Karchev the Terrible

I've been playing Karchev the Terrible mostly in Mark 2. Karchev is my favorite caster in Warmachine, even in Mark 1 when he wasn't that great. What can I say, I just love cyborgs. Him being Khadoran is just icing on the cake.

Had a game against JM last Saturday at Atty. Dex' place. I brought my fun jack heavy Karchev 35 point list. It's comprised of:

Karchev
Beast
Berserkers x2
Drago
Kodiak
Wardog

Karchev won in turn 3 by assassinating JM's pSkarre. Now JM is a relatively new player so it's more I had an advantage in numbers of games played. Still and all I am enjoying Karchev and in the games that I lost against experienced players like Monroe and EJ, it all came down to me missing a couple of hits against the opposing caster or lock.

Will still be playing him the next couple of months though I might use Vlad or Butcher to break the monotony. Karchev ain't the terrible warcaster no more.

Back to the Motherland

After playing Skorne the much of December and January, I answered the call of the Motherland. Khador will always be my Warmachine-Hordes army.

Played quite a few games this week. Last Feb. 16, I played at Pitshop in some warm up games since the Mk II cards had come in the week before. I brought out my favorite caster, Karchev and won both my games there. Mark 2 has been kind to him. While not top tier, I feel he improve in Mark 2 even with the loss of one of his spells, Iron Curtain.

Yesterday, Feb 20, I got to play two games again. First was an eButcher Man o'War list at Fortress. Not really the most competitive of lists but a fluffy anf hopefully fun one. I went up against Jake and Jake did what he did best which was be the aggressor. Unfortunately, eButcher showed eStryker that he was still the superman in the Iron Kingdoms, wiping out half of Jake's army on feat turn allowing Beast to get the kill on eStryker.

Second game was at Attorney Dex Lacuanan's place that he calls the Tavern. I came in late since I played at fortress but managed to get a good game in against EJ, one of the best players in the local gaming scene. He won the game because I missed Beast's second attack against Kara Sloan by 1. Had I hit, I would have won. Such is Fate. Still and all, two fun games in one day. All one can ever ask for.

Until next time.

Mark 2 tally:
Warmachine
eButcher 2-0-0
Karchev 2-2-0
The Old Witch 0-1-0

Skorne:
pMakeda 0-1-0
Xerxis 4-2-0

Two Weeks of Labor

The last two weeks were very hectic for me. Moving heavy machinery is not an easy thing to do. Was really able to breathe a sigh of relief after the heavy job on Feb. 14th. 50% of the problem, the heavy machinery were moved that day. Once that was done, everything else was easy.

I hope not to do any of that again real soon.

Skorne

I'm officially a Skorne player now. Khador will always be my first army and my go to army during tourneys but the Skorne army I built for fun and even competitive games will be my break away from Khador. They're not so different when it comes to tactics. After trying out Privateers and Circle, I think I will stick with Skorne for much longer.

I've won 2/3rds of my Skorne games so far but I think that's due more to the Hordes Mk II Field Test where everyone isn't that familiar yet with the rules, which also kept changing but now that the rules have settled down a bit, I can now figure out if my Skorne is only for fun games or competitive ones.

Hope I can get in a few games later though may children's party. Will see. Too bad I missed yesterday's games at Dex' Tavern.

New Year

Another year since my last pot. I'm definitely not the Blogger type. Maybe I can do better this year.

Decembers and Januarys have been messy months for me the last few years. Hate the inanity. I'm hoping everything will settle down soon.

The last year has been the typical year. This year, I hope things change. I'm going 40 and I know I need to start thinking about me and my family's dreams and hopes for the future. Keeping my fingers crossed.

I'm also at a crossroads in life. I am not getting any younger. My hobbies take up lots of my time and I have to start dialing it back and focus more on the needs of my family. I can officially say I'm not a 40ker anymore and will stick with photography, WMH and Airsoft as my two main hobbies.

I'll also be getting in shape for some basketball again. My kids are growing older and my eldest is asking me to teach him some basketball though I think he prefers football more. Might try to enrol him in Milo this summer.

Here's looking to a better year.

