German Steamroller

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**ComTrav**

As a format, is different from standard steamroller how, exactly?

(Tried to find an explanation under PP's official rules, couldn't.)

**Grey Templar**

I've never heard of German Steamroller. Who puts out the rules for it?

**ComTrav**

Dunno -- I looked up a couple "German Steamroller" events, and as near as I can tell, they use standard steamroller rules, except they're all 42 points.

**Grey Templar**

Thats just using a very odd point total.

Steamroller doesn't proscribe a specific point total.

I don't get 42 points. It just seems like an arbitrary number because Europeans seem to like being different.

**Maxus**

Grey Templar wrote:
Thats just using a very odd point total.

Steamroller doesn't proscribe a specific point total.

I don't get 42 points. It just seems like an arbitrary number because Europeans seem to like being different.

The best explanation I've found besides it gives you support options/choices, but you don't get the kitchen sink is:

As said it is for the Coin of Evil tournament, where people battle over the (now old) warmachine champion coin with the number 666. We play 6 games and you have to choose 6 casters from your faction wich you have to play. As for points: 42 = 6*6+6 and 36 = 6*6. Plus you cant net-list your lists that much, so every player has to come up with his own ideas. thats how these point limits came into being and stuck.

Reference: http://handcannononline.com/blog/2011/07/27/coin-of-evil-666-tournament-preparations/

**Shotgun**

Wow, 6 casters? That kind of limits your factions.

**Grey Templar**

Thats just a unique format where you make 6 lists with 6 different casters and must play them all.

**PhantomViper**

Also, this pre-dates character restrictions which makes it allot easier for most factions to make 6 separate lists.

But yeah, it is / was a pretty wacky format.