Welcome to the Pariah Nexus Incursion Finals

 

The end of this week sees the culumination of the Pariah Nexus Incursion Series. Four qualifying events that have narrowed down to eight players vying for the trophy.

Pariah Nexus Incursion One

Pariah Nexus Incursion Two

Pariah Nexus Incursion Three

Pariah Nexus Incursion Four

It's been an interesting set of tournaments, with thirtenn factions appearing and several Codex releases. It's given the successful Generals a lot to think about. They were sent this briefing -

"Welcome, victorious Generals, to the finals of the Pariah Nexus Incursion series. After four events and 20 unique players, the field has whittled down to just the eight of you. Now we shall see who gets to walk away with the trophy, and the bragging rights.

The event is on Saturday 29^th June 2024, at Neutral Ground.
Round One will commence at 11am, getting there earlier will give you more time to set up and prepare for kick-off. Matches will be 2 and a half hours long. End of time procedure will be to finish the Battle Round and score final points then. Concessions will require calling me over to adjudicate the final points scored.

Prizes will be store credit for the top 50% (top 4) and a trophy for first place.

Pairings will be handled via a BCP, with the first round paired via seeding from the four qualifiers. This seeding has been generated via an ELO system.

As Pariah Nexus draws to a close in June, I will require lists to be finalised and sent to me in advance. With the event being on the 29th, I will want the lists sent to me by the 22nd. This will give me time to double-check the correct points are being used. I will then publish the factions that everyone is playing once they have all been checked. This will give you some time to make battle plans with the force you have submitted. Unless I spot an error and ask you to change something, the list is set in stone and cannot be changed.

The missions for the Finals will be –

D – Deploy Servo Skulls – Chilling Rain – Search and Destroy

I – Take and Hold – Hidden Supplies – Hammer and Anvil

O – Vital Ground – Chilling Rain – Crucible of Battle

The order of these missions will be revealed during the player briefing on the day.

Late submission of your list will incur victory point penalties, as will errors on the list. Make sure it’s correct before you submit it. Also, I will be locking in any Balance Dataslate/Codex/other material release changes on the 15th of June. Anything after this won’t be used for the Finals. This gives you a week to react to any potential changes.

If you cannot attend the finals, let me know ASAP so that I can offer your spot to the next eligible player, as determined by their ELO ranking.

Good luck Generals, and see you on the 29th of June."

The lists are in, the Generals have seen them and now it's time to make them publicso the rampant speculation can begin.

Aaron Hurrell 

The Leviathan Champion returns to defend his title, swapping his Necrons for the terrifying Night Lords. Can he recapture his success and lead Da Boyz to victory?

Chaos Space Marines - Dread Talons 

Chaos Lord: Daemon hammer, Plasma pistol, Warlord

Cultist Mob

Legionaries, Chaos icon, Aspiring Champion: Boltgun, Heavy melee weapon, 2x Legionary w/ boltgun: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Boltgun, 2x Close combat weapon, Legionary w/ heavy melee weapon, Legionary w/ other weapon: Reaper chaincannon

Legionaries, Chaos icon, Aspiring Champion: Boltgun, Heavy melee weapon, 2x Legionary w/ boltgun: 2x Bolt pistol, 2x Boltgun, 2x Close combat weapon, Legionary w/ heavy melee weapon, Legionary w/ other weapon: Reaper chaincannon

Possessed, Chaos icon

Raptors, 2x Raptor: 2x Astartes chainsword, 2x Bolt pistol, Raptor Champion: Bolt pistol, Power fist, 2x Raptor w/ meltagun: 2x Close combat weapon, 2x Meltagun

Raptors, 2x Raptor: 2x Astartes chainsword, 2x Bolt pistol, Raptor Champion: Bolt pistol, Power fist, 2x Raptor w/ meltagun: 2x Close combat weapon, 2x Meltagun

Forgefiend, 3 ectoplasma cannons

Chaos Rhino, Combi-bolter, Havoc launcher

1000 points

Charlie Bennett  

Part of Dick Van Dice, Dick Simmons is bringing the Pain (tokens). Coming in as a relative underdog, he has shown he has what it takes in the Qualifiers

Drukhari - Skysplinter Assault

Archon, 1x Blast pistol, 1x Huskblade, Enhancements: Nightmare Shroud

Archon, Warlord, 1x Blast pistol, 1x Huskblade

Kabalite Warriors, 1x Blast pistol, 1x Phantasm grenade launcher, 1x Blaster, 1x Dark lance, 1x Shredder, 1x Splinter cannon

Kabalite Warriors, 1x Blast pistol, 1x Phantasm grenade launcher, 1x Blaster, 1x Dark lance, 1x Shredder, 1x Splinter cannon

Venom, 1x Splinter cannon 1x Splinter cannon

Venom, 1x Splinter cannon 1x Splinter cannon

Venom, 1x Splinter cannon 1x Splinter cannon

Venom, 1x Splinter cannon 1x Splinter cannon

Incubi

Incubi

Mandrakes

Scourges, 4x Dark lance

995 points

Ian Atrill 

Dick Nixon reaches the finals again, this time bringing the Bully Boyz. Will he Bully his way to the Trophy?

