Warhammer 40k Tau
Warhammer 40k tau
Warhammer 40k Battle Report: Chaos Space Marines vs Tau
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Tau VS Imperial Guard Warhammer 40K?
I am looking at starting an Army on 40 K, Ive played as Chaos and while i won at the games i played, there style wasnt to much to my likeing....what with them being evil and all.
So i have been looking at Tau and Imperial Guard. Originally i was dead set on tau, but Ive also been looking at Imperial Guard. I just dont know Which one to start off with. If i go with tau i know what i wish to purchase at first to get me going, But imperial guard I do not.
So my question is this, What one is better? if Imperial Guard what should i go for first (200 dollar budge for right now) What kind of styles are they, which units are better. Basically the pros and cons of both armies.
Good question. First, the new Imperial Guard codex is quite good. The Tau codex is old and weak.
The IG also have so many more choices for models than the Tau. The Tau really only have a few troops choices. The IG can have infantry squads, special weapons squads, heavy weapon squads, Ogryns, ratlings, lots of different characters, grenadiers, penal troops, and on and on.
Tanks. If you like tanks, pick IG. The Tau only have a couple vehicles, but the IG has pages of different tank choices in the codex. and even more in the Forgeworld books.
Tau are shooty. IG can be shooty, assaulty, or both. There are so many options it's amazing. Hordes of foot sloggers is what I prefer, but the armored vehicles and flyers are tempting as well.
If you want to do well in tournaments, pick IG over Tau. Right now one of the best armys out there is a mechanized IG army, with the psyker battle squad, naval officer, astropath, and daemonhunter/mystic allies.
200 dollars is going be an issue with either army. New you probably can't more than 1000 points. But people get bored with their Tau armies and you might pick them up real cheap on craiglist or ebay.
IG foot troops show up on ebay alot and alot cheaper than in your local game store. I once bought a set for about $.50 a pieces painted the same exact color scheme.
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This article is intended to serve as a beginning point for anyone interested in war gaming and to showcase what I think two of the best war strategy games ever; the Warhammer and Warhammer 40k produced by Games Workshop Limited.
What are Warhammer and Warhammer 40k? Put simply, in my opinion, are the best war strategy games designed for two players, which involve the assembly, painting, and perhaps conversion of metal or plastic miniatures, to the point where those miniatures can be used as a functioning army. These armies, drawn from the myriad races featured in both games, fight each other using a combination of the statistics used to determine the performance of the models within, and dice rolls, with players matching wits and luck to determine the winner, although fun is of paramount importance.
The games will usually consist of between a thousand and two thousand points of models, with lists drawn up using the army books and codices available for the armies featured in both systems. Each player will take turns to move, shoot with, and assault with his forces, seizing objectives and wiping out opposing units to claim victory points. Most games last for five or six of these turns, though sometimes a seventh is possible, and a typical army will experience many changes as its owner seeks victory over his opponents.
What I am hoping to do here is to illuminate you, not only to the background prevalent in both worlds, whilst at the same time showing you how to defend yourself against any nay Sayers who see fit to dismiss your lovingly crafted models as toys or dolls. Now in a sense these models are toys, since they serve much the same purpose as toys. The difference is that unlike normal toys, which come pre-assembled and painted, with Warhammer toys you are responsible for assembly and painting, though this frees you up to instill your own mark upon the model.
As to deciding which of the two systems you wish to play, or which army, I will briefly describe the background and try to give a quick overview of the armies available. Warhammer Fantasy Battles is the older of the two systems and is essentially a combination of classic Tolkein-esque fantasy with the world of the Renaissance. At the heart of Warhammer is the Old World dominated by the struggle between the Empire, based on the Holy Roman Empire, and the dark forces of Chaos. Essentially it is the story of ordinary humans trying to stave off an impending apocalypse, represented and furthered by Chaos, whilst at the same time existing with a fantasy framework containing, Elves, both good and bad, the Undead, Orcs & Goblins, along with original creatures, such as the rat-like Skaven.
Warhammer 40,000 (or 40k as it is also known) on the other hand retains the gothic fantasy element of its forebear, but here it is blended in with Science Fiction to provide a unique world in which the demonic can battle the alien, and the arcane and futuristic can become the same thing. Many of the races in 40k have their origins in those found in Fantasy battles, with Orks, Eldar and Dark Eldar all corresponding to races in Warhammer. Others however such as the Tau or the Necrons are standard Science fiction archetypes, while the relentless and utterly alien Tyranids are a original concept.
The Warhammer and Warhammer 40k is simply one of the best war strategy game ever made. Its world is a fascinating one where history and myth collide with fantasy, a world where wonders and terrors are to be found in equal measure, where heroes are threatened by enemies both within and without, where magic and technology are combined in equal measure.
My name is Gareth Wood and I've been interested in Warhammer Gaming since 2007 ever since I bought the Dawn of War computer game. This article is derived from one of my article in my blog which can be seen here Warhammer 40k. If you find this helpful or interesting or just curious on what else I have to say, you can visit my blog here War Strategy Games.