The Hammer Unit - Blood Angel Assault Terminators

<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMGOkis-Tp3uy1e1-Emygq-VR1iH8gSEeBfGIQZwRj22iYidaxnAoCUIZ6EH29x2ugZbdpS0MTm-OTlE3q2cYifCdFpeeIjF68Fv4st-ogg1L0kHH2uP6MJQq4-9QRjhOVHNHg03C5SjA/s1600/Rafen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhMGOkis-Tp3uy1e1-Emygq-VR1iH8gSEeBfGIQZwRj22iYidaxnAoCUIZ6EH29x2ugZbdpS0MTm-OTlE3q2cYifCdFpeeIjF68Fv4st-ogg1L0kHH2uP6MJQq4-9QRjhOVHNHg03C5SjA/s320/Rafen.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Blood Angels have a couple unique and interesting options when it comes down to what to field. Super cheap devastators, scout moving Baals predators with flamestorms, Assault squads, and my favorite possible hammer unit- Blood Angel Assault Terminators. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Now I normally don't play games under 2000 pts, so we will be ignoring the huge cost of these in skirmish games. What we have is a hugely expensive squad that can be made out of these. For the sake of argument, I will be talking about a 10 man squad. 10 assault terminators, 8 with thunderhammer and stormshield, 2 with lightning claws. This is 440 points. Add in a single Sanguinary Priest in Terminator Armor for another 85 points. Now we have assault terminators with Furious Charge and Feel no pain. Now we add in a Reclusiarch, so that all these terminators can re-roll failed to hit rolls when they assault.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Yea, I know its 685 points. How cool is it though to field the toughest and most elite unit the Imperium can field. This is not a matter of opinion, after all just look at it. 15 power weapon attacks at int 6 and 5, all at str 5 (8 of which will get re-rolls to wound). Did I mention re-rolls to hit?. Yes I did. Now at init 1 we get 24 re-roll to hits with thunderhammers. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=faei212-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001HN694K&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Now the defense. Do I even need to write it out. Probably........... Terminator armor of 2+, 8 of which have a 3+ invul, and then the best part. The way to get rid of assault termies has been to just rapid fire the crap out of em. Now we get feel no pain. Just say wow, and move on cause I ain't even done yet. Throw in Astorath the Grim, and there is a good chance this unit is also feerless. Before the game roll a 1,2, or 3, and bam.... fearless with furious charge.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div>Now on using these expensive units, I am not going to help with. Do I plan on fielding this..... Yes. There are lots of good flexible ways to field a unit like this nowadays in 5th ed. If you need a Hammer unit, there really isn't much better out there. The purpose here is to field what you like, and design an army around those.

