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I was surprised that you took only one Tervigon since FNP is so important.

Blackmoor wrote:I was surprised that you took only one Tervigon since FNP is so important.

It was a "test an extreme" scenario. I think I can spare the bodies, albeit at the risk of losing the sheer overload factor, in favor of the synergy-boost that is another Tervigon. And as a bonus, I wouldn't have to finish all 40 new genestealers by the end of the month.

I'll try it out.

Janthkin wrote:This was a very interesting game. Those Mindstrike missiles are disproportionately harsh on most Tyranid psykers, who have zero chance to avoid taking wounds (and who are likely to be on VERY LARGE bases, making them easy targets).

I made a couple movement/casualty removal mistakes that I'd like back (one of which allowed the purifiers & libby to slip past the 'gant screen and engage my zoanthropes & hive guard), and jy2 played a very orderly game. I think I actually have too many genestealers - they get in their own way. If I trim the list back to 60 'stealers, I can add a second HQ Tervigon & 1 more Hive Guard, both of which will have very positive effects on the whole list.

We'll try again soon.

Yeah, I agree that mindstrike missiles are pretty darn devastating against nids. There's really nothing much they can do about it except to pray that it misses. Then again, what could be worse than Jaws or Warp Rift or even regular daemonhammers?

Ironically, what happened to you was similar to what happened to me the last time we played. Last time, I split up my forces and lost. This time, your forces were too spread out and I refused flanked you with my entire army. In a ways, your army was "split up" as your far left genestealers didn't really contribute much to your overall offense.

Now if only your tervigon had survived to spawn more termagants, your far genestealers could help out with the rest of the army. But then that is why I took out your tervigon early.

I agree that the army may be better with less stealers, another tervigon and some more shooting. The ultimate test is if that army can take on SabrX's immo-spam Witch Hunter list.

SabrX wrote:Wow. This was a very intense game. Shame for small mistakes. Those dreads did a great job tying up the genestealers in assault. Excellent btrp!

I wish one day I could play against Janthkin's list with my Immy Spam list.

If you want to play against Janthkin's nids, you can just come along with me the next time I go to GK on Thurs. Just let me know.

Why is it that you're taking the 2++ from the Warding Staves from Perils? Because the Perils is happening in the assault phase?

puma713 wrote:Why is it that you're taking the 2++ from the Warding Staves from Perils? Because the Perils is happening in the assault phase?

Yup. The Staves works against wounds caused "in close combat." Hammerhand is cast in close combat. (I don't think it would help against a miscast Might of Titans, which is cast at the start of the assault phase, BEFORE assault moves.)