Rob Lane
24.12.04 | 16:53 gmt
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Download the rules!
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Merry Christmas All!
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Yes indeed, a Merry Christmas from the Dragon Slayers to all and sundry that visit this here fine portal! Like us, no doubt many of you would rather play some wargames than wrap presents that nobody wants, drink babycham from a wine glass and leave out mince pies for a fat git (no, not
Darren Dabell), but I'm afraid you can't. Part of the recurring joy of the Eve of Christmas is to put aside all the things you really want to do and instead practice your grinning monkey technique for people you won't see for another three hundred and sixty-five days, notwithstanding those relatives who descend upon you on your birthday of course. But enough of my humbugging (is that a word? If it is, it sounds a bit rude) - don't eat too many peanuts, drink babycham out of the bottle and make sure you use your whoopee cushion wisely whilst you're thinking about your latest devious combo. Oh, and remember that there's always origami...
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Rob Lane
12.12.04 | 20:30 gmt
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Download the rules!
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slayers updates:
12.12.04
Chris Legg
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Chris won the Open War II!
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A Slaughtering We Will Go
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Here we are, all you
Sheffield Slaughter entrants and curious passers-by - the Sheffield Slaughter 2005 Rules Pack is here and it's a mighty tome indeed! Once downloaded - you'll need WinZip to do so and Adobe Acrobat Reader to read it, of course - you'll find out exactly what is going to happen at next year's premier Warhammer Fantasy Battle tournament! Just to whet your appetite, there's a rather new (and very interesting) way of spicing up your games with scenario cards, a Royal Tournament duel, the usual Dragon Slayer Scoring System and a modified set of Treasure of the Dragon Slayers magic items! What are you waiting for? Download it!
That's not all, of course: a few of the boys attended the one-day
Open War II mini tournament, held by those nice fellows the
1st Company Veterans (formerly known as the Warhammer World Veterans) just yesterday at Games Workshop HQ, and we've a bit of success to report! Relative newbie
Chris Legg proved there's life after Skaven by winning the Fantasy event outright with
Richard Paget's Daemonic Legion, who ironically used Chris' Skaven army... there were a couple more of us in the top ten too, so have a look at the Slayers section for all the usual updates!
If you've got to this point without downloading the Sheffield Slaughter 2005 Rules Pack, you're very strange. Get downloading! Oh, and if you have any problems or questions about these rules, please visit the Forums and ask!
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Rob Lane
06.12.04 | 13:45 gmt
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new scrapbook:
06.12.04
November
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November's just a memory now...
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From November
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A day off thanks to a visit to the dentist means an update for the Dragon Slayers and the Scrapbook for November, which includes some rather startling images from the
GW UKGT Heat 3 and the
WPS GT...
...that's not all though: the rules for the
Sheffield Slaughter are undergoing final tweaking and should be ready for you by the weekend, so make sure you pop by if you're attending; and with the end of the year approaching rather more quickly than anyone expected the rules for next year's
Winter Warhammer 2005 campaign won't be far behind! There's also the Christmas Gaming Day and Curry Night to look forward to, as well as the finals for the
Summer Blood Bowl 2004 campaign, although we haven't decided when that will be yet.
It's all go here!
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Heat Three Reports
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They always come when you least expect them, but we should care not for player reports of events are always welcome on this here website. You can read all about
Michael Biggs' exploits at the
GW UKGT Heat 3 a couple of weekends ago in
Dirty Doings, with
Craig Williams telling us all about his first cap for the Dragon Slayers at the same tournament in, er,
First Cap...
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Rob Lane
22.11.04 | 20:18 gmt
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Michael was the top Dragon Slayer!
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new scrapbook:
22.11.04
October
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October's gone!
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The WPS GT
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Another tournament has just passed us by people, but we were obviously suffering a hangover from the
GW UKGT Heat 3 last weekend - only six of us attended the
WPS GT this year (one big reason being because it cost far too much for us locals) and we didn't fare too well, although
Michael Biggs finished up in the top ten at seventh, so well done to him! As always, check out the Slayers section for everybody's updates.
