How do you build an army list?

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**DickBandit**

I finally gave in and paid for Army Builder, and I gotta say it is worth the money if you're iffy on what you can and can't have. It will check to see if everything in your list is legal.

**Necanor**

Pen and paper since it is usually the fastest.

**Jaon**

Nothin but notepad and a codex

**Helbrecht**

Pen and paper. what can I say, I'm a traditionalist

**InquisitorRoeth**

Real wargamers use pen and paper

**mega_bassist**

I use a combo of pen/paper and Microsoft Word

**Trasvi**

For those who don't use ArmyBuilder... why?
Is it
A) Personal Preference
B) Cost
C) Too hard
D) Incorrect Data Files
E) Pen+Paper is easier/portable
F) Other/Combination?

I like using Armybuilder, especially when I'm at higher points values, and especially for Fantasy. The ability to change unit count easily multiple times is invaluable when trying to squeeze maximum value out of those last few points. When I try to to the same thing by hand the paper ends up so scribbled over it is illegible, and I still couldn't tell you if I ended up with 8 or 9 models in the squad.

Generally, I work out my list with Armybuilder, and then for a Tournament i'll print it out nicely with Word - I find armybuilder has too much on the sheet, when all your opponent really wants to know is the number of models and what equipment.

**HoverBoy**

Trasvi wrote:For those who don't use ArmyBuilder... why?
Is it
A) Personal Preference
B) Cost
C) Too hard
D) Incorrect Data Files
E) Pen+Paper is easier/portable
F) Other/Combination?

A, B, C and D.

PS: F – Army builder sheets give me headaches.

**Comintern**

Depends!

Tourny!
Text Document, laid out and in pristine order and condition.

Saturday/any day gaming. Pen & Paper (sometimes, whatever can be written on.)

**anglerfish3**

Pen and paper and then this app called iroster40k. also where could i get the gw sheets?

**Skinnereal**

Battlescribe and Army Creator on the Android

**Toreador**

Yeah, I have to say Battlescribe, and only after having two computers crash and had to go through the licensing thing with AB all over again. Basically bought it again...

So now I help maintain and work on the Battlescribe data files, so I am a little biased. But when I can throw together the basic framework for a list in a few hours, then use it and keep improving it as I go, makes me quite happy. That and it's free.

**sarpedons-right-hand**

Pen and paper all the way. I'm just old skool!

**Trondheim**

Pen and paper, works like a charm. And besides I can do at work

**Anpu-adom**

The Forge

thedigitalfoundry.com/forge

**Begel Dverl**

I use Second Sphere's army list creator.

**Baldsmug**

Ive been using microsoft excel, its pretty nice, I'm still learning the ins and outs but I've got it set up to be pretty easy to change things around and since I'm working on 2 armies at the same time i can have it do all the math so they stay even and all i have to do is obsess over what wargear looks coolest.
Soon I'd like to figure out how to the do the "drop downs" and the "if thens" in the program and it would be pretty much like any other army builder software.

**metallifan**

A finger and the snow.

That's how we do it in Canada, Eh?

**Smitty**

Pen(cil) and paper FTW!!!!

**Emmkay**

Pen and paper, I have most of the points values memorised so speed isn't really an issue. If it had to look nice I have some nice typesetting templates I made up back in 1st year uni

**Murenius**

I use Online Codex, a German freeware project. Allows me to build an army list very quickly.

**Akroma06**

I use excel as it can add points for me and I can split the categories up how I want. Plus it costs less than army builder.

**smeugal fan**

http://www.alice40k.tripod.com download your army file for free

**infinite_array**

Other, easyarmy.com, for all my Flames of War goodness.

**Nuclear_Bomb**

Old fasion pen and paper

**Loricatus Aurora**

Spready all the way

How can you not!

I use columns for base cost, extras and total cost

Lays out with HQ, Elite, Troops, Fast and Hvy beautifully

**Danzag**

Generally pen and paper. Unless I'm feeling really special I use notepad on any comp I can use at the time.

There's just something more wholesome about using the mighty pen to write a mighty army list.

**Ouze**

I have a spreadsheet of every model I have completed which I use to help build armies, but the actual writing of them, I just use Wordpad for.

**Jubear**

On the flayed skin of my vanquished opponents using a k bar as a quill and the blood of spacemarines for ink.

And sometimes wordpad.

**shoggoth**

Battle scribe