The Hammer Unit - Blood Angel Assault Terminators

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Some Pics from Ard Boyz

<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyPZGXqz-I8fCUZcM7XnuLGWsJUek9kjjde1bppBvHPK96zrXsMbLiFkkVjgG-h3JxHWD4pKXB8t4lBJ8CsQUAgRvetYXA839z-iZAKpz5bsqIu8TA4lsZ6tWrmvgXhoJ0ND0Vqjr3KqM/s1600/166+ChrAcc061410+046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyPZGXqz-I8fCUZcM7XnuLGWsJUek9kjjde1bppBvHPK96zrXsMbLiFkkVjgG-h3JxHWD4pKXB8t4lBJ8CsQUAgRvetYXA839z-iZAKpz5bsqIu8TA4lsZ6tWrmvgXhoJ0ND0Vqjr3KqM/s200/166+ChrAcc061410+046.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">First off Congrats to Travis for taking the semi's 1st place. I personally had a bad day at the table, breaking some of my own cardinal rules. More on that later. Here are the pics.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Ok, Nice table set ups over-all with only one really non-playable table. (Meaning if I had to set up a pitch battle, there wasnt even the room for me to deploy.) Oh yea, check out the size of that chicken (stormraven). Not a cool model. Here it is in all its aaaa hem...... glory. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHuY3Yo1xeYZaJmj5ggJ11F7YOuRGfqwzShRnXZ_wcgCO0umUqO3q_i1siMtEkNfMpdrBdQ_sp9eByA4t1bpMJjDV1g3NyZmwvesPYoEe6kHE_L7j-uRoW9FFiA8UA-aff5JnsN34Sygz/s1600/166+ChrAcc061410+048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHuY3Yo1xeYZaJmj5ggJ11F7YOuRGfqwzShRnXZ_wcgCO0umUqO3q_i1siMtEkNfMpdrBdQ_sp9eByA4t1bpMJjDV1g3NyZmwvesPYoEe6kHE_L7j-uRoW9FFiA8UA-aff5JnsN34Sygz/s320/166+ChrAcc061410+048.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Notice the broken table. It was playable, just not pretty. Great job hosting though. Olypic Cards and Games was a great place to play. (minus one really weird ruling). Judges were good, made good calls as I had put them to the test. Good tournament. Just wish I had played better. I broke the cardinal rule. Dont get out of the transport stupid.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39mlEGTVFyL4Q8TWx8u5viTE1Oum8DluEx3lLozvinV15XllAqLNtiVw9XTO6NxBWStpV_gzka9K2aqffYN9DBH01QkgVMJkmgig1olT5Q44CJaHtav9M7S_KvHym-f7MAJxDIl4qFKXy/s1600/166+ChrAcc061410+049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39mlEGTVFyL4Q8TWx8u5viTE1Oum8DluEx3lLozvinV15XllAqLNtiVw9XTO6NxBWStpV_gzka9K2aqffYN9DBH01QkgVMJkmgig1olT5Q44CJaHtav9M7S_KvHym-f7MAJxDIl4qFKXy/s320/166+ChrAcc061410+049.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdla2EGLcwv1zPKqHVKqEjpusws60sCBIPL1gu2_LUl0Rc9l-fIIvUqQdZEI7EsB_1L7_hAPIshnkDajmXPykZQdOgcLTZCtaHteTMJdDJrT983yAN2BDyu4Y_NSYbMGvRgXtfNLnopuRx/s1600/166+ChrAcc061410+041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdla2EGLcwv1zPKqHVKqEjpusws60sCBIPL1gu2_LUl0Rc9l-fIIvUqQdZEI7EsB_1L7_hAPIshnkDajmXPykZQdOgcLTZCtaHteTMJdDJrT983yAN2BDyu4Y_NSYbMGvRgXtfNLnopuRx/s200/166+ChrAcc061410+041.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2ueItiMu7sL3KOwN5txqN60vX6HI-t8Q5wKHaw-J0iIxTmH4yJ5A00BJdaJoV6ykCwwBzf6C5k679bl3cj3CLzNz1z5S30_SDAn6S_GV9OuagBMKj-CtY8nxUTW4ZyaEtnsnc_jEbT3O/s1600/166+ChrAcc061410+042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2ueItiMu7sL3KOwN5txqN60vX6HI-t8Q5wKHaw-J0iIxTmH4yJ5A00BJdaJoV6ykCwwBzf6C5k679bl3cj3CLzNz1z5S30_SDAn6S_GV9OuagBMKj-CtY8nxUTW4ZyaEtnsnc_jEbT3O/s320/166+ChrAcc061410+042.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=faei212-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B00280LZAE&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Kz9AsNcHqElfJeW1EqRimUQEbwWYHphACAJ4TLtRFmUYR5OJ1_6MDp_X4WuPxr4EK8cktmLcak-kZF_8IgH2uAQzUyF6XcaS9kPiiXJo8UkiV46rOJFMdQ7PgaJi_pLz1ylSBjwn5yFL/s1600/166+ChrAcc061410+040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Kz9AsNcHqElfJeW1EqRimUQEbwWYHphACAJ4TLtRFmUYR5OJ1_6MDp_X4WuPxr4EK8cktmLcak-kZF_8IgH2uAQzUyF6XcaS9kPiiXJo8UkiV46rOJFMdQ7PgaJi_pLz1ylSBjwn5yFL/s200/166+ChrAcc061410+040.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhgyuGf2kLIv245Iv742nHOZb2ZNT0-88igBeO1Xwy1ysKIElJNbARQuiIELpXM2C31xZzVYxytEe45JaoNjo9gllP8OPPsjKuQV7Ew8B02xVO5RP-PyuhmaiLGkUZbL5bIGNB8IpLxGs/s1600/166+ChrAcc061410+039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhgyuGf2kLIv245Iv742nHOZb2ZNT0-88igBeO1Xwy1ysKIElJNbARQuiIELpXM2C31xZzVYxytEe45JaoNjo9gllP8OPPsjKuQV7Ew8B02xVO5RP-PyuhmaiLGkUZbL5bIGNB8IpLxGs/s200/166+ChrAcc061410+039.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>

