Civil War VI Results and Coverage

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War Head Civil War, the shining beacon in our annual calendar, is again behind us for another year. This one must have been the best one yet, as everyone was really pushing themselves creatively and artistically to create amazing secret army projects for the occasion, and the battles had a good flow to them thanks to the refined scenarios. Our collective effort also made sure that the Civil War army building values of out-of-the-box thinking, the rule of cool and anti-competitive choices were in the limelight through the weekend. You can find this year's event rules as well as the scenarios and special features here.

This pic is a little teaser of the landing zone, right after we had all taken turns describing our new forces, revealing a surprise unit after another for others to freak out about and marvel at. We look forward to this moment all year and it is at least as important as all the following games combined. Assembling a new force is often quite labour-intensive especially during the last few weeks leading up to the big day, but the shared sense of hobby thrill at this very moment is most addictive and rather emotional. It's the pinnacle of the hobby for us.

The Civil War format includes a change of dynamics each round, as the games are played as 1v1, 2v2 and 4-player compositions. You kind of get to learn the ropes of the new roster in the first clash, and then take those teachings to the multiplayer fields, co-operating and politicizing in the middle of permanent and temporary alliances. This is also a neat social hook - sharing the table with several friends is one of the keys to the gaming madness we're looking to achieve.  

The sweet photography coverage for this year was courtesy of Manel @mp_miniatures, who joined us for our traditional hobby celebration all the way from Barcelona! Stay tuned for the full model gallery here and on War Head Instagram!

Round 1: Escalation (1v1)

14 Blood Angels (Juha) vs Death Guard (Manel) 6

19 Word Bearers (Olli) vs Sons of Horus (Eric) 1

14 Death Guard (Scott) vs White Scars (Noa) 6

17 Sons of Horus (Joel) vs Space Wolves (Teemu) 3

Round 2: Battle Brothers (2v2)

11 Word Bearers & Death Guard (Olli+Manel) vs White Scars & Space Wolves (Noa+Teemu) 9

13 Death Guard & Sons of Horus (Scott+Eric) vs Blood Angels & Sons of Horus (Juha+Joel) 7

Round 3: Carnage (4-way free-for-all)

White Scars (Noa) 5
Sons of Horus (Eric) 4
Blood Angels (Juha) 1
Space Wolves (Teemu) 5

Word Bearers (Olli) 0
Sons of Horus (Joel) 4
Death Guard (Manel) 4
Death Guard (Scott) 5

Final Standings

1. Death Guard (Scott) 32

2. Word Bearers (Ollie) 30

3. Sons of Horus (Joel) 28

4. Blood Angels (Juha) 22

5. Death Guard (Manel) 21

6. White Scars (Noa) 20

7. Sons of Horus (Eric) 18

8. Space Wolves (Teemu) 17

+ The Civil War Patrol Compilation +

Civil Warrior: Olli @wrhd_ollie

Legion: The Word Bearers

Army: The Unspeaking of the Miskatonic Fleet

HQ: Diabolist Consul Aleister Alhazred, Artificer Armour, Bolt Pistol, Power Sword

ELITE: 5 Ashen Circle

ELITE: 5 Veteran Squad, Legion Vexilla, 2x Power Maul, Warpfire Blaster, Sergeant with Power Maul

TROOP: Despoiler Squad: Power Sword, Power Axe, Sergeant with Power Maul

Civil Warrior: Noa @wrhd_noa

Legion: The White Scars

Army: The Brotherhood of the Golden Star

TROOP: Breacher Squad, 2x Flamer, Sergeant with Artificer Armour and Power Glaive
TROOP: Reconnaissance Squad, 5x Nemesis Boltguns, Nuncio-Vox, Augury Scanner
ELITE: Destroyer Assault Squad, 2x Volkite Serpenta, Sergeant with Phosphex Bomb and Power Maul

Civil Warrior: Manel @mp_miniatures

Legion: The Death Guard

Army: XIV Destroyer Cadre

HQ: Moritat Consul, Volkite Serpentas, Toxin Bombs
TROOP: Despoilers, two Bolt Pistols, Sergeant with Power Scythe, Toxin Bombs
HEAVY: Heavy Support Squad, Alchem Flamers, Toxin Bombs
TRANSPORT: Rhino APC, Combi-Flamer

Civil Warrior: Eric @wrhd.eric

Legion: The Sons of Horus

Army: The Talon of the Warmaster

HQ: Legion Centurion, Chainsword
TROOP: Tactical Squad
TROOP: Legion Despoilers, Inductii, Chainaxes
ELITE: 6 Reaver Aggressors, Jump Packs, Chainaxes

TRANSPORT: Rhino APC

Civil Warrior: Teemu @gowarhead

Legion: VI Legiones Astartes, The Fenrisians

Army: The Night's Watch - Search for the First Wulfen

TROOP: Grey Stalkers, Power Axe, Maul, Spear, 2x Rotor Cannon, Huscarl with Power Spear

TROOP: The Night's Own, First Wulfen (10 Scouts) Power Spear, 2x Carnyx Traps (Shotguns)

FAST: Asaheim Attack Bike, Heavy Bolter, Twin-Linked Bolter, Chainsword

FAST: Asaheim Attack Bike, Heavy Bolter, Twin-Linked Bolter,  Chainsword

FAST: Sabre Strike Tank, Anvilus Snub Autocannon, The Heavy Flamer

FAST: The Næturvár, (Tarantula Battery), 3 Frontier Idols with 6x Heavy Bolter

Civil Warrior: Scott @wrhd_scott

Legion: Death Guard and Daemons

Army: Dreams of Heresy

HQ1: Esoterist Consul, Artificer Armour, Force Maul, Alchem Pistol, Toxin Bombs

HQ2: Davinite Lodge Priest

ELITE 1: Apothecary, Chainsword, Bolt Pistol

ELITE 2: Deamon Brutes (Esoterist), Infernal Armaments, Infernal Tempest, Aetheric Dominion

TROOP: 8 Scout Squad Alchem Flamer, 2x Nemesis Bolter, Toxin Bombs

Civil Warrior: Joel @fellfyre

Legion: The Sons of Horus

Army: 82nd Reserve Assault Company Remnants

ELITE: 8 Veterans, Banestrike Bolters, Power Fist, Power Sword, Power Maul, Charnabal Sabre
TROOP: Tactical Squad, Bayonets
TROOP: Legion Despoilers, Inductii, Chainaxes, Power Maul, Power Axe
TRANSPORT: Rhino APC, Heavy Bolter

Civil Warrior: Juha @mentoronminiatures

Legion: The Blood Angels

Army: Task Force Malletus

HQ: Legion Centurion, Thunder Hammer
HQ: Legion Company Command Squad, Chainswords
TROOP: Legion Tactical Squad, Bayonets, Lightning Claw, Plasma Pistol
TROOP: Legion Reconnaissance Squad, Nemesis Bolters