Played another game vs. Dark Eldar which resulted in a turn 4 victory for the Squats. I won it by 75 points - slim margin to say the least.
Warrior Formation w/ Rhinos and Grand Warlord 425
Berserkers w/ Rhinos 175
Warrior Formation w/ Rhinos 300
Colossus w/ Living Ancestor 500
2 x Iron Eagles + 2 x Iron Hawks 250
Goliath Cannons (2) 300
Thunderfires w/ Extra Squad 200
Thunderfires 100
Robots 225
Overlord 250
Bikes 225
Pit Head 50
Dark Eldar list had (from memory)
Incubi and Archon in a Slavebringer
Tormentor Titan
Ravager formation
Scourges (teleporting)
Mandrakes (teleporting)
Razorwing bombers
Nightwing fighters
Vessel of Pain
Reaver formation
Reaver formation
Portal
Kashnarak
Played with the upgraded Thunderfires again and found the squad of 4 to be useful only in that they were the only units to survive the formation once the Thunderfires were destroyed.
I do believe that 100 points is not enough for a formation of two and would like to go back to the 125 point formation, +75 for the upgrade.
Stubborn rule didn't hurt the Squats at all, and the 1+ rally rolls made the end of the turns much better than the failed activations of the beginning of the turns.
Played with the Living Ancestor and used him every turn, although he made no difference. I would declare I was using him, roll the die, then activate above and beyond what I needed. Felt like a waste, but I suppose it would have felt pretty good if I had barely made the roll. :/
Overlord didn't survive a double-tap from the Vessel of Pain's TK weapons. It poured out a tremendous amount of firepower but only managed to strip a single shadowfield. 1s and 2s abounded. Shot down, in a blaze of glory... (lyrical reference)
Robots did great! While my DE opponent was paying keen attention to his own portal, he wasn't paying any attention to mine. The robots came out with guns blazing and managed to soak up some damage without breaking - autonom rule saved their butts.
The bikes... Well, they got targeted early and never survived to do much more than annoy my opponent with a single stand that WOULD JUST NOT DIE.
Overall I was pleased with the list. I would have liked to have more upgrades, but I suppose in a tourney environment you can't always get what you want. Comments?
_________________
author of Syncing Forward and other stories...It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I've got my Milkbone underwear on.