Some Pics from Ard Boyz

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Know your opposition pt.2 Alpha Strike

Whether seen loaded with tons of hunter killers, heavy armor, or massed devastators/longfangs, massed firepower sitting across from you can be quite daunting, especially when they go first. The first mistake people make when facing this army type is fail their "player moral" check. They then spend the rest of the game playing their opponents game instead of theirs. Relax, take a deep breath, and play your game. <br /> <br /> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxymK0vclLhrHq06SDyc8APBmv8LeGy8qwjnEDpfoccCZpAow_NfZVVLhO7efuGa4T8RkhjDmfpS9nrgKuQUOqNK_9acvz7VyyGXYthdVLroyLRMhc_H2wLWg_qFPcZo4cJ1jbABptev1/s1600/Space_Marines_by_Radojavor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxymK0vclLhrHq06SDyc8APBmv8LeGy8qwjnEDpfoccCZpAow_NfZVVLhO7efuGa4T8RkhjDmfpS9nrgKuQUOqNK_9acvz7VyyGXYthdVLroyLRMhc_H2wLWg_qFPcZo4cJ1jbABptev1/s320/Space_Marines_by_Radojavor.jpg" /></a>Options.... There are a few. If you go second, reserve everything. While I wont advocate this tactic, I see it alot. It allows you to avoid being alpha struck in the first round of shooting. Your army had better have been designed with this alternative in mind for this to be effective. Eldar are known to use this tactic well, others.. well, I'll leave that to you to decide.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Next. You just take it in the head. You cannot do this if you cant return fire, or are not able to deal with this kind of punishment. Here you will need to be able to take advantage of any terrain that is there (dont rely on this, and learn to create your own cover). Rhinos, Land Raiders, etc, are all great at providing some sort of cover where you cant seem to find any terrain. Having devastators and other squads with enough wounds are great ways to take an alpha strike. If you are a shooting army, and are about to get alpha struck, you had better be set up to return the favor. To do this, simply make sure you have heavy weapons in your transports. When they get destroyed, your already out of your vehicle and sitting in place to return fire. Your army list is often what helps you in this situation. If your list sucks, you will die alot to alpha strike.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=faei212-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000ZKA0J6&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></span>Other things to consider. Placing transports near area terrain for when you need to disembark. Also note the range of your opponent. Its very rare that I see alpha strikers or just shooting armies that go first, able to shoot all their weapons at me. I will deploy to limit what is incoming, as well as making it just as rough as possible at deployment.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /> </div>Main lession here. Know how your army will take an alpha strike, and still be able to function. Otherwise design your armylist to be able to go into reserve and come on fighting. Army list and deployment are 90% of this battle.

Know your opposition pt.2 Alpha Strike

Whether seen loaded with tons of hunter killers, heavy armor, or massed devastators/longfangs, massed firepower sitting across from you can ...

