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WARP RIFT

ISSUE 26

HORIZON

THE BATTLEFLEET GOTHIC NETZINE

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WARP RIFT • ISSUE TWENTYSIX • OCTOBER 2009

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ISSUE TWENTYSIX – CONTENT:

Hello once again,

You can check out our blog at the following

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and its another issue of Warp Rit! Number 26,

the iteenth under my reign. And we still go

strong. he article inlux is steady and even Warp

Rit 27 is already almost completely collected. A

big thanks to all to people who have submitted

their articles in the past, now and hopefully in

the future as well.

ENCYCLOPEDIA GOTHICA

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Relevance and Recognition

Battleleets of the Imperium

Strike Cruisers

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SHOWCASE

GothiComp 2009 - Fleets

But irst a look at this issue. Filled with grand

pictures from GothiComp. We dedicated seven

pages to the best ships of the competition,

starring the winning entries on full pages. It has

been a great competition once again. GothiComp

is something we hope to continue in the coming

years. It creates a great online gallery of Battleleet

Gothic vessels. It, at least for me, urges me to

improve my painting skills and raising my own

bar.

We start this issue with an article on how you

can raise interest in the game and persuade

other people to join. Follows an article with a

take on three of the Major Imperial Sector leets.

Each getting an unique twist and context. In

the Oicer’s Mess we have the irst part of the

follow op to the Waaagh story from a couple

of issues ago. he Dry Dock sections shows us

what we can create with all those let over bits.

Additionally some Tyranid Markers, this time by

Martin Schlachter, and some goodies by Rodrigo

Barbera. Closing Warp Rit, as usual, a grand

display of art.

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GothiComp 2009 - Ships

GothiComp 2009 - Conversion

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he Ship - part 1 of 2

What? GothiComp 2009 has just ended and GothiComp

2010 is already mentioned?

The leet category in 2009 has been a great success in

my opinion but I think ‘requesting’ a new leet each

year is too demanding for most players (or painters).

This is why for GothiComp 2010 I want to see if it is

possible to run a ‘small leet’ category. Think of patrol

leets or small explorator groups. As a guideline to this

category I was thinking to have a 500pts restriction

with a maximum of two capital ships and at least three

escort vessels.

For this I want to encourage people to show ships not

shown before and not selections of last years leet. Of

course, repainted they are ‘cool’ again.

Let us know what you think about this at the Tactical

Command forums!

DRY DOCK

Raiding the Bitz Draw

THE FORGE

Tyranid Markers

Vortex - green

THE CLOSING PAGE

Adeptus Mechanicus Ark

enjoy,

Horizon

by Andrea Carassai

Horizon

BFG: RELEVANCE AND RECOGNITION

BY ROBERT HUGHES

his article was written with the idea that an

unsupported, hard to get, easy to learn games can

make a come back. he idea that this game is in

a decline comes from the infrequency of play and

lack of oicial support or anything nearing interest

by the company that invented the game. So let’s

leave them out of the solution.

no one in my gaming group having the rules or the

models? Easy, just take a look at the eforts I suggest

here and see how doable this thing can be!

dimensional and more fun.

Take the time to familiarize with the rules so

when they hit you with those questions you have a

good idea of the answer or at least where to get the

answer. Guide them along and encourage questions

and let them learn the game, let them take back

a bad move when they see they could have done

better with a diferent tactic.

Problem One: No one knows how to play! he

solution to this is hold a demo for your group, print

of a few rules sections available on the GW website

in the BFG articles section and includes the link to

the bottom of the page.

Bring the ships you have or baring that bring some

proxy that can be labeled as a cruiser versus a

frigate and so on.

Add some terrain to make the game less two

BFG is an easy and fun game that can be played

stand-alone or in conjunction with your games of

40k whether that is a standard game, an apocalypse

event or the new planet strike games. BFG players

will enjoy the ease of putting a painted leet on the

board with out too much skill required and the

satisfaction of an accomplished army as it were.

his should be a simple and easy way to help people

learn the game and if anyone expresses interest but

can not attend ind some time to teach them as well

do not be stingy with your time at this point.

