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3rd Annual Warhammer 40k Megabattle Pictures

March 21, 2010 Jonathan J. Reinhart 2 Comments

Here are the promised pictures from Battleground Games’ 3rd Annual Warhammer 40k Megabattle. Earlier we live-blogged the event sharing remarks from the participants along with our own observations.

We took 200+ pictures over 4 hours. Unfortunately a bunch of them were dreadful so we deleted those leaving behind 150+ decent pictures. As usual we are putting the call out to all others who have pictures from the event. We wish to share them in this single location for everyone’s viewing pleasure.

Even after that a lot of them are poorly exposed or blurry. The camera I used wasn’t my usual and that resulted in some dreadful pictures. I’m hoping Photoshop can clean them up enough transforming them into something decent. Rather than make you wait for the finished product I share the first shots here.

If you have any pictures please contact me at cwfgamecast@wargamingforums.com. Or feel free to call, txt, IM, post on the BG forums, or let me know in person.

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3rd Annual Warhammer 40k Megabattle for Battleground Games

March 20, 2010 Jonathan J. Reinhart 6 Comments

Reporting live from the third annual 40k megabattle hosted by Battleground Games in Abington.

The event is wrapping up it’s fifth turn and the game as well. The forces of Disorder have made a win by their opponents impossible by obliterating all enemy troops on the Moon table.

They credit their success to a gigantic Titan and superior intelligence. The battle wages on in the sewers where Order is slowly decimating evil’s vile stench. Or maybe that is the decomposing bodies.

The gigantic center table is up for grabs despite a valiant struggle from the Imperium’s air force.

We have tons of pics to share once their uploaded. Hopefully we’ll soon have the results. As always we eagerly wait the video footage.

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Warhammer 40K Apocalypse Megabattle at Battleground 2008 Video

January 19, 2008 Jonathan J. Reinhart No comments

I had intended to share more photos from the big…scratch that for redundancy….to share more photos from the Apocalypse Mega-Battle, yeah I know another redundancy, held at Battleground Games in Abington. Instead I have something better!

What could be better than pictures taken by Commissar Grey as he’s known on the BG forum? Apocalypse music? Apocalypse slideshow? Apocalypse podcast? The answer to all those questions is no although several podcasts have been devoted to Apocalypse with the most recent being CWF-2008-1-17 Apocalypse Photos and Combat Storm Downloads.

I have video of the event taken by store owner Derek Lloyd. He just posted it on Youtube last night and I had a helluva time finding it. Many thanks to my friend Murf for the link. Without further adieu CWF Game Cast is proud to share Warhammer 40K Apocalypse Megabattle at Battleground 2008. Enjoy!

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CWF-2008-1-17 Apocalpyse Photos and Combat Storm Downloads

January 17, 2008 Jonathan J. Reinhart No comments

Minicast with ^Raven^ as your host discussing Apocalpyse Photos and Combat Storm Downloads. Please note Go Go Gadget Bat-o-ry was replaced with “Civilization And Its Discontent” also by Matt Searles due to technical difficulties. My apologies for this and for the disparity in the podcast. Civilization And Its Discontent starts at 8:50 and ends at 12:06.

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1) Theme, Zombie by Devin Anderson (Electronic)

2) Thursday January 17, 2008, CWF GameCast features Apocalpyse Photos and Combat Storm Downloads.

3) Our Website = www.wargamingforums.com

4) Apocalypse Photos

Apocalypse Pics from Battleground Part 1

Apocalypse Pics from Battleground Part 2

5) Music to Game By Check Out “Go Go Gadget Bat-o-ry” by Massachusetts’ own Matt Searles. Go Go Gadget Bat-o-ry was replaced with “Civilization And Its Discontent” also by Matt Searles due to technical difficulties. My apologies for this and for the disparity in the podcast. Civilization And Its Discontent starts at 8:50 and ends at 12:06.

6) Combat Storm Downloads

Combat Storm Articles on CWF

Combat Storm Video on Youtube

7) Closing comments, next cast will be Thursday January 24, 2008.