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Dark Eldar News

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjfQNg85eQ_5KDWybDQu8XHwCrslGrIKcjKL3xyL9Ed9zD_ysTsIj7i84dEeBG1_FxZFg0rKIcz9MSXY9dGtoicueqzo5WseHVyeSr0vC_C_SkvXk57-ST_6rxbiK-dvleGlsuhai_app/s1600/large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjfQNg85eQ_5KDWybDQu8XHwCrslGrIKcjKL3xyL9Ed9zD_ysTsIj7i84dEeBG1_FxZFg0rKIcz9MSXY9dGtoicueqzo5WseHVyeSr0vC_C_SkvXk57-ST_6rxbiK-dvleGlsuhai_app/s200/large.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here is the latest rumor along the Dark Eldar Front. We dont know when yet, but it looks like we might be looking at an October release date. At least so the rumors say. Here is a little tidbit of the new weapons.</div><br /> Splinter Rifle: 12" S:2 AP:5 Rapid Fire, Poisoned (4+)<br /> Splinter Pod: 18" S:3 AP:5 Assault 2, Poisoned (4+)<br /> Splinter Cannon: 24" S:2 AP:5 Heavy 6, Poisoned (4+)<br /> <br /> Too excited to even really comment.<br /> <br /> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbQu1yZNgZHQFuJ0g2Z72UQh_oEdzGIih6qUXB7VY-l8ukPenshHKqlUtO7JcCtK3ufqjU1KHJl8Zy2c_JlyzlG9wCehSfsyAMNMruWmB4eA2PqbqKrOBaPSfYGoRN6-2O3kiKGkmqrnr/s1600/97930904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbQu1yZNgZHQFuJ0g2Z72UQh_oEdzGIih6qUXB7VY-l8ukPenshHKqlUtO7JcCtK3ufqjU1KHJl8Zy2c_JlyzlG9wCehSfsyAMNMruWmB4eA2PqbqKrOBaPSfYGoRN6-2O3kiKGkmqrnr/s320/97930904.jpg" /></a><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=faei212-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002VPE1B6&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></div>

Dark Eldar News

Here is the latest rumor along the Dark Eldar Front. We dont know when yet, but it looks like we might be looking at an October release date...

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Off to the Semi-finals of Ard Boyz

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAPvtTSMnVsexc83_z9ZYzlfFWVl-XV_YHn-Vc6cJHnVk2Yl4XNf2ZDubzcuYT4TdOJamk1ja-u4jBpbLaDxHNMSkmjYrY6lIQB8YOtZjrDF9qQ7KcUWLeN78osh05RhPZ3eFIg8A1G3t/s1600/wusa002.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481216226987430914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAPvtTSMnVsexc83_z9ZYzlfFWVl-XV_YHn-Vc6cJHnVk2Yl4XNf2ZDubzcuYT4TdOJamk1ja-u4jBpbLaDxHNMSkmjYrY6lIQB8YOtZjrDF9qQ7KcUWLeN78osh05RhPZ3eFIg8A1G3t/s200/wusa002.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 154px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Well, Im headed up to Olympia Washington come Saturday morning. From what Ive heard, they are not turning away anyone that qualified for the semi's. I signed up there 2 days before they announced where the semi's were being held (thx Andy for the heads up). When I did sign up, I was number 20. This means that it could very well be the largest semi-final event in the country. How do you prepare for that? Well, no clue. Ha.<br /><div></div><br /><div>All I am doing is getting my stuff ready, my army is ready..... with some minor decal adjustments, and I was going to put grenades on my melta bomb (demolition team) squad. Other that that, there is not much to do. Read the missions, make sure I have everything and go.</div><br /><div></div><div>I put my name on my templates, and my scatter dice. My second opponent tried to steal mine at the prelims. Speaking of which, after the games, I will be doing a set on my gaming experiences during this years ard boyz. I am hoping the semi's run a much tighter ship than the store I did the prelims at. The prelim store was a mess. Stealing dice, models not wysiwyg(some bad proxies), people either stalling or just not decent enough to get through games (80-90% of the games did not make the time limit, some only getting into round 3), and store owners talking down the Ard Boyz event (apparently they like fluffers, alot of pew pew pew down there)..</div><br /><div></div><div>Anyhow, no more bashing the place. Its all about getting up to this years semi-finals, and having a blast. Playing new competitive players, and seeing tons and tons of games going on. I will have to remember to take better pictures when I get the chance this year.</div>

Off to the Semi-finals of Ard Boyz

Well, Im headed up to Olympia Washington come Saturday morning. From what Ive heard, they are not turning away anyone that qualified for th...