Tactically this game is challenging enough to be a

serious match, escalation or campaign game. here

is plenty of community content to add and play test

with your group. hat being said there seem to be

some glaring negatives to the game as it stands.

he models are generally only available from GW

or “Ebay” which is not always the best source. he

rule books also it on that list of hard to get items.

Not enough people play the game in most places

because there is not an efort put forth or people

think the models are unafordable. So you can

spout of all day long about how great the game

is but until someone steps up in your area it will

always simply be talking and no walking.

Alright you say but how can we easily over come

such disadvantages on a small budget with almost

Problem two: Models and cost where can I get the

models at a better price? Well look to the web my

friend there is at least one website and perhaps more

that will give you a 20% discount when ordered.

You simply email them your list and they give you a

price and in a week or so you are replacing proxies.

Try to gather a bulk order and tell the seller you

are trying to get this game going and see if you can

get a discount if you continue to buy from them, I

can’t guarantee this will happen but at the least you

will save on shipping. Look at the web for ideas for

making your own terrain and models out of spare

parts and bits. Lastly try “Ebay” you might just get

lucky.

design the campaign they are dedicating there time

and money too. Be the advocate for this campaign

and go the extra mile with lufy star maps with

sector controls in your gaming area. Encourage

play by doing a small write up of the week’s battles

and label it as classiied, that way it encourages

your players to read it and gain tactical knowledge

from said information. Little things like this not

only make the game fun but memorable.

a shot at winning. Categories like best painted and

players choice along with theme and best MOD.

his kind of competition will attract other gamers

who will see the fruits of your player’s labor and

you will start to gather more interest.

You might even run a tourney when enough players

have gathered leets and feel comfortable laying

down 5 bucks or so to get a small prize that is BFG

related. Like that star map in the hobby store or a

battleship for there leet.

Tourneys are not for everyone and money might

keep some people away so suggest a free tourney

and get recognition and bragging rights as a

reward.

For people who are struggling to understand the

rules or for those who need some help setup some

practice games with them and ofer tactical advice

and help them to see the beneits and weaknesses

of their leet.

Problem three: he rules and beyond can be

obtained via the GW website under the BFG

specialist game section and the BFG community

at large is a huge source of information and

assistance.

he important thing to remember with a campaign

is that the longer it goes the less interest you

maintain. So make it shorter and the consequences

of victory and defeat should be fast paced and

heart pounding. hink of it like a really good two

hour action movie where you can’t wait to see what

happens next, some players may not like this style

so try to get a feel for your groups taste and adjust

if need be.

hese ideas can apply to any game that its the

criteria and should be considered by anyone

serious enough to generate interest in the game.

BFG simply happens to be a personal favorite of

mine.

he ability and desire to create a BFG league for your

gaming group is a bit challenging but ultimately

rewarding. Talk it up while you are setting it up

let the players know that this game is a lot of fun

and goes great with those lufy campaigns we all

enjoy. Tell your players to ignore the haters on

the forums who say the game is dead and this is

unbalance while that is not. Make up your own

minds. Go to GENCON and games days and see

the tables of dedicated BFG players who can give

you inspiration and the stores at those events sell

the models as well.

“We have them now!”

Attributed to an unnamed Imperial Captain, M37

Siege of asteroid belt base of Ork Admiral Fuzznutz

When the campaign is over, take some time to do

a big inal write up summarizing the campaign

and setting up a possible sequel. Encourage players

to have named admirals and entities so that they

really are involved with the story. Trust me this is

worth the time because people will get tired of the

game as with any game but if they have a break they

can reread that great write up and think its time to

get that leet out of dry dock and maybe add some

new additions to the leet and get stuck in.

Once your group has some games under it’s

collective belt start a campaign, encourage input

from your players and present them with some

options. Do not overwhelm them and do not draw

this out but let them feel as though they helped

Painting contests can be an added bonus as well,

no matter the talent level encourage participation

by having categories where each player could have

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