Some say Eldar are Cheesy

I say, we're just misunderstood!  Unless of course we're actually made out of cheese:

New Magic Cards In Stock

We have just received some new magic cards.  We got some nice prices on these so they shouldn't cost too much.  Restocked:  Planar Chaos, Time Spiral, Shards of Alara, Zendikar, Coldsnap. 

Seen Lurking at Sober Dwarf

Recently spotted at Sober Dwarf for your pre-viewing pleasure!

Fantasy Tournament January 24, 2009

Its official!  The tourney will be on Sunday, January 24th.  The points are now set at 2000 pts (I guess people like their Lord choices!).  There are no painting requirements as this is our first tourney and many people will have just purchased and glued their armies together.  Please email me at kevin@soberdwarf.com to sign up or you can sign up at the store.  Entry fee will be determined shortly, once we have an idea of how many people are going to show up.  Great prizes, sign up soon!

Kevin

Sober Dwarf for Christmas

Greetings Everyone and Merry Christmas!

The Dwarf will be closed most of next week for the holidays.  Infact, we will only be open on Wednesday, December 23rd.  We will open again on Wednesday the 30th.  We will also be closed on Friday January 1, 2009 for the New Year's Holiday.  From Amanda and myself, merry Christmas everyone and we'll see you soon!

Kevin

2010 'ard Boyz

We are starting to take names for those who are interested in heading down to Kamloops for the 2010 40K 'ard Boyz event.  It will take place on May 15th.  For those unfamiliar with the 'ard Boyz tourneys, it is a no-holds-bar event.  Nothing matters but how well constructed your army is and how well you play it.  It is 2500 points, and nothing matters except WYSIWYG.  No painting, no composition... ahh... wouldn't it be nice if all tourney's were like that?!?  Well, that may just be me.  Some of the rules to know: there are no Forge World rules allowed (you can use the models, but only to acurately represent units out of the codex) and that the top three finishers at each location will qualify for the semi-finals.  The winners of the semi-finals each receive a 2500 point army of their choice, and the first, second and third finishers at each semi-finals will be invited to attend the finals in Chicago, where glory and internet scrutiny await the winner.  So, who's with me?  Let me know soon!

Customer Appreciation Night

On behalf of Amanda and myself, we would like to thank all of our loyal customers who showed up for our customer appreciation sale on Sunday night.  It was a blast, enjoyed by some until 10:30.  Mandy would especially like to thank those who helped eat all of the cookies.  She spent the entire day baking them, but was earnestly hoping not to take any home!  Thank you for not disappointing!

Games Night Dec. 14

It was an eventful games night tonight.  We had fewer numbers because of the numbing cold, but we had 8 players show up.  One campaign game went on, seeing Kevin D's Eldar narrowly defeat Fex's Tau.  For role-offs tonight, Barret failed to take on of Kevin L's territories.  Since Barret wasn't there the dice was rollled by Kevin in witness of everyone.  Nick M rolled against James and took one of his territories.  John H rolled against ????  and won, taking a non-adjacent partially shielded territory with a Command Bastion.  We hope to see everyone at next week games night!

Army Transports on Route

Great news!  There is a new army transport option coming in next week:

This bag comes fully loaded with all necessary trays

• 4 x 1.0" Trays
• 2 x 1.5" Trays
• 2 x 2.0" Trays
• 2 x 2.5" Trays
• 1 x 3.0" Trays
• 1 x 4.0" Trays

Retail:  $199.00

Also:

Comes with 6 x 1.0" Trays

and 2 x 2.5" Trays

for $99.00

Campaign Update

There were two rolls today.  Dave rolled against Kevin L and won, taking a non-adjacent territory with a Command Bastion.  Kevin D rolled against Brandon but failed to take one of Brandon's last two territories. There were a lot of new players interested in playing so next week we will have another planet. Hope to see everyone there!

Fantasy Tourney

Officially announced! January 24th (Sunday) at the Quesnel Recreation Centre.  The points have not been finalized, but my guess would be 1250.  Entry fee will be $20.00 (all of which goes to rent the space and for prizes).  There is room for 16 people.  The more people, the better the prizes!  As we do not have a lot of Fantasy specific terrain, please forgive us if the tables have a 40k feel to them.  Sign up at the store!

NEW JINX STUFF TODAY

New stuff arrived today!
 Check it out:

Horde Wallet

Alliance Wallet

Murloc Pets

Plus new touques, new stickers and new t-shirts! Come see!

Fateweaver, Oh My!