Orks - Bully Boyz

Warboss, 1x Attack squig, 1x Kombi-weapon, 1x Power klaw, 1x Twin sluggas

Warboss in Mega Armour, Warlord, 1x Big shoota, 1x ’Uge choppa, Enhancements: Big Gob

Warboss in Mega Armour, 1x Big shoota, 1x ’Uge choppa

Boyz, 1x Rokkit launcha, 1x Power klaw

Trukk, 1x Big shoota, 1x Wreckin’ ball

Trukk, 1x Big shoota, 1x Wreckin’ ball

Trukk, 1x Big shoota, 1x Wreckin’ ball

Gretchin

Meganobz, 5x Meganob, 1x Killsaw, 4x Kombi-weapon, 3x Power klaw, 1x Twin killsaws

Meganobz, 5x Meganob, 2x Killsaw, 5x Kombi-weapon, 3x Power klaw

Stormboyz, 1x Power klaw

Stormboyz, 1x Power klaw

995 points

James Soper 

A returning member of Da Boyz, this time bringing the Blood Angels. Will his consistantly good performance see him take the prize?

Blood Angels - Sons of Sanguinius

Commander Dante, Warlord

Sanguinary Priest with Jump Pack, 1x Astartes chainsword, 1x Bolt Pistol,  Enhancements: Icon of the Angel

Intercessor Squad, 1x Astartes chainsword, 1x Astartes grenade launcher

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs, 1x Plasma pistol, 1x Power fist, 9x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs, 1x Plasma pistol, 1x Power fist, 4x Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs

Baal Predator, 1x Baal flamestorm cannon, 2x Heavy flamer, 1x Hunter-killer missile, 1x Storm bolter

Death Company Marines with Jump Packs, 5x Inferno pistol, 5x Power fist

Vindicator, 1x Hunter-killer missile, 1x Storm bolter

1000 points

Justin Snelson

The final member of Da Boyz in the Finals, and a staunch Ork player. Will his Greenskins outperform the Bullies?

Orks - Dread Mob

Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun,  Smoky Gubbinz, Warlord

Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun, Press It Fasta!

Flash Gitz 

Gretchin 

Gretchin

Lootas, 2 Spanners and 8 Lootas, Kustom mega-blasta, Rokkit launcha

Lootas, 2 Spanners and 8 Lootas, 2  Kustom mega-blasta

Meganobz, 3x Meganob w/ Kustom shoota and power klaw, 2x Meganob w/ Twin killsaw
Stormboyz , Power klaw

Stormboyz, Choppa

Trukk, Wreckin' ball

985 points

Ky Aizawa  

Dick Eisen, also an Age of Sigmar player, is bringing his Blue Blood Angels to the fight

Blood Angels - Sons of Sanguinius

Captain, Warlord, 1x Plasma pistol, 1x Power fist

Captain with Jump Pack, 1x Plasma pistol, 1x Power fist

Assault Intercessor Squad

Impulsor, 1x Ironhail heavy stubber, 1x Shield dome, 2x Storm bolter

Impulsor, 1x Ironhail heavy stubber, 1x Shield dome, 2x Storm bolter

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs, 2x Plasma pistol, 1x Power fist

Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs, 2x Plasma pistol, 1x Power fist

Bladeguard Veteran Squad, 1x Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant, 5x Bladeguard Veteran

Outrider Squad

Terminator Squad, 1x Cyclone missile launcher, 5x Power fist, 5x Storm bolter

995 points

Pete Yarwood 

Dick Jones brings the Necron Royalty. He started 10th with these events and has been working hard to put his name on the wall.

Necrons - Obeisance Phalanx

Imotekh the Stormlord

Overlord, Warlord, 1x Resurrection Orb, 1x Voidscythe,  Enhancement: Eternal Conqueror

Immortals, 10x Gauss blaster

Doomsday Ark

Flayed Ones

Lokhust Heavy Destroyers, 1x Gauss destructor

Lychguard, 5x Dispersion Shield, 5x Hyperphase sword

Triarch Praetorians, 5x Particle caster, 5x Voidblade

Triarch Stalker, 1x Heavy gauss cannon array

1000 points

Tom Godfrey 

The third Ork player in the Finals, with some gorgeous Pirate conversions, and a seasoned tournament competitor. He's rocking the Bully Boyz for possbily the last time.

