Start of Game
Start of Game
Swarm 7 marches.
The Manticores sustain on the Genestealers and take 3 out.
The Genestealers marshall.
The Sentinels attempt to double, fail and move up.
Swarm 2 marches up.
The Rough Riders attempt to march, fail and move.
Swarm 5 marches up.
The Infantry advance on Swarm 2 and lay a BM.
Swarm 4 marches up.
The SC doubles up and takes out two Genestealers.
Swarm 3 marches up.
The Leman Russ advance and take out all of the Warriors in Swarm 3.
The Genestealers marshall.
The Thunderbolts lay a BM on Swarm 5.
Swarm 6 marches up.
The Storm Troopers lay a BM on Swarm 5 and take out a gaunt.
The Shadowswords advance and miss but the Hydra takes out a Warrior.
The Harridan doubles and lays a BM on the SC.
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) it's pretty glaring that the 'nids rarely, if ever, fail an activation. I understand the reasoning behind dropping the "+1 or 2 (can't remember, makes them 1+int) to engage/ rally" special rule, but it does give them a very SM flavour. They'll always be able to march into the opponent's face and they'll pretty much always get to do what they want when they get there, which removes alot of uncertainty regarding tactics (it's always "march, engage"). I get the whole SR1 thing as well, but it just feels, I dunno, a bit off. Another comment along the same lines is that I've only read a few reports where you have an SC - given that these creatures are controlled by a central hive mind, shouldn't there be something like this on board, almost as a given?