8 ) Please give your feedback on the show. We live off it and it helps us to make the show better. Send your feedback to the Contact Us Page

9) Our Website = www.wargamingforums.com and it has all the shownotes and updates

Next cast will be Thursday January 24, 2008.

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Apocalypse Pics from Battleground Part 2

January 15, 2008 Jonathan J. Reinhart No comments

More images have arrive from the Apocalypse Mega-Battle held at Battleground Games on Saturday, January 7th. The event was a huge success with lots of carnage and explosions. We will be sharing pictures, video, and audio from the event with you as it is made available to us.

The images below were sent to me by Commissar Grey on the BG forum. He also helped to create the tables and a lot of the terrain on them. Be sure to head over to the official BG forum to see the original images and all the new stuff people are posting.

If you have any pics, video, or audio from the event please send it attached in an e-mail to cwfgamecast [at] wargamingforums [dot] com.

See if you can ID the people in the pics. I’ll give you one to start off. Third pic down is my friend Steve’s stomach.

Leave a comment with their name and what pic they’re in. We’ll make captions as necessary.

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Apocalypse Pics from Battleground Part 1

January 06, 2008 Jonathan J. Reinhart No comments

The first images have started to arrive from the Apocalypse Mega-Battle held at Battleground Games on Saturday, January 7th. The event was a huge success with lots of carnage and explosions. We will be sharing pictures, video, and audio from the event with you as it is made available to us.

The images below were posted on the official Battleground Games message board by moosifer37. He also came up with the great captions. Be sure to head over to the official BG forum to see the original images and all the new stuff people are posting.

If you have any pics, video, or audio from the event please send it attached in an e-mail to cwfgamecast [at] wargamingforums [dot] com.

This one is after the valiant and heroic stand near the tower objective. Not pictured is the brother captain’s forces who perished in the assault but is not forgotten.

Here is the space marine chapter loki’s chosen standing up to an iron warrior line breaker squadron.

As you can see the earth still shakes after the vicious linebreaker attack, with soo many battle brothers dead.

I call this one the top gun view from a chaos fighter going a billion miles an hour.

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40k Apocalypse Vid on Youtube by Lanparth

January 05, 2008 Jonathan J. Reinhart No comments

With the 40k Apocalypse Mega-Battle (yes I know that’s redundant) happening in less than 8 hours I thought everyone will enjoy some Apocalypse fun. One of my Youtube subscriptions, Lanparth, discussed Apocalypse a few months back and I’m giving him a nod by sharing his vid with all of you.

I don’t agree with everything he says, in fact I hardly ever agree with anything he says, but he offers a differing opinion than I on most issues. Watching his vid will either give you a chance to agree with someone, “Hey Lanparth totally agrees with everything I have to say. Fuck GW!” Or, you’ll vehemently disagree with him “Lanparth you tool! GW r0x0rz my s0x0rz and Apocalypse is mana from Jebus.”

Maybe I’ll do a bit in the podcast about Lanparth and his GW vids on Youtube. Then again, there’s other stuff to discuss.

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CWF-2008-1-3 Response to iTunes Comments and Apocalpyse at Battleground Games

January 03, 2008 Jonathan J. Reinhart No comments

Solo cast with ^Raven^ as your host discussing Response to iTunes Comments and Apocalypse at Battleground Games.

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1) Theme, Zombie by Devin Anderson (Electronic)

2) Thursday January 3, 2008, CWF GameCast features Response to iTunes Comments and Apocalypse at Battleground Games.

3) Our Website = www.wargamingforums.com

4) Response to iTunes Comments

Responding to iTunes Comments

5) Music to Game By Check Out “First Date” by Danko Jones

6) Apocalypse at Battleground Games

40k Apocalypse @ Battleground Games

Battleground Games Official Website

Directions to Apocalypse Event

7) Closing comments, next cast will be Thursday January 6, 2008.

8 ) Please give your feedback on the show. We live off it and it helps us to make the show better. Send your feedback to the Contact Us Page

9) Our Website = www.wargamingforums.com and it has all the shownotes and updates

Next cast will be Thursday January 6, 2008.