Orks - Bully Boyz

Boss Snikrot

Warboss in Mega Armour, Warlord, 1x Big shoota, 1x ’Uge choppa, Enhancement: Tellyporta

Trukk, 1x Wreckin’ ball

Trukk, 1x Wreckin’ ball

Gretchin

Meganobz, 6x Twin killsaws

Meganobz, 6x Twin killsaws

Meganobz, 5x Kustom shoota, 5x Power klaw

Stormboyz, 1x Power klaw

Stormboyz, 1x Power klaw

1000 points

That's the competitors, and their lists. If you want to follow along with the event, it's on BCP

Pariah Nexus Incursion Finals

If you are local, feel free to come down and witness the carnage. There will also be tables free should you fancy a game of 40k yourself.

July sees us running a new player friendly Combat Patrol event

Combat Patrol - Neutral Ground

Got a friend on the fence about joining the hobby? Bring them along

The Incursion series will also return in August

Welcome to the Leviathan Incursion Finals

We are but a week away from the culumination of the Leviathan Incursion Series. Four qualifying events that have narrowed down to eight players vying for the trophy.

Leviathan Incursion One 

Leviathan Incursion Two 

Leviathan Incursion Three 

Leviathan Incursion Four 

It's been an interesting set of tournaments, with seventeen factions appearing. It's given the successful Generals a lot to think about. They were sent this briefing -

Welcome victorious Generals, to the finals of our Arks of Omen Incursion series. After four events and 31 unique players, the field has whittled down to just the eight of you. Now we shall see who gets to walk away with the trophy, and the bragging rights.

The event is on Saturday 30th December 2023, at Neutral Ground.
Round One will commence at 11am, getting there earlier will give you more time to set up and prepare for kick-off. Matches will be 2 and a half hours long. End of time procedure will be to finish the Battle Round and score final points then. Concessions will require calling me over to adjudicate the final points scored.

Prizes will be store credit for the top 50% (top 4) and a trophy for first place. If two flights occur, the the top 50% of each flight will gain store credit and then the winner of each flight will play a fourth round to determine who wins the trophy.

Pairings will be handled via a Challonge Bracket, with the first round paired via seeding from the four qualifiers. This seeding has been generated via an ELO system.

As Leviathan draws to a close in December, I will require lists to be finalised and sent to me in advance. With the event being on the 30th, I will want the lists sent to me by the 23rd. This will give me time to double-check the correct points are being used. I will then publish the factions that everyone is playing once they have all been checked. This will give you some time to make battle plans with the force you have submitted. Unless I spot an error and ask you to change something, the list is set in stone and cannot be changed.

The missions for the Finals will be –  

F - Supply Drop, Chilling Rain, Search and Destroy

I - Take and Hold, Hidden Supplies, Hammer and Anvil

N - Priority Targets, Chosen Battlefield, Dawn of War  

The order of these missions will be revealed during the player briefing on the day.

Late submission of your list will incur victory point penalties, as will errors on the list. Make sure it’s correct before you submit it. Also, I will be locking in any Balance Dataslate/Codex/other material release changes on the 16th of December. Anything after this won’t be used for the Finals. This gives you a week to react to any potential changes.

If you cannot attend the finals, let me know ASAP so that I can offer your spot to the next eligible player, as determined by their ELO ranking.

Good luck Generals, and see you on the 30th of December.

And now the lists are in. For this event, I am making them fully public, so that the rampant speculation can begin. The Generals will also have plenty of time to theorycraft their match-ups

James Evans 

Straight out of UCG, James brought a Votann list to the fourth qualifier and is running the same list back for the Finals

Leagues of Votann - Oathband

Kâhl , Warlord, Forgewrought plasma axe, Rampart Crest,  Volkanite disintegrator, Grim Demeanour

10x Hearthkyn Warriors, Theyn, Autoch-pattern bolt pistol,  Close combat weapon,  Kin melee weapon, Weavefield Crest,  9x Hearthkyn Warrior, 9x Autoch-pattern bolt pistol, 7x Autoch-pattern bolter , 1x Comms Array, 1x L7 missile launcher, 1x Magna-rail rifle, 1x Medipack, 1x Pan Spectral Scanner

