Title: Warhammer 40K: Almost ready + Tutorial 5th Ed. Game
Slug: warhammer-40k-almost-ready-tutorial-5th-ed-game
Date: 2008-09-29 11:09:00
Tags: Warhammer 40000,Miniatures


<p>All the plastic miniatures are almost ready (just the space marine tactical  squad remains to be assembled).</p>

<p>The dreadnought has been customized with two Dark Angel banners and a book at the front hull.</p>

<p align="center"><a href="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2673.JPG"><img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2673.JPG" width="500"></a></p>

<p align="left">And a Dark angel symbol on the power globe arm.</p>

<p align="center"><a href="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2674.JPG"><img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2674.JPG" width="500"></a></p>

<p> I've assembled the 10-man Dark Angels veteran squad.</p>

<p align="center"><a href="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2690.JPG"><img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2690.JPG" width="500"></a></p>

<p> Once painted, they are going to look really great, the pieces are fantastic.</p>

<p align="center"><a href="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2691.JPG"><img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2691.JPG" width="500"></a></p>

<p>I've got dozens of miniatures to paint apart from the space marines... 40 2nd edition plastic gretchins, 15 2nd edition plastic orcs, 20 5th edition orcs + 6 ork nobz + the commander + 3 kopters, and around 20 genestealers + 8 hybrids!!!</p>

<p align="center"><a href="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2692.JPG"><img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2692.JPG" width="500"></a></p>

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<p>Apart from the assembly work, last weekend I played my first 5th edition game with my friend Lobo666!</p>

<p align="center"><a href="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2675.JPG"><img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2675.JPG" width="500"></a></p>

<p> We played a very small, tutorial like battle, with a 10-man space marine squad (tactical, all ten units with bolters to simplify the rules) versus two 10-orc boyz squads.</p>

<p align="center"><a href="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2678.JPG"><img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2678.JPG" width="500"></a></p>

<p> Lobo666 hasn't played Warhammer 40.000 since even more time than me, so we both learned the basic movement-shoot-assault rules. The game is fluid once you get the basics, but I see two tiny problems:</p>

<ol>
<li>Quick-charts with impact tables, turn flow diagrams and such are vital, at least at the beginning. I'm working on that ;)</li>

<li>The game requires <b>a lot</b> of dice. When Lobo666 orcs reached my tactical squad and performed a close-combat assault, I didn't have enough dice for the 24 attacks!</li>
</ol>

<p align="center"><a href="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2682.JPG"><img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2682.JPG" width="500"></a></p>

<p align="center"><a href="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2686.JPG"><img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2686.JPG" width="500"></a></p>

<p> Sadly, I had very bad luck with my rolls and my marines ended killed by the orcs :(</p>

<p align="center"><a href="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2687.JPG"><img src="https://images.kartones.net/posts/theelderthoughts/IMG_2687.JPG" width="500"></a></p>

<p>I'm doing a lot of research related to the 5th edition, I've started creating a new list on the right sidebar with links (well, right now only two xD) to WH 40k sites I've thought of high interest.</p>

<p>I hope that the next post will be something like "I've finished assembling the troops!" ;)</p>