Hi, my friends and I are casual
WH40k gamers. So far, we've only played with each other. Our armies generally are in the 1600-2000 point range overall. I have around 2500 points worth of Tyranids however since I bought 100+ models off ebay for $40 (It was ridiculous!)
We've done some fun 2v2's, but tomorrow I'm thinking of a 2v1 with 2500 pts worth of Tyranids versus two armies of 1000, Guard and Eldar. Half of the board will be the outskirts of a city and the advantage will clearly be given to the Eldar/Guard. For funsies, we were going to choose a few Strategems for the defenders, and give the Tyranids Orbital Bombardment and one troop choice will get Deep Striking regardless of actually having it (as though they had a Spore attached, don't have a spore!)
Anywho, since my nid force is mostly a Horde type if I fielded all of it, it should be a massive affair with swarms and swarms of Tyranids charging into a desperate defense. It should be a ton of fun! I'll try to take as many pictures as I can so people can take a look (I'll probably make my first battle report if so

) but I'm wondering if anyone has any tips to make it more fun/balanced. The goal is for it to be a competitive game, as in either side could win, but the advantage to slightly favor the Guard/Eldar.
Cheers!