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I've started an Ork list to maximise fun at the cost of being competitive. I don't especially care if I win, I just want to have as much fun as possible. So I'm looking for a) loads of boyz on the table to make a Waaagh! as enjoyable as possible; and b) lots of random outcomes where it could go well or badly for me.

Here's what I have so far:

HQ
Big Mek with Shokk Attack Gun and 'eavy armour
Wierdboy (upgraded to Warphead)

Troops
2 Mobs of 30 slugga boyz, including one nob with PK and bosspole, 2 big shootaz
Mob of 30 shoota boyz, including one nob with PK and bosspole, 2 big shootaz

Elites
10 Lootas

Fast attack
1 dakkajet
3 deffkoptas
10 Stormboyz

Heavy support
3 big gunz, full grot krew

Comes to about 1430 pts.

Basic game plan: blast away from the back of the board with shokk attack gun and big gunz. Throw dakka jet and koptas forward for kamikaze. Charge all 90 boyz forward and hope for a Waaagh! before Wierdboy chokes it.

Was tempted to take Boss Zagstruk in the stormboyz which would allow deep strike, plus some more randomness when he executes stormboyz who don't behave.

Any thoughts? Like I said I'm after maximum fun and don't care about losing games!

Well first things first, Allways when taking a shock attack gun give him a ammo runt, you allways want to make sure your high str roll hits!

dakkajet, dun take em allone man!

Deffkoptas, With what uppgrades?

stormboyz, being only 10 they will die to easily you are better worth spending those points on more boyz.

3x big gunz... what kind? kannons, lobbas, zzap guns?

Things i'd suggest instead of the weirdboy would be a KFF mek as you footslogg allot of boyz, that 5+ cover save will help allot!

Thanks. Sorry I should have said I included an ammo runt with the big mek too. If I take out the stormboyz I can take another 20 boyz which gives me a total of 110 - nice!

Re Dakkajet - do you suggest more than one jet? Or supported by something else?

I was going to take the deffkoptas with no upgrades, but I'm guessing that's not the best idea?!

On the big gunz I was going to go for kannons, but zzap guns might be more fun to play, not least because of the 2D6 strength. What would you recommend?

Really want to keep the wierdboy because of his psychic powers - it's that unpredictability that I think I'll enjoy playing with.

You could use Looted Wagon for DPD rule.

illingwd wrote:
Thanks. Sorry I should have said I included an ammo runt with the big mek too. If I take out the stormboyz I can take another 20 boyz which gives me a total of 110 - nice!

Re Dakkajet - do you suggest more than one jet? Or supported by something else?

I was going to take the deffkoptas with no upgrades, but I'm guessing that's not the best idea?!

On the big gunz I was going to go for kannons, but zzap guns might be more fun to play, not least because of the 2D6 strength. What would you recommend?

Really want to keep the wierdboy because of his psychic powers - it's that unpredictability that I think I'll enjoy playing with.

The dakkajet: They work best with numbers, dont go for them allone. Atleast bring two of them when first bringing.

Deffkoptas it all depends what you want to do with em! Do they wanna crack back armor, shoot at 'beakies? or crack some armor 12+ ?
They are all good exept the kustom mega blasta

Kannons are the best point efficent ones, but zzap guns are very funny to play and their Ap2! allways remb ammo runts and extra gun crew as they are t7 against shooting attacks (might be good to place the shock attack gun with them)

If it's a list for pure fun! take as many weirdboys you want

Pleased to see there's more fun ork playas aroon' 'ere!

MAY THE WAAAGH BE WITH YUU!

you just took the list im working on well except the stormboyz and dakkajet im taking looted wagons :p only 70ish boyz more to paint and the then convert the tanks and paint them and H GODS WHY DID I TAKE A HORDE ARMY, the painting is gonna kill me

Relax.

I made myself a similar army. Just to represent rivalry between science and magic.

Science side:
Grotsnik
Choppa 'ard boy x18
'ard Nob
Battlewagon (defrolla, 2xbig shoota, red paint job)
-605

Magic side:
Old Zogwort
Big Shoota Boy x2
Shoota Boy x17
Nob
- 320

And both sides are trying to impress and convince the rest to follow the best. And the rest is:

Two gangs of:
Shoota boy x11
Nob
Trukk (red paint job)
- 314

2x
Loota x4
- 120

2x
Deffkopta (buzzsaw and Rokkit)
- 140

All goes up to 1499 and I even managed to change Grotsnik to squig once. On purpose. Because I like Zogwort too much.

And for me, fun lists, with any story behind are much more fun than best builds created to maximize your combat ability. Additionally to that - if you manage to win with "best combat build" that is really good feeling. Just remember: in 99% of cases, victory will be achieved only due to your opponents bad luck and your great rolls.

Cheers.

Real random list

2 meks w/ shok

2 loota X15

2 zapp batterys

2x15 storm boyz

Fill the rest of the army with boyz or grots