Goreshade the Cursed vs Major Victoria Haley

Dick Sy's Goreshade the Cursed took on Kei Valentin's Major Victoria Haley in a 35PC Close Quarters match last Saturday at Schizo Art Cafe!

Avenger

The Avenger features a stun blade and a groundbreaking seismic cannon. Representing a step forward in Cygnaran technology, the seismic cannon fires sophisticated projectiles that can unleash a localized earthquake upon impact.

SPECIAL NOTE: This box contains all the parts necessary to assemble one of three heavy warjack variants (Avenger, Centurion, or Hammersmith), plus three color stat cards (not shown). A player may field any number of these heavy warjacks in a Cygnar army.

Avenger on Privateer Press

Hammersmith

The Hammersmith swaps out shield and spear with massive twin forge hammers meant to flatten anything in its path.

SPECIAL NOTE: This box contains all the parts necessary to assemble one of three heavy warjack variants (Avenger, Centurion, or Hammersmith), plus three color stat cards (not shown). A player may field any number of these heavy warjacks in a Cygnar army.

Hammersmith on Privateer Press

Centurion

Caspian engineers developed the hulking Centurion to rival the size and strength of Khador’s warjacks. Its increased armor and heavy shield makes it one of Cygnar’s most durable designs, and its mighty piston spear can easily pierce the hulls of enemy warjacks.

SPECIAL NOTE: This box contains all the parts necessary to assemble one of three heavy warjack variants (Avenger, Centurion, or Hammersmith), plus three color stat cards (not shown). A player may field any number of these heavy warjacks in a Cygnar army.

Centurion on Privateer Press

Ashlynn D'Elyse vs Major Victoria Haley

Open Gaming Friday at the Bunker found Kei Valentin and his Cygnar facing off against old timer Pork Borja's Highborn Covenant.  This has got to be the most animated video battle report to date - and hopefully not the last!

Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane vs Garryth, Blade of Retribution

[Parental Guidance: Explicit Lyrics LOL] More apologies - same dumb audio with windy nearby fan. 35PC of SR2012 Supply And Demand was played - Patrick Palma's Garryth, Blade of Retribution against Louie de Guzman's Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane.

Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane vs Old Witch of Khador

[Parental Guidance: Explicit Lyrics LOL] Apologies in advance - parts of the audio was really messy (there was a fan nearby). We played 35PC of SR2012 Supply And Demand - Kim Navarro's Old Witch of Khador against Louie de Guzman's Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane.

Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane vs Vladimir, the Dark Prince of Umbrey

35PC SR2012 Outflank, Outfight, Outlast game between Louie de Guzman's Major Markus "Siege" Brisbane and Kim Navarro's Vladimir, the Dark Prince of Umbrey! [Parental Guidance: Explicit Lyrics LOL]

Post-game clarifications: Louie was right - he could have shot at the Gun Carriage regardless if it was behind woods or not.  I didn't bring my Wrath book, so we just ruled that the Battle Engine "can hide" behind woods safely in our game.

Privateer Press, it would have been nice if you included a Battle Engine Rule Summary card in addition to the stat card that comes with the box.

Questions, comments and criticism welcome.

Lightning Warfare: Storm Surge 35pts - Part 1

Louie de Guzman of Cygnarian Cat Lover wrote a comprehensive article about his most recent list of renown - Storm Surge

Today I plan to talk about a list that I enjoy using at 35pts. I've named it "Storm Surge", I got the name after I played it against several opponents and noticed that the list just moves forward regardless of the army type I'm facing. Much like a real life storm surge in where a wall of water just keeps moving forward regardless of what's in its path.

Lightning Warfare: Storm Surge 35pts - Part 1 on Cygnarian Cat Lover

Commander Coleman Stryker vs Thagrosh, Messiah of Everblight

This is my very first attempt to record, edit and upload a video battle report for WARMACHINE/HORDES on my smartphone.  Lots of trial and error are evident, but hopefully I'll get a better hang at doing this and get some more battle reports in the future.

