Games Day 2012 roundup – Relicnews Dolts Abound
Posted in General by Sword_Monkey on September 30th, 2012
Gorb, Lleman, Julian, PacPormanacki, Hirmetrium and below: Poctio (Unpictured: Winterdyne, Picturing: Sword_Monkey)
It was that time of the year again, those of us on the forum who had a penchant for ogling at petite models had gathered in a bustling British city, and no I’m not talking about London Fashion week. A day prior most of us convened at a respectable watering hole in the fine city of Birmingham. Alcohol was imbibed, Cthulu Munchkin was played, and the finer emotional and political motivations of a fictional brotherhood of superhumans was discussed at length for hours in far too much detail than should be allowed. But with the imminent release of one of Warhammer 40,000′s most entrenched backstories as a tabletop and book series there was a reason for previous day’s excessive theory-crafting and excitement.
For Gork and Mork
Attending the day, and representing the fora were (in no particular order); Julian! PacPomarnacki! Hirmetrium! Sword_Monkey! Pocktio! Bowkers! Lleman! Gorb! Winterdyne! (If I’ve missed anoyone, apologies it’s probably simply because I didn’t speak to you on the day, or spot you in the crowds)
You can read PacPomarnacki’s detailed write-up (so many photos!) right here.
Highlights of the day were of course the release of the Horus Heresy tabletop models, rulebook and latest series of books detailing the most important battles and figures that make up the rich backdrop of the Imperium and its struggle against the forces of Chaos.
Winterdyne, a talented modeller and painter, submitted an epic diorama to the Golden Demon competition coming away with a Silver Golden Demon, only being beaten by the overall winner of the day’s Slayer Sword Prize.
Check out what went into the creation of Winterdyne’s ‘Hunting Bigger Game’ diorama in his thread here.
This year no THQ or Relic Entertainment presence was seen, barring the awesome, fully operational, Ultramarine Rhino commissioned by THQ and now donated to Games Workshop. But there were other affiliated companies present with a host of offerings. Most notably Fantasy Flight games were present with board and card games, not just set in the 40K universe but also their very famous ‘Talisman’ game and expansions. Fantasy Flight were there promoting their 40K version of Talisman, dubbed ‘Relic’, which is to be released this coming November. Runic Games (members of which were responsible for the video game ‘Kill Team’) were also present in support, showing off a single-player version of Talisman for the PC, dubbed ‘Talisman: Prologue’. We got chatting to the devs and they have every intention of making a multiplayer version, but to do so they need your support, so head over to Steam Greenlight right now and show your interest for the game.
Talisman: Prologue on Steam Greenlight
And that’s about it for another year of Games Day. However if you’re a fan of Warhammer 40,000 and are as excited as us about the Horus Heresy then get yourself signed up to the forums, if you aren’t already, and head over to the Tabletop Discussion, and Backstory and Fluff sections. You could even try our IRC server, but at your own peril, it is a silly place.