Escalation Campaign

Adeptus Mechanicus v Genestealers
1500 + 50 point handicap for the Adeptus Mechanicus 
Dawn of War, Capture and Control

6000 point battle

Eldar v Deathwatch
96"x 72" Hammer and Anvil, The Scouring

New Campaign 2017

Gavin will be running a campaign in 2017, details to follow.

Escalation Campaign 2000 point battle

Points 2,000 + handicap
Imperial (Deathwatch) vs Adeptus Mechanicus
Mission: Purge the Alien (Modified)
Battle Field: Hammer & Anvil
Short night Fight

Official Rules Update

Games Workshop has released a new list of rules clarifications.
Highlights below...

Escalation Rule Change

The fixed lists of the escalation campaign are a bit restrictive. A rule change has been suggested:

Escalation 1,500 - Imperium v Tyranids

Points 1,500
Imperial (Deathwatch) vs Tyranids (Genestealer Cult + Tyranids) +300
Mission: Purge the Alien (Modified)
Battle Field: Hammer & Anvil
Midnight Fight

Escalation 1,500 points Cerborous Walkers vs Genestealer Cult

Purge the Alien (Modified)

Escalation 1500 points Deathwatch vs Adeptus Mechanicus

Points: 1,500+ handicap 
Armies: Deathwatch (+150) vs Adeptus Mechanicus
Mission: Purge the Alien (Modified)
Battlefield: Dawn of War
Long Night Fight

Escalation 1,500 Walkers Vs Deathwatch

Escalation 1,000 - Mechanicus vs Tyranids

Points: 1,000
Armies: Tyranids vs Mechanicus (+50)
Mission: Purge the Alien (Modified)
Battlefield: Dawn of War
Day Fight

Escalation 1000 points Deathwatch vs Mechanicus

Deep Jungle
Short and Fat

Escalation 1,000 - Tyranids vs Walkers

Points: 1,000
Armies: Tyranids (+150) vs Walkers (+50)
Mission: Capture and Control
Battlefield: Hammer and Anvil
Night Fight

Escalation 1,000 - Cerboros walkers vs Adeptus mechanicus

Cerboros walkers vs Adeptus mechanicus

Escalation 1,000 - Cerboros Walkers vs Deathwatch

Cerboros Walkers vs Deathwatch.

Escalation 1,000 - Imperium v Tyranids

Points: 1,000
Armies:
Imperial (Deathwatch) +200
Tyranids (Genestealer Cult + Tyranids) +550
Mission: Kill Points (Modified)
Battle Field: Dawn of War
The Long Night

Escalation 500 - Orkz v Tin Cans

Armies: Orkz vs Walkers
Points: 500 no handicap
Mission: Purge the Alien
Battlefield: Hammer and Anvil
Day Fight: Round 1

Escalation 500 - Adeptus Mechanicus v Imperium

Armies: Imperium vs Adeptus Mechanicus
Points: 500 no handicap
Mission: No Man's Land
Battlefield: Dawn of War
Long Night

House Rule - Grenades in Assault - How many Attacks

A question has been asked about how many grenade attacks a unit who are all armed with grenades make in the assault phase. 

Escalation 500 - Orkz v Cog Boyz

Armies: Orkz vs Adeptus Mechanicus
Points: 500 no handicap
Mission: Capture and Control
Battlefield: Hammer and Anvil
Day Fight (forgot to roll night fighting!)

Escalation 500 - Imperial vs Tyranids

Armies:
Imperial (Deathwatch) vs
Tyranids (Genestealer Cult)

Points: 500 no handicap
Mission: The Big Fight
Battlefield: Dawn of War
Day Fight

Escalation 500: Orks v Iron Hands

Deep Jungle
Long and thin

Escalation 500 - Cerboros Walkers vs Tyranids

Armies: Cerboros Walkers vs Tyranids

Points: 500 no handicap
Mission: Cities of Death 

Battlefield: 4'x4' square

Escalation 500 Adeptus Mechanicus v Walkers

Armies: Adeptus Mechanicus vs Walkers

Points: 500 no handicap
Mission: No Man's Land
Battlefield: Dawn of War

Escalation 500 Iron Hands v Walkers

Purge the Alien
Short and Fat



A brief encounter, in which the advantage of mobility was demonstrated.

The Walker force aimed to use cover to gain the upper hand, only to discover that they were at the mercy of the Iron Hand bike squad and Chapter Master that stoo against them.

Reliant upon assault, the Walkers hoped to lure the marines in close before pouncing. The sons of Ferrus, however, were too savvy for that - and sat at range, firing effectively into their enemy.

The Walkers sought to move forward and charge. They failed to close fast enough, leaving the initiative with the imperial troops. This was exploiter ruthlessly - fire, assault, withdraw was executed to perfection. By turn 3 the rout was completed.

