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We are pretty new to 40k and we played here some practice 900 points game mainly as my friend is getting soon 1500 points TAU. Keep tuned for next game!
Mission Primary: Purge The Alien
Deployment: Hammer and Anvil
Secondary missions: Slay the Warlord, Line Breaker, First Blood
Tau wins roll off to check who goes first and elect to deploy first.
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Eldars deployment
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Overview
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After Eldar's deployment Eldar was selected to start first.. Game start!
Eldar I
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Note: Knight will be invisible during all further turns
Knight + Serpent shooting did 1HP to Devilfish.
Other serpent killed 2 marker drones using serpent shield.
Eldar:0, Tau:0
Tau I
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As most targets were out of range. Tau advanced and snapshots at Knight. Doing 0 wounds.
Eldar:0, Tau:0
Eldar II
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1 eldar jetbike unit enter from reserves.
2 serpents targets Broadside unit using only Scatter Lassers. From this point of view shields are not going to be used. Serpents killed 2 drones. Knight ID one broadside. Tau passed morale check.
Eldar:0, Tau:0
Tau II
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6 Warriors + Outflanking Kroots enters the game. Riptide passed nova and elect to Jump 4D6 in assault phase. All shooting was done against Knight doing 1 wound in the end.
Eldar:0, Tau:0
Eldar III
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Another Jetbike unit enter the game hiding behind building. Using Scatter Lassers from 2 serpents I did 2w to remaining broadsides. Knight missed both shots with Wraithcannons targeting broadsides. Farseer turboboost to shriek Riptide next turn.
Eldar:0, Tau:0
Tau III
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Riptide failed nova. With Burst cannon forces serpent to Jink. I jinked 1 glancing hit. Broadsides did 2w with SMS to Knight but I passed armor save.
Eldar:0, Tau:0
Eldar IV
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Serpents targets Kroots with Lassers killing 3 (they went to ground inside ruins). Kroots fails morale and flee. Knight charges Riptide doing 1 Disort + 1 normal wound during shooting phase.
Eldar:0, Tau:0
Riptide saved Disorted shot! thanks to 4+ cover saves inside ruins! During combat Knight did 2w but all were saved by Riptide!
Tau IV
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Riptide failed nova - trying to get 3+ inv (3w left). Broadsides dids 2 penetrations hits usings tank hunter+ignore cover from commander. I managed to change them to glancing hits using serpent shield. During Combat I made another wound to riptide. He passed morale check.
Eldar:0, Tau:0
Eldar V
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Serpent with 1Hp left flat out back from Los from Tau Broadsides. Another serpent flat out to get Line Breaker.
Eldar:1, Tau:0
During combat Riptide died to Wraithknight giving FirstBlood + First Kill Point!
Eldar:3, Tau:0
Tau V
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Broadside leaves ruins to target serpent on theirs back field. They did 1 penetration hit but again serpent shield change it to glance. Kroots leaves ruins to target knight with sniper rifles next turn staing 20" from knight.
Eldar:3, Tau:0
We see if games finish...
Eldar VI
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and games continues .. Knight during shooting phase killed only one broadside and Tau passed morale check. Serpent on back field used scatter lasser to kill 2 visible warriors but they passed armor saves.
Eldar:3, Tau:0
Tau VI
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Kroots dids 1rending wound to Knight but I passed cover save from forest. One remaining broadside failed to glance wave serpent.
Eldar:3, Tau:0
We see if games finish...
Eldar VII
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and games ends... Eldar Victory 3-0
Mvp. Invisible Knight getting First Blood + Kill point from Riptide.. My opponent agrees that he failed to focus on serpents using broadside. His target priority wasn't best this game. Next game soon against Space Marines!
Tau VII
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game ends on turn 6
This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at 2014/06/27 20:49:39
Love the paint job on the Eldar! Also good tactic keeping him focused on the one model he could take out. It could have been really bad for you if he had focused on things he could have actually destroyed lol.