Now then. It's been a little late in coming but the Scrapbook for October is here, with plenty of merriment to be had. It won't be long before next month's jollities crop up, too!
Oh, and I've finally got all those reserve entries up on the
Sheffield Slaughter preview page - and there's plenty of them, too, so please don't send any more entries in folks. Now it's just a case of waiting for the rules, but don't worry, they'll be here fairly soon!
Pop back later on in the week, when there might just be a couple of reports from recent tournaments!
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Rob Lane
15.11.04 | 22:32 gmt
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slayers update:
15.11.04
Rob Lane
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Rob was third... again!
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Heat The Third
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It's yet another day after the weekend before, but this one was a bit special. Even though a couple of Dragon Slayers attended earlier heats we were out in force for the
GW UKGT Heat 3 with thirteen of us attempting to qualify to add to the three that have already managed it - and thankfully pretty much everybody joined them! This is fantastic news in itself, but with three of us in the top ten and
Rob Lane grabbing another third place we think it's been a pretty successful tournament for us lot!
So hats off to the guys that qualified - in descending order,
Rob Lane,
Andrew Chesney,
John Dale,
Adrian McWalter,
Michael Biggs,
Nathan Hoole,
Chris Legg,
Richard Paget,
Darren Dabell,
Tim Fisher and
Martin Bunting - but commiserations to the two that didn't, the (slightly less dead than before)
Rich Gedney and
Craig Williams in his first tournament for us. Next time guys! As always, check out the Slayers section for updated pages.
Yes, before you start reaching for the happy pills, you read that right:
Rich Gedney is in fact not dead, but it's such a long (albeit funny) story I won't bore you with the details here. Suffice to say it really doesn't matter how, because we're just glad he's still with us! Apologies must go to all who are as confused as we are.
Right - just time to tell you that the
Sheffield Slaughter is still fully booked and the reserves list is getting fairly long, so please don't send any more entries in... you'll have to wait until 2006!
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Sold Out!
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That's it guys - the
Sheffield Slaughter is now officially booked up, so if you haven't sent your Entry Form in yet, you're out of luck... although you can always get yourself on the reserve list in case there's a drop out!
For those who have entered, please note that the tournament rules will be available for download in the next month or so, as we're still finalising a few things. One thing's for sure though, it'll be different from last year. The Dragon Slayers - we never rest on our laurels!
Oh, and that's not to forget the
Cardiff Crusade which was keenly contested down in South Wales last weekend -
Rob Lane and
Matt Otter made the trip down, with the former finishing up third and the latter fourth! As always, check out the Slayers section for changes!
Toodle pip!
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Rob Lane
24.10.04 | 20:23 gmt
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Download it!
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Selling Out
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No, we're not selling our soul for a tin of beans: I'm talking
Sheffield Slaughter here, because after only a couple of weeks of the Entry Form being available we're almost booked up! Only six places are left, so you'd better get entering if you don't want to miss out!
The Sheffield Slaughter 2005 Preview page holds a list of all the entrants of course, so don't forget to check if you've made it!
Until next time, keep it Dragon Slayer!
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Rob Lane
04.10.04 | 18:59 gmt
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slayers update:
04.10.04
Matt Otter
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Matt finished up third!
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new scrapbook:
04.10.04
September
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September's passed us by...
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Yet more Blood Bowl!
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Matt's Magic Moment
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Lots of things to tell you about with this update chaps and chapesses! Perennial young gun
Matt Otter took the first ever
Epic Armageddon GT by storm at the World Wargames in Derby this past weekend, for not only was he Chief er, Chief of the event he also popped up to grab third place with his mighty Space Marines - which will hopefully be featured in the Gallery rather soon!
Michael Biggs was the other Dragon Slayer in attendance, finishing in ninth! As always, check out the Slayers pages for complete updates!