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40k Apocalypse @ Battleground Games January ‘08

January 01, 2008 Jonathan J. Reinhart No comments

As our first post of 2008 we want to tell you about a gigantic 40k battle at Battleground Games in Abington.

Battleground Games is holding a gigantic 40k Apocalypse Mega Battle on Saturday January 5th starting at 10am EST. All the player spots are full but come to the store and see the carnage as Chaos forces battle the Imperium’s armies.Each of the 24 players is bringing 3,000pts of models resulting in hordes of Baneblades, Terminators, and even a ForgeWorld Thunderhawk. This is the perfect way to kick off the 2008 gaming year.

For more information visit the official Battleground Games Online Calendar. Or, you can call the store at 781-261-9669. Battleground Games is located at 1501 Bedford St (aka Rte. 18) in Abington, Ma. For directions go to the Battleground Games Location Page.

Come to the event and you’ll be sure to see some Baneblades in action!

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CWF Holiday Gift Guide 2007

December 10, 2007 Jonathan J. Reinhart No comments

There’s snow on the ground, online stores are giving deadlines for Christmas deliveries, and at least one fight between disgruntled shoppers made headlines in the mall. Must be time for the CWF Holiday Gift Guide.

Last year the Holiday Gift Guide was presaged by coverage in the CWF Game Cast podcast. Of course that isn’t possible this year with the podcast on hiatus. Instead we hope to make this guide better than before.

Shopping for gamers isn’t as easy as one expects but is easier than you think. We broke our guide down into three price categories. Under $15 (or the Friends ideas), Under $50 (family and loved ones) and $100 and up (group gifts or treat yourself).

Under $15

Sitting Ducks Gallery – $15.00. This is our #1 overall pick for this gift guide. Please see our review of Sitting Ducks Gallery for more info. FLGS, Amazon.com ($7.49).
CCG Boosters – Price varies but usually $3.99-$4.99. Magic, Yu-gi-Oh, and World of Warcraft are most popular. Lorywn is a great new Magic set, there’s tons of new foils for YGO, and new WoW set called March of the Legion. FLGS, Online Stores.
Warmachine Warcasters – Usually costing $6.99-$9.99. Nice looking figs and a requirement for every Warmachine army. Great combo gift with the latest No Quarter. FLGS, Online Stores.
Chessex 16mm D6 – $4.50 for set of 12. This showed up at #1 in last year’s guide. FLGS, Online Stores.
Zap A Gap Glue – $3.99-$12.99. All models need glue for assembly. This is a perfect stocking stuffer. FLGS, Online Stores.

Under $50

Citadel Modular Gaming Hill – $25. Nice looking prefab, modular, terrain to help you get jump started with playing a game. FLGS, Games Workshop Online Store.
Regiment/Squad Box – $9.99-$49.99 (depending on game system and item). FLGS, Online Stores, Games Workshop Online, Mongoose Publishing, Flames of War
Video/Computer Games – Prices Vary. In particular Guitar Hero 3 for PS2 or Xbox 360. Online Stores, Best Buy, Target, Circuit City, EB Games.
Warhammer 40k Apocalypse Rulebook – $49.99. This must have book transforms 40k into a game of epic proportions with thousands of models on the table including Baneblades and Titans. FLGS, Games Workshop Online Store.
Manga/Anime – $7.99-$9.99/$12.99-$19.99. Gamers love anime and manga. Anyone who plays Tau knows this to be true. Pick up some Bleach, Black Cat, and Yakitate!! Japan. Or, get some old school Eva or Bebop DVDs. Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com.

$100 and Up

Citadel Tool Kit – $120. GW created all news tools. Much improved and better than almost anything else. Comes in a nice case with clippers, files, hobby knife, pin vice, sculpting tool, vice, and razor saw. FLGS, Games Workshop Online.
Paint Set (Vallejo, GW) – Prices vary. FLGS, Games Workshop Online.
Nintendo Wii/Game Consoles – Prices vary. Best Buy, Toys R Us, Amazon, etc.
Professional Paint Job – Price varies. Have your army professionally painted. Check our Blue Table Painting for an example.
iPod – Prices vary. Great way to listen to music while you game or quick reference your army list that you saved as a txt. Online Stores, Apple.