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The Topeka Open Wahammer 40k Tournament - Day 1

I'm playing in the inaugural Topeka Open Warhammer 40k Grand Tournament. It's a 25-person GT hosted in a nice event space by Away Games. 

Away Games always has the best terrain and if you have a chance to play in one of their events, I highly recommend them. They've always had great prize support and Eli has a great sense of humor running his events. 

I was lucky enough to be selected for an interview on the wonderful Wargames Live stream (and I played my the second game on the stream as well!) During the interview, we talked about my army, strengths and weaknesses, and the hype for Arcs of Omen. Wargames Live viewers voted for my game to be streamed in the second round and I got to play Mitchell and his TSons lead by Ahriman himself. It was a fantastic game that ended in a 74-point tie!

It came down to the wire and I don't think I would have done anything differently. Great game, great opponent. 


Link to YouTube

I'm at the 4 hour mark. I can't say enough nice things about Joe, his stream, and what it does for the tournament scene and the hobby. Please give him a sub, hit that like button, and give him a donation during a stream if you like it. 


Day 1 recap:

Game 1 vs. Nids psychic spam - I won 88-56

Game 2 vs. Thousand Sons led by Ahriman 74-point tie!

Game 3 vs. Nids monster mash 50-96 loss. Yar.

Tomorrow, I'll try to scrape together two more wins. This is my final prep for the LVO so I want to get the most out of these "live-fire" test games.

Day 2 Recap

Game 4 vs. Ultramarine plasma spam - 73-point tie - again!

Game 5 vs. New Astra Militarum 78-62 win! I know I won this match, but this was my favorite opponent of the day. Sean, didn't want to play another power armor army again, but he soldiered on and he was an awesome player. I haven't laughed this much during a game, not had my opponent laugh during a loss as much as he did. I hope to play him again!


So I went 2-1-2 with a winning record? It was a blast and I hope we get to do it again next year in Top City.





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