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Know your Opposition pt.1 Deepstrikers

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-HVXNNvWBCj58s4yXVJdrofh2it6vbJla8vGIBJIzLxDwN-5YnleCUD1_rKmx0jmDFi_1BNMwbugyV4Slv9nDILAJgJhUAiw-F5q_fvHvazmpU2rCUxnsIR_D1aXTQppqUn-Q4f8jRH9/s1600/drop-pod.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480812763789597138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-HVXNNvWBCj58s4yXVJdrofh2it6vbJla8vGIBJIzLxDwN-5YnleCUD1_rKmx0jmDFi_1BNMwbugyV4Slv9nDILAJgJhUAiw-F5q_fvHvazmpU2rCUxnsIR_D1aXTQppqUn-Q4f8jRH9/s200/drop-pod.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>What most people do... Make an army they like, and then fail when they run across an army type they did not expect or know. Some of the obvious examples are when you play armies like <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">necrons</span>. While you cant plan for everything, having a break down on what you will do against different army types is very important for your army composition and how you will deploy and play. In other words, it will effect your game in every imaginable way. So get a clue on what is out there.<br /><br />Its important not only to know some of the basics of each codex army, but as well as types. Close range shooting, assault, drop pod's, alpha strike, horde, heavy armor, and mechanized.<br /><br />Lets start. This is not inclusive, but just a start for you to start thinking about.<br />First off the army specifics you should think about.......<br /><br />Drop Pods. Know how to deal with these. They come in fast, accurate, and can be very damaging. Expect <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">meltas</span> to come out of these. Ideas on handling... Bubble wrap to protect heavy or vulnerable targets with heavy short range or assault nearby so that you can wipe whatever comes out. Also, if you go first, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">don't</span> forget to pop smoke against the first drop. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Don't</span> forget to blow up the drop pods. These can be annoying drop pod walls, can contest objectives etc. The main idea... Punish those that come out of the pods quickly and efficiently, and protect vulnerable areas during deployment. Your deployment means everything here. Minimize the first strike, and then wreck your opponent. If you can't do well against a first round drop, Choose to go second and hold everything in reserve. 50% of their reserves should be on the field before you appear. Divide and conquer at this point.<br /><br />Deep strike armies...... Like decent of angels. However, some will be able to assault when they appear (vanguard). Set up is very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">similar</span> to above.<br /><br />Demons. Set up is very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">similar</span> to above. Kill things as they appear. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Don't</span> get yourself isolated and too spread out. Rapid fire is your friend. One tactic I have seen work well against demons, is to deploy loose and forward covering a good amount of the table, but semi close with a planned tighter drop back location. What this does is make a demon player deploy farther out, allows you to shoot, and keeps them out of assault range for yet another round.<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tyranid</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">deepstrikers</span>. Be aware that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">mawlocs</span> can hurt tightly formations, so give yourself some room. If they <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">don't</span> hurt you when they appear, you will devastate them in return. Spore pods, are nice, but <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">because</span> of lack of models I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">haven't</span> run across them that much. Be aware they exist, and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">zoanthropes</span> or Doom of M<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">alanti</span> might catch you unaware.<br /><br />Regardless of army type though. Having an idea of what is out there, and how your army is going to deal with it, is what makes you a tough opponent. I will post more army types that I think about later.</div>

Know your Opposition pt.1 Deepstrikers

What most people do... Make an army they like, and then fail when they run across an army type they did not expect or know. Some of the obvi...

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Ard Boyz Missions for casual games

