GamesExpo 2016 preparation

Ed, Mike, Joe Dan and myself are going up to the Birmingham NEC for this year's GamesExpo. Three days of board and miniature gaming goodness. I have entered two tournaments; Drop Zone Commander on the Saturday and Infinity N3 on the Sunday. Others in the group have also chosen some different events, Bushido and Guild Ball amongst them. If you can, please come and say hello to me (Alex Randall), and the guys.

Above: Some purchases for the weekend. Cleanliness is next to......winning wargames? 

I have been having fairly good results at the club's DZC escalation league including lots of little guys in the army. Four units of Fighters, four units of Occupational Veterans and three units of Freeriders will hopefully be a shock to my opponents (unless they read this before the event of course). My only traditional anti-tank in the army is the HQ choice, but I hope that the bikes and the Vets will cause enough trouble for my opponents so that I don't get overrun. Time and gaming will tell.

Resistance Army - GamesExpo - 1496 points

Warlord's HQ - 230 points

M3 Alexander - 125 points

Command level 2 - Resistance Commander - 35 points

AT-77 Lifthawk (+AA Cannon) - 70 points

Vehicle Detachment - 183 points

Gun Wagons (standard): 3x Gun Wagons - 75 points

NT-1 Kraken - 38 points

Freeriders (scout) - 2x Freeriders - 70 points

Vehicle Detachment - 183 points

Gun Wagons (standard): 3x Gun Wagons - 75 points

NT-1 Kraken - 38 points

Freeriders (scout) - 2x Freeriders - 70 points

Resistance Band - 291 points

Fighters: 2x Resistance Fighters - 48 points

Fighters: 2x Resistance Fighters - 48 points

Veterans: 2x Occupational Veterans - 80 points

AT-77 Lifthawk (+AA Cannon) - 70 points

3x MT-90 Jacksons - 45 points

Resistance Band - 291 points

Fighters: 2x Resistance Fighters - 48 points

Fighters: 2x Resistance Fighters - 48 points

Veterans: 2x Occupational Veterans - 80 points

AT-77 Lifthawk (+AA Cannon) - 70 points

3x MT-90 Jacksons - 45 points

Resistance Infiltrators -  328 points

Scouts: Freeriders x2 (scout) - 70 points

Veterans: 2x Occupational Veterans - 80 points

Veterans: 2x Occupational Veterans - 80 points

NT-1 Kraken - 38 points

Battle Buses x2 - both with Rocket Launcher Batteries - 60 points

My Infinity N3 army is almost identical as the list I took to Woking apart from the fact that two of the Foxtrot Rangers now have Light Shotguns rather than rifles. The list is:

USAriadna - 298 points - 6 SWC

Group One: (10 regular orders)

Grunt - Heavy Flamethrower 

Grunt - HMG

Grunt - Paramedic with Rifle

Grunt - Forward Observer with Rifle

Grunt - Forward Observer with Rifle

Dozer - Traktor Mul Control Device

Traktor Mul - Katyusla MRL

112 - Light Shotgun

Van Sant - Rifle (Not the Executive Order version)

Airborne Ranger - Submachine Gun

Group Two: (6 regular, 2 irregular and 1 impetuous orders)

Foxtrot - Forward Observer with Rifle

Foxtrot - Forward Observer with Light Shotgun

Foxtrot - Forward Observer with Rifle

Foxtrot - Forward Observer with Light Shotgun

Hardcase Frontiersman - Tactical Bow

Hardcase Frontiersman - Tactical Bow

Grunt - Lieutenant with Rifle

As the TO Peter reminded me, 'you know that you can bring two lists?' But, as I have said before, I find things simpler if only only take one list. 

There is more to the event than the gaming. Traders a plenty will be plying their trade. I have, unsurprisingly, a shopping list. We shall wait to see how much discipline I have to not spend over my self imposed limit. Fat chance!

A couple of weeks ago I posted up some poorly lit pictures of my Nomads. Things have moved on. Let's have another go.

Happy Wargaming to you all.