Praise the Emperor, is this two weeks in a row?

Holy cow, is this me actually making two posts in a row, crazy talk.  Good weekend for 40k in Minneapolis.  We had a prep tourney for a GT we're having in Minneapolis (the GT is the Dark Star GT).  I came in second overall (and I think 2nd in battle points as well).  My friend came in first in battle points with his Orks (but he isn't fully painted, more the pitty).  A filthy Canadian, and by filthy I mean apparently a very nice guy with very nicely painted Deathwing who knew how to drive them came in first overall.  He had 5 less battle points them me, but 9 more paint score.  I really need to complete the basing on my wolves and make a display tray, you know, it is only like I've been playing them for the past year plus, no big deal....

First round I had one of my friends who plays Tau.  I squeaked out a minor victory.  He knew where to hit my list, and has a fairly optimized list.  A good close game as we know each other and how to counter each other.

Second round I had a guy I know who plays Nids.  I stomped him fairly soundly.  Nids at 1850 vs wolves just isn't fair.  I Jaws off his Tevrigons, eat his Trygons with Long Fangs, and there is nothing left to stop my TWolves from walking over everything else.

Third round I had a good local GK player (who also happens to work for Fantasy Flight, and is one of the prime authors of Dark Hersey/Deathwatch RPGs).  It was a good, close, nail biting game.  In the end with a little assistance from Stormshields and a Rune Priest my TWolves ate everything that came near me and I worked a major victory (we drew primary and I took secondary and tertiary).

Super nice tourney all the way around.  Got to hang out with my friends, didn't get $50 in prize support but meh.  Had a blast so who cares.  I'll actually get some pics up in the future.


My list was my fairly standard tourney wolves list:

HQ:

Wolf Lord Harald Deathwolf 260 pts

w/ Thunder Wolf, Thunder Hammer, Storm Shield, Runic Armor, Saga of the Bear

Rune Priest Skold Greypelt 110 pts

w/ Chooser of the Slain, Living Lightning & Jaws of the World Wolf

Wolf Priest Bjorg Týr 100 pts

Troops:

Pack Varl (Grey Hunter Pack) 155 pts

7x w/ 1x Meltagun, Wolf Standard; Rhino

Pack Skif (Grey Hunter Pack) 155 pts

7x w/ 1x Meltagun, Wolf Standard; Rhino

Pack Ivar (Grey Hunter Pack) 155 pts

7x w/ 1x Meltagun, Wolf Standard; Rhino

Fast Attack:

Pack Gimpy (Thunderwolf Cavalry) 365 pts

5x w/ 2x Storm Shield, 1x Power Fist Storm Shield

Elite:

Wolf Guard of Harald Deathwolf 129 pts

3x all w/ Combi Melta, Power Fist

Heavy Support:

Pack Osric (Long Fangs) 140 pts

6x w/ 5x Missile Launchers

Pack Thorgir (Long Fangs) 140 pts

6x w/ 5x Missile Launchers

Pack Finn (Long Fangs) 140 pts

6x w/ 5x Missile Launchers

Total

1849