Survey daw

Taken from Treiz blog

prelude: just the basics
1. name - Dick
2. age - 38
3. birthday - July 18, 1970
4. today’s date - Dec 31
5. school – Hard Knocks

chapter one: your past
1. where were you born – Metropolitan Hospital
2. who did you like in 1st grade – I did like someone?
3. where was your first school – Grace Christian High School
4. who was your first girlfriend – Erlynn Go
5. who was your first best friend - Albert
6. what was your first word - da
7. who was the last friend you fought with – Don’t remember
8. what was the last thing you bought – Coke Zero
9. what was the last thing you regret – Not leaving the family biz when I had the chance

chapter two: your present
1. what are you wearing – Shirt & Shorts
2. what are you watching – Laptop
3. what are you listening to – electric fan blowing in the background
4. what are you eating - Nothing right now
5. what are you drinking - Nothing right now
6. what are you doing today – preparing for the new year
7. how does your hair look right now – kinda like a rat’s nest
8. are you talking to anyone right now - Treiz
9. who was the last person you talked to – Mom in law

chapter three: your future
1. do you plan to go to college – been there, done that, got the diploma to prove it
2. where do you want to go – Canada
3. what do you want to be when you grow up – A hobby shop owner
4. do you want to get married – I am
5. do you want to have children – I do
6. what would you name your children – Dominic and David
7. do you want to be like your parents – Nein!
8. what age do you want to have sex – been there, done that, got the kids to prove it
9. what’s the next school you will be attending – Ayaw ko na
10. what are you doing next friday? – overnight airsoft game

chapter four: favorites
1. color – Black
2. food – Pizza
3. song – I could not ask for more
4. movie – Macross the movie
5. actress – Charlize Theron
6. actor – Al Pacino
7. singer – Martin Nievera
8. band – Side A
9. store – Fortress and Toy Soldiers
10. website – portmaw.com, privateerpress.com
11. cartoon – Macross/Robotech, Transformers

chapter five: this or that
1. blue/green - Green
2. plaid/striped - Striped
3. polka dotted/glittery – Polka dotted
4. 50 cent/eminem - pass
5. cell phone/fax - cell phone.
6. printer/scanner - printer
7. digital camera/camera phone - DSLR
8. sprite/fanta - sprite
9. shorts/capris - shorts
10. skirt/shorts - shorts
11. adidas/converse - Adidas
12. bologna/salami -Salami
13. my chemical romance/matchbook romance - pass

chapter six: the opposite sex
1. what color hair - Black
2. what color eyes - Brown
3. short or tall - Tall
4. what sports should he/she play - any
5. do you want her to be popular - Doesn’t matter
6. does her religion matter to you - no
7. do you care if she’s rich or not - no
8. piercings or tattoos – not a problem

chapter seven: school life
1. what school are you currently in – hard knocks
2. what grade are you in – grade old
3. do you like your school – not really with the course I am in right now
4. how many students are in your school – earth populi
5. what are you doing at school at noon - eat and surf
6. where did you go to kindergarten – Grace Christian High School
7. what was the name of your third grade teacher – Don’t remember
8. do you get in trouble at school – sometimes
9. are you a loser at school – in between
10. are you well known – no
11. do you get good grades – sorta
12. do you write notes during class – no

chapter eight: friends
1. who are your best friends – airsoft buddies
2. have you ever hid something from a friend – but of course
3. have you ever lied to a friend – hasn’t everyone?
4. who are some of your other friends – miniature gamers
5. who is the craziest – Wingie
6. who is the cutest – Roch
7. who is the loudest – Arvin
8. who is the tallest – Richmond
9. who is the shortest – Happy
10. who is the most athletic - Richmond
11. who is the most honest - Hard to say
12. who do you have the most fun with – airsoft buddies
13. who do you have the most inside jokes with - Dutch

Christmas Call to Arms redux

Mike Ang aka Mangsky had a Warmachine/Hordes Christmas Call to Arms league at his shop, Pitshop this December. Warmachine/Hordes is a miniatures game and the league is basically a call for the local players to show their generosity by donating food, clothing etc. as an entrance fee per week and playing three games per week and one can get small prizes out of it.

The results are in the warmachineph.blogspot.com page as well as in the CCTA topic at wmph.tk. I did fair winning three games out of the five I managed to play despite the hectic December sched.

Hope to have more games next year.