny - Noble Korhedron

Miniature is an old Talisman Wizard painted by Mr Saturday, one of the Battle Reporter forum members.

The Best Fantasy Battle Magic Item

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The latest Warhammer debate focuses on the best magic weapons, armour, talismans, standards, enchanted and arcane items in the 8th edition WFB rulebook.

If you think you know which is the most essential, must-have magic item which beats all others hands down (on a point-for-point basis) then you should join the debate.

Become part of our community, earn forum reputation points, gain the respect of our members and most importantly... join in the fun :)

As soon as we have plenty of entries we'll kick off a poll for your votes.

Debate and vote for the best WFB magic items

The best Warhammer Allies - time to debate & vote

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Master Tactica #6 is underway - time to vote for your favourite allied commander combinations (most importantly, those Warhammer Allies you think would be strongest on the battlefield). Feel free to join in the debate and support or argue against the entries. 

Part I of the Grand Alliances competition; the entrants:-

• Thorsten Carbide leading an army of Dwarfs with Luthor Huss leading the Empire allies.
• Zec'Lot the Lizardmen Lord accompanied by the High Elf Ensekeos and his allied force.
• The Dark Elf Lord Malus Coldheart in a fragile alliance with Sir Joseph Blackbeard's cannons.
• Infamous Golgfag Maneater in a suspicious alliance with an Empire Sigmartie Warrior Priest.
• General Max Paiment (a Dogs of War commander) allied with Gak Marrowslurp an Ogre Butcher.
• Beautiful Camilla (Empire Engineer) and Magnar Copperglove the health & safety Dwarf inspector !
• The Union of Ancients; Tomb King Liche Priest Sakhotep & Scar Veteran Zepotek
• The enchanting Lady Skyla Deepwater and rune clad Dwarf Runesmith Thane Red Stockleg or
• Newklia Fishon the Dark Elf assassin trained Chaos Lord and his gobbo mate Khips.

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