Thursday
Stelek sorta cheats on live video.
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/16872317 Skip to min 33 for details.
Friday
Stelek loses to Dash then loses again to Wolves claims “unbalanced list” for losses.
Dash loses to IG gets into multiple arguments, finally given a stern talking to by organizers. Then follows it up by get plastered and doesn’t play his last game. For details with Reece Robbins as Dash’s drunken translator and Dash’s wife coming to his defense follow this link if you dare!
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/120/392524.page
(Warning could be hearsay) Then Nick Nanavati win’s the invitational portion with Grey Knights with unmodeled dozerblades and a list that seemed to say one thing, but then was something else on the battlefield.
Saturday
Supposed 4-0 folks so far
Dash 4-0 Dark Eldar
Hulksmash 4-0 Space Wolves
Tony Space Wolf Boy Wonder 4-0 (I wonder how this is possible because he didn’t play all undefeated players each round? Anyone explain?)
Blackmore Grey Knights 4-0
Dawson from Imperial Vox Cast 4-0
Hurricane should be on top of the hotel by now?
Sunday
Table 1: Allan ‘Blackmoore’ Hernandez (GK Draigowing) vs Neil Gilstrap (GK 5 Dreads, 4x Aco + Monkey w/Rhino, 2x DCA in RBack, Coteaz)
Table 2 – Adam Tricola (DE Baron + Hellions, 3x6x Reavers, 3xRavagers, 4x Warriors in Venoms) v Devin Schafer (GK)
Table 3 – Tony Kopach (SW Hybrid RazorWolves) v Mike Somerville (IG typical Chimera/Manticore/Vendetta)
Table 4 – Justin ‘Dash’ Hildebrandt (DE Venomspam) vs Brad ‘Hulksmash’ Townsend (SW Loganwing)
Looks like Allan,Tony, Dash, Devin move on. Not sure what Adam is doing hoping he wins it.
Tony vs Dash
Allan vs Devin
Allan beat Devin
Tony beat Dash
So we got Tony vs Allan SW vs GK new blood vs old blood old codex vs new!
Allan would have won on turn 5 but games to turn 6 and Tony pulls it out great game!
Rumblings around the net of Tony misusing Njal powers having them happen every player turn.
General Thoughts
NovaOpen improves on terrain parking lots look gone. Improved level of top-tier players.
Lots of talk of slow play all around the place, with a major one being a Nid player that “didn’t know his rules well” Starting to think “Slow Play” is the code word for people either too chicken to call out a cheater or too spineless to say they got beat. As well starting to notice in some discussions that the large cash prizes is excusing behavior that wouldn’t be very acceptable otherwise because you…know…like…um 40k is competitive + money means got to be cutthroat dawg!
Will be watching more of the live feed tomorrow. The 11th Company has been doing a fantastic job! Keep it up! Looks like from the outside perspective the organisers of Nova have stepped up their game, but may have created other problems for the future.
Once again here is the live feed enjoy!
Live video for mobile from Ustream
Oh, and Stelek loss to Blackmore round 2 so much for the greatest 40k player ever…