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So my local gaming store is having an escaltion league for 40k with these rules

league entry purchase any troop choice
anyone can join the league late and backtrack games to catch up on points
we may update or change any league rules as necessary

week 1 July 14
play 3 different kill team games using your troop choice from above with 3 different league players.

for each game loss you earn 1 league point and a ticket for the week 1 drawing A.
Drawing A ----$15 off an HQ choice for your league army.
for each game win you earn 2 league points and a ticket for the week 1 drawing B.
Drawing B ----$25 off an HQ choice for your league army.


week 2 july 21
play 3 different kill team games using your troop choice from above with 3 different league players.
Can not play the same players as the previous week unless there are not enough particapants to play all new opponents.

for each game loss you earn 1 league point and a ticket for the week 2 drawing A.
for each game win you earn 2 league points and 2 ticket for the week 2 drawing A.
Drawing A ----$15 off an HQ choice for your league army.

Have your troop choice painted and earn a ticket for week 2 drawing B.
Win the painting Competition with your troop choice and earn 3 league points
Drawing B. ----$25 off an HQ choice for your army

for weeks 1 and 2 no participant can win more than 1 of the 4 drawings.


week 3 July 28
play 3 different games using your troop choice from week 1 & 2 and add an HQ choice with 3 different league players.

for each game loss you earn 1 league point and a ticket for the week 3 drawing A.
Drawing A ----$15 off an additional troop choice for your league army.
for each game win you earn 2 league points and a ticket for the week 3 drawing B.
Drawing B ----$25 off an additional troop choice for your league army.


week 4 august 4
play 3 different games using your troop choice from from week 1 & 2 and add an HQ choice with 3 different league players.
Can not play the same players as the previous week unless there are not enough particapants to play all new opponents.

for each game loss you earn 1 league point and a ticket for the week 4 drawing A.
for each game win you earn 2 league points and 2 ticket for the week 4 drawing A.
Drawing A ----$15 off an HQ choice for your league army.

Have your HQ painted and earn a ticket for week 2 drawing B.
Win the painting Competition with your HQ and earn 3 league points
Drawing B. ----$25 off an additional troop choice for your army

for weeks 3 and 4 no participant can win more than 1 of the 4 drawings.


week 5 august 11
play 3 different games using your 2 troop choices and HQ with 3 different league players.

for each game loss you earn 1 league point and a ticket for the week 5 drawing A.
Drawing A ----$25 off a tank for your league army.
for each game win you earn 2 league points and a ticket for the week 5 drawing B.
Drawing B ----$50 off a tank for your league army.


week 6 august 18
play 3 different games using your 2 troop choices HQ with 3 different league players.
Can not play the same players as the previous week unless there are not enough particapants to play all new opponents.

for each game loss you earn 1 league point and a ticket for the week 6 drawing A.
for each game win you earn 2 league points and 2 ticket for the week 6 drawing A.
Drawing A ----$25 off a Tank for your league army.

Have your second troop choice painted and earn a ticket for week 6 drawing B.
Win the painting Competition with your second troop choice and earn 3 league points
Drawing B. ----$50 off a tank for your army

for weeks 5 and 6 no participant can win more than 1 of the 4 drawings.

week 7 august 25
play 3 different tank war games using your new tank.

for each game loss you earn 1 league point and a ticket for the week 7 drawing A.
Drawing A ----$25 off a TBA for your league army.
for each game win you earn 2 league points and a ticket for the week 7 drawing B.
Drawing B ----$50 off a TBA for your league army.


week 8 September 1
play 3 different tank war games using your new tank.

for each game loss you earn 1 league point and a ticket for the week 8 drawing A.
for each game win you earn 2 league points and 2 ticket for the week 8 drawing A.
Drawing A ----$25 off a TBA for your league army.

Have your Tank painted and earn a ticket for week 8 drawing B.
Win the painting Competition with your Tank and earn 3 league points
Drawing B. ----$50 off a TBA for your army

for weeks 7 and 8 no participant can win more than 1 of the 4 drawings.

additional weeks to be posted

and i was wondering which codex i should use tau or eldar. When i first started playing 40k it was in 5th edition and my first army was tau bease i really like the gundumesc feel of them, but back in 5th edt tau were to hard for me as a newbie to play so i soon quite them and swithched to space marines. But i had always vowed to start tau again if they got a newer codex and they now do and the leauge will defintly help me be able to pay for them. Also the eldar look really cool so i'm thinking heavilly about them as a possible new army because i love when i play roleplaying games playing as elfs. I'm currently leaning torwards tau but not sure which army to start for the league so if any one could give me there ideas i would appreciate it thanks.