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ddcpCFSgR8ZO3JmMPnXp2A3Z3rNmeyGfKsz1FGDGx4kdzieyK3wwdBG0qka5jRMlQJc1UJG0SLPlXutpekmNY5ubV1UUOOkQm7lyQtOlw9oIwDBIP9e4Mqo5zLdqRt0ssq1-l6TQZ0cE/s1600/40K_Graffiti_4_by_azazel1944.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480797323787609298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ddcpCFSgR8ZO3JmMPnXp2A3Z3rNmeyGfKsz1FGDGx4kdzieyK3wwdBG0qka5jRMlQJc1UJG0SLPlXutpekmNY5ubV1UUOOkQm7lyQtOlw9oIwDBIP9e4Mqo5zLdqRt0ssq1-l6TQZ0cE/s200/40K_Graffiti_4_by_azazel1944.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 115px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> First off, for the casual games that I play, I tend to use all the Ard Boyz missions that Ive saved up over time. I have this and last years, prelims and semi's. If you take these missions and mix them up really well, drop some dice, you end up with a pretty decent and diverse mission list. I tend to have lots of fun with these missions. I normally play 2000 or 2500, but even skirmish sized games of 1500 or 1750 can be used effectively.<br /><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>The standard missions can only really be used so many times before boredom drops in. There is the mission book, which is a decent alternative, but I still prefer the Ard Boyz mission list I have been keeping. Granted that the prelims this year were some of the worst of it, but if you add in all 6 I have from last year, and the 6 total this year... It all balances out to some very interesting lists. </div><br /><div></div><div>If you are local, I may put together my mission packet for you if you ask. Two stores that I frequent will be getting copies if they are interested. Not to mention that I carry full print outs of these when I show up.</div>

Ard Boyz Missions for casual games

First off, for the casual games that I play, I tend to use all the Ard Boyz missions that Ive saved up over time. I have this and last year...

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Off to War!!!!!! New semi-final Ard Boyz missions.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmS2zTvCkXjcP8M3YlnLE6eVJA9viGUke5I6kLGJ51MvnaR38NAEvXtC9qeC20kYSH9bQTWBgd5nMCaz6j7f8kRmS7CH49eWgRieFSZerViZsAqYwQ__AdGNzuHe0EPt_L3DrHu_EhpHSx/s1600/Into_the_no_man__s_land_by_ARKURION.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480660599678457842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmS2zTvCkXjcP8M3YlnLE6eVJA9viGUke5I6kLGJ51MvnaR38NAEvXtC9qeC20kYSH9bQTWBgd5nMCaz6j7f8kRmS7CH49eWgRieFSZerViZsAqYwQ__AdGNzuHe0EPt_L3DrHu_EhpHSx/s200/Into_the_no_man__s_land_by_ARKURION.png" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Its time to march off to war. The new missions are out, and they look like good missions. Im looking forward to playing them and getting down into them. A much better job GW of writing missions. <div>Here is the link. </div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=&section=&pIndex=2&aId=9500009&start=3">http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=&section=&pIndex=2&aId=9500009&start=3</a></div><div> </div><div> </div>

Off to War!!!!!! New semi-final Ard Boyz missions.

Its time to march off to war. The new missions are out, and they look like good missions. Im looking forward to playing them and getting dow...

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Assault vs Shooting Armies

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwtEhoFYAKXgRs0yzhNx7zRVG2dXEMiSsddoDxSlKEnBkcGV2RO4bawycvSKoeh3yRazj0HYrmBO4YjrZxJVnypawFnIIu5veS0Hsi27GuREWhqjxWHQAygy6khPKLxNEmDpLyo1WdyBO/s1600/warhammer_40k_eldar_wraithlord_by_JovaGrof.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480282776935348306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwtEhoFYAKXgRs0yzhNx7zRVG2dXEMiSsddoDxSlKEnBkcGV2RO4bawycvSKoeh3yRazj0HYrmBO4YjrZxJVnypawFnIIu5veS0Hsi27GuREWhqjxWHQAygy6khPKLxNEmDpLyo1WdyBO/s200/warhammer_40k_eldar_wraithlord_by_JovaGrof.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 172px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> Assault or Shooting.<br /><div></div><br /><div>We all work hard on our army lists, even the fluffers do so (they just suck worse or more). The question often comes down to, what works best, assault or shooting. Do we work towards a harmonious balance of the two?, Or do we strive to perfect one or the other? I suppose in order to decide our direction we have to do a little analysis.</div><br /><div></div><div>First off, lets not take what army we play into consideration. Lets look at army list building from what and how each type works overall.</div><br /><div></div><div>Assault Armies. For these to work, you need to get in, hit hard, and dominate assaults. It is often easier to table your opponents with this type of army, as multiple assaults pulled off well kill squads much faster than shooting them to death. Win the assault (especially against multiple uits) and wipe them out with a sweeping advance. A shooting army normally cant remove this many models in a single turn, leaving assault armies to be the most efficient killing machines. Dont forget that shooting armies might have 3-6 rounds of shooting, while an assault army gets a turn every player turn, effectively almost doubling the number of rounds you are removing your opponents models off the board. Getting there is the problem. Once solved, charge forth and destroy.</div><br /><div></div><div>Shooting armies. Technically on the table top, these can be the easiest of the two to play, although not generally to win against decent opponents. Your job is to hit the enemy so hard and quick, that they are on their heels the rest of the game. Alpha strike lists, or leaf blower type lists seem to be all the rage, although durable resilient shooting armies are starting to appear. Target priorities are the critical here. You need to master it, or that unit or two you were not dealing with well will destroy you. You only have a few rounds to do this. By rounds 4+ if you are not mopping up, you are losing or struggling. If you have mastered this army type, you will have many games only last an hour or so. These are often the quickest games, not counting deepstrike list types.</div><br /><div></div><div>Now we come to the hardest of army compositions. Armies that balance out both, assault and shooting. Marines do these the best. Here you have to balance both and make both work effectively and cohesively. This army type is probably the most balanced with the least amount of weakness's. You dont have to overcompensate your army list here, as you can do both, or at least have specialty units that can do one or the other. This area is probably were most people fall. Its the most giving style of play.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>

