I hope Anna isn't discouraged from playing 40k. There are assholes everywhere. He's gonna keep on crying alone in the basement, Anna is not.
8 months ago
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Please post the video with your analysis! It would be awesome to watch those knights 🥰
8 months ago
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It’s very unfortunate that her first opponent at a tournament was “that guy” I’m sorry for her that that was her experience because it really makes you want to quit the whole game. Kudos to her for being resilient and pushing along to get 2 big wins, she should be super proud!!
8 months ago
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Well done and love the ‘what my knights would have wanted’ thinking - it’s easy to fold up and go, and takes courage to continue after such an idiot’s behaviour.
8 months ago
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That's awesome! And shows great character gettin back in there. Well done. And Gratz on the results, well earned!
8 months ago
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You never know what you're going to get at RTT's. Good job making the most of it!
8 months ago
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Congrats, Anna. Love you both. I hope to see some more great content soon!
8 months ago
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Man, congrats to both of you as a couple that must be such a proud moment for you VF, and moreso for Anna - shame on the guy that was rude, but props to her & the Knights for stomping back! 👏
8 months ago
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Hell yeah your the best player in da making don't let round one douches get ya down they happen but you are a Champion!!!
8 months ago
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Congrats from both of us, that is a very commendable accomplishment! Anna has further inspired me to one day enter a tournament. I know you must be so proud of her! Do you suspect that her only loss was a result of being affected by an opponent with poor sportsmanship and table etiquette? I know she’ll get 3-0 next time.
8 months ago
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Anna deployed tzeentch's lust strategem. Obviously her opponents had no counter.
8 months ago
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Well the pattern I see is that you dont like men standing for themselves. I can easily see you playing FOR her. And that can be annoyiong.
8 months ago | 0
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Congrats to Anna on her 2-1 run at a tournament! 💪 (Her 2nd tournament ever!)
Despite Anna having quite a lot of experience playing the game, as I always like to say, a tournament is a very different beast—and you can’t fully consider yourself a proficient player until you’ve tamed it. Yesterday, I was very happy to see that, through all the difficulties of a competitive event, our 40K princess remembered all the hard-learned lessons from her training.
The event itself was also very challenging, as all tournaments in Moscow (where we are now and will be for a few more weeks) are extremely competitive, and even beginners bring very optimized lists to the table.
Anna brought 2000 points of her favorite big stompy robots—Imperial Knights: 6 Warglaives, 4 Helverins, 1 Cerastus Knight Lancer, plus a Callidus Assassin and a Navigator for scoring.
Ilya (my brother) and I decided to escort Anna to the tournament to observe, record her mistakes, and make adjustments post-event. We had preemptively agreed not to make any comments, give advice, or assist in any way to ensure she felt completely on her own against her opponents, creating full immersion.
Her first game was against an Ironstorm Spearhead list filled with Dreadnoughts and Techmarines. Unfortunately, due to very unsportsmanlike behavior from her opponent, Anna couldn’t finish the game properly. The player unexpectedly launched into a verbal attack against Ilya and me, using very strong language simply because we were observing the game—right at the first hint of him losing momentum. He tried to force us to leave. We decided this was not a healthy way to conduct a game and left for lunch, as the player refused to apologize or even admit his mistake. Thankfully, this is a very rare occurrence at tournaments—an unfortunate exception.
At first, Anna wanted to quit the tournament and go home, but she later decided that it wasn’t what her Knights would have wanted. The rest of her games were very friendly, fun, and mutually respectful.
Her second game was extremely entertaining (against a well-balanced Vanguard Dark Angels list) and started with Anna’s Cerastus Lancer being blown up by a squad of Azrael-led Hellblasters with a very lucky roll. What made it even more fun was that the Lancer actually exploded 💥, dealing D6+2 mortal wounds to about 70% of Anna’s army—killing the Callidus Assassin and Navigator outright and severely damaging most of her Armigers.
Anna showed her character; despite this absolutely devastating blow to her army, she collected herself and continued to fight, taking out Lion El’Jonson with several well-placed melta shots. She then proceeded to gradually dismantle the Space Marine force, despite very strong resistance from her opponent, Andrew. They finished with an 82-36 score in Anna’s favor.
Her last game was against the new Eldar codex, which neither of us knew much about since it had only recently become available. Nonetheless, Anna applied a lesson I’d taught her—that before the game (especially when the army is new to you), you need to do recon: ask your opponent basic questions about their list, main units, key stratagems, and potential “gotcha” moments. Your opponent usually knows their army much better than you do, so it’s almost always worth asking.
The Eldar list was an Aspect Host with all the Aspect Warriors you can think of, plus a few Phoenix Lords and a healthy number of Falcons/Wave Serpents to transport all that goodness.
The first few turns were careful firepower exchanges, with Armigers, Aspect Warriors, and transports getting wrecked. Ultimately, after losing all of his Fire Dragons, Falcons, and with his Dark Reapers staring down a Lancer ready to charge, Anna’s opponent decided to concede.
Overall, the tournament showed me that Anna has a very good grasp of both basic and advanced skill sets needed to play 40K competitively, with a few areas—such as speed and rules knowledge (how well you can judge mid-game if your opponent’s interpretation of their army rules is correct)—needing a bit of polishing.
We’ll keep attending tournaments together, and I’ll update you on any interesting developments!
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