Magic ReleaseTournament & 40K

Yesterday we had our best turnout yet for a Magic release tournament, with 36 players. We had a few technical hiccups, due to not having enough DCI cards, but it seemed to go pretty smoothly. I'm thinking we'll need to acquire at least one additional folding table if we anticipate growing this any further. 36 people used all available table space, at least when seated comfortably.

Today I spent my free time more thoroughly reading the Imperial Guard codex and visiting fan websites, where they break down the rules for analysis. The two most useful ones so far are Warmongerclub and Lexicanum. I realized early on that my selection of doctrines was off. I had neglected to subtract the two weapons groups (roughriders and heavy weapons). Removing this required heavily tweaking the army list.

That third basilisk didn't get assembled today but I kind of worked on it by buying a camo netting kit from Antenociti's Workshop in the UK. The kit, some leaf foliage and shipping came out to $20, but it should be enough to add camo netting to all three basilisks and the three sentinels I need to make.

About those sentinels.... All my big ideas about making technicals our of model pick up trucks is a bust. I can't find the right scale models, and I'm starting to doubt they exist. Battlefield Evolution tried to make their own, and they looked pretty bad, so I have doubts I'll be able to do any better. Also, the idea for roughriders on camels started with the premise that roughriders were available, which they're not. They're only available from the UK Games Workshop website, and with shipping they're $16/each. I'm not about to spend $16 on a donor model, and then spend more money trying to make them into camel riders.

Below is the new new army list. Note the loss of mortars (they are apparently beyond suck), addition of a second squad of roughriders, a more effective fire support squad, removal of the priest, and basilisks that stat out how they look (I had the extra points).

1500 Pts - Imperial Guard Roster - Unnamed

HQ: Command Platoon (14#, 422 Pts)
0 Command Platoon @ 422 Pts
0 Command Squad @ [132] Pts
Light Infantry; Sharpshooters
1 Heroic Senior Officer @ [82] Pts
Iron Discipline; Light Infantry; Carapace Armour; Surveyor; Close Combat Weapon; Laspistol
4 Guardsmen @ [30] Pts
Light Infantry; Sharpshooters; Laspistol & CCW (x1); Meltagun (x3)
6 Fire Support Squad @ [95] Pts
Lasgun (x3); Autocannon (x3)
0 Sentinel Squadron @ [195] Pts
3 Sentinel @ [195] Pts
Camo Netting (x3); Extra Armour (x3); Rough Terrain Modification (x3); Searchlight (x3); Smoke Launchers (x3); Autocannon (x3)

Troops: Infantry Platoon (25#, 258 Pts)
0 Infantry Platoon @ 258 Pts
0 Command Squad @ [72] Pts
Light Infantry; Sharpshooters
1 Junior Officer @ [47] Pts
Iron Discipline; Light Infantry; Sharpshooters; Surveyor; Close Combat Weapon; Laspistol
4 Guardsmen @ [5] Pts
Light Infantry; Sharpshooters; Vox Caster; Laspistol & CCW (x4)
9 Infantry Squad @ [93] Pts
Light Infantry; Sharpshooters; Lasgun (x7); Grenade Launcher; Sniper Rifle
1 Sergeant @ [6] Pts
Light Infantry; Sharpshooters; Laspistol & CCW
9 Infantry Squad @ [93] Pts
Light Infantry; Sharpshooters; Lasgun (x7); Grenade Launcher; Sniper Rifle
1 Sergeant @ [6] Pts
Light Infantry; Sharpshooters; Laspistol & CCW

Troops: Infantry Platoon (25#, 258 Pts)
0 Infantry Platoon @ 258 Pts
0 Command Squad @ [72] Pts
Light Infantry; Sharpshooters
1 Junior Officer @ [47] Pts
Iron Discipline; Surveyor; Close Combat Weapon; Laspistol
4 Guardsmen @ [5] Pts
Vox Caster; Laspistol & CCW (x4)
9 Infantry Squad @ [93] Pts
Light Infantry; Sharpshooters; Lasgun (x7); Grenade Launcher; Sniper Rifle
1 Sergeant @ [6] Pts
Laspistol & CCW
9 Infantry Squad @ [93] Pts
Light Infantry; Sharpshooters; Lasgun (x7); Grenade Launcher; Sniper Rifle
1 Sergeant @ [6] Pts
Laspistol & CCW

Fast Attack: Rough Rider Squad (5#, 93 Pts)
4 Rough Rider Squad @ 93 Pts
Close Combat Weapon (x4); Hunting Lance (- LP) (x4); Melta Bombs
1 Veteran Sergeant @ [33] Pts
Surveyor; Plasma Pistol; Hunting Lance; Melta Bombs (Squad)

Fast Attack: Rough Rider Squad (5#, 83 Pts)
4 Rough Rider Squad @ 83 Pts
Close Combat Weapon (x4); Hunting Lance (- LP) (x4); Melta Bombs
1 Veteran Sergeant @ [23] Pts
Surveyor; Laspistol; Hunting Lance; Melta Bombs (Squad)

Heavy Support: Basilisk (3#, 384 Pts)
1 Basilisk @ 131 Pts
Camo Netting; Mine Sweeper; Earthshaker Cannon; Hull Heavy Bolter; Indirect Fire Capability
1 Basilisk @ 127 Pts
Camo Netting; Searchlight; Earthshaker Cannon; Hull Heavy Bolter; Indirect Fire Capability
1 Basilisk @ 126 Pts
Camo Netting; Earthshaker Cannon; Hull Heavy Bolter; Indirect Fire Capability

Total Roster Cost: 1498