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Author: | Dave [ Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:46 pm ] |
Post subject: | [Epic: Xenos] 3k Onachus v0.1.1 vs SM (NetEA) - 2010/11/05 |
Got in three games with the 'nids over the weekend. For these I tried out some special rule changes: I removed the tournament objectives and victory conditions special rules and changed Synapse Swarms to the following: Quote: Synapse Swarms have an initiative of 3+, may not capture or contest objectives, and count as destroyed for the purposes of tiebreak if all of their synapse units are destroyed. This meant that the 'nids had a BTS formation like every other army, and that brood creatures in a Synapse Swarm could contest and control objectives if their synapse were alive. Marines won in the 3rd with Take and Hold and Blitz. This was Chris's first game with the 'nids and he tried out a really huge formation of bugs. Space Marines Code: 250 - Bike Chaplain 200 - Land Speeder 250 - Devastators 275 - Predator Annihilators 275 - Predator Destructors 175 - Scout Sniper 175 - Scout Sniper 475 - Tactical Supreme Commander, Hunter 300 - Tactical 250 - Vindicator 375 - Whirlwind Hunter 3000/11 Tyranid Code: 825 - Tyranid Warriors
2 Warriors, 1 Hive Tyrant, 2x Hormagaunts, 2x Termagants, 2x Zoanthropes 400 - Tyranid Warriors Hormagaunts, Termagants, Carnifex 400 - Tyranid Warriors Hormagaunts, Termagants, Carnifex 375 - Tyranid Warriors Hormagaunts, Termagants, Gargoyles 375 - Tyranid Warriors Hormagaunts, Termagants, Gargoyles 175 - Harridan 150 - Genestealer Swarm 150 - Genestealer Swarm 150 - Genestealer Swarm 3000/9 |
Author: | Dave [ Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:48 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: [Epic: Xenos] 3k Onachus v0.1.1 vs SM (NetEA) - 2010/11/ |
Start of Game Start of Game The Vindicators double and take out three stealers, breaking them. Swarm 1 marches up. The Genestealers double to protect them. The Tacticals double and take out a stealer in the open. The third unit of stealers marches to the woods. The Land Speeders engage the stealers. One goes down. They break and retreat to behind the hill. Swarm 2 marches up. The Annihlators double and lay a BM. Swarm 5 marches up and the SC doubles and lays a BM. Swarm 4 marches up. The Whirlwinds sustain on Swarm 4 and take out the three warriors, and 4 gaunts. The Harridan doubles and lays a BM on the scouts. The Bikes engage Swarm 5. Two bikes and 6 brood creatures go down between attacks and support. Swarm 5 breaks, the warriors fall back to absorb Swarm 4. Swarm 3 marches up. The Predator destruckers double and lay a BM. The Devastators double and lay a BM on Swarm 4. The scouts engage Swarm 4, taking out the gaunts. The Carnifex fall back. The Scouts engage Swarm 3. A scout and 5 brood go down. Five more Brood are hacked down. |
Author: | Dave [ Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:48 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: [Epic: Xenos] 3k Onachus v0.1.1 vs SM (NetEA) - 2010/11/ |
Turn 2 Turn 2 The Annihilators double back and take out the Hive Tyrant and a Warrior. The Predators enagage Swarm 4, one warrior and a Pred go down and the bugs break. Swarm 1 engages the Speeders. One of each go down. The Speeders break. The stealers retain and engage the Marines, the marines take no losses and the Stealers are wiped out. The Whirlwinds sustain on Swarm 4, take out another Warrior, 2 Zoans and 3 gaunts, breaking it. The Devastators retain and advance on the Stealers, laying a BM. The other Stealers engage the Marines. Two marines go down thanks to some support and the stealers are wiped out. The Scouts engage the Stealers. They are wiped out and Swarm 3 takes a Zoan loss. The Vindicators back up and take out two Gaunts in Swarm 2. Swarm 2 doubles up and lays a BM. The Tacticals double over and lay a BM on Swarm 2. The Scouts engage Swarm 2. Three brood and a Warrior go down, along with a scout, the bugs break. The Harridan engages the Marines. They wound her but she takes down two stands and a Rhino. The Marines break. The SC doubles to behind Swarm 4 but gets no kills. The Bikes engage Swarm 4, the first round is a tie and the second sees them in base contact. The Bikes are wiped out. |
Author: | Dave [ Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:48 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: [Epic: Xenos] 3k Onachus v0.1.1 vs SM (NetEA) - 2010/11/ |
Turn 3 The Scouts engage Swarm 3, basing the zoans and gaunts. Three Scouts go down but the bugs break. The SC retains and sustains on Swarm 4, killing a Warrior and breaking them. The Harridan engages the Vindicators and barges them her full move to the Whirlwinds. She wipes them out but takes another wound. Swarm 2 doubles to the blitz. The whirlwinds sustain on Swarm 1 and take out some brood. End of Game End of Game |
Author: | uberChris [ Mon Nov 08, 2010 6:59 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: [Epic: Xenos] 3k Onachus v0.1.1 vs SM (NetEA) - 2010/11/ |
This game can be summed up in one word - "ouch" - the Hive mind recieved a sound beating. Hive Mind to all Synapse creatures: "Get everyone into the digestive pools and let's try this spawning thing again...". I thought that I would try to take some different options and a big scary formation to draw fire...which they did too good of a job at. This game showed me that when fighting Marines, Tyranids should take artillery, teleporters, tunnelers and as many small formations as possible. That way they can assault their foes by every means possible and quickly. I think that when fighting an army with lower troop quality/initiative, the Tyranids can be a little more creative with the structure of formations. Due to the Tyranids poorer FF and the spawning rules, opponents can get into close proximity and be successful. That's my two cents worth, I had a good time regardless of the outcome. |
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