Space Hulk...Rules questions, etc.

[Roy Rogers]

Definitely tired of the whining about always losing if you are the marines/terminators. You're supposed to be outnumbered, outmatched in close combat, and slow to react. I also agree that the best way to insure a win if you are the imperium is to divide up your forces, and send one, or two marines off on the specific mission, just running through the corridors with no other goal but haulin' ass to the objective. The others are there to shoot the crap out of the genestealers. You will lose close combat against them 9 times out of 10! But, if you shoot them, they die fast. I agree to shoot the doors before you ever get close to them to free up line of sight, excellent tactic

Also try to avoid bunching up with the termies, as they will not be able to see around eachother's big, fat, arse in those tight hallways. Remember you can back away, and shoot at the bugs. I have to say my favorite aspects of the game are the assault cannon ( this thing mow's down bug's like a tidal wave ) and the librarians psychic storm power. Wow! This power will clear a room faster than your grandpa's fart!

I love this game! The simplicity, the artwork on the tiles, and especially the mini's. My wife has even started playing it. This game is a blast for anyone! I hope you guy's all enjoy it as much as I do The best thing to come out of GW for the last 15 years.
Eradicate the humans!! I mean... Go Imperium ! Let's get those bugs eh?

 

[supervike]

We've been getting a few more games of SH in lately....and some more questions have popped up that I can't find addressed.

Heres the first scenario.

The GS has a blip 6 spaces away from the SM, around a corner and down a corridor, so there is no 'line of sight'. The GS player decides, to reveal the blip, it's a three, and according to the rules, you place 1 GS in the space that held the blip, and the others in ADJACENT spaces. So I place one in front of the blip space, one on the blip space, and one behind.

My opponent is contending that by doing this, I'm gaining a 'free move' for the front GS, as he is now only 5 spaces away from the marine, and will be able to attack when he gets closer for his 6th AP.

What do you say?


The second situation is regarding moving forward, diagonally. It makes sense to be able to enter a room this way, but on an L shaped corridor, can you 'cut the corner' and avoid using an AP to land in the corner space? Doing this saves an AP, but it seems cheap.

Opinions?

 

[hubbabubba]

THe blip thing is legit, as long as you don't place a stealer in a marines L.O.S.. It can work both ways as the stealer player needs to remember this when stacking blips round corners/doors, or when they come to reveal, they may effectivley not be able to place all three stealers and so lose one.

As far as I remember the diagonal move is okas long as you don't move between a wall and another mini etc

3rd ed is too easy for the marines, go to the bible and use the first ed rules, first ed is the only way to go, you'll also find rules for using colonial marines.... EHEM I mean guardsmen.

 

[supervike]

THe blip thing is legit, as long as you don't place a stealer in a marines L.O.S.. It can work both ways as the stealer player needs to remember this when stacking blips round corners/doors, or when they come to reveal, they may effectivley not be able to place all three stealers and so lose one.

As far as I remember the diagonal move is okas long as you don't move between a wall and another mini etc

3rd ed is too easy for the marines, go to the bible and use the first ed rules, first ed is the only way to go, you'll also find rules for using colonial marines.... EHEM I mean guardsmen.

Thanks HB! Yeah, I've noticed in the bible the rules for the Colonial Marines.....I'll def. be doing that!

 

[supervike]

I'm not up to snuff on the WH40k fluff....

Would a Tyranid Warrior be a match for a Genestealer? Or would a warrior be a bit weaker?

I'm thinking if I use Colonial Marines, I may want a slightly weaker version of the Genestealers to play a role as well.