Our longest podcast yet, and its only part ! In this episode, we talk all types of Eldar: Craftworld, Dark Eldar, Harlequins, and Corsairs. If you have ever thought of starting an Eldar army, this podcast is for you!

Show Notes

The Eldar armies:

* Craftworld

* Dark Eldar

* Harlequins

* Corsairs

Aesthetics and model range

Craftworld Eldar

* Special rules: Battlefocus, Fleet

* Units Breakdown

* Detachments and formations

* Psychics

Dark Eldar

* Special rules: Power from pain, some Fleet

* Units Breakdown

* Detachments and Formations

Harlequins

* Special rules: Fleet, Furious Charge, Hit and run

* Units Breakdown

* Formations

* Psychics

Corsairs

* Special Rules: Reckless abandon, Dancing on the Blade’s edge

* Units Breakdown

* Formations

* Psychics

Our longest podcast yet, and its only part ! In this episode, we talk all types of Eldar: Craftworld, Dark Eldar, Harlequins, and Corsairs. If you have ever thought of starting an Eldar army, this podcast is for you!

Show Notes

The Eldar armies:

* Craftworld

* Dark Eldar

* Harlequins

* Corsairs

Aesthetics and model range

Craftworld Eldar

* Special rules: Battlefocus, Fleet

* Units Breakdown

* Detachments and formations

* Psychics

Dark Eldar

* Special rules: Power from pain, some Fleet

* Units Breakdown

* Detachments and Formations

Harlequins

* Special rules: Fleet, Furious Charge, Hit and run

* Units Breakdown

* Formations

* Psychics

Corsairs

* Special Rules: Reckless abandon, Dancing on the Blade’s edge

* Units Breakdown

* Formations

* Psychics

In this episode, we talk about the concept of "force protection," or how to keep your models alive long enough to accomplish their mission. We also talk about when to protect and when its OK to lose units and why HQ units are not always easy to keep alive.

Show Notes

Don't think in terms of trying to “make your points back” if you trade one unit for the same points. You always have to look at what a unit has the potential to do and what you will lose if it dies. Objective secured units have a value above their point cost.

How to keep units alive?

Deployment

* Pre-measure at deployment, what is the threat range? You are infinitely survivable with no range or sight

* Keep in reserve: reserve manipulations

MSU

* Having lots of small units that won’t impact your game if you lose them

* Force protection through numbers; can still accomplish a mission because you have redundancy

* Example: Space Marine Battlecompany

Deathstar

* Build an “unkillable” unit from parts

* Examples: Thunderwolf star, Seer Council, etc.

Speed

* Keep out of assault and shooting range; threat range

* Bikes with turbo boost, vehicles with fast movement

Extra bodies

* Beefing up units so that they cannot be easily killed in a single turn

* Using bubble wrap to keep the important units safe

Cover and LOS

Where do you put your HQs?

* When coming up with a list, always think about where to put your HQs to keep them safe

* ICs are highly un-resilient for their points compared to other units, need to be in a unit that will survive

Knowing when to protect, when to lose a unit

In this episode, we talk about the concept of “force protection,” or how to keep your models alive long enough to accomplish their mission. We also talk about when to protect and when its OK to lose units and why HQ units are not always easy to keep alive.

Show Notes

Don’t think in terms of trying to “make your points back” if you trade one unit for the same points. You always have to look at what a unit has the potential to do and what you will lose if it dies. Objective secured units have a value above their point cost.

How to keep units alive?

Deployment

* Pre-measure at deployment, what is the threat range? You are infinitely survivable with no range or sight

* Keep in reserve: reserve manipulations

MSU

* Having lots of small units that won’t impact your game if you lose them

* Force protection through numbers; can still accomplish a mission because you have redundancy

* Example: Space Marine Battlecompany

Deathstar

* Build an “unkillable” unit from parts

* Examples: Thunderwolf star, Seer Council, etc.

Speed

* Keep out of assault and shooting range; threat range

* Bikes with turbo boost, vehicles with fast movement

Extra bodies

* Beefing up units so that they cannot be easily killed in a single turn

* Using bubble wrap to keep the important units safe

Cover and LOS

Where do you put your HQs?

* When coming up with a list, always think about where to put your HQs to keep them safe

* ICs are highly un-resilient for their points compared to other units, need to be in a unit that will survive

Knowing when to protect, when to lose a unit

Warhammer 40k is much more than just a game. From modeling and painting to reading the novels to playing the game for fun or competition, we cover all parts of 40k.  We also talk about how you can you get the most out of 40k and avoid burn out.

Show Notes

The elements of 40K

* Modeling or painting

* List building

* Fiction and the story

* Community

* Playing the game

Playing 40K

40k has literally escalated; the power level is really high, and some people feel they need to constantly buy more and more to keep up.

The change to rules can be tough for some players; its not easy to transition to new things and keep up.

