Orkney table top gaming club, Northern Invasion, held a successful weekend featuring the most northerly Warhammer 40K Tournament at the BB Hall, Thoms Street, Kirkwall.
The gamers came from many parts of Orkney, across the Pentland Firth, and from Shetland.
The two day event on 7 and 8 November saw gamers take part in Warhammer 40K battles, and Dungeons & Dragons. The other main event was Magic the Gathering with two Booster drafts – on the Saturday Lorwyn Eclipsed, whilst Sunday’s was Modern Horizons 3.
Smaller games of HeroQuest and Kill Team were played.
40K Tournament Winner: Liam Horrobin – representing Orkney’s very own Imperialis Intoxicatus!
Images of the prize winners credit Northern Invasion.
Best 40K Knight / The Hectic Chaos Bash: Martin Crossley from Caithness
Best Painted Model – Category 1, Izaak Tait
Best Painted Model – Category 2, Sean Norquoy
Various local businesses helped the event and the organisers thank:
- Indian Garden, 37 Junction Rd, Kirkwall,KW15 1AG
- Mars Bites
- Kirkwall BB hall
- The Purr’fect Pack for hosting the Magic drafts and supplying prizes.
- Eric Bews and Cycle Orkney for their generous prize contributions.
They would also like to thank all those who turned up to make the weekend truly memorable.
More images of the event, credit Christie Grahame.
Fiona Grahame