Tau Firebase Support Cadre and 40k's First True Formation

So today, GW's Digital folks released another dataslate. This one, unlike Be'Lakor yesterday, represents a formation and unlike the FW, Apocalypse and other Expansion formations, this one is meant for use in 40k. It is a detachment all to itself and has some potency that will likely see it used. I will include the details below and then pose the question of what this means for 40k and how we play our game:

Guest Post: Jeff's Initial Space Marine Army List Thoughts

Initial Army List Thoughts

With all the choices out there, its hard to choose exactly what chapter you want.  Thankfully the quasi build-a-chapter style of the new book can really help those power armor fan boys out there!  Jeff chimes in today with his well written thoughts on picking your chapter.  

Welcome back. In my previous post, I introduced myself and what I am planning. Today I would like to share with you my initial thoughts in regards to the various chapter tactics and potential army lists with each of them

The Worst Thing About Getting What You Want...

... is getting what you want.

It's Fly again to see where we stand in this wild time of the 41st millennium. And times are a' changin'.

Guest Post: Play it right: Grenades in 6th Edition

Play it right: Grenades in 6th edition.

TJ here with a guest post from a blog we really like called 40k War Zone, a member of the 40k blogrolls, an excellent source of news, rumors, tactics, discussion and entertaining rules posts like the one below that made both Chris Vinton and us think of the opening days of 6th! Enjoy this post by CrAzY 424 and when you are done, check out their blog!

I wanted to make a quick post about some common misconceptions about how Grenades work within 6th edition 40k. It came to my attention that a number of gamers have misinterpreted the rules and have, unfortunately, been playing some pretty crazy games. Most of this stuff will be pretty hilarious for the majority of 40k players. Here it is:

Indiana State Chapionship Round Up

by Chris Vinton

My theory of people that go to tournaments get better at tournaments (yes, its obvious but really think about it) was reinforced this weekend.  Jesse Z and I packed up the diesel jetta and made the trek down to Lafayette Indiana for the first state championship.  Despite the field being very small, there was some very stiff competition.

Sentinels of Terra iBook review

by Chris Vinton

I just downloaded the ibook and have been looking it over.  As a new Chapter Supplement I'm very excited to see what was in this.  I looked around for a 'under the hood' type review because as someone that doesn't normally play imperial fists, I wanted to have a read before I buy look at it.  Unfortunately there is little out there so after sleeping on it I decided to drop the 40$ and let all of you enjoy this buy as well.  Hopefully this will help our readers make an educated buy.

Win More Games Without Changing your Plan

How to win more games without changing your plan, buying more models or changing your list

Here is a guest post from a local player.  I'm a big fan of what he's saying.  It touches on something a lot of people loose sight of; The basics!

Hello, this is Mike Loniewski with, well, myself. This would be my first official blog post of the entire internet. I am a long time Warhammer 40k player, father of three, husband of one, job holder and all around good guy. I post regularly on Dakka Dakka where I have a painting/modeling thread for my armies, I help run a small gaming group through Facebook and consider myself an okay player.

New 40k FAQ Breakdown!

TJ here with a quick run down of the new 40k FAQs that came out today. I have a quick breakdown below for those who cannot access the FAQs for now, like people at work:

A Simple, Fair Method For Terrain Placement: Video and Interview!

One of the things people have a hard time adjusting to in 6th edition is terrain placement, specifically when set up by the players. Now, yes two decent human beings should be able to do it with no problems, but not everyone is always a decent human being (even me). With that being said, Ken Blakely of the Second Founding posted a video explaining a method he pioneered that was a precursor to the current Adepticon Primer method that will be used this year for the GT.

Now, before you turn your nose up or move on, give the video a view and see what they are talking about. Myself and Chuck play with this method in all of our pick-up games, regardless of whether or not the tourney we are practicing for uses terrain placement. Not only do we find this modification fair for both parties, we find it to be a fun way to help set the conditions for your army and that way neither player can blame the board set-up for their win/ loss without pointing the first finger at themselves. Enough of my thoughts though, below is the video, demonstrated by Greg Sparks (American ETC Captain) and Adepticon 2012  Warmaster, Brad Chester.

Combat Patrol Tournament this Saturday at Evolution Games

Hey guys,

Just a reminder that this Saturday, at Evolution Games in Lansing, Michigan there is a combat patrol tournament going to happen!  I hope to see you all there!

1500 Point Tournament at Evolution Games

Hey guys,

Just a reminder that this Saturday, Evolution Games, in Lansing, Michigan will be holding a 1500 point Warhammer 40k tournament! We hope to see you there. Here are the scenarios:

The New Dark Angels Codex: Sharing the Raven Wing Experience!

 

Old School here with a post concerning Raven Wing bike armies. Now, usually I would just talk about what I thought worked and what doesn't and list ideas when it comes to exploring a new book, but then I found a couple of articles that not only detailed a list using the new Raven Wing, but 5 games worth of competitive battle reports summing its performance against a lot of different lists and how it was used to full effect on the table. With that said, rather than run my mouth, I want to share some field experience from the links below:

Necrons; Whats in the FAQ

The new FAQ meant a lot of things for a lot of armies but for the Necrons it just means our games become more streamline and a lot less 'So, I usually play this this way, how do you play it' is being said before games for us.  Here's a recap of what it all means for us.

New Dark Angels Codex Thoughts: Heavy Support

OST here with the last of my thoughts on the new DA codex before I get into potential list ideas (I have to find a way to run my Death Wing!). Today we are looking at Heavy Support, so since many of our choices are the same as other books, this will be rather short.

New Dark Angels Codex Thoughts: Fast Attack!

Old School here to continue my initial thoughts on the New Dark Angels codex. This time we will be looking at my favorite section of the book (possibly tied with the HQ slot), the Fast Attack section. Let's start with the original Raven Wing, where this crazy business all began!

February Tournament Announcement at Evolution Games

Hey all,

Lord Solar Steve here with a tournament announcement. Evolution Games in Lansing, Michigan is hosting a tournament on February 16th.  It is a 1500 point tournament with a $10 registration fee. This should be a lot of fun! I do not have all the details on the rounds but I do have a schedule for the day! It is as follows:

New Dark Angels Codex Thoughts: Troops!

Old School here to continue my initial thoughts and ramblings on the New Dark Angels Codex. Since I have already covered HQs and Elites (and since I need to keep it brief, haha), I will talk about the troops today.

New FAQs for Big Rulebook, Dark Angels and Many More!

Old School here to help get the word out that new FAQs are up for most of the 40k books, including the brand spanking new Dark Angels! CSM got some interesting new items like

New Dark Angels Codex Thoughts Part 2: The Elites!

Old School here to continue the talk I started yesterday concerning the new Dark Angels codex. We talked about HQs and my initial thoughts and today we will continue with the Elites section. No discussion about Dark Angels Elites would be complete without talking about the Death Wing. Since the Terminator army was one of my first and certainly one of my favorites, we will start there:

Allies in 6th: Your Take and My Experience Thus Far

Old School here to present a few questions to the community regarding allies; What do you think of Allies so far? Have they been worth it from a gameplay perspective? Have you seen any cool themes? Does it all just rub you the wrong way? Of course I will give you my opinion, while also exploring the ideas and opinions I have heard from fellow gamers.