Yet another month has passed us by and with the dark nights drawing in it seems only fitting to let you have a peek at what we've been up to of late in the Scrapbook for September - but don't worry, no Motts were harmed in its production. Well, not a lot, anyway.
What's next on the agenda? Oh yes, the
Summer Blood Bowl 2004 campaign is still bumbling along in its merry way, so get down to the club and get playing!
That's it: catch you next time ladies... and make sure you pop back soon, because there might just be a downloadable
Sheffield Slaughter entry form!
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Rich Gedney
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It is with an incredible amount of sadness that we bring you news of our great friend and fellow Dragon Slayer
Rich Gedney, who passed away on June 27th of this year after a short illness. He will always be remembered for the enjoyment he brought to us all both on and outside of the gaming table and we will miss him greatly. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family.
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Rob Lane
09.08.04 | 21:09 gmt
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The new Blood Bowl campaign!
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Blood Bowl Returns!
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That's right, this season's fantastic festival of
Blood Bowl is upon us once more, and with
Dave Grant off to pastures new we can all breathe a sigh of relief that the Finals won't be a foregone conclusion this year. So, hats off to old and new players alike, the
Summer Blood Bowl 2004 campaign is here! Get yourself a new team, get down to the club and get playing!
Just time to tell you about what the boys did at the
GW UKGT Heat 1 last weekend, too: both our team members that entered qualified for the
GW UKGT Finals, with
Singe Frost finishing fourth with his Tomb Kings and
Adam Hall scraping in at forty-eighth! Well done chaps!
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Tanelorn Triumph
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You can tell I'm getting old: no more witty news titles, just obvious alliteration that a five-year-old could dream up. Anyway... if you didn't already know, we had a smidgeon of success down in London this past weekend, with
Rob Lane grabbing first place at the
Tanelorn MDPF with his Beasts of Chaos and whilst our other two stalwarts -
Paul Scrivens-Smith and
Matt Otter - didn't finish in the awards they did a sterling job nevertheless, coming in eleventh and thirteenth and representing the club with their usual aplomb. All in all, a great weekend was had by all three, even if it was rather hot and sticky!
As well as that, it's time to give a big Dragon Slayer welcome to our newest member: one
Tim Fisher, who's been popping down on and off for the past six months and has finally decided to join the ranks, more fool him. He'll be a great asset to us all I'm sure, and one thing we know already - he's a fantastic painter! Just you wait until you see his 'Ardboyz!
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Leggy's Legacy
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A poor headline to be sure but the only one I could think of in my current state of mega tiredness, attributable to the fantastic weekend we've just had at the
Weymouth Waaagh!, at which the boys done good yet again! This particular event has always been good to us and this, the last ever one to be held, is no exception: young
Chris Legg proved himself an able addition to the ranks by coming in second, a personal best, and the somewhat gaseous
Martin Bunting finished up in third with his Wood Elves.
Richard Paget deserves a mention for also gaining a personal best, finishing in fifth with the Khorne Daemonic Legions, so well done to him! All in all, it was a weekend to remember... if only for the smell.
The Slayers pages holds all the updates as usual and check out the
Spring Epic 2004 campaign page for another update. See you all tomorrow!
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Rob Lane
07.06.04 | 20:31 gmt
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new scrapbook:
07.06.04
May
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May was good!
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May Days
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Despite my current sluggardliness (brought about by some rather nice weather it has to be said) I've managed to sweat my way through an update. With it being early June I thought it was about time I got the Scrapbook updated, so here's some reflections of a May dominated by the
Club Challenge...
Next up of course is the
Weymouth Waaagh! so if you're going, expect to see some tired old wargamers in terrible shorts once more. Oh, and check out the latest update to the
Spring Epic 2004 campaign...
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Rob Lane
25.05.04 | 22:56 gmt
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slayers update:
25.05.04
John Dale
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John won the Epic event!
