Show Notes
11-5-13
News
- Big congratz to ChristianA from our team for getting selected to try out for SF, one 3 guys in his company of over 200 got chosen!
- Also, big congrats to Geoff InControl Robinson for making Team Zero Comp! He defeated Spam Adam’s crazy Imperial Fist drop pod army in a really close game that came down to the last wound on a Trygon to give Geoff the close win. Well done!
- Also, the Farsight book we’ve been told doesn’t have the points but if you just add up the points for the model and its wargear, it is the same thing. The only difference is that they have the IC rule. That’s what we get for listening to Israel!
- Troll Forged Miniatures releases the Hound, a cool resin model that would be great to use in a lot of Fantasy or SciFi minis games.
- The Guardian Cup is almost upon us!
- Beer on tap and in can/bottle.
Food cart out front.
Largest gaming store in Oregon, very nice.
Party time Saturday night.
Still some spaces left.
It is Nova style, so if you don’t do well on the first day, you will be bracketed with other like players the next day to play for best of your bracket and win a trophy!
Super cheap!
- Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Black Library author, over at Faeit 212 was telling folks that FW is and always has been an official part of 40K.
- Beer on tap and in can/bottle.
- PuppetsWar releases a cool looking new SciFi APC thingy!
- TableWar’s Kickstarter is coming to the final days! Check it out to get your Mini Case.
- Mars Attacks Kicstarter in its final days and about to raise $500,000! Wow!
- Scibor releases a new mini, Cesar of Rome!
Rumors: The Rumor Section is gathered from the web and is not in any way information we receive from any manufacturer nor is it necessarily accurate. This section of the podcast is intended for entertainment purposes only.
- Rumor that GW is going to nerf the screamerstar is going to get nerfed in an FAQ. I hope this is true!
- Ork rumors from BoLS!
- Gutrippa returns as a reimagined halftrack with a Kannon and a nasty spike filled front, and a AAA Flakkwagon alternative build.
Buggy kit
- Flashgitz/Tankbustas combo-kit
- Meganob kit (Warboss bit included)
- Big Gunz/Suppagunz combo-kit
- Deffkoptas
Plastic cybork parts are included in one of those kits.
- Plastic Weirdboy clampack
- Plastic Mek clampack
- Gutrippa returns as a reimagined halftrack with a Kannon and a nasty spike filled front, and a AAA Flakkwagon alternative build.
- Rumors that IG will be coming out in the Horus Heresy, IG 30K! Nice.
- We’re hearing that the Mini Apoc and Fortifications expansions for 40k are coming out.
Rant Session
Tactics Corner
- Sentinels of Terra supplement.
Rules Lawyer
- Obscurement, volume or length? This came up on the Frontline Gaming Forums.
List Review
Tau:
Support Commander (MSS, CnC, Iridum, VRT)
Shadowsun
Riptide, Ion, Fusion, EWO
Riptide, HBC, SMS, EWO, VT
8x Firewarriors
15x Kroot, 2 hounds
Marines (Iron Hands):
Chapter Master (EW Shield, Thunderhammer, Artificer Armor, Bike)
Siege Dread in a pod
8x Bikes with 2x Plasmaguns, Attack Bike with Heavy Bolter
3x Centurions with Grav Amps
Total: 1750
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GAME PLAN:
Shadowsun, Support Commander, and the Centurions all infiltrate, hopefully getting within range instantly to do damage with the Grav that ignores armor and cover, and rerolls misses and wounds. And has +3 to cover. And includes 2 fusion shots with all the same from Shadowsun. The chapter master probably starts with the bikes, but can join the centurion squad when he needs to get off an orbital bombardment to give that rerolling and ignore covering on a str10 ap1 pie plate with ordinance. The bikes can also combat squad if needs be into a bolter heavy group with the HB attack bike and a plasma group. The riptides do what riptides do best, one with HBC for anti-horde, and doubles up as light AA and the other helping with deep strike protection and more low AP fire. The kroot can either infiltrate to be bubble wrap for the centurions against assault heavy armies, or just outflank to grab line breaker late game. The fire warriors sit at home and kill what they can, survive maybe. The siege dread drops and fries something backfield hopefully.