Warhammer for Water

Frenzy, the Dutch Warhammer championship, took place in the Rai in Amsterdam on the 23rd of January 2010. For amateurs Michel, Merijn and Sjoerd it was D-Day for their Warhammer for Water initiative.

After the guys glimpsed the Africa Interactive video of the project , they settled on supporting this Safe Drinking Water & Women empowerment project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, run by Akvo support partner Women for Water Partnership and field partner Soroptimist International of Europe Club.
After some coffee Sjoerd and Merijn unpacked their combined dwarf and woodelf army, ready to engage professional opponents. But just a few minutes into the first match they lost an entire regiment, and what followed next can only be described as a wipe-out.
With the support of family and friends the second game started a lot better. These opponents did not seem used to both supporters and camera’s being present, and after a big clash Sjoerd and Merijn scored their first official minor victory. In the third game against a nicely painted lizardmen army (yes – I discover my inner nerd..) Sjoerd got substituted. Merijn and Michel thought hard before deciding to play all or nothing, ending in a solid victory! By doing so the guys ended 10th – out of 34 participating teams.