San Antonio Regionals Thoughts and Results

I apologize for my absence and lack of posts recently. Life got busy with family, work, and a new obsession with Twilight Imperium IV (such an amazing game!!!). Anyways, the San Antonio Regionals were this past Saturday (June 16), and we had 7 players in attendance. I surprised myself by going 3-0 and coming in 2nd losing to another player on tournament points. I wasn't able to get pictures during the games (although I believe one of them was videoed by the hosting store so it may be online in the future), but I wanted to give a general run down of the tournament and discuss things I learned as well as what comes next.

Battle Report 2: Latari vs. Daqan

Welcome to the second Battle Report here at Impact 3! I was able to get two games in at this week's local Runewars night, with the first game featuring my Latari list discussed in the various Learning to Play articles up against Colby, another one of the local Daqan players. This was my first time playing against Colby and my first time against Rune Golems, so I was looking forward to seeing how Daqan played when piloted by someone other than my usual Daqan opponent as well as testing out the changes I had made to my list. The full lists for this game were:

Learning to Play - Latari List Building Update

Welcome back to Impact 3! Today I will be continuing the discussion on my current Latari list that I plan to play at Regionals on June 16. If you live anywhere within driving distance of San Antonio, TX, you should come on out and join us for a day of Runewars and great games! With that aside, I have now played the Latari list previously discussed here five or six times, and it is now time to make a few changes to the list. I don't have too much room to move things around in the list due to already being at 200pts, but there are some key changes I think can help with the consistency of the list. So, with that said, let's jump into it!

Learning to Play: Common Pitfalls of a New Player - Part 1

Welcome back to Impact 3! Today I will be doing Part 1 of Common Pitfalls new players encounter in Runewars. While this article is directed towards newer players, I do think it can serve as a reminder to most veteran players, and some of y'all might actually learn something from this. In this article, I will be covering some of the issues I have run into in my games and some possible ways to prevent these same mistakes in the future. So, with that being said, let's jump into it!

Let's Discuss Lay of the Land and Corruption Rune

Welcome back to Impact 3! Last week, FFG dropped the newest article for the Darnati Warriors (FINALLY!!!) and spoiled two new upgrades that will be included in the box, Lay of the Land and Corruption Rune. After waiting for the Darnati Warriors since jumping into the game, I was very intrigued by the possibilities that these upgrades will provide for Latari, and overall, I think both are decent additions to Latari lists. Below are my initial thoughts on both upgrades and a few ideas on how they may be utilized.

Learning to Play - Terrain List Building

Welcome back to the Learning to Play series! I got several questions after posting my Latari list (that you can read about here and see played here) asking what terrain I planned to take with my list and how this impacted my list building. As of right now, I am still trying to figure out exactly what terrain I want to include with my the list, but I do have a general idea about what I want the terrain to do for my list, so I thought I would go ahead and share my thoughts on this and the various terrain I am considering. First however, I will be referencing most of the terrain by name. If you are not familiar with specific terrain features, the Runewars wiki has proved to be quite a valuable resource, and you can find all of the terrain, as well as the related FAQ and other important rules related to terrain, here. So, with that all being said, let's jump into it!

Battle Report 1: Latari vs. Daqan

Welcome to the first Battle Report here at Impact 3! This game featured my Latari list featured in the previous Learning to Play article that can be found here up against Sondra, one of our local shop owners piloting Daqan. Sondra is one of the two people who introduced me to the game and who is to blame for getting me sucked into it. It was great to get a non-demo game in against her and see how the apprentice fared against the master. The full lists for this game were: