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Tuesday 29 September 2015

Neoscream's Life: 21st to 27th September 2015

OK lets get the embarrassing photo over and done
with first. For more information, please read the Loot
Crate section.
Welcome to the new Neoscream's Life post. This is a weekly post of what games I have been playing and what I have watch. Sorry for the late post.



"Life"

I learnt that the Brat (had also been calling her Angel here) is leaving mid next October for another job. I might have talked more about this, but I forgotten to write about it until the last moment.



"Cardfight Vanguard Prerelease"

On Sunday I went down to Wargames Workshop MK for a Cardfight Vanguard Prerelease event for the new booster set "G-BT04 Soul Strike Against The Supreme". Out of the people who the sealed event, only five played in the Booster draft. I managed to win the first and the third round, however due to numbers they decided to cut it there. As they had a person with three played wins, they win the play mat. However I did win a promo card from the raffle, but sadly I already own four copies of it. Lol. There was meant to be a second sealed event, however the store decided to close earlier than they original planned for that day, which was much later than a normal Sunday for them. Because of this it was cancelled at the last moment. Well anyway I had a lot of fun and got a major feet step in building a Genesis deck. Below are pictures of all the new cards I get from the sealed event and trades.

Genesis card
Royal and Shadow Paladin cards
Angel Father card
Gear Chronicles, Megacolony, Dimensional Polica and Nova Grappler cards



“Loot Crate”

Last week I received September's Loot Crate. The theme this time was Summon. It was an odd, but interesting one. In side it this time was:

A Pikachu Beanie. (It nice to have one, however I can not see me wear in and I have not got anyone special to give it to. I cannot even give it to the Brat as she would most likely have no clue on what Pikachu or Pokémon are.)
A Hearthstone stress squeeze. (Cool)
A Hearthstone collectors coin. (Awesome)
A code for a Hearthstone booster. (?)
A 1:64 die cast car of the Supernatural 1967 Chevrolet Impala Sports Sedan.
A code for the Master Summoner mobile game they made. (1:64? Can I use that for Zombicide and 7TV or is it too small.)
The Simpsons Homer Golden Buddha. (WTF! What has that have to do with Summon. However it is still a nice figure.)
And the monthly magazine and pin.


It is a good crate, not the best especially when it does not have a t-shirt, but still good one.
They have also revealed October's theme. It will be "Time" and will feature stuff from like Doctor Who and Back to the Future. They have revealed that it will have a t-shirt. Hippy.



"Painting and Converting"

For this post I have for you all are the Zombivor version of Jane and the Survivor version of Bear from Zombicide.


On Friday's post I should have for you all both the Zombivor version of Bear from Zombicide and the Kingdom Death/Wrath of Kings Twilight Knight cross over figure. I managed to finish four more Warmachine figures and the Mini Munny I received from Loot Crate months ago during last week. Below is an image of my painting table at the end of last Sunday night (or the start of Monday morning).



  
Here is the normal weekly Cardfight Vanguard Clan. This time it is
"Murakumo".
“Watch, Listen and Read”

Monday
Watched: WWE Night of Champions.
Events: Work. I decided to give gaming at Wargames Workshop MK a break for a week.

Tuesday
Watched: That week’s episode of WWE Raw.
Events: Pasted last week’s "Neoscream's Life" post and then work.

Wednesday
Events: Work.

Thursday
Events: Work. No Heroclix this week as Adrian could not do it.
Received: September's Loot Crate and the Sword Art Online Weiß Schwarz card “Lisbeth Changes Clothes” that I ordered plus two other cards.

Friday
Watched: That week’s episode of WWE Main Event.
Events: I posted that week’s "Gaming News from Neoscream” post and then work.

Saturday
Watched: That week’s episode of WWE Raw, that week’s episode of Weekenders and the England verses Wales Rugby match.
Events: Off work. Coffee with Richard and Darren H, and then in the evening I went to a pub with Richard and Rob C to watch the Rugby followed by a couple of bands.

