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Dropzone Commander Boot Camp Day 2

Dropzone Commander Boot Camp Day 2

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It's day 2 of the Dropzone Commander Boot Camp, brought to you by Beasts of War, Hawk Wargames & Army Painter.

Today everyone gets their first taste of playing this fantastic tabletop wargame and we are going to be covering their journey all day long!

REMEMBER: COMMENT TO WIN! On each of the three days of coverage we'll be picking a lucky winner who will win a Dropzone Commander 2 Player Starter Set! (Yup we have 3 to give away. Will you get one?)

Also check out the 10% OFF offers from Hawk Wargames & 4Ground.

Setting Up The AV Equipment For The Day

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Today is all about learning to play Dropzone Commander and to make sure everyone can see and here what Dave from Hawk has to show and say we've set-up a massive 50" tv showing the 4Ground feature table and a PA.

Setting Up The AV Equipment For The Day

Welcome to Day Two of the DZC Boot Camp

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Lets kick off the day with a little update from Warren on what we have planed for our players today.

Team in the Live blog control room, getting stuck in!

Team in the Live blog control room, getting stuck in!No Comments

Building a City to Kick Ass In!

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Time to hand over to Dave from Hawk Wargames so we all can get stuck into learning Dropzone Commander.

More Tips on Terrain Layout

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So if the City Building Vid grabbed your interest, here is a great tutorial filmed with Hawk, where we go into detail on board layouts.

Introducing ... The City of 'Eden's Path'

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The Boot Camp City Enters DZC Canon!

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So one brilliant surprise for us all is that the city we have built for the DZC Boot Camp, has been given a name (Eden's Path) and is entering official Drop Zone Commander Canon!

We are hoping to have a little short story to share with you guys soon.

But let's see how 'Eden's Path' develops through the incredible story of the UCM's reclimation of their home systems!

The Boot Camp City Enters DZC Canon!

Learning To Play Dropzone Is Well Under Way

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Dave and James from Hawk are now well into showing everyone how to get stuck into playing a game of DZC. After an intro on the PA they have split the Boot Camp up into smaller groups to make sure everyone gets to grips with rules. This is Dave’s first group using a great looking scourge army.

Learning To Play Dropzone Is Well Under Way

Eager Players In The Group With James From Hawk

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I thought one gallery wasn't enough so here's a load more pics of people having a class time getting started with Dropzone Commander.

Eager Players In The Group With James From Hawk

How to Play Drop Zone Commander Part 1

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OK so you want to learn how to play, but are not here? ... We have you covered...

Part one of our two part tutorial on how to play this amazing game 🙂

Check it out...

How to Play Drop Zone Commander Part 2

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The epic conclusion of our Dropzone Commander How to Play tutorial...

Lunch Time - Come and Get it!

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A Fed Gamer Is A Happy Gamer

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It's lunch here at the Boot Camp and everyone's demolishing the buffet, nuff said.

A Fed Gamer Is A Happy Gamer

Lunch Break Painting in The Hobby Lab

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Everyone has settled down for a bite to eat so John and two of our guests have hopped into the Hobby Lab for a little chat about painting PHR.

Everyone's Fed, So Back To Gaming!

Everyone's Fed, So Back To Gaming!No Comments

Shaltari Tactics & First Impressions BoW Sam

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Dave from Hawk Wargames has been teaching our guests to play Dropzone Commander all day and now that people have got first games under their belts he's stopping off to see what they think and offer up a little advice on playing their faction.

PHR Tactics & First impressions With BoW John

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Dave has stopped off with John just before he kicks off into his second game of the day and has one or two useful tips to pass on.

The Battles Rage on!

The Battles Rage on!No Comments

Scourge Tactics & First Impressions With Kelvin (A.K.A. Lordnivlek)

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Some people love to play the bad guys, the question is after his first few games is Kelvin (A.K.A. Lordnivlek) loving the Scourge?

Time For A Surprise Gift ... or Two!!!

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Now comes the surprise bit, we've been looking forward to 🙂

As you know each day has had a theme, tomorrows is all about commanders and command cards... so... every attendee got a free commander model and a free set of command cards!

Awesome stuff... ohh and we gave out a little extremely, highly, shockingly amazing, limited edition historical image of our little town 😉 (Only 22 ever made!)

"Did you guys team up with Carlsberg to make this weekend? Amazing times!"

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Human Resistance Tactics & First Impressions With Peter (A.K.A. Pforson)

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Lets get a look at the new faction for Dropzone Commander as Dave has a chat with Peter (A.K.A. Pforson). Will you be joining the Human Resistance?

UCM Tactics & First Impressions with Joe (A.K.A. Bigphis83)

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Last but not least in the line up of Factions is the UCM. Dave stops off with Joe (A.K.A. Bigphis83) to have a quick chat about how he's been getting on with his new UCM force.

Guys Building Their Surprise DZC Commanders

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The Green Room's been taken over as people get stuck into building the Surprise DZC Commanders Hawk Wargames have given to everyone.

Hawk Wargames - Exhibition Match Dave Vs. James

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Well we're winding down for the day but before we do Dave and James from the Hawk Wargames team have set up a little exhibition match...