Playing 35PC Steamroller 2012 Close Quarters, Louie de Guzman's Commander Coleman Stryker clashes against Dick Sy's Thagrosh, Messiah of Everblight

Blood of Heroes Aftermath

(L-R) John Benares, Bogs Galvez, Kei Valentin, JM Fernandez, Dick Sy and John Gaisano

Congratulations to Dick Sy (Cryx, Iron Lich Asphyxious) for winning the first Blood of Heroes tournament.

Thanks to Mike Ang for prize support and Lito Tan for the venue.  Thanks to Louie de Guzman for providing heavy metal 50mm and 40mm discs for objective markers.  And thanks also to all the participants and people who dropped by that day.

Stormwall and Lightning Pods

Perhaps Nemo’s greatest creation, the Stormwall towers over Cygnar’s enemies with all the majesty and menace of a looming cloudburst. From the thunder of its guns to the blinding cracks of arcing electricity from its lightning pods, the Stormwall is the mechanikal embodiment of the tempest. Powered by both steam and surging voltaic energy, it riddles the enemy lines with cannon shells and hails of bullets before smashing survivors with its electrified fists.

Stormwall & Lightning Pods on Privateer Press

Artificer General Nemo Epic Warcaster

Sebastian Nemo’s myriad innovations—from the storm chamber to the modern colossal—have given Cygnar a crucial technological edge over its enemies. Promoted to the rank of Artificer General, Nemo now holds authority over all Cygnar’s military industry, and he wields his nation’s most advanced weaponry. Nemo’s assistant, Storm Chaser Adept Caitlin Finch, takes to the battlefield at his side, utilizing precisely tuned mechanikal apparatus to augment Nemo’s command over warjacks to unparalleled mastery.

Artificer General Nemo and Storm Chaser Adept Caitlin Finch on Privateer Press

Stone outlasts the Storm

Circle Orboros' Baldur the Stonecleaver versus Cygnar's Captain Allister Caine

Retract, Recuperate, Rebuild

With the Bunker in need of some repairs, WMH Philippines came over for some serious gaming before it closes its doors.

Jeff Yu (Cygnar), Dick Sy (Cryx), SJ Quema (Trollbloods), Fred Escalona (Cryx), Taks Arguelles (Highborn Covenant), Karl Manalo (Circle Orboros), Kim Navarro (off-cam, Khador)

Game Results

Dick Sy's Lich Lord Venethrax victorious over Taks Arguelles' Durgen Madhammer
35PC Overrun, casterkill via Hellfire

Kim Navarro's Dark Champion Vladimir Tzepesci victorious over SJ Quema's Calandra Truthsayer, Oracle of the Glimmerwood
35PC Outflank, Outfight, Outlast; casterkill via Hand of Fate Shield Cannon shot from dismounted Drakhun

Karl Manalo's Baldur Stonecleaver victorious over Jeff Yu's Captain Allister Caine
50PC Killbox; casterkill via Megalith and Baldur

SJ Quema's Calandra Truthsayer, Oracle of the Glimmerwood victorious over Dick Sy's Lich Lord Venethrax
35PC Outflank, Outfight, Outlast; casterkill via boosted attacks and damage from Dire Troll Bomber

Taks Arguelles' Durgen Madhammer victorious over Fred Escalona's Lich Lord Asphyxious
35PC Overrun, casterkill via boosted attacks and damage from Durgen Madhammer's feat.  One of the Bane Thralls succeeded in making 8 Tough rolls in a row!

More pics on Karl Manalo's What The Fork?

Besieged at Barangay Samurai

PG shink1m's cavalry-heavy Kommander Sorscha battles Tiny David's knight infantry Major Siege Brisbane!

Read more on PG shink1m's Barangay Samurai.

WRATH Warcasters

Constance Blaize is a resolute champion of Morrow who leads her Precursor Knights into battle against the unholy terrors that threaten all of mankind. Her greatest foes are the sprawling nightmare empire of Cryx and the vile servants of the dark god Thamar. Empowered by her faith, Blaize fights for her god and her nation with fervor inspired by the holy ascendants she reveres.

A fanatic assassin able to move between the bounds of life and death, Thyra, Flame of Sorrow is the peerless commander of the Daughters of the Flame. Her twin swords, Grief and Lament, weave a path of razor-edged destruction through the enemy ranks as she leads her sisters into battle. Thyra has become a living weapon of the Menite cause, her body and soul devoted to avenging the injustices carried out by those who oppose the Creator.

A specialist in the acquisition of lore from the dead, Lord Exhumator Scaverous is one of the most potent and intelligent servants of the Nightmare Empire. Souls are both ammunition and fuel for Scaverous. Those he slays and casts aside are fortunate compared to any possessed of special lore, whose skulls and souls he preserves for horrific necromantic interrogation.

Khador’s Iron Wolf has earned a reputation as a peerless master of heavy armor on the battlefield, a war hero beloved by his men and respected even by the enemies of the Motherland. He is famous for his ability to move large numbers of warjacks at an unprecedented pace to arrive where the enemy least expects him. Where Harkevich and his iron army stride, the enemy finds itself hounded, outmaneuvered, cornered, and eventually obliterated by overwhelming firepower.

The fundamental laws of reality twist and shatter beneath the will of Ossyan, Lord Arcanist of House Vyre. Time bends with but a gesture from him, and he can alter his perception to see the convergence of fate. Armed with perfect foresight he is a deadly combatant and battlefield general. Ossyan’s myrmidons and soldiers move with the assurance of destiny as he unleashes House Vyre’s sophisticated armaments upon the enemies of the Retribution.

Cygnar Storm Strider

David “DC” Carl, Development Manager

The Storm Strider represents the largest battlefield implementation of Stormsmith technology, so it's only natural that Cygnar's battle engine bears some resemblance in game play to the Stormsmith Storm Tower light artillery. The power of the lightning fields drawn to this towering storm's eye exceed those of smaller lightning staves or rods, and the nimbus of voltaic energy surrounding the tower focuses the electrical blasts of nearby Storm Knights on Cygnar's foes.

As with all the battle engines, the Storm Strider went through numerous changes throughout the development and playtest cycle, but the true constant was its ability to send powerful bolts of lightning arcing deep into enemy lines. Unlike artillery models, though, there are a number of good reasons to get the Storm Strider into the action. As noted above, it assists nearby Storm Knight blasts, but it also builds up an increasing static charge from enemy attacks. This causes a damaged Storm Strider to become more and more deadly as the battle progresses—this poor Winter Guard can certainly tell you all about that.

Triumph

Triumph is the culmination of centuries of Cygnaran technological development. Made to the specifications of Major Markus “Siege” Brisbane, Triumph is armed with a massive cannon that can strike enemy warcasters with a sniper’s precision or rain explosive-tipped death down on the heads of opposing infantry and warjacks. Triumph is an artillerist’s dream and a nightmare to Cygnar’s foes.

*Players will need a Cygnar Heavy Plastic Warjack kit (PIP 31062) in addition to the upgrade kit in order to build Triumph.

Product Information
Base Size: 50mm
PIP Code: 31083
Price: $9.99*
Model Count: 1
Packaging: Blister
Release Date: December 08, 2010
Release Date Status: Tentative
*Product information and prices subject to change

Cygnar Token Set

Each of these faction-specific token sets includes 10 focus tokens sporting the faction’s color and symbol in addition to over 30 status tokens for tracking spells and in-game effects. The spell tokens are completely customizable, so you won’t have to spend time fishing around for the right token or carry multiple sets for different warcasters. Just mark the token with a dry-erase marker and get back to the action in seconds! Made from high-quality plastic, WARMACHINE token sets arm players with everything they need for the front lines!

This official WARMACHINE token set includes 10 focus tokens, 5 spell tokens, 5 upkeep spell tokens, 5 customizable faction tokens, 3 power tokens, 3 Disruption tokens, 10 dug in tokens, 4 knocked down tokens, 1 shield wall token, and 4 token stands.

Product Information
PIP Code: 91051
Price: $11.99*
Release Date: July 07, 2010
*Product information and prices subject to change