Result: Iron Hands win by tabling.

Escalation Score

Imperium 1

Walkers 0

Escalation 500 - Tyranids vs Orks

Armies: Tyranids (Genestealer Cult) vs Orks 

Points: 500 no handicap
Mission: Capture and Control
Battlefield: Hammer and Anvil
Night Fight

Escalation 500 - Tyranids vs Mechanicus

Armies: Tyranids vs Mechanicus
Points: 500 no handicap
Mission: Capture and Control
Battlefield: Hammer and Anvil
Long Night

Battle for the Five Zones ends

The fight over the five zones is over.

Five Armies Campaign Adeptus Mechanicus v Imperium

Points: 1500+handicap
Mission: Capture and Control
Battlefield: Dawn of War
Midnight
Status: Campaign Final

Eldar v Iron Hands Apocalypse

A 5000 point match-up, played out on the sweeping wastes of Altonium Collegiate.

Five Zones Campaign: Tyranids vs Walkers

Mission: Maelstrom of War - Deadlock
Battlefield: Hammer and Anvil
Points: 1,500 (Tyranids +100)
Long Night

Eldar v Imperium Apocalypse

In a titanic 10,000 point encounter, both armies were able to deploy Titans, super-heavy tanks, flyers, Gargantuans and Psychic Formations with scant regard.

Adeptus Mechanicus update

Apologies for late post (the Eldar were never so tardy!):

Escalation Campaign

Escalation 

September - December 2016

Eliminators vs Genestealer Cult

Space Marines:Eliminators (Darren) vs Tyranid:Genestealer Cult (Joe)

Points: 750
Mission: Capture and Control

Deployment: Hammer and Anvil
Midnight 

Adeptus Mechanicus v Walkers

The Scouring

1500 points plus handicap

A combination of down-graded Walker armour, uneven distribution of Objective Marker values and a strong defensive position taken up by the Mechanicus, brought a straight forward victory for the Convocation.

Imperial Knights versus Tyranids

Capture and Control

1500 points plus handicaps

Mission Report

Ouch.

Let''s just say that the Knights won in record time, and that the bugs will review selection before any rematch.

Eliminators vs Tyranids Battle Six

Space Marines (Sandra) vs Tyranids (Joe)

Points: 750 (Eliminators +100)
Mission: Capture and Control

Deployment: Hammer and Anvil
Long Night 

Iron Hands v Adeptus Mechanicus Five Zones Campaign

Mission: Big Guns Never Tire (Modified)

Battlefield: Hammer and Anvil
Points: 1500 (+50 handicap for Iron Hands)

Day Fight

Five Zones Campaign: Tyranids VS Walkers

Previous mission - report incomplete

Mission: No mans land

Battlefield: Hammer and Anvil

Points: 1,500 (Tyranids+50)
Night Fight

House Rule: Big Guns Never Tire (Modified)

In the Eternal War mission big guns never tire we have decided that Heavy Support units in a combined arms detachment gain the Object Secured special rule. This is passed onto any dedicated transports they have.

Nb. That Lord of War 'Super Heavy' units are not Heavy Support.

  

Five Zones: Tyranids vs Walkers

Mission: The Big Fight

Battlefield: Dawn of War
Points: 1500 (+100 handicap for Walkers)

All Night Fight

Five Zones: Tyranids vs Mechanicus

Mission: The Big Fight

Battlefield: Hammer and Anvil
Points: 1500 (+50 handicap for Mechanicus)

Day Fight

Five Zones Campaign - Orkz vs Walkers

Mission: No Man's Land
Battlefield: Dawn of War
Points: 1500 (+100 handicap for Walkers)

Da Boyz is Back in Town!!

Farewell to the Thousand Sons

The Sons have fled into the Eye of Terror (aka Scotland). The best dressed villains, but sadly let down by Tzeentch (aka GW).

Their departure means more room for others....

Five Zones Campaign - Iron Hands versus Walkers

Mission: Modified Purge the Alien
Battlefield: Short and Fat, with new terrain features
1500 Points each - no handicaps previously achieved

Angels of Death - New Space Marine Psychic Powers

There are four new psychic power tables available to space marine librarians:

Five Zones Campaign Mechanicus verses Orkz

Mission: The Big Fight
Battlefield: Dawn of War
Points: 1,500 (no handicaps)

Maybe Gork and Mork were upset at the Orkz winning on their last run out, but whatever the Boyz had done, their gods were pissed! Absolutely nothing went right for them, there was little reward for the Ork general trying out a new formation and he finally packed away his truly woeful dice on turn four leaving the Mechanicus with the field and a feeling that perhaps they'd got away with one today!

