Invasion Kenosha III Social Gathering - April 28th

6610 Green Bay rd
Suite 106
Kenosha WI 53142
(next to Red Robin)
Phone (262)653-1170

As the build up towards the next Invasion Kenosha continues, we are excited to announce that Invasion Kenosha will be hosting a special social gathering at Outpost Gaming in Kenosha, WI. The social will start at 6 pm and run till the store closes.

List of Activities

Primer Games - We will have primer missions for the Warhammer Fantasy Tournament, Warhammer 40K RTT, and 40K Killzone Tournament that everyone will get to try and provide feedback on.

Terrain Building - Want to help build/paint some of the terrain for Invasion Kenosha III? Maybe you just want to get a glimpse of how the battlefields will look for this year.

Preparing to Invade - Looking for feedback or suggestions on how to prepare for this year's Invasion? This is your chance to talk in person with organizers and sponsors to discuss what is happening and what you need to do for the big day.

In-Person Registration - Want to register for one or more of Invasion Kenosha's events, but don't want to do it online. This is your chance to register in person and still be part of the early registration deadline.

Invasion Kenosha III Social Raffle - There will be a very special raffle during the social for all folks that have registered during or before it and are participating in the social.

Demo Games - Want to learn a new game. Interested in learning to play Warmachines, Hordes, 40K, or Warhammer Fantasy. The friendly staff at Outpost Gaming will be happy to run a demo of any of the games they carry.

News: Garagehammer - Episode 19

Garagehammer has just released episode 19 of their outstanding podcast show. If you would like to listen to it or download it for when you roam, just click here.

Episode 19 – Orcs Went Waaaff While Chris and Chris Sundered Each Other

Sponsored by Unique Gifts & Games, Unseen Lerker, The Game Preserve, and Ursa’s Den

The Garage ManaGeR segment is sponsored by Chaos Orc’s Superstore

Shout out Sponsors: Robert Ruffner and the Circle City Circuit.

Please welcome back to the podcast Chris Yu. After a bit of trouble with the Master Engineer segment, the show gets going full steam. We discuss the Tomb Kings announcement. Painting, and get some elven battle reports and a discussion of David’s his first ever game of 40K, and after a few tournament updates, we delve into our first impressions of all that green goodness. Warning, we discuss a lot, but not everything. We only got the book in at our local gaming establishment that morning. Lots of furious writing ensued and after work everyone took a little while to look over the info. Just remember, these are our first impressions and I for one am looking forward to revisiting this book in a few months and seeing if anything we said turned out to be right.

Episode 19 Index (times approximate)

0:00-2:20 – Master Engineer (with interruptions) and Announcer

2:20-5:15 – Greetings, Sponsors and Shout Out Sponsors

5:15-28:55 – News and Rumors

Orcs and Goblins will be followed by Tomb Kings after only two short months. Mantic teams up with Battlefoam (who ought to be our sponsor already. C’mon Romeo, what’s the delay?).

28:55-29:55 First Commercial Break

29:55-1:07:55 – Garage ManaGeR Section (brought to you by Chaos Orc Superstore)

Chris Yu paints some HE Spearmen and is building a “hard to explain” display board

David built more things for his Skaven and discusses White Dwarf’s battle reports

Christopher hates basing models and the fluff for Malifaux (but he still wants to play it). He also gets in a learning game of Warmachine and some “filthy elfhammer.”

1:07:55-1:09:05 – Second commercial break

1:09:05-1:51:25 – Battle Reports

Chris and Christopher “sunder each other.”

David plays a game of Warhammer in the grim darkness of the far future and wants some explanations before his next game.

1:51:25-1:52:50 – Third Commercial Break

1:52:51-2:01:30 – Tournament Updates

Circle City Circuit

Invasion Kenosha III

Blood in the Sun

2:01:30-2:02:50 Fourth Commercial Break

2:02:50-3:50:00 – Our first impressions of what we see in the upcoming Orcs & Goblins book.

3:50:00-3:51:52 – Show wrap-up and after show clip

Invasion Kenosha III - The Rewards for Invading

While having a conversation with a friend and regular of Invasion Kenosha, the suggestion came up to provide potential participants with a brief list of what is included in the entry fee for each event. Below is a breakdown of each event and what is included in the entry fee.

