{"id":3086,"date":"2015-03-15T14:43:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T18:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/?p=3086"},"modified":"2017-05-14T19:41:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T23:41:54","slug":"alliances-of-solypsus-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2015\/03\/alliances-of-solypsus-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Alliances of Solypsus 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/banner.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/banner.png\" alt=\"banner\" width=\"600\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/banner.png 600w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/banner-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/banner-60x16.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The third event of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/tag\/solypsus-9\/\">Solypsus 9 campaign<\/a> was yesterday. Eight teams comprising sixteen players total competed in the doubles format, each player fielding 1000 points. The Legions of Discord joined the battle, working to carve out a beachhead on the planet from the Spoiler Horde already invading and the Forces of Order defending:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forces of Order:<\/strong> White Scars, two contingents of Imperial Guard, Adepta Sororitas, Kingbreakers Space Marines, and some surprisingly friendly Orks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legions of Discord:<\/strong>\u00a0Four contingents of Chaos Daemons, Chaos Marines, and Dark Eldar<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spoiler Horde:<\/strong> Tyranids, Dark Eldar, and two contingents of Necrons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More photos are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tjkopena\/sets\/72157651352038992\/\">gallery<\/a>. Full results and missions are on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagegaming.com\/index.php?n=Warhammer40k.20150314Tournament\">event webpage<\/a>. Core campaign mechanics are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2015\/01\/the-campaign-for-solypsus-9\/\"><em>Solypsus 9<\/em> outline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3099\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0667.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3099\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0667-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Chaos arrives, on the wings of plague!\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0667-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0667-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0667-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0667.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chaos arrives, on the wings of plague!<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Solypsus 9<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0last two months of fighting began with a Tyranid and Ork horde <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2015\/01\/drop-on-solypsus-9\/\">dropping<\/a> on the forgotten Imperial outpost of Solypsus 9. The horde quickly overran the Hab Blocks, but Imperium armies successfully shored up the Mine, Lab, Comms Tower, and Starport. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2015\/02\/shift-on-solypsus-9\/\">subsequent fighting<\/a> the Spoilers took the Laboratory but the displaced Order troops reestablished themselves at\u00a0the Generator. No doubt delayed in The Warp, this month the Legions of Discord finally arrived, hungry for battle.<\/p>\n<h2>Battle<\/h2>\n<p>Fighting renewed focused around the Lab and Hab Blocks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First Round:<\/strong> Dark Eldar and Necron Spoilers\u00a0correctly anticipated the primary threat\u00a0on the Laboratory, making a move against the center of the settlement just as Imperial Guard and Sororitas troops attacked from there. The Spoiler attack though was\u00a0disrupted by Chaos Daemons and the remaining Necron and Tyranid defenders in the Lab overrun. Meanwhile, yet more Daemons\u00a0also\u00a0clawed out of\u00a0The Warp into the heart of the Hab Blocks, overwhelming the defenders and terrorizing\u00a0the populance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second Round:<\/strong> Chaos Daemons and\u00a0Imperial Guard both moved on the Necrons and Tyranids regrouping on\u00a0open ground, but\u00a0the Order was soundly rebuffed even as the Spoilers were crushed.\u00a0On the hunt for fresh victims to buff up their strength, Dark Eldar supported by Necrons also successfully raided the Hab Blocks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Third Round:<\/strong> Fighting\u00a0spilled out all over the settlement, with\u00a0Daemons and Kingbreakers making attacks on open ground to scour fleeing troops.\u00a0Dark Eldar were routed from the Hab Blocks in the closing moments by Chaos Marines working in tandem with other denizens of Commoragh to betray their kind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_3100\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0585.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3100\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0585-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Tyranid harry Sororitas forces.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0585-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0585-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0585-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0585.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyranid harry Sororitas forces.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3102\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0609.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3102\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0609-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Eldar swoop in from the skies.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0609-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0609-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0609-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0609.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dark Eldar swoop in from the skies.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3098\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0679.