Five Zones Campaign: Chaos versus Eldar - and Guess who got Eliminated????

Mission: Deep Jungle
Battlefield: Long and Thin
Points: 1500 plus handicap (175 for Chaos)

Five Zones Campaign: Forces of the Imperium versus Walkers

What happens when you bring a Knife to a Gunfight?

Mission: Modified Purge the Alien
Armies: 1500 Points plus Handicap
Battlefield: Short and Fat

Five Zones Campaign: Mechanicus versus Tyranids

Mechanicus vs Tyranids
Points 1,500
Mission: Command and Control
Deployment: Hammer and Anvil
Night Fight

Five Zones Campaign: Iron Hands versus Tyranids

Command and Control
1850 Points plus Handicaps
Hammer and Anvil

A hard fought and enjoyable opening to the Five Zones Campaign ended with victory for the Iron Hands - but the Tyranids, with more luck, could well have reversed the result.

Eliminators vs Tyranids - Battle Five

Space Marines (Sandra) vs Tyranids (Joe)

Points: 750 (Eliminators +50)
Mission: Special

Deployment: Hammer and Anvil
Day Fight

Eliminators vs Tyranids - Battle Four

Space Marines (Sandra) vs Tyranids (Joe)

Points: 750
Mission: Purge the Alien (Modified)
Deployment: Hammer and Anvil
Day Fight

Five Zones Campaign

It is new Campaign time.

Team Deathmatch

Da boyz teamed up wiv dem walka fellas against da unlikely alliance of bugs and pink skinz. We likez dem walka fella coz day've got loads of dakka and some of it is even effective sum times. They got down and dirty wiv da bugs, nice lot of hand t hand whilst da boyz sat around waiting for da pink skins to turn up (it woz almost like fighting da Runaway Brigade). Eventually day turned up and ven attacked da walkas! By dis time da boyz woz well bored so dey fired up da Stompa un got stuck in. Greta punch up, the gorkanauts got blasted but the Stompa stomped and da walkas held the objective and we stretch out an unassailable lead.

WAAAGH!

Tyranids vs Eliminators - Battle Three

Space Marines (Sandra) vs Tyranids (Joe)

Points: 500 Friendly
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Hammer and Anvil
Day Fight

Tournament 2016: Adeptus Mechanicus v Tyranids

Points: 1,850
Mechanicus reduced bonus from War Convocation:
Each model has only bought a single item for free (free upgrades have been taken in addition). 
Mission: Deep Jungle
Deployment: Dawn of War
Night Fight

2016 Tournament

Iron Hands v Tyranids

Mission: Purge (Modified KP)

Tyranids vs Eliminators - Battle Two

Space Marines (Sandra) vs Tyranids (Joe)

Points: 500 Friendly
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Hammer and Anvil
The Long Night

2016 Tournament

Mission: Deep Jungle, Dawn of War

Tyranids vs Eliminators

Space Marines (Sandra) vs Tyranids (Joe)
Points: 500 Friendly
Mission: Capture and Control
Deployment: Hammer and Anvil
Night Fight

Tournament 2016: Adeptus Mechanicus v Orkz

Points: 1850
Mission: Command and Control
Deployment: Dawn of War

Tournament 2016: Adeptus Mechanicus v Iron Hands

Points: 1850
Mission: Purge the Alien (modified)
Deployment: Dawn of War

Grey Knights vs Orks friendly

Grey Knight Nemesis Strike Force (Darren)
vs Ork Nob Mob Formation (Joe)
Cities of Death
Hammer and Anvil
Night Fight
Points 1,000 Friendly

Da Boyz are back in town

Orkz vs Cerborous Walkers

Deployment: Long 'n' Thin
Mission: Deep Jungle

Update to Ork Codex

Ork models can purchase...

An entire mob may +1 Toughness for 1 point / model.
This doesn't apply to vehicles or artillery.

An entire mob may take 'eavy armour 4 points / model

The entire mob may replace their Sluggers with Shootas for 1 point / model.

Orks may take any Astra Militarum vehicle.
For 5 points each, they may add up to three Big Shootas, Rokkit Launchas or Skorchas
These fire at BS2
and at the beginning of turn 1 there is a 1 in 6 chance of being immobilized.


Also there are some formations Here

2016 Tournament Tyranids Vs Cerborous Walkers

Tyranids Vs Cerborous Walkers

Mission: Capture and control

Battlefield: Hammer and Anvil

All Night

2016 Tournament Iron Hands versus Orks

Mission: The Scouring
Battlefield: Short and Fat

Tournament 2016

All players need to submit a 1,850 point Battle Forged Army.
No Handicap points.
Lords of War limited to 925 points (50% of max).