The GT Circuit got off with a bang this new year with three great, but very different events.
Conflict GT Results
The first event was the Conflict GT held in Nanuet, New York. Approximately 60 players attended featuring many 40k Internet personalities, but it was one unassuming Imperial Guard player that took Best Over all with this list.
Andrew Gonyo – Imperial Guard
HQ 165
CCS: 3x Meltagun, Astropath 110
Chimera Transport, Hull Heavy Flamer 55
Troops 885
Veteran Squad: 3x Melta 100
Chimera Transport, Hull Heavy Flamer 55
Veteran Squad: 3x Melta 100
Chimera Transport, Hull Heavy Flamer 55
Veteran Squad: 3x Melta 100
Chimera Transport, Hull Heavy Flamer 55
PCS: Al’Rahem, 3x Melta, 1x Flamer 135
Chimera Transport, Hull Heavy Flamer 55
Infantry Squad, Meltagun 60
Chimera Transport, Hull Heavy Flamer 55
Infantry Squad, Meltagun 60
Chimera Transport, Hull Heavy Flamer 55
Fast Attack 390
Vendetta Gunship 130
Vendetta Gunship 130
Vendetta Gunship 130
Heavy Support 310
Hydra Flak Tank, Hull Heavy Bolter 75
Hydra Flak Tank, Hull Heavy Bolter 75
Manticore, Hull Heavy Flamer 160
1750 Points
Here is the 2nd place winners list.
Jorge Ruiz – Blood Angels
Mephiston
Reclusiarch w/ infernus pistol
Sanguinary priest w/ power weapon
6 Death Company w/ 2 power weapons, 1 powerfist in a rhino (reclusiarch attached)
8 Assault squad w/ melta and powerfist in rhino (sang priest attached)
5 Assault squad w/ melta and powerfist in razorback w/ Assault cannons
5 Assault squad w/ melta and powerfist in razorback w/ Assault cannons
3 individual landspeeders w/ multimelta and heavy flamer
2 predators with lascannon sponsons and autocannon turret
1750 Points
To look at the results for all participants go to http://www.theconflictgt.com/index.php?option=com_easytable&view=easytable&id=13&Itemid=73
For pictures from the Conflict GT go to http://www.theconflictgt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=14&Itemid=74
GamesCon
The next event was GameCon held in lovely Spokane Washington. This was a 2000 point event.
This was a 2000 point event which also had another IG player winning it all and this time second place going to Eldar. Here is quick run down of the top 20 players from this event.
LT James Turner, Imperial Guard, Overall Winner with 128 points
Mekel Strahan, Eldar, Best General with 126 points
Ben Cromwell, Chaos Marine, Best Appearance with 124 points
Bryan Butler, Space Wolves, 121 points
Jason Peterson, Imperial Guard, 117 points
Casey Shear, Tyranids, 117 points
Kenny Dieterich, Black Templars, 110 points
Dan Winters, Tyranids, 108 points
Mike Butler, Black Templars, 104 points
Jake Shear, Blood Angels, 104 points
Jason Benner, Blood Angels, 103 points
Fabio Ware, Orks, 102 points
Andy Arganbright, Space Wolves, 102 points
David Eckberg, Blood Angels, 98 points
Mike Cheney, Eldar, 96 points
John Laffoon, Eldar, 95 points
Steve Glossner, Imperial Fist, 95 points
Larry Hughes, Imperial Fist, 92 points
Ryan Tweed, Blood Angels, 74 points.
If you want to pictures from this event head on over to…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29kproductions/sets/72157625850276372/
Also if anyone knows the type of lists the winners used please post them in the comments section.
IronMan XVI Results
The final event was the Ironman XVI which not only had 1500 games it also used the wonky and much hated Jervis Skull of Thrones scoring system. It was also a one day 4 game event with 47 players attending.
This time Erik Miller won Best Overall with Vulcan Space Marines list and Erik Kurimoto Best General with a Vet and Hydra Imperial Guard list
To check out the funky scoring system and how the points broke down follow this link…
http://lasvegasgamersclub.com/ironman-xvii.aspx
That does it for the month of January– look to next month as we have five more events! So as it stands this is what the Golden Ticket totals look like by Codex.
- Imperial Guard 18
- Space Marines 15
- Chaos Space Marines 10
- Space Wolves 9
- Orks 9
- Eldar 8
- Blood Angels 2
- Dark Eldar 2
- Tyranids 2
- Daemons 2
- Tau 1
- Grey Knights 0
- Witch Hunters 0
- Necrons 0
- Black Templars 0
- Dark Angels 0