500 Points about 500 Points (Lists, Touraments & Rules, oh my!)

[Benjamin]

It did dawn on me (very, very slowly) that more players would be a good thing... If the math can be worked out. In my spare time??

[Grand Master Steve]

I would totaly come. If forge world special charecters allowed even better

[Battle-Bruvah Sillynoah]

Well... this seems fun, when do we play? 

[Benjamin]

From this thread:
http://www.battlegroundgames.com/forum/index.php?topic=5504.0

5/4 - 500pt event in Abington.  FW "40k approved" models and/or lists will be legal.  No HQ required.  Painted models will likely be required.

We'll probably have to move that date, as I think that's Dragon's Maze Launch weekend.

[Chase]

It is, but I don't care.

500pt events move fast, and Release Saturday tends to have an event at 7pm in Abington (likely draft).  Otherwise it's not too busy, just Magic related sales / walk ins.  The Launch Party is Friday night.

[shwnlyns]

If anyone would like to play 500 point games in Plainville I've got a few lists to try out

[robpro]

Playing around with Army Builder, came up with this -

5x Warriors
5x Warriors

5x Tomb Blades (Gauss)

3x Annihilation Barge

[Chase]

Since we might have a few new people looking to try out 500 points I'll throw out a few benchmarks.

Can your list handle a Tervigon?

Can your list handle a Helldrake?

[Sir_Prometheus]

Can you handle a Riptide?  (Riptide can handle you)

[robpro]

Can you handle a Riptide?  (Riptide can handle you)

Depends on what the rules for that bad boy actually look like, I suppose.

Something like this might give it a pretty hard time (unless it has hit and run), especially if the table is only 4x4

5x Warriors
5x Warriors

8x Scarab Swarms

3x Tomb Spyders
2x Tomb Spyders

Have to mess around and see what a good mix is. Might be time to dust off my C'tan, who knows.

[MM3791]

In Soviet Tau, Riptide drive you

[shwnlyns]

This sounds cool but I'm concerned my dark angels would be tabled by a Heldrake in 2 turns and I hate to spend 10 extra points for missile launchers to carry flakk missiles, not that they would be able to survive the turn the Heldrake appeared anyway. And I see a lot of people playing with Heldrakes these days.

[Grand Master Steve]

so its possible to see hell drake spam?

[andalucien]

I know I'm going to be running 3 heldrakes.  I just have to figure out how to sneak that list by Sam.

Seriously though...

10 cultists
10 cultists
2 Spawn
Heldrake
Heldrake
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500pts

I hope nobody does that.

[Grand Master Steve]

Wow I hope no one does that to me. Ill make sure to check the box that says slice of cheese