What do you want to get out of playing the game of 40?

* If your goal is to be a top player, then it requires probably more time and money than you are willing to commit.

* If you really don’t care about winning so much, and just like playing what you like, then it’s pretty simple to just buy and build and play.

* If your goal is to be a BETTER player, than we can help, just remember that there will always be someone who has the latest and greatest or has come up with something that is really good.

It’s impossible to come up with the “perfect list.” There are only lists that you feel comfortable playing and lists that are more or less effective given the matchup you are up against and the mission you are playing.

Warhammer 40k is much more than just a game. From modeling and painting to reading the novels to playing the game for fun or competition, we cover all parts of 40k.  We also talk about how you can you get the most out of 40k and avoid burn out.

Show Notes

The elements of 40K

* Modeling or painting

* List building

* Fiction and the story

* Community

* Playing the game

Playing 40K

40k has literally escalated; the power level is really high, and some people feel they need to constantly buy more and more to keep up.

The change to rules can be tough for some players; its not easy to transition to new things and keep up.

What do you want to get out of playing the game of 40?

* If your goal is to be a top player, then it requires probably more time and money than you are willing to commit.

* If you really don’t care about winning so much, and just like playing what you like, then it’s pretty simple to just buy and build and play.

* If your goal is to be a BETTER player, than we can help, just remember that there will always be someone who has the latest and greatest or has come up with something that is really good.

It’s impossible to come up with the “perfect list.” There are only lists that you feel comfortable playing and lists that are more or less effective given the matchup you are up against and the mission you are playing.

In this episode, we conclude our discussion of the Assault Phase in 40k. We talk math hammer and assault and how to figure out what your units should and should not assault. We also talk about how to build an effective assault unit.

Show Notes

Math hammer

You should always know what your assault unit can do in assault

Formula: Probability to hit * probability to wound * probability to fail save * probability to fail FNP/Reanimation

Example: 5 Assault marines assaulting a 3 man Eldar Scatter bike squad

Some units are very very fragile in assault; low strength, low attacks, low initiative, or low armor saves

Morale plays a big part in assault.

To remember:

* Anything that has a lot of attacks is dangerous

* Bypassing a save is a bonus

* Stomp is very powerful; no roll to hit, chance to remove models

* Low S is hard to make work

* Hit and run is really powerful!

* Watch for High Initiative attacks

List building

* MSU

* Gargantuan creatures/walkers

* Deathstar

In this episode, we conclude our discussion of the Assault Phase in 40k. We talk math hammer and assault and how to figure out what your units should and should not assault. We also talk about how to build an effective assault unit.

Show Notes

Math hammer

You should always know what your assault unit can do in assault

Formula: Probability to hit * probability to wound * probability to fail save * probability to fail FNP/Reanimation

Example: 5 Assault marines assaulting a 3 man Eldar Scatter bike squad

Some units are very very fragile in assault; low strength, low attacks, low initiative, or low armor saves

Morale plays a big part in assault.

To remember:

* Anything that has a lot of attacks is dangerous

* Bypassing a save is a bonus

* Stomp is very powerful; no roll to hit, chance to remove models

* Low S is hard to make work

* Hit and run is really powerful!

* Watch for High Initiative attacks

List building

* MSU

* Gargantuan creatures/walkers

* Deathstar

In this episode, we talk about our experience at the Las Vegas Open 2016 and the lessons we learned from watching and playing against the top 40k players in the country. We also talk about terrain, missions, the current game meta, and what you should include in your own armies.

Show Notes

We won’t cover all the top lists and encourage you to copy them. The specific lists and units are not as valuable as the understanding the strategies and tactics behind the choices made.

We want to show what the best players come up with as solutions to winning a game.

Overview of the Event

* Getting to the LVO

* Tables, terrain, and scoring system

* Our personal experiences

LVO/ITC Missions

How do they work, what do they favor?

Lessons Learned

* Line of sight blocking terrain

* Winning the ITC missions

* Hammer units

* Speed/movement

* MSU/Death Stars

* Ignores cover

* Null Deployment

* Board Presence

Preparing for next year...

In this episode, we talk about our experience at the Las Vegas Open 2016 and the lessons we learned from watching and playing against the top 40k players in the country. We also talk about terrain, missions, the current game meta, and what you should include in your own armies.

Show Notes

We won’t cover all the top lists and encourage you to copy them. The specific lists and units are not as valuable as the understanding the strategies and tactics behind the choices made.

We want to show what the best players come up with as solutions to winning a game.

Overview of the Event

* Getting to the LVO

* Tables, terrain, and scoring system

* Our personal experiences

LVO/ITC Missions

How do they work, what do they favor?

Lessons Learned

* Line of sight blocking terrain

* Winning the ITC missions

* Hammer units

* Speed/movement

* MSU/Death Stars

* Ignores cover

* Null Deployment

* Board Presence

Preparing for next year…