Warhammer Fantasy Tournament - $15.00
1. Entry into the WFB tournament.
2. The infamous Invasion Kenosha Fantasy Swag Bag (including a randomly select Avatars of War figure)
3. One raffle ticket for the general raffle.
4. Free access to open gaming on Friday night and after the tournament
5. Free participation in the Golden Stein Painting Competition
6. Catered lunch and non-alcoholic beverages

Warhammer 40K RTT - $15.00
1. Entry into the 40K RTT.
2. One Swag Bag
3. One raffle ticket for the general raffle
4. Free access to open gaming on Friday night and after the tournament
5. Free participation in the Golden Stein Painting Competition
6. Catered lunch and non-alcoholic beverages

Warhammer 40K Killzone - $10.00
1. Entry into the 40K Special Operations: Killzone tournament
2. One Swag Bag
3. One raffle ticket for the general raffle
4. Free access to open gaming on Friday night and before the tournament
5. Free participation in the Golden Stein Painting Competition

General Admission - $5.00
1. Access to open gaming on Friday night and during Saturday
2. Participation in the Golden Stein Painting Competition

News: MAXMINI New Release

MAXMINI, a proud sponsor of Invasion Kenosha III, has released a new set of wings as part of their range of alternative bitz. Click here if you would like to puchase a set.

News: Outpost Gaming League Rules

The Outpost Gaming League rules are now available and posted below. You can also find dedicated threads discussing the league on the WWHFB website. (Click here)

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Daisy May Memorial Charity 2011 Raffle Prize

MAXMINI and Invasion Kenosha are very excited to announce the next prize in the Daisy May Memorial Charity Raffle. Someone is going to win the amazing Cyclops model from MAXMINI just for helping out the Safe Harbor Animal Shelter.

Official 2011 Sponsor: Garagehammer

Invasion Kenosha is very excited to announce that Garagehammer has become the official podcast of Invasion Kenosha III. Check out Episode 18 of the show to hear their plug of Invasion Kenosha III.

News: Outpost Gaming - WFB League

Wanted to get the word out that I am running a WFB league at Outpost Gaming starting on Feb 17th, 2011 at 6:30 PM. The league will run for 10 weeks and meet every other week at the store. The standard game size will be 2000 points, but players may play different size games if they agree.

I will also be posting the match-ups in advance, so players can make accommodations as needed to get in games. If you are interested in participating, please email John at equinox999equinox@yahoo.com or go by the store.

WFB Fantasy 2011 Swag Bag Announcement

How heavy can one swag bag get? In an effort to test this question, Invasion Kenosha III is proud to continue the tradition of giving each participant of the Warhammer Fantasy Tournament a very cool Avatars of War figure as part of their swag bag. That is right, Avatars of War are back as a sponsor for 2011, and that means that everyone playing in the Warhammer Fantasy tournament is a winner just for participating.

Invasion Kenosha III General Raffle Prize Announcement

Invasion Kenosha is very excited to announce the first prize in the Invasion Kenosha general raffle. One lucky winner will receive a copy of the ShadowSea rulebook.



ShadowSea is a game of fast-paced miniatures combat using 28mm scale figures, powered by the renowned Song of Blades ruleset from Ganesha Games. A full website for ShadowSea and the publisher, AntiMatter Games, is in production for later in November, along with a printed version of the game. Official miniatures are in production by Cavalcade Wargames under their Dragonblood line.

The ShadowSea rules are packed with 104 pages of action and adventure in a lost underground realm. Six unique forces search for ancient artifacts and golden treasures through crumbling ruins, trap-filled catacombs and underwater citadels.

ShadowSea has many features that make it a flexible gaming system that is perfect for beginners but deep enough for experienced gamers.

1. SIMPLE RULES that can be learned in one game, using 6-sided dice for rolls for combat, physical activities, spellcasting, using ancient technology or any other action during the game.

2. FAST GAMEPLAY, lasting 30-45 minutes, with game models on each side alternating their turns of activation so that all players can stay in the flow of the game.

3. SMALL WARBANDS of 6-12 models, so that anyone can have a warband destined for glory without spending a fortune.

4. EASY MOVEMENT rules based on three measurement sticks.

5. TABLETOP PLAY allows players to build a map on any 1 meter-square surface without the need for a grid. Just add scenery and start the game.

6. NO BOOKKEEPING! The models in a warband are represented by a basic block of two statistics and a few special abilities.

7. CAMPAIGN PROGRESSION allows a warband to increase in power as it wins battles along an epic campaign across environments spanning fungal forests, ruined cities, underground temples, and shadowy underwater citadels.