Sagitaur , 1x HYLas beam cannon

Sagitaur , 1x HYLas beam cannon

3x Brôkhyr Thunderkyn, 3x Graviton blast cannon

10x Einhyr Hearthguard, Hesyr, 1x Teleport Crest, 10x Concussion gauntlet, 10x Exo-armour grenade launcher, 10x Volkanite disintegrator

Hekaton Land Fortress , 1x Armoured wheels, 1x Heavy magna-rail cannon, 1x MATR autocannon, 1x Pan Spectral Scanner, 2x Twin bolt cannon

1000 points

Alex Krysta  

Part of Dick Van Dice, Alex has found success with the Aeldari even after the nerfs

Aeldari – Battle Host   

Asurmen, Warlord

Farseer , Witchblade , Fate’s Messenger

Illic Nightspear

10x Guardian Defender, 1x Bright lance

10x Dire Avengers , Dire Avenger Exarch,  9x Dire Avenger, 11x Avenger shuriken catapult

5x  Fire Dragons, Fire Dragon Exarch , Firepike , 4x Fire Dragon , 4x Dragon fusion gun

5x Rangers

5x Swooping Hawks, Swooping Hawk Exarch, Hawk’s talon,  4x Swooping Hawk , 4x Lasblaster

10x Warp Spiders , Warp Spider Exarch , 9x Warp Spider , 10x Death

995 points

Kit Scott  

Leader of the Neutral Ground home team, she has refined the Salamanders across the season

Space Marines - Salamanders - Firestorm Assault Force

Captain in Gravis Armour, Warlord, Relic blade

5x Aggressor Squad,  Flamestorm gauntlets

3x Eradicator Squad, Multi-melta

3x Eradicator Squad, Multi-melta

Gladiator Valiant, Icarus rocket pod,  Ironhail heavy stubber

10x Hellblaster Squad, Plasma pistol

3 xInceptor Squad, Plasma exterminators

1000 points

Ian Atrill  

A veteran, and Dick Van Dice's Ork expert

Orks -  Waaagh! Tribe

Beastboss on Squigosaur , Thump gun , Headwoppa’s Killchoppa

Mozrog Skragbad , Warlord

10x Boyz , Boss Nob , Power klaw , Rokkit launcha

10x Boyz, Boss Nob, Power klaw, Rokkit launcha

Trukk, Wreckin’ ball

Trukk, Wreckin’ ball

10x Gretchin, 1x Runtherd

3x Squighog Boyz, 1x Bomb Squig

3x Squighog Boyz, 1x Bomb Squig

3x Warbikers, 1x Boss Nob, 1x Big Choppa, 2x Choppa

1000 points

Aaron Hurrell  

A member of Da Boyz, Aaron has had a lot of success across all three Incursions so far. Is this his time to win the Finals?

Necrons - Hypercrypt Legion

C'tan Shard of the Nightbringer

Technomancer, Staff of light, Warlord

Transcendant C'tan

5x Deathmarks

5x Deathmarks

1x Lokhust Destroyer

1x Lokhust Destroyer

6x Canoptek Wraiths 6x particle caster

1000 points

James Soper   

 Another member of Da Boyz, James works hard and I'm glad to see him in the Finals

T’au Empire - Kauyon Incursion

Cadre Fireblade, 1x Marker Drone, 1x Shield Drone, Through Unity; Devastation

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit , Warlord, 2x Cyclic ion blaster,  1x Fusion blaster, 2x Shield Drone, 1x Shield Generator,Exemplar of the Kauyon

10x Breacher Team, 1x Support turret missile system , Breacher Fire Warrior Shas’ui ,  1x Guardian Drone,  1x Shield Drone

10x Strike Team, 1x Support turret missile system ,  Fire Warrior Shas’ui,  1x Guardian Drone, 1x Shield Drone

Devilfish, 2x Seeker missile 2x Twin pulse carbine

Devilfish, 2x Seeker missile 2x Twin smart missile system

6x Crisis Battlesuits, 1x Crisis Shas’vre , 2x Cyclic ion blaster, 1x Fusion blaster, 2x Shield Drone, 1x Shield Generator, 5x Crisis Shas’ui , 8x Cyclic ion blaster ,5x Fusion blaster ,10x Shield Drone, 3x Shield Generator

 Hammerhead Gunship, 1x Armoured hull, 1x Railgun, 2x Seeker missile, 2x Twin pulse carbine

995 points

Phil Edwards  

Spearheading the Grimdark Gestalt's assault on the Incursion Series, Phil is here to show that narrative players can still compete

Adeptus Astartes,  Black Templars - Righteous Crusaders

Bladeguard Ancient

Chaplain

Chaplain in Terminator Armour, Relic Shield, Sigismund's Seal, Warlord

5x Intercessor Squad, Astartes Grenade Launcher,  Intercessor Sergeant, Plasma Pistol, Power Fist

