tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260829252124595446.post8209947828570281003..comments2024-03-03T03:10:04.470-05:00Comments on The Mandulian Chapel: Look at the flowers grubnards.hyv3myndhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986893384791002364noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260829252124595446.post-75608295796084618612014-03-19T17:03:59.563-04:002014-03-19T17:03:59.563-04:00I believe the consensus is that since the Riptide ...I believe the consensus is that since the Riptide has the option of taking drones, which would no longer make it a single model, that IC's can indeed join a Riptide. I believe most of the players in our area interpret and play it that way as well so no one ever questioned it. <br /><br />As for biker armies, I have been seeing a lot of them lately. In fact, games 2 and 3 had a lot of bikers as well. In all of my games against them I have been fielding Tau or Eldar. Maybe I'll get lucky and face them with my Chaos army one of these days!Grubnardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728692210369507337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260829252124595446.post-8933931278183162492014-03-19T15:37:33.919-04:002014-03-19T15:37:33.919-04:00Not a Tau player, so I could easily be missing som...Not a Tau player, so I could easily be missing something, but... Can you join an IC to a single model unit (Riptide)? Good to see Bike armies out there, locally the Heldrakes burned them off the fields and we haven't seen them return...Paul Chappellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800315555473550635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260829252124595446.post-14408158840646680792014-03-19T12:55:11.791-04:002014-03-19T12:55:11.791-04:00The best way to deal with bikes is just focus on t...The best way to deal with bikes is just focus on them one unit at a time. Bike armies tend to have either multiple small units or 2-3 maxed out units. Even with just two bikes, although diminished in strength, can still be a nuisance ( especially for str3. models in melee.) <br /><br />Hit and run (scars) also make it hard to tie them down. By neutralizing bike squads one by one you will slowly tighten the noose and render the opposition into a defensive game of hiding squads and holding objectives. <br /><br />Also, a monstrously effective turn one could have been your commander suit joining up with your riptide. Having an ignore cover, large blast str.8 shot that re-rolls scatters would have been crippling turn 1. I feel that your list was brutal and your tactics were sound, but deployment that round really made a huge difference for the outcome. As always Kevin, you are a delight to play against. It just sucks when small mistakes are exploited... That and my captain tanking like 20 saves turn one.<br />David Koszkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897414728089622576noreply@blogger.com