8. MAGIC AND TECHNOLOGY interweave in the Underlands. Warbands may battle using arcane magical spells or ancient technological weapons in the mysterious underground realm.

9. ACTION BASED GAMEPLAY means that models have many choices of actions besides simply whacking each other across the skull. Leap chasms, climb pillars, break through walls, set explosives or try something unexpected.

10. SIX COMPLETE FORCES battle in their quest for ancient artifacts. Over 300 heroes, fiends, wild creatures, ethereal demons, ancient mechanical constructs and stygian monsters.

Preparing to Invade: Part One

Invasion Kenosha II image provided by Full of Monkey Designs

As part of the preparations for the next Invasion, construction of the theme for each set of tables has begun. Invasion Kenosha III is using a pod approach to pairing and scenarios. In this approach, players are assigned to pods of 8 players each. Each round of the tournament, a pod will be assigned to a certain set of tables. The scenarios are written to reflect the table set, thus allowing for more creative scenarios that may rely on specific terrain pieces without needing to construct 16 pieces or forcing players to bring additional materials.


Another aspect of Invasion Kenosha is the running story that started last year. The overall arc is called Old Magic and involves the return of some ancient adversaries that predate the old ones. During last year’s chapter, the enigmatic Chronomancer captured a powerful artifact called the Orb of Kronos. At the end of the tournament, it was revealed that the Chronomancer now had the means to free his “brothers” from whatever prison was holding them.

Bringing this back to the topic of terrain, Invasion Kenosha III picks up the story with the goal of having the next chapter reflected in the scenarios and terrain. Like last year, each scenario will have an opening narrative, but this time, players will also get a visual of what is happening via the terrain. I have some wild ideas at the moment, so I need to narrow them down and make sure that what I want to accomplish with the terrain is possible. I am fortune that Andrew and the NIMGC have offered to assist and are building terrain for a few tables.

Again, while the specific themes are still being hammered out, I can share a couple of generalities about the terrain. The first one is that every table will have some large, line-of-sight blocking pieces. I am of the opinion that LOS rules now require these kinds of terrain in order to play a more balanced game. Another generality about the terrain is that games will be played on 6’ x 4’ battlefields, so my expectation is that each board will have a lot of terrain.

Official 2011 Sponsor: N.I.M.G.C.

The Northern Illinois Miniature Gaming Club is the official wargaming club of Northern Illinois University and an official sponsor of Invasion Kenosha III.

The Northern Illinois Miniature Gaming Club was started in 2005 to provide the campus of Northern Illinois University with a strong gaming community. In 2008 the Frankfort Chapter of the N.I.M.G.C. was formed to provide that same strong community in the far southern suburbs of Chicago.

The group concentrates on casual open gaming and community/club building events. Though the club does offer competitive events on a regular basis also.

The club plays many systems (40K, WFB, Warmachines/Hordes) and welcomes any and all gamers.

As a club, the NIMGC seeks to offer the people of northern Illinois a relaxed friendly environment in which one can meet new friends and opponents.

The Golden Stein - Invasion Kenosha's Painting Competition

Invasion Kenosha is very excited to announce that we have added a painting competition to this year's list of attractions. This competition will be open to all tournament participants and general admission attendees. The goal is to highlight the outstanding work we have across the community and to give participants a chance to show off their best work.

The Categories

Warhammer Fantasy Model
This category is open to any single WFB model that is mounted on a 20 mm, 25 mm, 40mm, or 25mm x 50mm. No large monsters, warmachines or regiments.

Warhammer 40K Model
This category is open to any single 40K model that is mounted on a 25 mm round, 40 mm round, or bike base. No vehicles or monstrous creatures.

Kings of War Model
This category is open to any single Kings of War model by Mantic games.

Avatars of War Model
This category is open to any single Avatars of War model.

Open Category
This category is open to a single model from any system not listed above. This includes models from Max Mini, Centerstage Miniatures, Spartan Games, Reaper, Cavalcade Games, or any other 28/30 mm miniature range.

The Rules

1. The Golden Stein is open to all tournament participants and general admission attendees.
2. Participants are limited to one entry per category.
3. All entries must have been painted by the person entering the model.
4. All entries may be checked in starting at 9 am and before 3 pm on July 23rd, 2011.
5. All entries must be picked up before the conclusion of Invasion Kenosha III. Invasion Kenosha cannot be responsible for models that are left behind or damaged during the event.
6. Entry into the competition gives Invasion Kenosha the right to photograph all entries and use those photographs on our site and for future promotions.
7. Models may be converted, but each model will only be judged on the quality of the paint job and not any conversion work.