Not much to say about this... except, Nick, you shouldn't even think about it!
Just released from Forge World

Quick Campaign Update

Greetings

Just a quick summary of what happened last night.  There were four dice rolls.  Kevin L rolled to take one of Brandon's tiles and it was a success.  He took the adjacent tile with the Command Bastion.  Dale rolled to take one of Kevin D.'s tiles and won.  He took the adjacent tile with the Power Plant.  Fex also rolled against Brandon and took a tile that had a Command Bastion on it.  Dave rolled to take one of Nick M's tiles, the one with the space port, but only rolled a 5 when he needed a six to succeed.  New to the game is Nick F (Daemons) James (Chaos Marines), Barret (Chaos Marines) and John H. (Imperial Guard).  The board is looking really full and we have another two people who might be interested in playing, so that would bring the total to 13.  We're going to start another board, which will count as another planet.  I know of 4 games that took place Monday night and I'm sure a few more will take place this week...  I will post the map shortly.

Waaaagh!

Check out this monstrosity!

We're Back...

We're back from Prince George!  Just a reminder to anyone listening, that it is games night tomorrow night.  We will be resolving our first round of the campaign tomorrow, and starting round 2!  So, if you are involved or wish to become involved, please stop by tomorrow if you can!  6pm at St. Andrew's Church basement.

Army Builder Update

Just a reminder, Space Wolves have now been release for Army Builder, don't forget to update!

Fantasy Tourney

We're thinking of hosting a Warhammer Fantasy tournament soon.  Seeing as most people in Quesnel in the scene are new to the fantasy side of things, we're thinking of keeping our first few tourneys to a smaller scale, so that people can work their armies up slowly instead of having to lay out a lot of cash right at the beginning.  I am going to have a poll to the right, asking which size you would think would be best.  Also, if you're interested in participating, please post a comment!

Thanks!

This was too good not to post...

OUCH!!! Nice, but OUCH!!!  You going to schedule yours soon Barret?

Scourgewar Loot

Let's start with "Tiny". A common mini mount loot card with 50 charges, (though they are no faster than walking) These little guys now offer the most cumbersome of the WoW races the ultimate spoof mount experience. How many Taurens have dreamed of cruising around on the blood elf hawkstrider? But no, the vendor says, you are too large for this creature to bear. Not any more! Now Hordies can cruise around on a baby raptor, for the Alliance, a little pony. Although the size difference will eventually beg the ultimate question......Does this mount make me look fat?

Next up, the Tuskarr Kite. For those of you who love you accessories, here's a groovy Northrend treat to run around with. If, however, you feel no need to stroll around waving a kite above your head, this little toy also counts toward you companion pet achievements......so mabye that redeems it a bit. What can I say, I'm not a kite person.

Saved the best for last! Ok, how awsome is this!? For all of us who have longed for the most coveted of mounts, the Spectral Tiger, this may be as close as we'll ever get. I can see this little guy easily becoming the most sought after pet to date, and who can blame us? He's the cutest thing, and what WoW player wouldn't love the the offspring of the Spectral Tiger?

FRIDAY!

Greetings!

Its Friday!  That means the weekend is upon us and the store is open late tonight (until 6pm) so head on over.  The store just got a huge shipment of Games Workshop stuff in on Wednesday.  We've also ordered a huge new shipment of Warcraft and JINX accessories, as well as a ton of new board games and card games related to Warhammer.  Also new this week is the next expansion for the Warcraft CCG.  Not sure what the loot is, but I'll find out today and post it!

See you soon!

PS.  The store is going to close a little early tomorrow (Saturday) because we have to book it to Prince George for a Christmas Party.  But I will be in the store for part of the day relieving Mandy so she can get ready for the P-A-R-T-Y!!!

Still Time to Join!

There is still time to join the campaign!  The current army's and colours are:

Dave - Blood Angels - Yellow
Dale - Daemons - Red
Kevin L - Space Wolves - Purple
Kevin D - Eldar - Gold
Fex - Green - Tau
Brandon - Ultra Marines - Black
Nick M - Dark Eldar - Light Blue

People who start on Monday, November 30 will start the campaign with 4 squares.  Anyone who starts later will start the game with two squares, and I promise there won't be much left.

Sober Dwarfs 2009-2010 Winter Campaign

Here is our board for the current campaign.  Forgive me that the board is not painted, but we had to get this going quickly and I should be able to "paint as we go."  I will update this picture every Tuesday to update what happened in our campaign on Mondays, which is our local gaming night in Quesnel.  We meet at 6pm at the St. Andrew's United Church basement.  If you're in the area, come stop by!

Click on the photo for one you can actually read!

Welcome!

I highly doubt that anyone is going to read this, but I think its good to have a start!  This blog is going to be dedicated to everything 40K, and especially as it relates to the Warhammer-sphere of Northern British Columbia.  We hail from Quesnel, which is a small town with a dedicated core of gamers.  I am a 40k enthusiast (Eldar!), dabbling here and there with fantasy (Wood Elves!), and I own the towns only game store, and namesake for the blog, The Sober Dwarf.  Expect posts often!