With wargamescon coming up in June, I figure I'll go ahead and start playtesting now. Here is the list I'm thinking about running using my orkwisition...
Coteaz
Librarian, shrouding, might of titans
Techmarine, psychotroke, rad grenades, 3 x servo skulls
Techmarine, psychotroke, rad grenades
Vindicaire
9 Death cult assassins, razorback, assault cannon, psybolts
9 Death cult assassins, razorback, assault cannon, psybolts
3 acolytes, 2 bolters, razorback, assault cannon, psybolts
3 acolytes, 2 bolters, razorback, assault cannon, psybolts
3 acolytes, 2 bolters, razorback, assault cannon, psybolts
3 acolytes, 2 bolters, razorback, assault cannon, psybolts
Land Raider Crusader, psybolts
Land Raider Crusader, psybolts
This list is pretty straight forward. If I go first, then I will move everything forward around the raiders and pop smoke. On their turn I will enjoy my (hopefully) 3+ cover save from the shrouding. Turn 2, I light everything up and charge what I can.
It benefits from a great deal of firepower while being literally unmatched in hand to hand armies. The vindicair is there to take out techmarines (or other characters with grenades) or to destroy enemy vehicles.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Cheating at GT's
Most 'competitive' players at grand tournaments cheat in one way or another, whether it's intentionally forgetting the rules or downright cheating. Here are some examples that I've personally witnessed....
An example of so called 'forgetting the rules' involves Nick Nanaveti, the guy who won the NOVA invitational this year. He attempted to cheat in front of me at Mechanicon 2010. He charged two units with blood crushers that were '15 apart and left a '12 gap between his models and pretended to be ignorant of the rules. I pointed it out to a judge who addressed the issue, but he has played enough to know the rules. To attempt such shennanigans which merely play on the ignorance of his opponent should have landed him a disqualification.
Then there is blatant cheating, which is shown by Stelek in this video....
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/16872317
at 33 minutes in, his long fang pack leader dies, which means he will have to move to regain coherency and not be able to fire, he picks up a missile and blatantly moves it so he won't have to.
There will always be more subtle cheating that these examples, but one thing to remember is, if you're playing somebody at a GT with a reputation for 'winning', they often cheat in some small (or big) way. Keep yours eyes open!
An example of so called 'forgetting the rules' involves Nick Nanaveti, the guy who won the NOVA invitational this year. He attempted to cheat in front of me at Mechanicon 2010. He charged two units with blood crushers that were '15 apart and left a '12 gap between his models and pretended to be ignorant of the rules. I pointed it out to a judge who addressed the issue, but he has played enough to know the rules. To attempt such shennanigans which merely play on the ignorance of his opponent should have landed him a disqualification.
Then there is blatant cheating, which is shown by Stelek in this video....
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/16872317
at 33 minutes in, his long fang pack leader dies, which means he will have to move to regain coherency and not be able to fire, he picks up a missile and blatantly moves it so he won't have to.
There will always be more subtle cheating that these examples, but one thing to remember is, if you're playing somebody at a GT with a reputation for 'winning', they often cheat in some small (or big) way. Keep yours eyes open!
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