The Awards

Golden Stein Champion (Overall Best)

Best Warhammer 40K Entry

Best Warhammer Fantasy Entry

Best Kings of War Entry

Best Avatars of War Entry

Best Open Category Entry

News: Center Stage Miniatures

The latest posting from Center Stage Miniatures Blog.

Of Perytons and Packages....

It's been a long time since I've updated this blog, but from now on I'll be posting weekly updates on what's new and exciting here at Center Stage Miniatures in the new year!

CSM-005 - Peryton Pre-orders

Jason Wiebe's Peryton sculpt will soon be available for pre-order at www.centerstageminis.com.

Since the Peryton appears in groups (or would that be flocks?) I am debating selling these in groups of two or three as well, and am curious to see what gamers think of that suggestion. I also plan to contact Jason about a variant sculpt, possibly using the same head and wings (how about a Peryton in flight?)

If you like the Peryton, there's also another miniature currently on Mr. Wiebe's table that is getting ready for a Center Stage debut...but I'll leave that one as a surprise for future blog posts. Look for that one this summer.

I will say remor haz it that it's a big one, and one that Old School rpg enthusiasts would like to see. Oh, wait...was that a spelling error?

The Peryton's suggested MSRP is $10.50, but once the fine folks at Iron Wind Metals start casting, I'll be offering a limited-time pre-order for 10% off the regular retail price. Just for the record, the exquisite paint job on our Peryton was done by Joe Wiedeman, of Studio Minidragon.

Official 2011 Sponsor: Cavalcade Wargames

Another new sponsor for 2011 is Cavalcade Wargames. Cavalcade is a wargaming company that produces high-quality 28mm miniatures for wargamers, painters, modelers and collectors. Among the ranges they produce or have in development are Ming Chinese, Khmer, Wako Pirates, Somali Pirates, Roger’s Rangers and Fantasy Armies of the Far East.


I asked Cavalcade Wargames to sponsor Invasion this year after discovering their range of Dragonblood - Songs of Shadowsea miniatures. ShadowSea is a tactical miniatures game set in a sunless world, lost to history until seekers of fortune ventured into the nighted depths to confront the rulers of the ancient seas and guardians of forgotten relics. Game sessions can be simple and quick, taking less than an hour, or can be linked to grand campaigns, where warbands quest for lost artifacts across a sunless ocean with myriad islands, forests of towering fungal trees, and ruined cities infested with hungry creatures.
Check back in the months ahead as we announce some of the cool Cavalcade items we will have at Invasion Kenosha III.

Official 2011 Sponsor: Center Stage Miniatures

Center Stage Miniatures is a new sponsor for 2011. They provide an awesome line of 28 mm figures that work well with many different fantasy systems. Invasion Kenosha is very proud to welcome them into our family. Check back as we get closer to Invasion to find out how Center Stage Miniatures is helping to make this the best Invasion to date.

Official 2011 Sponsor: MAXMINI

Invasion Kenosha is very excited and proud to announce the third sponsor for Invasion Kenosha III. If you are not familiar with MAXMINI, now is a great chance to check out some of their awesome resin kits & models.

Waaagh Aerie Presents: 2,200pts March 12

Warhammer Fantasy Champs 8th Edition:

2,200 points
$10.00 Entry fee
10:15am-6pm
3 round event
Lunch after game 1

Gryfalia's Aerie
309 N. Main Street
Bloomington, IL 61704

Prize support, Trophies( best overall, best general, best sports, best painted)
Armies are not required to be painted, but paint scores will affect Overall and best painted.

Invasion Kenosha III is a very proud supporter of the Waaagh Cast and Waaagh Aeries. Check back in a couple weeks when we announce a joint promotion. Also, check out my personal blog (equinox999.blogspot.com) to read how I am preparing to play in Waaagh Aerie.

Official 2011 Sponsor: Avatars of War

Invasion Kenosha is very proud to announce that Avatars of War has returned as a sponsor for 2011. What does this mean for the next Invasion, you will just have to check back in the weeks ahead to find out. Before that time, head over to the Avatars of War site and check out some of the fantastic models that offer.