Since only 2 threads looked a bit sad...

nesf · 12-10-2001 6:10pm #1

Whose heading to Gaelcon? Will there be a boards 40k tourney as was mentioned a while back.....

Oh yes and anyone in Cork up for a game soon?

KevDaEdbanger · 12-10-2001 7:46pm

I'll probably be there. you can miss me I'm very hairy.

Funky · 12-10-2001 8:47pm

yeah this board seems to be dieing

sadly along with RPG board

id be up for a boards.ie wh40k tourney at Gaelcon tho!

Digi_Tilmitt · 12-10-2001 10:24pm

Hate to have to ask this but, whats Gaelcon? Is is a 40k tournament? and where's it on?

Lemming · 12-10-2001 10:58pm

Originally posted by Digi_Tilmitt
Hate to have to ask this but, whats Gaelcon? Is is a 40k tournament? and where's it on?

Gaelcon is a large games convention held once a year across the bank-holiday weekend of October. It encompasses everything from Games Workshop games, to FASA games such as BattleTech, to bizarre stuff, to card games like Magic, RPG's, and LARP's

And yes .. i shall be there too folks. Head W40K GM (if I heard correctly - which I probably didn't - lol)

orangerooster · 13-10-2001 8:02pm

I'll plan to be there i'll be the guy with the terribley painted red and black eldar using the biel tan army list.I'll see ye there

Blitzkrieger · 13-10-2001 11:23pm

Originally posted by Digi_Tilmitt
and where's it on?

jaggeh · 14-10-2001 10:55am

only one thing will keep me from gaelcon this year, a new job.

im gonna bring my imp guard army to take you bitches on

Lemming · 14-10-2001 2:26pm

Originally posted by Digi_Tilmitt
where's it on?

Clontarf castle I do believe. Same as last year. Great venue

Digi_Tilmitt · 14-10-2001 4:25pm

Is Clontarf near Dublin, I can't remember.

Lemming · 16-10-2001 8:58am

Originally posted by Digi_Tilmitt
Is Clontarf near Dublin, I can't remember.

Clontarf Castle is IN Dublin. T'is on the north side of the city - out to the north east.

Digi_Tilmitt · 16-10-2001 8:18pm

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..........damit. I shall leave my quest for another year....................

Shiminay · 17-10-2001 8:42am

Is there a web site somewhere for Gaelcon?

My brother want's to head up and get his ass kicked (with his poxy Ultramarines).

Terran · 17-10-2001 7:03pm

I might make my way to Gaelcon. Was anyone at the Conclave 2000 Wargames tournaments in Limerick last year.

Lemming · 19-10-2001 7:58pm

Originally posted by Kharn
Is there a web site somewhere for Gaelcon?

My brother want's to head up and get his ass kicked (with his poxy Ultramarines).

First off .. to Digi_Tilmitt

http://www.clontarfcastle.ie

To Kharn, there's a posting somewhere in the "Games" section of Boards.ie with a posting of the IGA and Gaelcon websites. I was asking for a contact for someone, and someone replied to it with this. I can't remember the url

Terran · 19-10-2001 8:15pm

What size (in points) are all your armies? I'm 3,500.

Digi_Tilmitt · 19-10-2001 9:57pm

Thanks Lemming!

I have bout 1,400 Imperial guard. I need to build on it.

Terran · 20-10-2001 8:06pm

Forgot to mention, I'm a Space Marine collector.

Lemming · 21-10-2001 9:04pm

Kharn .... the gaelcon url is .....

http://www.gaelcon.com/

Knew I had it somewhere

Lemming · 21-10-2001 9:08pm

Originally posted by Digi_Tilmitt
Thanks Lemming!

I have bout 1,400 Imperial guard. I need to build on it.

The tournament army size is typically set at 1500 if you're worried about the size needed for competing at Gaelcon or anything.

Digi_Tilmitt · 22-10-2001 7:13am

Can you use special charactors because a lot of my army is made up of Special people.

Lemming · 22-10-2001 8:24am

Originally posted by Digi_Tilmitt
Can you use special charactors because a lot of my army is made up of Special people.

For tournaments?? No. Only Codex characters e.g. A wolf lord or space-marine captain, etc.

but no special characters

For user organised games at Gaelcon, sure. if your opponent agrees to it.

Shiminay · 22-10-2001 3:21pm

Cheers for that Lemming - I'll pass the detals along.

Digi - don't fall into the trap my brother does - relying on Special Characters is a huge mistake. They can help swing a battle, but they'll never do it single handedly (unless they happend to be close combat specialists and they happen upon the enemy's command squad).

Instead, use the (impressive looking) models as a "regular" version of what they are: e.g. I have the Eldrad Ulthran (Ulthe Craftworld Farseer Leader) as a regular Farseer in my Seer Council. It adds variety and gives you a rock solid model to paint and spend time on too.

Anyway, that's going off topic...

As was said, most competitions won't allow special characters in armies, so beef up with more numbers - there really is strength in numbers - last month's WD City-Fight rules battle report showed that as Imperial Guard took on and beat some Night Lords Chaos Marines convincingly.

Lemming · 25-10-2001 6:35pm

Boys n'girls

the w40k tournament rules for Gaelcon can be found here ...

http://www.gaelcon.com/warhammer40krules.doc

and the WFB rules here ...

http://www.gaelcon.com/warhammerfantasyrules.doc

anyone contemplating joining in the tournament had best bone up on them and get their army lists ready

Since only 2 threads looked a bit sad...

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