Sunday
Watched: Episode 2 of season nine of Doctor Who, that week’s episode of Weekenders XLBS and episode 41 of Cardfight Vanguard G.
Events: I went down to Wargames Workshop MK for a Cardfight Vanguard Prerelease Sealed event for the new "G-BT04 Soul Strike Against The Supreme" booster set.
Brought and Received: Six booster packs of Cardfight Vanguard G "G-BT04 Soul Strike Against The Supreme" and a deck box.
Received: Three Cardfight Vanguard promos and some new Stride units from trades.

Still in the post or soon be should
Nothing.



Until next time, hope for a better tomorrow.

Friday 25 September 2015

Gaming News from Neoscream: 25th September 2015

Welcome to the “Gaming News from Neoscream”. This is my weekly gaming news post for miniature games, RPGs, some card games, my painting and upcoming local events.



“Gaming News”

First off we have the HeroClix news. We got previews of: S.H.I.E.L.D. Space Rig, a super rare Nick Fury, Captain America’s Motorcycle and Avengers Sky-Cycle from Marvel Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D..

Now for the Mantic news. The long awaited Warpath KickStarter started on Monday. This is their Sci-Fi Massive battle game. Oddly there are only three faction in it so far Enforcers, Forge Fathers and Veer-myn. Where the hell are the standard Corporation grunts and Marauders, the back bone of the past versions of the game? Maybe they will get unlocked later on in the campaign like with the Plague. Anyway, there are two main pledge levels which are Warfare and Advances Warfare. Warfare is $50 and it started with the Rulebook, the Source Book the Firefight Rulebook and a set of Warpath dice. Advances Warfare is $125 and will get you everything in Warfare, your chose of one hard plastic vehicle and ever the two player starter set “Operation Heracles” or a Battlegroup of ever Enforcers, Forge Fathers and Veer-myn.
Since starting they have managed to unlock: The game was funded; the rulebook was upgrades; the KickStarter Exclusive sculpt of Enforcer Lt. Roca was added to Operation Heracles and the Enforcer Battlegroup; a set of plastic Counters was added to the Warfare pledge level; the Enforcer Accuser Interceptor; five Steel Warriors were added to Operation Heracles and the Forge Father Battlegroup; five Veer-Myn Creepers were added to the Verr-Myn Battlegroup; five Pathfinders were added to the Enforces Battlegroup; the KickStarter Exclusive sculpts of Forge Lord Ingulf Krestürsson and Padd was added to Operation Heracles and the Forge Father Battlegroup; the Forge Father Sturnhammer Battle Tank; the Forge Father Drakkar APC; the KickStarter Exclusive sculpt of Hacker Half-Tail Veer-Myn Creeper was added to the Veer-Myn Battlegroup; and the Enforcer Persecutor Bomber; the Enforcer Arbiter Interceptor; three Enforcer Interceptors as a Battlegroup; and five Hammerfist Drop Troops were added to the Forge Father Battlegroup.
As I post this the stretch goal that are still going are: Hard plastic Plague 3rd Gens and a Plague Battlegroup at $225k.

Next is the Battle System news. Their Urban Post Apocalypse Terrain KickStarter started last Friday. Since starting they have managed to unlock: The terrain was funded; three extra Interior Walls, an extra Interior Doorway, two extra Doors, an extra Shop Wall, an extra Shop Entrance, two extra Wide Doors, a Billboard, an extra Glass Wall, an extra Glass Entrance, an extra Apartment Wall, an extra Apartment Entrance, a Makeshift Barrier, an extra Interior Window, two extra Interior Entrances, two extra Double Doors, an extra Office Deck, an extra Filing Cabinet, an extra Vending Machine, one set of Retail Shelving, two extra Half Walls; two extra Strut and an extra Cover Strut were added to the City Block pledge level; the Police Precinct set as an add-on; a Ruined Walls pack as an add-on; and Floor Tiles pack as an add-on.
As I post this the stretch goal that are still going are: An extra Settee, an extra Armchair, an extra Dining Table, two extra Chairs and an Aluminium Ladder will be added to the City Block pledge level at £95k; and a Fire Station add-on set at £100k.

