How do you build an army list?

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**legoburner**

As suggested by Squid_herder

**focusedfire**

Pen and paper.

**Anshal**

Gws list builder

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

Pen and paper everytime. Sometimes I might then transfer it onto a fancy sheet, (mainly for games like Mordheim) but during construction always on a pad.

**Honersstodnt**

Lone Wolf's Army Builder.

seriously worth every penny I spent on it.

**Dedrith**

Microsoft Word, mostly because I havn't considered using an alternitive yet. Would someone like to tell me about these army builders? or point me to a place where I can learn about them?

**ceorron**

Notepad every time. Clear, easy to edit, quick and simple. Closest thing to paper a computer can provide you with.

**LunaHound**

On notepad or on dakka

**Turalon**

When I am at home or have my lappy handy, then it's lone wolf all the way, just because it is so easy to use and play around with the list.

Otherwise, pen and paper wok fine.

**The Bringer**

alice40k.tripod.com

It has some really nice and convenient army list creators.... and its free.

**gregor_xenos**

Lone Wolf Armybuilder FTW!!!

This thing is AWSOME, and worth every cent!!!

**loranafaeriequeen**

in a notebook or on one of those army sheets from the gw site.

**Lt. Coldfire**

Nice to see a lot people still use a pen and paper =)
Hardcore.

**Redbeard**

ArmyBuilder, but I'm getting more and more frustrated with it. Stupid licencing rules and inept list updaters are getting to the point where I'm about to write my own online version that can be accessed anywhere.

**Wildstorm**

Custom spreadsheets! I used to even load in drop downs and conditional formatting... I use Excel at work so when things get slow...

**Generalstoner**

I use army builder but also use the good ole' pen and paper method at times as well.

**Shake Zoola**

A combination of the Army Builder and Pen and paper...but pen and paper is my staple!

**solkan**

If ever there was a poll which should have been multiple choice...

I use Army Builder for 40K and Fantasy, but can't stand using it for Warmachine. For that, iBodger or using paper and cards is so much simpler.

**ceorron**

LunaHound wrote:On notepad or on dakka

Nice to see someone else using the right tool for the job.

**Fiend**

Spreadsheets, which I add necessary formulas to.

I was actually surprised that not as many people did this as everyone in my group does. My list ideas always start on paper though.

**djphranq**

You should be able to select multiple choices... I build lists differently from time to time... some times pen and paper.... sometimes army builder... sometimes ibodger... sometimes cookie monster...

**Gorechild**

Paper or an army builder i found on the interweb called "the forge". Its great once you know how to use it + its free!

**Catyrpelius**

Whatever I have avalible at the time will suffice, but once I'm ready to actually play the army it goes into a spreadsheet.

**BladeWalker**

Pen and paper all the way. It usually makes me the only guy with a non-army builder list, but I still type it up, convert it to pdf and print it when I'm going to an event.

**Gathering Storm**

Pen and Paper all of the time.

My brother uses the GW list builder.

**Blitza da warboy**

I am addicted to my Itouch. i just go to the notes section and write my list there since its much more easier to carry than paper and is harder to lose than paper

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**NoToTheMan**

Alice 40k
it's free and it works
but it sucks if you're guard

**HoverBoy**

Nodepad+calculator+printer

**blazinpsycho&typhooni**

What's an army list? I honestly don't know, is it just as the name says? Or is it slightly different?

**Sigmatron**

pen and paper