Tournament Report: ACT GT - V4 MW

It seems that every competition in Australia at the moment is a GT, a Nationals, a Masters or a Championships of some kind. For my first visit to a FOW event in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) outside of Cancon, I was lucky enough to attend the inaugural ACT GT.

I wanted to use my newly updated Desert Rats force. You will have seen that I have painted 10 Crusader Tanks, 4 6 Pound Anti-Tank Guns, some Bofors and (spoilers) a 17/25 pound gun. I wanted to use all these in the competition.

The weekend was a good opportunity to take the family down and spend a few days in Canberra being a tourist. We planned to visit the War Memorial, the Zoo and a few other attractions.

The event was held at the 3D6 store at Tuggeranong. The store is located in a small retail complex just off the main road in Tuggeranong. There is a large gaming area, a retail space and a bar! This was definitely a surprise.

The event itself was well publicized with both the store and Ken (the TO) spruiking the event.  21 players lined up for 5 games of 100 points MW V4 fun. Players could select any formation or formations from Fighting First, Desert Rats or Afrika Korps and include up to 10 points of cards. There were 10 German forces, 7 British Forces and 4 US lists.

The terrain was a mix of store tables and player supplied tables. The level of terrain overall was very high and the tables were well spread out with spare table space, all making for a very comfortable environment.

It was clear that the British lists dominated the weekend with 3 of the top 5 places being taken by the Desert Rats. The lists were different but they all had Crusaders with the Scout Tank card. I have said it before, I think this card is overpowered. I personally only ran 10 Crusaders but the lists at the top had full companies of Crusaders. For 1 point, the benefits provided to a whole force of hit on a 4+, skill check on a 4+ and GtG when moving and not shooting, far outweigh the reduction of tactical move of 2 inches. I believe the card should be either 1 point per unit or simply changed to be 10 points.

The event was well supported by 3D6 with generous prizes for the place getters and every player walked away with an objective marker. I think the store and the TO, Ken did a great job putting on an excellent weekend and tournament. Overall, I really enjoyed the event and hope there will be another event like it next year in a different location. Sadly the 3D6 store announced it was closing the doors shortly after the event. 

Here are the results from the event provided by Ken:

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