Now for the Cool Mini or Not news. With their “The Others: 7 Sins” Kickstarter they have managed to unlock since the last post: Lithography Portfolio 1 as an add-on; the Sniper Hero Polly; a Kickstarter Exclusive new city tile the sports centre; an art book with short stories as an add-on; the Delta Team box set as an add-on; the Kickstarter Exclusive The Mayor monster; three Apocalypse cards; six Corrupted Fireman Acolytes in two sculpts; three more Hero Dice; and the Distillery Old Town Tile.
As I post this the stretch goal that are still going are: Envy Controller, twenty Envy cards and an Envy board at $630k; six Envy Abominations in three sculpts and a 7 Sins dice bag at $666k; and an Envy Avatar and three more Sins Dice at $700k.
With the Zombicicde Black Plague KickStarter, the Pledge Manager is now online and a new add-on was added, Plastic Token Pack.

Next is the Modiphius news. They have finally started the KickStarter for the Infinity Role-play Game. This is a role-play game based in Corvus Belli’s Infinity miniatures game. There are several Pledge levels and I will not be listing them. I have gone for the "Print and PDF Master" level. This level original got you a Physical copy of the Core Book and PDF copy of all books.
With their “Infinity Role-play Game” Kickstarter they have managed to unlock since the last post: A new pledge level for ALL the physical books and PDFs; a pledge level for a Faction book and Player’s Guide; the Paradiso Geomorphic Tile set; a GM Screen with A double-sided full colour A2 map of Paradiso & The Human Sphere with more locations and marked points of interest as an add-on; sixteen more pages were added to the Adventure that the Corvus Belli team; the Paradiso Planet Source Book; a free printed copy of the Player's Guide for everyone who has a printed Core Book or Collector's Edition pledge levels; the Ariadna Faction Source Book; a NPC Card Deck add-on; the PDF Subscription pledge level and add-on plus the “ALL THE BOOKS in Print and PDF” Pledge level now includes PDF versions of the GM Screen, all Card Deck and all Geo-morphic Tile sets (these are not included the normal PDF pledge levels sadly).
As I post this the stretch goal that are still going are: The Panoceania Faction Source Book at £170k; the Aleph Faction Source Book at £185k; the Yu Jing Faction Source Book at £200k; and Brains Notebook PDF will be added to all Thunderbirds Board Game backers (yes a non-Infinity stretch goal) at £200k by the 29th of September.
With the Thunderbirds Board Game, please read the last Stretch Goal from the “Infinity Role-play Game” Kickstarter. Also the UK boat is due to dock on Tuesday, which is the deadline for the Stretch Goal.

Now for the Wyrd Games news. This week's Monday Preview was a look at the Ashes and Dust miniatures for Outcasts.

Next is the Bushiroad news. With the Cardfight Vanguard side, tomorrow will see the release of the G Comic Booster 1 “Vanguard and Deletor” in Japan while next Friday will see the release of the G Booster Set 4 “Soul Strike Against The Supreme” in English. In fact this Sunday I will be going to a Sneak Peek event for it.
With the WeißSchwarz side, the Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Trial Deck will be released in Japan tomorrow as well.

Now for the Mechabrick news. They should hopefully be shipping the starter set next week and a full reward package will hopefully ship in November. Oh and also there is a PDF version up to download for backers. Sadly I have not gotten around to download and rule it yet.

Lastly there is the Agent Zero news. They have revealed two new sculpts. This time they are Capricorn and Aries.