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3098\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0679-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Captain Angholan faces off against the wormlord.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0679-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0679-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0679-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0679.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Captain Angholan faces off against the wormlord.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Outcome<\/h2>\n<p>Discord handily won each of the three rounds, for a total of 114 points versus Order&#8217;s 76 and Spoilers&#8217; 66. Spoilers were routed from all the installations, with Discord taking up control of the Hab Blocks while Order regained\u00a0the Lab while retaining the Mine, Starport, Generator, and Comms Tower.\u00a0With\u00a0both\u00a0Discord and Spoilers targeting the Hab for control in this session but Discord winning out, the latter gained 6 campaign points in its first appearance.\u00a0By gaining the Lab order achieved its target and, combined with the other installations, earned 12 campaign points. That puts the current standings at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Order:<\/strong> 5\u00a0+ 5 + 12 = 22 campaign points; 123 + 179 + 76 = 378 victory points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spoilers:<\/strong> 1 + 4 + 0 = 5 campaign points; 110 + 140 + 66 = 316 victory points<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discord:<\/strong> 6 campaign points; 114 victory points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was very clear very early on that all of the games would be extremely pressed for time in the doubles format, so I left out some of the narrative campaign elements originally planned.\u00a0They&#8217;ll just have to make an appearance in next month&#8217;s finale.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3095\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0691.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3095\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0691-799x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Final disposition of armies and territories after the third event.\" width=\"530\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0691-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0691-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0691-60x77.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0691.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Final disposition of armies and territories after the third event.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Kingbreakers<\/h2>\n<p>An Ork\u00a0player did not have a partner, so I wound up playing two matches with him and then a third on my own after\u00a0he left.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 1:<\/strong> The opening deployment setup split up each\u00a0team, and already not having a ton of obvious synergy with the Ork\u00a0Green Tide\u00a0we basically wound up playing two separate games on opposite flanks\u00a0of the table. Facing oncoming Chaos Marines, I\u00a0managed to sacrifice a Rhino and some Marines to draw\u00a0their beast pack into combat\u00a0with\u00a0my Terminators. Otherwise I was concerned that the beasts would\u00a0literally just run around them, the Kingbreakers never being able to tag them\u00a0before they could swoop around to my home objectives. Unfortunately though the Terminators all failed their 2+\/3++ saves and were swept off the field\u00a0<em>en masse.<\/em> That left nothing with a realistic chance of stopping the Juggernaut lord from sweeping through all of my rear\u00a0infantry.\u00a0The Orks meanwhile were largely\u00a0contained by opposing\u00a0Dark Eldar, and the whole thing went down to a loss.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3093\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mission1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3093\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3093\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mission1-300x220.png\" alt=\"Split deployment zone setup for round 1.\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mission1-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mission1-60x44.png 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mission1.png 541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Split deployment zone setup for round 1.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Round 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Next, the opposing Dark Eldar + Necron team did a good job on\u00a0mutual target priority and support in this Maelstrom battle. They wound up fighting as a real combined force, first primarily\u00a0whittling away\u00a0the Kingbreakers and then shifting focus to the Orks, still operating largely as distinct armies. In the early going though we established control over most of the board and leapt ahead. At one point we drew the Commander tactical objective (1 VP per objective) and were easily able to claim a whopping 5 of 6 objectives that turn. Several other objectives cards were also easy pickings. After that though the Kingbreakers were spread all over and picked apart, while the Ork\u00a0blob couldn&#8217;t\u00a0effectively claim new\u00a0tactical objectives. The Spoilers slowly clawed their way back from a substantial deficit and eventually won by a few points.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3097\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0621.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3097\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0621-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The mob swarms through the rocks.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0621-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0621-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0621-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0621.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mob swarms through the rocks.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the first two rounds we were a bit disadvantaged as it just wasn&#8217;t clear how my Marines could work well with the Ork\u00a0mob. With over\u00a0100 Orks crammed into 1000 points, they simply filled an entire sector of the board. Mixing\u00a0the armies together evenly or putting the mob forward would have limited\u00a0the more mobile Kingbreakers from\u00a0moving about or engaging in longer range shooting. Conversely,\u00a0putting the mob\u00a0on rear defense would have forced\u00a0the Kingbreakers&#8217; defensive units into an awkward role. So, we wound up essentially\u00a0splitting\u00a0the board into two\u00a0flanks.