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A Sterling Effort
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Well we might not have won it outright, but the Dragon Slayers did pretty well at the
Club Challenge last weekend! Overall we came third, which I think we can all agree is pretty good considering, and congratulations should go out to all our members who took part and especially Club Captain
Martin Bunting, who led us immaculately throughout. Congratulations must go to the Northern Warlords, who won the event again, and to the Cold Steel Mercenaries, who ended up in second place. We'll be back next year!
There were some excellent pieces of individual success for us though, chief of which being
John Dale's storming of the
Epic Armageddon tournament with his (somewhat under-playtested) Tau army. Despite the cat-calls and nay-sayers it's still a pretty good achievement for the big fella, especially in light of the fact the club as a whole has only been playing the game for a couple of months.
Adrian McWalter underlined our strengths in
Epic Armageddon with a nice little Best Painted Army trophy for his Eldar!
In the
Warhammer
event two previous Dragon Slayers stole the glory:
Dave Grant came first with his Lizardmen and
Paul Corcoran was fourth with his Hordes of Chaos, so a hearty slap on the back must go to both... along with a muttering about why they left, of course. Still, we trained 'em!
Greg Chambers was the only current Dragon Slayer who took home a trophy, winning a Best Sportsman award, with evergreen
Martin Bunting finishing highest at seventh and
Martin Quinn earning his highest placing yet at thirteenth with the Bretonnians.
As always, for all the other individual scores and statistics, take a gander at the Slayers pages and reflect on a nice little weekend that could have been so much better... if only!
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Rob Lane
19.05.04 | 09:11 gmt
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Epic's still going!
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Challenging
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For those of you not on Planet Dragon Slayer, the
Warhammer Players Society
is holding its annual club v club ding-dong the
Club Challenge this very weekend and we're determined to give it a real go! A good turn-out for us was essential of course and was never really in doubt: eighteen of us are attending, in two different systems, which is rather good I think!
In
Epic Armageddon we are represented by
Darren Dabell,
John Dale,
Adrian McWalter,
Matt Otter and
Pete Scholey; and in
Warhammer
we have
Jason Annett,
Michael Biggs,
Martin Bunting (Club Captain),
Greg Chambers,
Andrew Chesney,
Singe Frost,
Rich Gedney,
Adam Hall,
Nathan Hoole,
Rob Lane,
Chris Legg,
Richard Paget and
Martin Quinn! What a fantastic turnout!
Before I sign off, just time to tell you that the
Spring Epic 2004 campaign page has been updated with all the latest results, but what's happened to
Spring Necromunda 2004 people? We haven't had any games for three weeks! I can only surmise we are in training for the aforementioned event this weekend...
See you there and good luck!
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Rob Lane
25.04.04 | 20:24 gmt
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slayers update:
25.04.04
Rob Lane
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Rob won... again!
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War is Opened
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Just time to tell you about a cracking one-day tournament held yesterday at Warhammer World in Lenton: the
Warhammer World Veterans' very own
Open War I, at which the evergreen (and ever so slightly crusty)
Rob Lane brought home the goods with a first place and best general, supported ably by the rest of the lads but especially up-and-coming
Singe Frost, who finished in third. A good result all round I reckon, especially in light of the club's recent fascination for
Epic Armageddon - we're still pretty good at Warhammer!
For all the individual results and a Statistics update, take a look in the Slayers section!
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England and St George
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April the 23rd means a lot to the Dragon Slayers, for today is a day to celebrate all things English without fear of being labelled jingoistic or somehow racist. No, not Shakespeare, for whilst he was indeed born on this day in 1564, I'm not talking about the immortal Bard - I'm talking about the very first Dragon Slayer. Yes, today is St George's Day, and whilst other people may ignore it in favour of celebrating other Saints Days, we certainly don't!
So during the day, have a quiet drink to the fella who slayed the dragon and have a peek at some of the links on the left. Us? We'll be celebrating St George's Day quite loudly, thank you very much!
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Rob Lane
18.04.04 | 10:41 gmt
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slayers update:
18.04.04
Matt Otter
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Matt was second!
