40K INTERVIEW: Broadside Bash Winner
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Mar 16 2011
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Interview with Frankie Giampapa: Broadside Bash Winner
by Reece Robbins
First the Interview
Question: So Frankie, just a stab in the dark here, but are you possibly Italian?
Answer: Yes sir I sure am and have been ever since I was born.
Question: You recently won the Broadside Bash GT, a 2000 point, 2 day, 5 game 40K GT. Congratz!
Answer: Thank you it feels pretty good to win another big tournament since the semifinals ard boys last year.
Q: What army did you bring?
A: I brought my new and improved Forgeworld Nurgle Chaos Space Marine army.
Q: Would you mind showing us your list?
A: (See list below)
Q: What are your general tactics when using this list?
A: My main tactic with this list is to have my daemon wrecking crew smash into everything, and then use the Plague Marines as clean up.
Q: When playing this list, what armies do you hope to draw?
A: I usually hope to pull Marine armies with this list or even Orks.
Q: What armies do you fear playing with this list?
A: I hate playing against Guard and Eldar with this list. They seem to give me the biggest trouble.
Q:What do you feel are your army’s primary strengths?
A: My army’s strengths are that there are no weak links and everything has high toughness.
Q: Weaknesses?
A: My army’s weakness is not too much firepower.
Q: How long have you been playing 40K and what is your gaming background:
A: I have been playing 40k for 3 years now and have been enjoying every minute of it. My gaming background was mostly just computer games before I got into 40k.
Q: What did you think of the scoring structure of the event? I played in it as well and it was certainly a unique way of going about it.
A: I thought it was more of a structure for an event and not so much of a tournament which was kind of a disappointment for me personally.
Q: How about those missions?
A: The missions in the event where for sure very unique and changed my play style a bit which made it a bit more interesting.
Q: You represent a younger generation of gamers. To a lot of guys your age I talk to, the whole idea of comp and theme and fluff seems really alien to you. I am old school, having played the game since 2nd ed came out and have seen the changes in the game. I can understand why some of the older crew hang on to ideas about the game that seem strange to newer players who only know 5th ed, which is relatively balanced. What are your thoughts on comp and theme in 40K? And in 40K tournaments?
A: Personally I don’t really like comp because it takes away from the game which has a winner and a loser. The theme however I find very interesting and think it brings a whole new aspect to the game. I don’t believe comp should be used in tournaments because like I said it’s a game and should be about winning and losing and having fun.
Q: Do you feel that the tournament scene’s movement towards a more competitive format is a good or bad thing?
A: I believe it is a good thing since like you said 5th ed has made the game a lot more balanced.
Q: Do you think there should be different types of events? I watch the tournament scene pretty closely and have seen a rise of very competitive tournaments across the country but also an increase in “hobby events.” How do you feel about these?
A: I think both are fine, they are made for two completely different kinds of players. The downside is that that could cut down on the turn outs of events.
Q: Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions! Congratz again on the win.
A: Thank you and hope to play against you at the next tournament.
Q: Bring it!
Next, the Winning List
Nurgle Chaos Space Marines 1999pts
HQ
Daemon Prince
-Wings
-Mark of Nurgle
-Warptime
Daemon Prince
-Wings
-Mark of Nurgle
-Warptime
TROOPS
Plague Marines x7
-Meltaguns x2
-Champion w/Powerfist, Combi-melta, Personal Icon
-Rhino
Plague Marines x7
-Meltaguns x2
-Champion w/Powerfist, Combi-melta, Personal Icon
-Rhino
Plague Marines x7
-Plasmaguns x2
-Champion w/Powerfist, Combi-plasma
-Rhino
Plague Marines x7
-Plasmaguns x2
-Champion w/Powerfist, Combi-plasma, Personal Icon
-Rhino
HEAVY SUPPORT
Obliterators x2
Obliterators x2
Obliterators x2
Summoned Greater Daemon
It’s always nice to see some actual winning lists now and again to put the meta arguments in perspective. Hats off to a CSM victory and have at it folks!
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