“KickStarter Dates”

·                     Wave two of “Journey Wrath of Daemons” (July 2014), “Mekton Zero” (digital December 2013, physical March 2014), wave two of “Shadows of Brimstone” (August 2014) and “Paranoia” (June 2015) have all been delay due to problems and currently have no dates on when these will start shipping.
·                     Wave one of “Journey Wrath of Daemons" (July 2014), wave one of “Kings of War Second Edition” (July 2015) and “Last Saga” (November 2014) has been shipped or is shipping soon.
·                     Wave two of “Mechabrick” (April 2014), “Blood Rage” (September 2015), wave one of “Thunderbirds Co-operative Board Game” (August 2015), “Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King’s Quest” (August 2015), “Dragon Tide” (September 2015), wave 1.5 of “Shadows of Brimstone” (August 2014), wave two of “Kingdom Death Monster” (December 2013), “Ghostbusters the Board Game” and “Home Raiders” should ship in October 2015.
·                     “The Others: 7 Sins” KickStarter should be ending on the 7th of October 2015.
·                     “Warpath” KickStarter should be ending on the 11th of October 2015.
·                     Both the “Infinity RPG” and the “Battle System’s Urban Post Apocalypse Terrain” KickStarters should be ending on the 18th of October 2015.
·                     Wave three of “Kingdom Death Monster” (December 2013), “Demigods Rising” (July 2015)/”Demigods Evoltion” and wave two of “Yashima: Legend of the Kami Master” (July 2015) should ship between October to December 2015.
·                     Wave two of “Robotech RPG Tactics” (December 2013) should ship between October 2015 to March 2016.
·                     Both wave two of “Mechabrick” (April 2014) and “Slaughterball” (June 2015) should ship in November 2015.
·                     Wave two of “Kings of War Second Edition” (July 2015) should ship late November to early December 2015.
·                     Wave two of “Thunderbirds Co-operative Board Game”, “Ninja All-Stars”, “Zero Agents” and “Zombicide Black Plague” should ship in December 2015.
·                     “Dwarven Forge's City Builder Terrain System”, “Deadzone Infestation” and “Halfling Adventurers Miniatures” should ship in January 2016.
·                     Wave one of the “Conan” board game should ship between January and March 2016.
·                     Wave one of the “Infinity RPG” should ship in February 2016.
·                     “The Others: 7 Sins” should ship in March 2016.
·                     “Myth Journeyman” should ship in June 2016.
·                     Both wave two of the “Infinity RPG” and “Battle System’s Urban Post Apocalypse Terrain” should ship in July 2016.
·                     Wave two of the “Conan” board game should ship between July and September 2016.
·                     Wave three of the “Infinity RPG” should ship in October 2016.
·                     “Warpath” should ship in September 2016.



"Up and coming Events"

These are local gaming events in Milton Keynes I know of, Guardians of Tyr events at Wargames Workshop Northampton and other events I plan on going to or want to advertise.

·                     On Mondays (not including Bank Holidays) at Wargames Workshop MK is Wargaming night.
·                     On Tuesdays at Wargames Workshop MK it is Card games night (or is it just Magic the Gathering).
·                     On Thursdays York House Youth Centre in Stony Stratford is open from Wargamers and Boardgamers.
·                     On Fridays at Wargames Workshop MK it is Friday Night Magic.
·                     On Sundays, Wargames Workshop MK is now open. It will be for role-play and board games day on every Sunday apart from the last Sunday of the month which will be a card games day (Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic and Cardfight Vanguard).
·                     On Sunday the 27th of September 2015, there will be a Cardfight Vanguard Tournament and Sneak Peek Event at Wargames Workshop MK. Rules of the event will be on the “CFVanguard and WeißSchwarz M.K.” Facebook group.
·                     On Saturday the 3rd of October 2015, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Steam Roller Warmachine/Hordes tournament at Wargames Workshop MK.
·                     On Sunday the 11th of October 2015, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Star Wars X-Wing UK Team Championship at Jurys Inn MK. Sadly this has already sold out.
·                     On Saturday the 17th of October 2015, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Warhammer 40,000 tournament at Wargames Workshop MK.
·                     On Saturday the 7th of November 2015, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Star Wars X-Wing tournament at Wargames Workshop MK.
·                     On Sunday the 8th of November 2015, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Steam Roller Warmachine/Hordes tournament at Wargames Workshop Northampton.
·                     On Saturday the 21st of November 2015 will be a Mantic Open Day.
·                     On Saturday the 21st of November 2015, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Warhammer 40,000 Conquest tournament at Wargames Workshop MK.
·                     On Saturday the 28th of November 2015, Guardians of Tyr will be running Android Netrunner UK Team Championship 2015 at Wargames Workshop Northampton.