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More Necromunda!
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scrapbook entry:
18.04.04
March
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March stuff!
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Not Only But Also
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It's specialist games time for the Dragon Slayers, it seems... not only is the
Spring Necromunda 2004 campaign gathering more players as the weeks go by - check out the latest results - but a good number of the lads have been playing
Epic Armageddon lately, resulting in a little one-dayer at the weekend in the north-west known as
Orange Trousers. Run by that stalwart of the Northern Warlords Max Horseman, the event resulted in a little success for the Dragon Slayers - young
Matt Otter was second,
Adrian McWalter was third and
John Dale was Best Sportsman! Who says we're a Warhammer only club?
Well, we do, I suppose. Anyway, there's a few more bits and pieces for your attention - the Scrapbook for March is now open, and there's a couple of new Links, the most important of which being to the site of our brothers-in-arms the GIMPS (well, the
Sheffield & Rotherham Wargamers...) - so go visit!
Next weekend there's what seems like the first Warhammer tournament for ages - the
Open War, held at Warhammer World - and whilst it's only a one-dayer it'll be a cracking little event methinks. Good luck to everybody that's going!
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Rob Lane
09.04.04 | 23:49 gmt
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The first week!
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new slayer:
10.04.04
Adam Hall
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Adam's the man!
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Necromundan Delights
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The
Spring Necromunda 2004 campaign started with a bang last week - well, a satisfying thump, at least - with three games played and lots of nasty incident (including a rather amusing set of injuries resulting from a good shoeing of an unrepentant Pink Lady). It looks like this one's going to be a winner, so get your gang out for the lads and get yourself down to the club next week for a game!
Lots of other things to tell you about, too: the boys had a cracking time at the
Conflict: Edinburgh even though the organisation was shocking, so take a look at their profiles to see how they did; but there's a few Slayers shenanigans to report on...
Yes, I'm very sad to say that two old members of the club have decided to move on to pastures new, leaving behind them many good memories and many horrific ones, especially when it comes to army lists. The young at heart double act of
Paul Corcoran and
Andy Smith are embarking on a secret business project and feel they cannot combine that and being full time Dragon Slayers - and who are we to gainsay them? We wish them every success for the future and, who knows, perhaps they may return to the fold one day!
All is not lost, however: two valued members may have left but we have a newbie to celebrate in the slightly spiky form of
Adam Hall, a young fella-me-lad from the north-east who has already impressed us with his good humour and rather nasty armies. Here's to the future!
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Rob Lane
31.03.04 | 23:16 gmt
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The final week!
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We Have a Winner!
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That's it folks! The
Winter Warhammer 2004 campaign is over for another year, and the last round of games really sorted out the men from the boys... suffice to say we have a winner, and that winner is
Andrew Chesney, who has been around the top throughout and has only lost one game out of the fourteen he played! Second place is held by
Singe Frost after thirteen games but
Rob Lane lost his last game and slipped down into fourth, leaving last year's winner
Paul Corcoran on hand to steal third spot without actually playing for a while!
Well done to all the winners but also a big thanks to everybody who took part: ninety-four games of Warhammer has really helped to get the newbies playing the oldies and to create a fantastic spirit around the club. Here's hoping next year's campaign will be as successful as this one, and don't forget that next week is the prizegiving too, so make sure you get down or you'll miss out!
That's not all that's happened over the past couple of days - the
Spring Necromunda 2004 campaign page is now up and begins next week, and the five of us that journeyed up to
Conflict: Edinburgh have a tale or two to tell - but that can wait for now.
Let's just look back on an excellent three months of wargaming!
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Rob Lane
24.03.04 | 08:46gmt
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The penultimate results!
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Penultimacy
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I'm not sure if that's actually a word but I don't care: it sounds good, I like it and it adequately describes this here update for all you hairy people in Dragon Slayer land. Yes indeed, the penultimate night of the
Winter Warhammer 2004 campaign was had last night and it's really shaping up now. Young
Andrew Chesney is currently holding the top spot thanks to a couple more wins but there's two oldies breathing down his neck,
Singe Frost and
Rob Lane... but it could all change next week as long as somebody turns up and batters each of them!
