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The Sad Muppet Society presents... Issue 22, Spring 2005 T HE NEWSL ETTER ST MICHAEL CALLING... THE SAD MUPPET SOCIETY M UPPETANIA|OPEN PLAY REPORTS|CARDIFF CARNAGE|OPEN WAR 2 40K DOUBLES REPORT|ARMIES FROM E B AY|TACTICA: DARK ELDAR Page 2 Issue 22, Spring 2005 EDITIORAL Contents (THE RAT’ S RAMBLINGS) The Rat’s Ramblings 2 Another quarter, another starts to drum up volunteers I’m back! More rubbish Newsletter. For some for the project. Suffice to say from Chief Muppet strange reason things seem we are trying not to mention to have gotten a little busy Dam Busters anywhere near Events Diary 3 around here. Between jury this one. service, work, and Knights of In addition to all this, we are Incoming 4 the Old Republic, time has also doing more and more Regarding Retribution I’d be lying if I claimed that I been in short supply so far events with other members and The Lake of Kadrin- had made any significant year. of the Gaming Club Network Ril progress on the army Still, as I write this (the day (check page 10 to learn Muppetania or bust 5 painting front. However the after the bank holiday more about the Open Play Ian starts our first ever Order of Sanguinius, my weekend) I can safely say League in particular) and the Blood Angel’s successor I’ve managed to squeeze in plan is to also run a Club Necromunda campaign chapter, have gained 16 some painting... Four walls ‘Booth’ at Gamesday as well. First Time 6 Land Raiders… worth to be precise. Finally, after A Small Matter Jamie’s report from OK, they’re EPIC ones!!! Anyway, enough of my of Honour, our next big event Open War 2 Anyway, I hope you enjoy our moaning, what’s happening is going to be our first ever Warhammer Fantasy (late) spring Newsletter…. with the club? Herohammer 7 tournament, Regarding Daniel Gibbons gets Richard (the Rat) Kerry Well, a few of you might have noticed that little Retribution, on the 12th back in WFB after a bit Chief Muppet Warhammer 40000 November. There will be of a break tournament thing we’re more details next time once The Sabretooths 7 running (probably the day I’m I’ve prized the information from Mark’s Freeth and giving out this Newsletter). Seeing Doubles 8 Thanks to the rest of the Waple. Jamie’s adventures at committee and Nathan Anyway back to the painting. White, we’ve managed to Now let me think… what’s the Doubles tournament build enough new scenery to next? Probably the living The Birth of a New Army 9 cover more than a few room... boards (plus some new Richard Kerry Seconds Away… 10 boards as well). The plan is Chief Muppet Team Muppet’s first to retire some of the older Open Play fixture stuff to a top secret storage As always I’m on the look out against Oxford facility (known as the bin), or for more articles so if you’ve to use it for fantasy (oops, got any new rules to test out, Terminating Cardiff 12 want to review something, did I say that out loud). write a story, or have any Nick is back in Wales! Speaking of fantasy, our other interesting article in The Kabal of the Gamesday project for this mind, email me and you 13 year has now been approved might see it in here next by the powers that be, so time. Newsletter Twenty Between a Rok and a 14 expect hear the title “The Three is due out on the 5th Hard Place Lake of Kadrin-ril” whispered July so I need any articles in Mark Freeth at Spiky’s in dark corners as Dave the week beforehand at the 40K Campaign “Other Muppet” Offen-James Front cover: latest. Weekend The chapter logo of the Sabretooths The Final, Final Trials 15 THE CLUB Where there be 16 Muppet dragons... Merchandise Our third Open Play We’ve now got a club earns you the title ‘Member fixture, this time against Muppet’ and entitles you to a If anyone wants one, we can running, so what’s the deal? Spiky Club get ‘Team: Muppet’ t-shirts Well, as the main aim is just printed copy of this and polo shirts, with the to cover our running costs, Newsletter four times a year The Great eBay 17 SMS logo on the front and ‘The Meet’ on Tuesday nights plus gets you into ‘The Meet’ Experiment the Team: Muppet logo is going to cost you £2 if at member’s rates. In Matt looks online for his across the back, as you’re a member and £3 if addition to this you can join next army modelled by various folk at you’re not. Team: Muppet, for the glory the club. of, umm, Basingstoke... Your Soul Will Be Ours 18 So how do I become a Tactica: