It was definitely good fun. It was definitely a learning experience. There is no damn way I'll simultaneously play and run the event again (never say never...) if indeed I am the one running it on 2009.
The Lizards were a blast to play - thanks enormously to Pommy Dave for allowing me to Skink-nap his army, forcing him to use TKs and Bretts! They taught me A LOT about Warhammer (more than the Dwarfs have but that's not too surprising) - the experience was very valuable. Movement and magic are just awesome. Poison is great fun. Having a -1 armour save is a hoot. Flying the Jag-Vet around the table was also amusing (at least for me). I feel like I'm playing catchup.
As I've said previously, so miffed am I about getting creamed every time I face bloody Brettonians I am now going to run with them for the next 1/2 year or so. Pommy Dave has lent me his for practice (the JiDave is strong here) and Marcelo has very kindly offered my the use of his Bretts at DogCon which I may be able to go to in January. If not there's Battlecry in Feb and OTT down in Hamiton a week later (nice to be in a position with so many tournaments on offer).
I'm dragging years worth of unused 40k stuff and the leftovers from the Dwarfs into the club on Sunday for the bitz collective so will scout through there and see if I can find the start of another army. VCs are still the rage and I haven't played "the bad guys" yet so might look into that - something that offers off-the-wall modelling opportunities sounds very attractive.
Running the event was, in the end, a real pleasure which surprised me. I had HEAPS of support from the players both before and during the event. The judges were extremely helpful with their suggestions during the comp scoring process and also advice on the rest of the tournament. Post-tourney comments have been largely positive and areas have been identified that need to be tidied up. I'm making great friends with the "big boys" of the scene and am always reading about and seeing great stuff happen both here in little ol' Shebangabang and is the mighty Oz.
I'm still absolutely totally in love with this fantastic game - got home on Sunday night quite exhausted. Got up the next morning thinking about when I can next get a game.
If I can walk away with this kind of positive and encouraging experience - well... how could I not come back for more?
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