That's extremely confusing.

I don't know about Tau (I hate them) but Eldar are expensive points wise.

If you want to buy fewer models then go Eldar.

I'd recommend a Spiritseer and some Wraithguard.

Judging by the way this league will be going that would give you quite an advantage.

Wraithguard are Elites but the Spiritseer makes them troops. Is that legal for the first games?

Doth units are easy to paint and make look good. As for a Tank later in the league... That seems a bit unfair.

What if you didn't want a tank? Or were playing Tyranids? I'd recommend a Wave Serpent or Falcon... maybe a Fire Prism.

A Wraithknight if they'll let that count as a Tank.

Those Wraithguard are great as you'll have 4 different weapon options to work with. I've been very pleased with their performance in my recent games.

Go with tau , they are getting a codex addon soon which will make them even better to play. If your lucky you could have your july games with fire teams made out of troop crisis suits.

We have done things like tank wars at that shop before and in case of codexs that dont have certaian unit types i.e. tyrinids and tanks the closests thing they have to it will count ussually a monstarous creature. basicly how the league will work is if you play in it you earn tickits for a raffle if you win the event every week you get more tickets, and they will have a drawing every week to see who gets the discount.


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I have always loved tau so I probally will go with them and in the futre when i have an army built i will add eldar allys maybe. I just love the futureristic look of them. Plus in my opinion they and possibly eldar are the lesser of all the evils in the 40k universe and i have always liked playing the good guys. I just have to deal with the fact they are commies. lol.

Is there a point limit to your 1 troop? If not I'd go with a fully decked out kroot squad with tox n all

Wolfnid420 wrote:
Is there a point limit to your 1 troop? If not I'd go with a fully decked out kroot squad with tox n all

I'm pretty sure there is a point limit of some kind, otherwise you'd play IG and bring a complete platoon - no one will win against 100+ models with 1 troop choice.

that aside, personally I'd go for eldar because they have a sort of reputation for being very adaptive to the field - you are going to need all the adaptation you can get in a league where you have no idea what you are facing! Tau wouldn't be too bad, especially when you get a tank later on, but I fear you might lose a lot of your first games thanks to assault units and whatnot and no fire support from other tau units. if you take tau start with a large kroot squad - I don't think fire warriors will stand for long.


GA

Eldar. The rules are really harsh on Tau, you never get to use any of your best units (Riptides, crisis suit spam, etc).

Also, those rules are really weird. I've never seen an escalation league that grows so slowly, playing that many kill team games with a single troops unit is just insane. You really should just start with a 500 point game and add 250 points every 2-3 weeks, and drop all the silly limits about which box you're allowed to buy.

 Peregrine wrote:
Eldar. The rules are really harsh on Tau, you never get to use any of your best units (Riptides, crisis suit spam, etc).

Also, those rules are really weird. I've never seen an escalation league that grows so slowly, playing that many kill team games with a single troops unit is just insane. You really should just start with a 500 point game and add 250 points every 2-3 weeks, and drop all the silly limits about which box you're allowed to buy.

I agree, that is the stragest escalation league I've ever seen. But, take Eldar. Get windrider jetbikes, then a farseer on jetbike. More points, more guys. For the tank: fire prism. Great adaptiveness with three types of shots.

I am pretty sure there are no point limits to troop size but it has to be in one box kit to keep it fair. when i go into the store next I am going to ask if we can take a troop choice that may not start as a troop choice unless you take certain hqs, i hope he allows that as long as we take the required hq on the week we have to for the league. If that is so then i want to add a third option dark angels i would love to start a ravinwing army.

 starraptor wrote:
...no point limits to troop size but it has to be in one box kit to keep it fair...

In no way at all is that fair.

 DeffDred wrote:

 starraptor wrote:
...no point limits to troop size but it has to be in one box kit to keep it fair...

In no way at all is that fair.

let us join to shed a tear for all IG players in this escalation league

General Annoyance wrote:

 DeffDred wrote:

 starraptor wrote:
...no point limits to troop size but it has to be in one box kit to keep it fair...

In no way at all is that fair.

let us join to shed a tear for all IG players in this escalation league

I guess I'd have to play gk then. 1 box of terminators > than 1 box of just about anything else