Games of War!

Well. this weekend sees the start of my tournament season with a two day event at an awesome store called Games of War.

All three of the authors from this blog will be attending so you should have plenty of coverage to follow. I will post the our results after each match so you can follow the ups and downs.

In many ways this tournament is a warm up for future events but I feel added pressure in trying to retain my title, if only for bragging rights!

As has been said before, the tournament is 1750 on the first day and 2250 on the second, with mixed deployments and missions. I've previously ran through the list I intended to use, but my actual tourney list is somewhat different.

Space Wolves list help.

I played against a friend of mine today in preparation for the 1750/2250 tournament at Games of War. Post game, we spent a while talking about his lists and how they could be improved.

Here is the original list that I played against today;

njal

9 x grey hunters w/ fist, melta, motw - rhino w/ extra armour

3 x 5 x grey hunters w/ power sword, melta, motw - lasback

2 x long fangs w/ 2 x las, 2 x plas and missile (models i have)

long fangs w/ 2 x las, 3 x plas (models i have) - lasback

all lasbacks have extra armour

The list performed fairly well today but we both decided thought there were some improvements to be made. It is a fairly standard wolf razorspam but has a few quirks that he likes and finds useful. so let's see if we can improve it by trimming some fat whilst still retaining the quirks he likes.

1500pt Tau List

First up is a 1500pt list for Throne of Skulls in April.

HQ Commander, TL Plasma Gun, Positional Relay, HW Drone Controler, 2 Gun Drones (115)

Elite 1: 3x XV8, TL Missile Pod, Flamer

Elite 2: 3X XV8, TL Missile Pod, Flamer

Elite 3: 3x XV8, TL Plasma Rifle, Targeting Array

Troops 1: 10 Kroot

Troops 2: 10 Kroot

Troops 3: 10 Kroot, 3 Hounds

Troops 4: 6 Firewarriors, Devilfish, Disruption Pod

Troops 5: 6 Firewarriors, Devilfish, Disruption Pod

Heavy Support: XV88 Team Leader, HW Drone Controller, Targeting Array.

XV88, Targeting Array.

Heavy Support: XV88 Team Leader, HW Drone Controller, Targeting Array.

XV88, Targeting Array.

1500pts exactly.

Tau from the Ground Up No3

So let's try and put this all together. Go get a cup of tea, it's a long one!

Remember I’m trying to dispel conventional thinking and start from the ground up. I want to consider all options, even those the Internet says are “rubbish” (well within reason, I wont be considering Vespids!).

I have 2 tourneys coming up and I need 3 lists – 1750 points, 2000 points and 2250 points. We’ll worry about points in the next post; lets try and get the fundamentals first.

I think this splits sensibly into 3 sections Troops, Fire Power, and Survivability.

Tau from the Ground Up No2

So what tools does the Tau Codex have to do what we need to do?

First up, I’ve written this for people with little or no knowledge of the Tau Codex. Tau players might find it a bit basic!

I need three things (i) tools to kill the various threats, (ii) adequate scoring units, and (iii) survivability. If each unit can do more than 1 thing (duality), and there is more than one unit that does any one thing (redundancy), that’s a bonus. So let’s break it down.

Sir#67 at Throne of Skulls Part 1

I’ve been back from Throne of Skulls a few days now so I figured it was time I submitted my own battle reports.

This is the list I took:

Baron Sathonyx

Haemonculus

3 Kabalite Trueborn: 3 Blasters
Venom: 2 Splinter Cannons

3 Kabalite Trueborn: 3 Blasters
Venom: 2 Splinter Cannons

14 Hellions

3 Wracks
Venom: 2 Splinter Cannons

5 Kabalite Warriors: Blaster
Venom: 2 Splinter Cannons

5 Kabalite Warriors: Blaster
Venom: 2 Splinter Cannons, Grisly Trophies

5 Kabalite Warriors: Blaster
Venom: 2 Splinter Cannons, Grisly Trophies

Ravenger: 3 Dark Lances, Flicker Field

Ravenger: 3 Dark Lances, Flicker Field

Ravenger: 3 Dark Lances, Flicker Field

It’s a pretty standard Venom Spam with some Hellions for a bit of combat potential. The grisly trophies are a personal affection. I’ll go more in depth on the 2000pts version of this list in a later article as a lot of my other lists share common elements with it.

Interview with Battlecult

Hello Sir#67 here,

A few weeks ago I was able to get an interview with Liam from Battlecult. These guys are putting on the Rampage tournaments Bede and I are attending.

Disclaimer: The interview was conducted over the phone with me taking notes so Liam’s words are probably not verbatim.