6th Edition FAQ's Now Up!

Nick speaking, New 6th Edition Codex FAQ's are now up on the GW site! ...

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Reading 6th Edition - Independent Characters

Nick speaking, So what is going to happen to our precious Independent Characters now? Well, lets find out! The joining and leaving unit rules have been shortened and made easier to read. The 2" rule still applies and it all looks the same as it did before, but now what? 'While the IC is part of a unit, he counts as part of the unit for...

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Reading 6th Edition - Universal Special Rules

Nick speaking, Well, actually there are no longer universal special rules, but next in the book after the assault phase, are the 'Special Rules'. I think it is very fair to say at this point, this new rule book is incredibly well done, loads of reference page numbers, and a large index page for pretty much everything. Also nice to see the...

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Reading 6th Edition - The assault phase

Nick speaking, So, onto the assault phase and right away we read a change. The phase is now split into two sub-phases, 'Charge Sub-phase' and 'Fight Sub-phase'. It is split like this so that we are able to use a new concept rule called 'Overwatch'. First you declare which unit you want to charge, of which you have to be in range and have...

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Reading 6th Edition - The shooting phase

Nick speaking, Ok, so next to read in the book is the shooting phase, and we are now starting to see a few big changes. The rules follow the same format as we expect, but there is now a new 'Snap shots' rule. This basically means that any models with a ballistic skill are able to move and then shoot their guns (even heavy) at ballistic...

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Last 5th edition Eldar Saim-Hann game

Nick speaking, This was my very last game with my Saim-Hann themed army for 5th edition, and it was against Orks... ...

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Reading 6th Edition - The movement phase

Nick speaking, Not too much to report in with here. Everything is pretty much the same as it was before with the exception of a 'which models are moving' rule! You are now able to nominate which models in a unit are moving and which ones are stationary. Pretty handy if you need to reposition your unit, but still want to shoot your heavy...

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Reading 6th Edition - The first few pages

Nick speaking, The first thing I noticed about the new book is that it is huge, much thicker than previous editions. It's going to be heavier to lug around with you and will most certainly take up more bookshelf space than it probably needs to! The pages and print are of the same high quality that forth edition was, but most of the illustrations...

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6th Edition Rule Book Unboxing!

Nick speaking, You have probably noticed that I have been posting more than usual recently, this was mainly because I had some 5th edition stuff in my scheduled list that I needed to clear through before the new book arrived. Well today is 6th edition day for me, as I have managed to get my grubby hands on the new rule book! Below is...

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Tyranids Vs Tau 1750pt Battle Report

Nick speaking, Well, now that I have my Broodlord painted, I need to get him on the table. I have played around with a Swarmlord Star list before, but I have never played with nine Hive Guard. This is mainly because I don't have the models, but as Warriors make great proxies for Hive Guard and indeed, great conversion opportunities for...

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Lukas Mega Bomb list and BatRep Vs Grey Knights

Nick speaking, A few posts ago I talked about some tactical ideas on using Lukas the Trickster for my Space Wolves, and my 13th Company Trickster that was painted up by PaintingXoan. For my first game with him, I wanted to run what I call, the Lukas Mega Bomb. Basically, it's a full unit of Blood Claws with Lukas and a Wolf Priest, all...

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Mechdar Vs Ultramarines BatRep

Nick speaking, This is the last game I had with my three Wave Serpents before I put them on the painting desk. My list is based around using the six Forge World converted tanks I have. It isn't a very spammy list and doesn't make best use of unit redundancy, but I had a lot of fun with it when I played it against Daemons and Orks, so it...

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Next painting project for The IDIC Eldar!

Nick speaking, Well, it's fair to say that the release of the Necron Doom/Night Scythe put a bit of a spanner in the works for my next Eldar painting project, but rest assured, I have also been quietly working on some Eldar at the same time. I have now finished magnetising and preparing my three Forge World Wave Serpents ready for painting....

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6th Edition White Dwarf for Necrons!

Nick speaking, With everyone talking about what can be learnt about 6th edition in this months White Dwarf, I can see why the latest Necron release has had no attention! Both Anrakyr the Traveller and Orikan the Diviner are available to buy on 21st July. I think these two new minis are looking pretty sweet, although I am not sure about...

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Lukas the Trickster Tactics

Nick speaking, Now that I have my Lukas the Trickster mini painted up for me by PaintingXoan, it's time to look at getting him on the table. I am aware that you will not find this dirty fighter in most competitive lists, or indeed even his Blood Claw brothers, but even so, for casual fun games, he surely can bring something to the table....

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Night Scythe Deckchair Delay Tactics

Nick speaking, So, are the new Necron Flyers totally designed for 6th edition? We know that Flyers are going to have their own rules in the book, and as GW will want to sell lots of them, they probably are going to be half decent. As it stands now though, and with my interchangeable Scythe all painted up, I have been trying to work out...

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300th post! My Nids Painted So Far...

Nick speaking, Not so long ago I noticed that today's scheduled post was going to be my 300th post! Wow, I really can't believe it myself, but I must be enjoying the Blog or I would never have got to it. So as a pat on my own back, I decided to put some time aside and get all my painted Stinger Hive Fleet that I have done so far, together...

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Fritz C'tan Challenge Battle Report (not video)

Nick speaking, First up, thank you Fritz for coming up with his three C'tan challenge. It has been a pleasure taking up the challenge and coming up with a list that is all about taking three C'tan. You can check out how I went about building my list in this post, but here is my final list and a battle report against Orks that I did for...

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Lucky Lukas the Trickster Painted!

Nick speaking, A while back I posted about winning a competition over on a YouTube Channel by PaintingXoan. The prize was for me to send him one of my miniatures for him to paint up to my requirements. I sent him my Space Wolves 13th Co. Lukas the Trickster conversion, with an Emperors Children arm, and I am very pleased to have received...

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Necron Super Scarabs Vs Orks BatRep (not video)

Nick speaking, With Nemesor making my Scarabs, Super Scarabs. I take on Orks for the first time with my Necron Scarab Farm list... My List: 1 x Stormlord 1 x Nemesor 1 x Cryptek/Chronometron 9 x Immortals/Tesla 5 x Warriors 5 x Warriors 2 x Ghost Arks  10 x Scarabs  10 x Scarabs 10 x Scarabs 3x Spyders/1x...

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