So there you have it - the destiny of this year's
Winter Warhammer 2004 campaign is still in your hands, so get yourself down to't club next week... especially those who haven't quite made it onto the Leaderboard yet. If you're not on it, you don't get a prize! And yes, I am duty bound to mention (again) that the
Spring Necromunda 2004 campaign will start in April...
Good luck to all those Dragon Slayers off to
Conflict: Edinburgh this weekend too!
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Rob Lane
18.03.04 | 20:33gmt
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Smithy won!
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Two weeks left...
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A bit of a do
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Two dos to report on actually: the
Liverpool Skirmish Warhammer 40,000 event and the
Bristol Brawl Warhammer fantasy event, at which a few of our members attended, with rather a lot of success, it has to be said... although it also has to be said that the only players at the aforementioned
Liverpool Skirmish were three Dragon Slayers and an ex-Dragon Slayer, namely our
Paul Scrivens-Smith (who won it),
Matt Otter (second and best painted army),
Richard Paget (third) and
Petar Kanuritch (fourth and best sportsman). I suppose you can't complain at that!
Anyway, young
Chris Legg did okay at the
Bristol Brawl, coming in sixth, although he was using a really cheesy army of course.
But your attentions must be focussed on the
Winter Warhammer 2004 campaign, my friends: for there are but two weeks left and there is nothing between the top six or seven. Who will win? Who will lose? Only you have the answer, fellow Dragon Slayers... so get them games in before the end!
Oh, and don't forget the
Spring Necromunda 2004 campaign will begin in April, too... more info on that in the next couple of weeks!
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Rob Lane
25.02.04 | 22:54gmt
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More games!
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WAB and that
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Only one of us managed to make it into the
WAB GT this past weekend (well, we are predominantly a Warhammer club, let's face it), our
Richard Paget - whose Vikings managed to finish 28th in what was a pretty strong field. Well done to him for representing the Dragon Slayers so well, if a little forlornly...!
Check out the latest results for the
Winter Warhammer 2004 campaign though, because the big fella is doing pretty well these days. The campaign itself is getting ever hotter and next week should see the Leaderboard populated with a few more of the boys - so make sure you get down and get playing!
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Rob Lane
18.02.04 | 10:11gmt
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Many games!
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It's Getting Hot!
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That's right, the
Winter Warhammer 2004 campaign is hotting up right good with ten more games played last night, four more people on the Leaderboard and plenty of action to report on! We've just passed the halfway point and whilst we have an early leader in the shape of
Andrew Chesney - whose Lizardmen have been rampaging all over everybody - there's still lots more games to come yet. Who can knock the lanky one off the top spot...? Only you have the answer!
See you at the club next week!
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Rob Lane
13.02.04 | 18:05gmt
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Read that report!
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All about Rich!
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Getting tighter...
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Slaughter Reporters
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The incredible experience that was the
Sheffield Slaughter for 2004 has now been and gone, but that doesn't mean we can't look back and reflect upon its virtues... and vices: thus, two Dragon Slayer reporters by the name of
Adam Winters and
Richard Paget have taken the proverbial bull by the horns and done just that, resulting in the fantastic reads that now lie within your grasp.
So, if you were a part of it, you wanted to take part in it but couldn't or you just fancy whiling away a few minutes before the missus gets you to do something else, take a look at the
Sheffield Slaughter report and the player report known as
Mid Table Madness... but be warned, there's sarcasm, colloquialism and many other kinds of ism's in there. (Stop that dirty mind right now).
The usual update for the
Winter Warhammer 2004 campaign is also ready for you to peruse. Who says I don't give value for money?
Oh, and next week there'll be another player report, this time about the
GW UKGT Finals; which is typical really - you wait for months for a single one and then three come along at once!