And the battle of titans begins...

And the battle of titans begins...No Comments

Shaltari vs UCM: James vs Dave

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Dave and James get stuck into a demonstration game, with Dave fielding the military might of the UCM against the technological superiority of James' Shaltari.

In the first two turns, James kept himself hidden behind the buildings, steering clear of Dave's Rapier Anti-Air guns. Dave managed to get five hits on the vital Eden gate craft, only for James to be saved by the Shaltari's shield tech, passing each 5+ save.

Shaltari vs UCM: James vs Dave

Shaltari vs UCM Turn 3

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James sent in his Braves after the objectives in two of the buildings, only to find Dave’s Legionnaires ready for him. Dave managed to fire thirteen points of damage into one of the buildings. With the place about to collapse around him, James needed to find the objective quick. Fortunately for him, he made the roll and was soon able to get out of the danger zone.

Shaltari vs UCM Turn 3

Shaltari vs UCM: Turn 4

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Things were looking bad for Dave in the fourth turn. James’ Eden was zipping off the board with the objective, while the Shaltari’s gate tech had let him hop some Braves into another building on the other side of the board. Meanwhile, his Sabres engaged in a vicious tank battle with the Tomahawks, with both of them taking shots. However, the worst was yet to come. James’ Braves continued to deny Dave’s Legionnaires the objective and despite being heavily outnumbered didn't suffer a single hit in combat, steadily whittling down the UCM infantry. With only two turns left, Dave really needed to score a break from the dice gods.

Shaltari vs UCM: Turn 4

Shaltari vs UCM Turn 5

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In turn 5, the Legionnaires finally managed to take down the squad of Braves, but too late in the game to take the objective off the board. Things turned into a game of hide and seek as Dave’s dropship hid from the Kukri’s AA firepower. James failed to hit the second Condor dropship, but at this stage he seemed content to sit back and let Dave sweat it out.

Shaltari vs UCM Turn 5

Shaltari vs UCM Turn 6 & After Action Report

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The final turn upon them, Dave’s Legionnaires managed to find the objective. He poured as much fire power as he had left into James’ vehicles, but in the end it was too little to late and the game ended with a decisive victory for the Shaltari.

Shaltari vs UCM Turn 6 & After Action Report

Do You Want To Become a Hawk Talon?

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Do you want to help get other people into playing Dropzone Commander then maybe you should become a volunteer in the Hawk Talon's

Interested? - Then watch this video and visit the Hawk Talon page for more details and downloads.

"And Once More It's Time to Rally the Troops and Invade... The Pub!!!"

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Dead Dave Rocks the House!

Dead Dave Rocks the House!No Comments

And Great Craic Was Had!

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So as you will notice from the time stamp, we're only posting the pub pics after crawling out of bed, some us us wondering where the hell we actually are!

But a great night of food, drink, and banter was had by all 🙂

And Great Craic Was Had!

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battlehawk
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Happy Saturday!

blackmelon
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I love the terrain, must get a set.

tobymagill
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Happy Saturday Dropzone Commanders!

peacefulwarrior
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Looking forward to seeing some pictures and videos from the day 🙂

cazboab
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Happy Saturday! Heres to a day of hitting refresh every 20 min to see what’s happening.

hazyboy75
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Happy Saturday all! How’s the heads?

dazsak
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bet your all looking forward to a fab day – enjoy

golonka
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I so hope to join a Bootcamp in a not so distant future. 🙂

Thanks for great coverage!

poentje
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How was the hangover-breakfast?

dizzy
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Cann’t wait to see which faction will be the one with the best win/loss ratio. Will be interessting to see if the Shaltari can pull it of 🙂

speedbrush
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Great coverage yesterday. Looking forward to more today.

dane
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Hope all the painting was done before the bar opened yesterday

apocryphal
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We need a pan of the room and a status check lol

feanar
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Looking foward more liveblog’s vidoes 😀

wesadie1969
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Good morning all.

masmalcor
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Good morning Commander Fans

fox40
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Great coverage. Looking forward to dat 2

teeb2300
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Goooood Moooorning Bootcampers!!!! Hope that you fill up on some greasy breakfasts (or hair of the dog) and have some great games today.

dorthonion
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Looking forward to more coverage.
I hear Dave has come up with a 6th faction for DZC – the Hangover Faction – slow to get going at the start, vicious in close combat when their slumbers are disturbed and they feel an awful compulsion to eat junkfood… 🙂
Can we see closeups of some of the painted armies please?

izeman82
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Hope all playing today have a great day and good luck!

rickoshea
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looking forward to seeing the games

gwtharg
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let’s see how many bootcampers are wearing dark glasses & holding heads after last night?

Will be pressing refresh throughout the day – wonder what the surprise is going to be?

Enjoy it it looks fun

multifish
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First live blogging entry at 11:38…does that mean no one was alive before then 😉

wispa
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Really enjoying the coverage, keep it coming.

david4129
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Been up since 0shithundred. (Kids must be looking forward to the blogging too). SOO bring on the day’s events. hope all are having a great time so far.

artyengineer
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Everything about this boot camp just oozes quality and attention to detail. You guys have put so much work into this. Very happy to see it all coming together for you guys.

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