Assault vs Shooting Armies

Assault or Shooting. We all work hard on our army lists, even the fluffers do so (they just suck worse or more). The question often comes d...

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40k Community Epic Failure. Pew Pew Pew

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlpnYm51W6UdyhZW_zGGZssyyVQnVNKyN1ZdldDEx4hw_NNoPmB6wFvfziEq4pwIshsh_tKadWMCWnpSEiFAPj4DsQz19AqH8bkcT-DDTQkTTV1Q2ApvSwRG6PpPKavtpONVANA57yLhD/s1600/Epic%2520Fail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478830933392874354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlpnYm51W6UdyhZW_zGGZssyyVQnVNKyN1ZdldDEx4hw_NNoPmB6wFvfziEq4pwIshsh_tKadWMCWnpSEiFAPj4DsQz19AqH8bkcT-DDTQkTTV1Q2ApvSwRG6PpPKavtpONVANA57yLhD/s200/Epic%2520Fail.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 162px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div>Read the following for the upcoming BOLSCON doubles tournament. <a href="http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2010/06/bolscon-pairs-faq-update-40k-and-wfb.html">http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2010/06/bolscon-pairs-faq-update-40k-and-wfb.html</a></div><br /><div></div><div>More importantly, here is a quote to how they are handling a tournament. Note, this is the wrong way a tournament should be done.</div><br /><div></div><p>Quote "For both tournaments, I've already fielded some questions that make it important to remind p0layers that the point of pairs is do interesting and fun tricks, not to craft the most horrible abomination of a list that you can come up with."</p><p>Apparently fun and interesting means, fun and interesting if it doesnt kill or stop an opponents army or tactics. So much for this being a wargame. It continues..........</p><p>Quote "Yes, it is possible to make two IG armies with a total of 6 psyker battle squads. Yes, I will do something terrible to you (and maybe to your armies) if you do so."</p><p>What kind of crap is this? Touch my army and I'll knock out your teeth punk. This is what keeps the 40k community down, why there will always be newer trendy games nipping at GW's heels, and why new players get discouraged. Disagree all you want, but just reading that crap makes my vomit the bile you keep feeding me. I normally like what bols does, at least sometimes, but this is beyond me. Its saying "tone your army way way way down. Becuase if you cant read my mind and know what "I" consider to be cheesy, I will do something horrible to your army."</p><p>If this is all we are down to, Lets just get out the army men, and run around going pew pew pew. We dont need friggin dice for a tournament ran like this. </p><p>And thanks Travis for the Pew pew pew. Great very descriptive phrase that defines so many of our "Only play for fun" "fluff players"<br /></p><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>

40k Community Epic Failure. Pew Pew Pew

Read the following for the upcoming BOLSCON doubles tournament. http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2010/06/bolscon-pairs-faq-update-40k-and-wfb....

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