Dark Eldar from These are £15 each and member? So that’s it? available in various sizes. Mr Jenkin Sorry, this is going to cost Yep, it is. At least until we Speak to Other Muppet you more money. £5 per year change our minds... The League 2005 20 (Dave James) for more info. The NewsLetter Page 3 EVENTS DIARY Coming to a Muppet tournament near you... O R MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEND MONEY FORLORN 7th May 2005 A Small Matter of Honour 05 HOPE Church Cottage, Basingstoke. See page 5 for more information. “To win is to lose, 11-12th June 2005 Pompey Pillage To lose is to Win” 40K and WFB tournament in Portsmouth. Contact [email protected] for more information. Combat Patrol with a Twist 26th June 2005 GCN Open Play Event Glebe Hall, Basingstoke. SMS plays host to Spiky Club, Oxford Gaming Club, and the Yeovil club, for three Open Play Fixtures. Speak to Richard for more info. 9-10th July 2005 Attack 2005! The Corn Exchange, Devizes and including a 40K tournament. Date: TBA 20-21st August 2005 The Albion Coast Cup Blood Bowl tournament in Southampton. See www.ascd92.dsl.pipex.com/Bloodbowl/ACC/ for more information 3-4th September 2005 Colours 2005 The normal big show in the south of England, including Spiky Club’s Starsmash tournament. 25th September 2005 Gamesday 2005 Games Workshop’s annual show, for the first time at the NEC in Birmingham. 1st October 2005 Open War 4 The 1st Company Veterans 40K, WFB, and EPIC tournament at Warhammer World in Nottingham. 12th November 2005 Regarding Retribution Our first ever Warhammer Fantasy Battle tournament... 19-20th November 2005 Warfare 2005 2005 SMS Meetings “The Meet” Glebe Hall, Church Street, Basingstoke 10 May, 24 May, 7 June, 21 June, 5 July*, 19 July, 2 August, 16 August, 30 August 13 September, 27 September, 11 October*, 25 October, 8 November, 22 November 6 December, 20 December *indicates dates the Newsletter is available “FANTASY ..... DID SOMEBODY SAY FANTASY.... AND BACON SARNIES, I MIGHT JUST MAKE IT” Here are a couple of the models from the Oxford Gaming Club, from their visit to us on the 29th March. Money Muppet The thing of the left is from Burt Bassett’s Lost and the Damned army. Page 4 Issue 22, Spring 2005 I G AMESDAY 2005 THE LAKE OF KADRIN-RIL NCOMING Lord Dohvan watched the it, too few by far. Dambusters… sun set over the ancient In the distance Lord Dohvan Just like the Final Trials last lake. In the distance he faintly caught the whisper of year, the core game will could make out the torches blades cutting through the involve our players taking on and fires of the ratman air. A faint simle came to the the roles of the game’s encampment. The foul old dwarf's lips. The guild heroes, as this case trying to creatures filled the valley had answered his plead. A avoid Skaven jezzails and below as far as the eye could flight of dwarven gryocopters ratling guns before defeating see. A horrible army that where on their way… the waiting Skaven horde. would soon overrun the halls It started at Gamesday last If you want to know more, or of his ancestors. year at lunchtime. Myself, help out, let Other Muppet Kadrin-Ril was only a small Dave ‘Other Muppet’ Offen- know as he’s in charge of border settlement in dwarf James and Dave Driver this one. terms. The difficult approach where pondering various had kept the city secret and Richard Kerry ideas for another game, a Major Muppet safe for more than an age. fantasy game. But their where too few of the longbeards left to defend I will only mention the original idea once… The 26TH JUNE 2005 OPEN PLAY EVENT DAY The local scout group from Reading, and the Yeovil games will be 1500 point whom’s hall we use have Wargaming Club will be Warhammer 40000 games kindy let us take over for playing no less than six and the doors will open from Sunday the 26th June in individual Open Play fixtures. 10:00am. Let me know if you order to cause mayhem. That’s a total of fifteen want to take part as soon as Over the course of the day, games per club. possible. ourselves, the Oxford With the exception of the Richard Kerry Gaming Club, Spiky Club SMS/OGC fixture, all the Team Muppet, Muppet 12TH NOVEMBER 2005 REGARDING RETRIBUTION For centuries the prize had of all other races for eternity. would have rules though; been hidden and safely these will ensure that truly, They came from far and guarded by the ancients, near, from the Icy wastes of only the best would win.