10x Primaris Crusader Squad, 3x Primaris Initiate w/Chainsword & Heavy Bolt Pistol, 5x Astartes Chainsword, 5x Heavy Bolt Pistol, 2x Power Fist , 4x Primaris Neophyte, 4x Astartes Chainsword, 4x Bolt Pistol, Primaris Sword Brother, Pyre Pistol

6x Bladeguard Veteran Squad, Bladeguard Veteran Sergeant, Plasma Pistol

5x Terminator Assault Squad , 5x Storm Shield, 5x Thunder Hammer

Redemptor Dreadnought , Heavy Flamer, Icarus Rocket Pod, Macro Plasma Incinerator, Twin Storm Bolter

1000 points

Olly Stokes  

The final member of Dick Van Dice in the finals, he struggled with 9th edition. Is 10th edition finally his time to shine?

Necrons - Canoptek Court

Chronomancer

Overlord with Translocation Shroud, Warlord   

Technomancer, Dimensional Sanctum

Transcendent C’tan

10x Immortals, 10x Tesla carbine

3x Canoptek Scarab Swarms

3x Canoptek Scarab Swarms

3x Canoptek Scarab Swarms

6x Canoptek Wraiths, 6x Particle caster

1x Lokhust Destroyers

1000 points

That's the competitors, and their lists. If you want to follow along with the event, it's on Challonge

Leviathan Incursion Finals

If you are local, feel free to come down and witness the carnage. There will also be tables free should you fancy a game of 40k yourself

The Incursion series will also return in February

Aces High events

 

With space and time being at a premium in Antics, it's the perfect place to host the X-Wing Aces High format. 8 players drafting pre-built ships and having a couple of fun games, maybe trying ships they wouldn't normally fly.

Aces High

Baron Administrator Tournaments brings to you; Aces High at Antics. These events will have a player cap of 8, splitting into 2 pods for the dogfight itself. Then the pods will be split and re-paired for a second round to determine a winner. Registration for the event will start at 11:00am and the draft will start at 11:30am. Entry for the event will be £5.

8 players, as that's what the kit provides for. A short event, as Antics closes at 4pm on a Sunday. The money goes towards prize support and potential larger events, should AMG actually solicit any.

Ships will be provided, simply bring your dice, tokens, and templates, plus a way of keeping track of Bounty points and Victory points.

The ships are –

·         T-65 X-Wing

·         Eta-2 Actis

·         RZ-1 A-Wing

·         Firespray-class Patrol Craft

·         Xi-class Light Shuttle

·         Fireball

·         TIE/rb Heavy

·         Droid Tri-Fighter

 It's an interesting mix of Ships, even some Medium bases. The pilots are diverse, but the better the pilot sounds on paper, the less upgrades the ship has. Only run this once but the ships seem pretty balanced.

All using pre-generated Quick Build cards. Player order will be randomly determined then, in that order, the ships will be chosen.  This will be your ship for both games. The Players will then be placed in a pod and play the scenario.

Ships will be deployed in Player order, within Range 1 of any board edge and beyond Range 2 of all other ships, once all ships are deployed; the game begins with the following extra rules;

·         After a ship performs an attack and damages an opposing ship that was at full health, the attacking player gains 1 Victory point

·         After a ship performs an attack, if it destroys the defender, the attacking player gains Victory points equal to 2 plus the ships Bounty points. The destroyed ship loses all Bounty points and the attacking ship gains 1 Bounty point.

·         If a ship flees, its player loses Victory points equal to its Bounty points plus 1. Then it loses all Bounty points. 

·     Start of Round, before the Planning Phase, each player with a destroyed ship (in player order) rolls an Attack die then sets up their ship on a Hyperspace point that has a matching symbol. If this is not possible, then they set up at Range 0 of a board edge.

      Scoring seems a little complex on paper, but once you start playing and scoring it's quite straightfoward. Ships also come back so an early death doesnt put you out of the game. The bounty system also means a lucky kill on the leading ship can bring you right back into things.

·         The game lasts 60 minutes. Once this time limit is reached, finish the current round and report your points

All players will be awarded a promo card at the end of the event. After the second game, the player in each group with the most total Victory points will be awarded an Antics Gift Voucher. £10 for Pod One, £5 for Pod Two

 A fun event, and one I'll run most months at Antics. I may also explore some of the other Quick Builds in my collection and change up the available ships every few months

If you want to keep up with the events I run, check out Baron Administrator Tournaments on Facebook

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