Wargames Workshop MK has a £2 gaming fee or £4 with a booster pack (Magic/Yu-Gi-Oh/Vanguard) unless it is a paid tournament run by Guardians of Tyr. Weekday events normally start at 6/7PM.

For rules for Guardians of Tyr tournaments and leagues as well as information on pre booking your place in tournament. Pre booking is highly recommended so they know how many people are coming. So please go to their website which there is a link to it under my links section which are located on the right hand side of this blog.

York House has a £3 on the day gaming fee (unless you are a child or unemployed where it is £1) and a £5 fee for a year’s membership. However the first day is free and they only take yearly membership fee at the start of the year. The hall officially opens at 7PM, but normally people start arrived 15 to 20 minutes early.



“Painting and Converting”

For this post I have for you all both the Survivior and Zombivor versions of Bones and the Survivior version of Jane from Zombicide.

The Zombicide Adrian Smith Special Guest set is done

With the next post there should be the Zombivior version of Jane and the Survivior version of Bear from Zombicide.



Until next time, hope for a better tomorrow. 

Tuesday 22 September 2015

Neoscream's Life: 14th to 20th September 2015

Tachikaze
Welcome to the new Neoscream's Life post. This is a weekly post of what games I have been playing and what I have watch. Sorry for the late post.



“Wargames Workshop MK Monday”

On Monday like normal I went down to Wargames Workshop MK for some gaming. This time I was playing a game of Malifaux with Will. Will was using a Resurrectionists crew, while I was using my crew Ten Thunders crew who were:

Misaki + Recalled Training + Untouchable + Stalking Bisento
Shang
Ototo + Recalled Training + Call The Thunder
Yamaziko + Recalled Training + Servant of 5 Dragons
Torakage
And a pool of three Soul Stones

I sadly ended up losing, however it was close during the first half of the game. I have a strong feeling that I am being too killy.



“HeroClix”

On Thursday I went down to York House for HeroClix. This week was a scenario I made. It was "Keywords are always never Right". 400 points game, themed teams however you can take one character that does not have the keyword as long as it still fits the theme (like an Iron Man that does not have the Avengers keyword in an Avengers themed team). That character gains the keyword. I made an X-Men themed team featuring a Hulked out hero I could not use last week.  They were:

Hulklops (047 Marvel Incredible Hulk) 140
Angel (005 Marvel X-Men Days of Future Past) 74
Longshot (009 Marvel Wolverine and the X-Men) 75
Jean Grey (017 Marvel Wolverine and the X-Men) 40
Shadowcat (204 Marvel Wolverine and the X-Men) 70
=399 points

On the first round I was up against Darren S who was using a Justice League themed team who were:

The Flash (047 DC Superman) 107
Batman (051 DC Justice League Trinity War) 150
Mindwarp (015 DC Justice League 53) 45
Black Canary (004 DC Streets of Gotham Fast Forces) 100
=402 points

Like normal Darren S won with a white wash. On the second round I was up against Michael who was using a New Mutants themed team who were:

Professor X (008 Marvel Avenger vs X-Men) 150
Shatterstar (010 Marvel Wolverine and the X-Men) 73
Rictor (014 Marvel Wolverine and the X-Men) 58
Magik (034 Marvel Wolverine and the X-Men) 102
=383 points

I white washed him for the won. On the third and final round I was up against Adrian who was using an Avengers themed team who were:

Hope Summers (040 Marvel Wolverine and the X-Men) 75
Firebird (011 Marvel Avengers Assemble) 105
Wonder Man (028 Marvel Chaos War) 118
Spider-Man (004 Marvel Avenger vs X-Men) 100
=398 points

I sadly lost this game. Maybe if my dice rolls were a little better, things would be different.