<\/p>\n<p>That would be fine\u00a0as such a mass of Orks could hold down an entire side, but they were grouped up into a Green Tide formation, making the vast majority of the army a single unit. That made them near impossible to dislodge, but rendered that huge points percentage\u00a0only able to hold a single objective. Combined with being on foot, the blob\u00a0just wasn&#8217;t able to effectively hold down\u00a0all the\u00a0objectives on its side, particularly in the more dynamic Maelstrom mission. We spent as much time trying to figure out how to move the other\u00a0units of Gretchin and so forth through\u00a0our own troops to actually claim objectives\u00a0as we did\u00a0working out offensive tactics.<\/p>\n<p>Overall then, we had an awkward mix. Kingbreakers could take objectives easily, but needed support from a longer lasting force.\u00a0Orks were longer lasting, but couldn&#8217;t really move to support or take objectives themselves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3101\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0650.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3101\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0650-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Necrons and Kingbreakers pile in.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0650-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0650-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0650-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0650.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Necrons and Kingbreakers pile in.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Round 3:<\/strong>\u00a0The final round was an old school matchup of 2000 points of Kingbreakers versus\u00a0Chaos Daemons.\u00a0I\u00a0gave myself little odds of winning on the primary objective of annihilation, so from the start I focused on the secondary objective of holding markers. In addition, given that every match had been pressed on time\u00a0and the opposing Chaos army particularly slow-playing with all its spells, Warp Storms, and other trickery, I\u00a0strongly assumed the game would make it at most to Turn 4. This was born out when we only made it through Turn 3 and my army\u00a0had taken heavy losses but\u00a0few units been broken, while also claiming\u00a0two of the markers and Linebreaker as well as\u00a0First Blood. That eked out a win and nothing\u00a0substantial would have changed in a turn, but a full five or six turn game would have swung hard the other way as units were wiped and\u00a0markers forfeited.<\/p>\n<p>Key here was that I had exactly what I needed to\u00a0quickly\u00a0grab the three secondary objectives and start off having to be\u00a0dislodged, rather than fighting my way in: A bunker to put on home base, tanks to roll onto the midfield, and Drop Pods to go after the opposing marker. In general Marines can also just take a fair bit of abuse before they crumple. Terminators did a good job tying up several incoming units long enough that they had no chance to slaughter my squishier rear units. Captain Angholan (Vulkan) , Master Sauvon (Harath Shen), and Squad Scolirus similarly hung tough to\u00a0draw out combat with both a Greater Daemon and a Soulgrinder in order to claim the far objective. Meanwhile, the other units did their best to not die and to make what contributions they could, like\u00a0Sternguard in a single volley taking\u00a0down a Nurgle Beast skulking about on the far flanks, for First Blood.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3094\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mission3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3094\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3094\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mission3-300x220.png\" alt=\"Placement of the three secondary markers.\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mission3-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mission3-60x44.png 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mission3.png 541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Placement of the three secondary markers.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Finale<\/h2>\n<p>Next month will be the conclusion of our Solypsus 9 campaign. We&#8217;ll be running a 1000 -&gt; 1500 -&gt; 1850 point escalation format, with each list having to contain the previous list, as the armies and alliances hurtle into the endgame for control of the planet. Don&#8217;t miss out!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3096\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0597.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3096\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0597-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"In the second round.\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0597-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0597-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0597-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0597.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the second round.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third event of our Solypsus 9 campaign was yesterday. Eight teams comprising sixteen players total competed in the doubles format, each player fielding 1000 points. The Legions of Discord joined the battle, working to carve out a beachhead on the planet from the Spoiler Horde already invading and the Forces of Order defending: Forces &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/2015\/03\/alliances-of-solypsus-9\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[272,257,274,29,45,258],"class_list":["post-3086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campaigns","tag-40k","tag-featured","tag-miniatures","tag-page","tag-redcaps","tag-solypsus-9"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3086"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3103,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3086\/revisions\/3103"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipgames.com\/blogs\/tjkopena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}