Laterz!
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Rob Lane
02.02.04 | 22:42gmt
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Download the full results!
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Totally Slaughtered!
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What a cracking start to the year! The
Sheffield Slaughter turned out to be the best ever from the Dragon Slayers in mine humble opinion, with sixty-eight entrants battling it out for two days with some totally original scenarios and subgames proving very popular indeed! Thanks must go to everbody who attended as there were no problems whatsoever and the atmosphere was incredibly friendly; it was so smooth even the natives were impressed! The fallout from the event has already started on the various forums too, so if you fancy feeding a bit of back you're very welcome indeed!
Of course, we shouldn't go any further without mentioning the winners: Keith Wilkinson won overall and grabbed Best General too, with the Viet Taff's very own Guy Palmer coming in second and followed up in third by Marcus Pitt, three very nice men if ever there were any. Best Sportsman was Paul Groves, Best Painted Army went to Rob Downey's lovely Nurgle Chaos and the winner of the Big Guy Bash was John Snape (who actually looks like an Ogre, which just goes to show). If you need to know more you can download the Results in the form of an Excel spreadsheet, but there will of course be a report at some point in the near future. If my slaves get to work, that is!
Apart from that, thanks again for a cracking event and we'll see you next year!
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Rob Lane
11.01.04 | 21:26gmt
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It's updated!
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It's almost here...
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That's right people, the
Sheffield Slaughter is almost upon us - just under three weeks to go if we're being exact - and hopefully you've all got everything selected, painted and based! If you haven't, what are you waiting for? Get that paintbrush out!
The promised update for the Rules Pack is here too, but don't fret too much - the only major changes are to the Big Guy Bash, clearing up a few nuances picked up by many attendees. Thanks for the input chaps, and keep checking them rules over because there's still time to update them if need be!
See you there guys!
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Rob Lane
08.01.04 | 19:20gmt
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The campaign starts!
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A new Slayer!
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Download it!
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In Full Flow
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Here we go boys! The
Winter Warhammer 2004 campaign started on Tuesday and already we have six games under our belt! If you want to take part and hone your skills against your fellow Dragon Slayers, get yourself down to the club and get playing - this time there's a lot up for grabs!
More on that next time, but please give a big Dragon Slayer welcome to our newest member,
Adam Winters, who has joined us not only to improve his gaming skills but also his social skills too. Sadly, we have to say goodbye to two Slayers who joined in 2002,
Matt Ash and
Dave Grant, who won't be renewing their membership for the coming year. Maybe in the future, though!
Not forgetting the
Sheffield Slaughter, of course: two players have now dropped out but the demand is such that I have two reserve players to fill their shoes already, and there will be an update for the Rules Pack over the weekend.
Keep watching!
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Rob Lane
02.01.04 | 10:47gmt
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scrapbook update:
02.01.04
December
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December's glory!
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A Chaos team!
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Download it!
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Happy New Year!
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Yes, I know it's the second day in the new year, but a slight inebriation on the first day of the new year inconvenienced me somewhat. That's what Drinking Chess will do for you, so don't try it at home kids!
Anyway, Happy New Year to everyone reading this, and please to enjoy the latest instalment of the ever-growing saga of the deadliest wargamers in the universe: the Scrapbook for December has just opened and there's also a new feature, a Best Of selection for the whole year to remind you just what silly billies we all are!
And there's more: check out the latest Galleries update, namely
Rob Lane's Blood Bowl team known as The Icebreakers! Will this pleasure never end?
Sadly, no. To bring you back down to earth, don't forget that the Annual General Meeting for the Dragon Slayers will be held next Tuesday, the 6th of January at 7:00pm-ish, so please try to attend if you want to have a say in how the club is run.
So, make sure those resolutions count, select your army for the
Winter Warhammer 2004 campaign (which starts after the AGM next Tuesday) and get that Rules Pack for the
Sheffield Slaughter downloaded!
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Saturday, 04 September 2010
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