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Game Eighteen: 1500 Points vs Salamanders Hive Fleet Lyracian Junior Prime w/ Swords, Toxic, Deathspitter & Regen Hive Guard: 2 Broods x3 Zoanthropes x3 Mummy Tervigon w/ Catalysis, TS, AG, Talons Aunty Tervigon w/ Catalysis, TS, AG, Talons Termaguants: 2 Broods x10 Xenomorphs (Genestealers) x10 Tiny the Tyrannofex w/ Rupture Cannon, DL, CS Salamanders Last Stand Boiled Egg - Librarian Dallas and Beta Squads; Five Tacticals in Razorback Bread roll - Alpha-Gravis; Five Tacticals w/ Missile Launcher Bacon - Alpha-Pugnis; Five Man Tactical in Razorback w/ Flamer & Combi-flamer Pancakes - Gamma & Delta Squads; Five Tacticals in Razorback Maple Syrup - Epsilon Devestor Squad w/ Missiles Inedible Rock - Predators XXI & XIX w/ Hvy Bolter Sponsons Inedible Pebble - Two Typhoon Landspeeders Inedible Stones - Armitage & Steel; Two Rifleman Dreadnought Mission: Spearhead, Seize Ground (4 Objectives) File: 798553/excom  Date: 0736998.M41 Subject: Spe

Concept With the arrival of Mycetic spore pods in the Tyranid Codex it is now possible to field an all reserve army. Every unit has Deep Strike, outflanking or other non-standard methods so that nothing has to join the battlefield from your own table edge. Tactics Everything starts the game in reserves. The majority then arrived turn two with the aim of assaulting turn three. Therefore only giving the opponent a single turn of shooting before they are overwhelmed by all the threats. Core Units You need a Hive Tyrant with Wings, so he can Deep Strike, and Hive Commander for the bonus to reserves. Originally you wanted a pair however the official FAQ stopped Hive Commander stacking with itself so there is no point to a second Tyrant now. Our main anti-tank comes from Zoanthropes and the Spores they are travelling in. We also need some Gargoyles to act as a screening unit for the Tyrant. Two small units gives us some redundancy should one not arrive on time or die on impact

I am a believer in recycling. It is good for the environment and O.K. for you. I apply the principles to my hobbies as well. When I stop playing one game I tend to sell off toys I will not be needing anyone and use the cash to invest in my new passion. Before Wizkids went bust I played a lot of Heroclix. Whilst the game has been re-released no one seems that interested in it any longer so I sold off my rare and powerful pieces and invested the cash into tanks for my Space Marines. Shopping around on ebay I get tanks for less than £10 each so I was able to get three Predators with just a single Batman figure. I also picked up some spare turrets, Rhinos and Las/Plas Razorbacks. New Biomass for the Hive Mind My friend is not impressed by this years Tyranid Codex, in fact he would rather play Necrons! He gave me about £150 of stuff for nothing, so I gave him some Space Marine tanks I did not want. I got a Hive Tyrant; Carnifex; 6 Warriors; Zoanthrope; a Score of Genestea