Next week’s scenario was one made by Adrian and it will be a 500 points game. You team must contain at least a character with the Mystical keyword and it must be the highest point figure. The Mystical keyword is classed as a named keyword for this event.



"Cardfight Vanguard practice and Weiß Schwarz tournament"

On Saturday I went down to Wargames Workshop MK after coffee to help people practice for the Nationals next month and to test out my upgraded deck. I got several games in with my new deck, and it won most of its games. I also got my first two ever games of Weiß Schwarz.

On Sunday I went down to Wargames Workshop MK again for a Weiß Schwarz tournament. I decided to use a "Fate/Stay Night" deck as with the four boosters I own and with two games under my belt, I could make the trial deck a little better (four level threes instead of just two).
On the first round of the tournament I was up against Shell who was using a "Hatsune Miku" deck. Sadly I lost. Wow my first Weiß Schwarz lost. Lol. 
On the second round I was up against a "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" deck. I managed to win this game. 
On the third round I was up against another "Hatsune Miku" deck. I ended up losing sadly. 
On the fourth and final round I was up against another "Fate/Stay Night" deck (maybe even a "Fate/Zero" one). I managed to win this one.
Sadly I did not get into the top four playoffs and I did not win any prizes for the raffle, but I did get some promo cards (two Weiß Schwarz and two Cardfight Vanguard) for attending the tournament. It was a lot of fun. I do plan on working on my decks more, most likely more to my “Sword Art Online” one in the future. 




"Online Gaming"

On late Saturday night, me, Darren H and Simon got together online to play a couple of Left 4 Dead 2 Campaigns. I was trying out some alternate looks to the survivors and alternate music too. The music was Persona 3/4 tracks.



"Painting and Converting" 

For this post I have for you all are both the Survivior and Zombivor versions of Padre Johnson from Zombicide.


On Friday's post I should have for you all both the Survivior and Zombivor versions of Bones and the Survivior version of Jane from Zombicide. I managed to finish one Kingdom Death figure and four Warmachine figures during last week. Below is an image of my painting table at the end of last Sunday night (or the start of Monday morning).




“Watch, Listen and Read”

Monday
Events: Work and then Wargames Workshop MK for a game of Malifaux.

Tuesday
Watched: That week’s episode of WWE Raw.
Events: Pasted last week’s "Neoscream's Life" post, work and then I went shopping with my parents.
Received: My Cardfight Vanguard cards that I ordered. These were three "Great Cosmic Hero, Grandgallop", one "Cosmic Hero, Grandfire", one “Battleraizer” that has different artwork to the ones I got from the trial deck and one “Starlight Hedgehog”. Plus a new coat for rainy days and winter.
Brought: A Roman Reigns "Hit Hard, Hit Often" t-shirt from the WWE Europe Store t-shirt sale.

Wednesday
Events: Work.
Received: My Weiß Schwarz Sword Art Online II trial deck.

Thursday
Events: Work followed by Heroclix.
Received: The Roman Reigns "Hit Hard, Hit Often" t-shirt.

Friday
Events: I posted that week’s "Gaming News from Neoscream” post and then work.

Saturday
Watched: That week’s episode of WWE Main Event and that week’s episode of WWE Smackdown.
Events: Off work. Coffee with Richard, Darren H and Lisa, then a Cardfight Vanguard tournament at Wargames Workshop MK followed by some Left 4 Dead 2 online with Darren H and Simon.
eBay: A Sword Art Online Weiß Schwarz card “Lisbeth Changes Clothes”.

Sunday
Watched: Episode 1 of season nine of Doctor Who, episode 40 of Cardfight Vanguard G and episode 23 of Sword Art Online II.
Events: Was meant to be working due to the brat, but I was given the day off at the last moment, so I went to the Weiß Schwarz tournament.
Brought and Received: A booster pack of Weiß Schwarz Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works.
Received: Two Weiß Schwarz promos and two Cardfight Vanguard.

Still in the post or soon be should
September's Loot Crate.
A Sword Art Online Weiß Schwarz card “Lisbeth Changes Clothes”.



Until next time, hope for a better tomorrow.