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With all these 40k events every few months, I'm starting to feel a little left out over here with my warjacks

I know it's mostly the Japanese guys that're playing the WarmaHordes, but I wonder if we couldn't get a decent enough turnout for a tournament one of these days. On a semi-related note: there aren't any Press Gangers over here, are there?

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I dont see why not. If there is demand for it, its certainly possible.
Only downside is I have absolutely no idea how to play. I dont mind setting everything up and helping out, but one of the more veteran players would need to sort out the rules and so forth.

I just posted on the AT43 board that I would consider getting into it if enough people were playing. the same applies to Warmac/hordes, but less so. That is to say, I would take very little encouragement to get into War\hordes. The minis are boss as hell. What kind of size of army is a standard game? (mini count) What kinda outlay would I be looking at?

me_in_japan wrote:I just posted on the AT43 board that I would consider getting into it if enough people were playing. the same applies to Warmac/hordes, but less so. That is to say, I would take very little encouragement to get into War\hordes. The minis are boss as hell. What kind of size of army is a standard game? (mini count) What kinda outlay would I be looking at?

You can get started with quite fun games with just one of the starter boxes, which are I think $35 US? For the "standard" game size, you'll only really need to add a unit of infantry or so - although, it being a miniatures game, you'll want more for switching-out fun.

Right, you'd probably want to start off with a 15 point list, which means something like a Warcaster, probably 2 warjacks and maybe a couple solos or a small unit. That's probably something like 5 minis on the field. My Retribution of Scyrah lists at 25 points (the average size list, I guess?) has about 15 minis on the board at once.

I would start off by checking out the starter box for the faction you're interested and go from there. The forums at privateer press' site are pretty helpful, too.

I get my stuff here: https://www.malefic.jp/

Fire away with any questions you have that might get you started! The more opponents the merrier

Oh yeah! Battle College is also a great resource for getting a feel how different armies and units play - even if the analysis doesn't make much sense without rules knowledge, you can get a general idea of what the army's like.

hmmn. I'll check out the site a bit. WIth the pound being so weak at the mo, I must say Im tempted. I'm leaning towards Cryx, simply because...well, they look cool.

Warmachine player is growing!
Even among japanese 40K player,it becoming popular.

Tournaments is great. There were no such thing here.

oooh. Must...resist...low....pound....lovely...Cryx...models....gnghgnghnghn

OK, I have some questions before I damn myself by buying in to a new game.

1) Whats the difference between a regular Warcaster and the epic version. e.g. Iron Lich Asphyxious vs LIch Lord Asphyxious?

2) Visually, it looks like there are factions-within-factions. E.g the kinda piratey looking Cryx, the kinda big-mecha looking cryx, witchy cryx, and the kinda wierdy metal buggy looking cryx. Is this difference just aesthetic, or are people going to gripe at me for being un-fluffy if I took a pirate queen, a big mecha and bug-eyed monster in the same army? I consider fluff to be fairly important, meself, by the way.

3) I dont really like the bonejack models so much as the helljack models. Something tells me I might screw myself if I didnt get any bonejacks. (the rules wot I found online mentioned Arc Nodes, and why theyre great for cryx.) Is this so? Do i really need the wee buck-toothed ratbots?

4) My buddy is putting in an order with Wayland Games real soon, so the faster the answer to this email, the faster I can succumb and spend my hard-earned on a new toy...

Thanks in advance, chaps

ps: at the moment Im interested in:

Asphyxious (any version)
Deathwalker (who seems to be somewhat inseperable from Goreshade the Bastard. to be fair, he has a cool name. i could live with buying him, too.
The Witch Coven of Gharlgast and the Egrogore. Mostly the Egrogore. Wierdest mini I ever did see...

Leviathan, Stalker, Helldiver (jacks)
Deathjack. Just for sheer, kickass humungosity.

Necrosurgeons and their lovely stitch thralls
Soulhunters

Skarlock
Machine Wraith

Can you advise on what I should/shouldnt get from these options, and what else Id need for a balanced beginnery force? Just as some indication of my current financial state, there is no way on god's green earth I intend to buy all of the minis listed above. I'm looking to keep things as budgetty as possible, then perhaps build up the list later, if I get into the game more. At the mo, Im thinking of a small mini-force, that I can tinker with and do a nice paint job on, and if anyone else starts playing, maybe actually get into the game properly.

Edit: argh. I'm tempted by the witches too. Oooooh, Dave (me, not him) whyyyyyy are you so indecisive?

incidentally, I just did some math:

DeathJack from Malefic: 6600yen
Deathjack from Wayland Games : 30quid, which at current rates is 3,910 yen

Guess I know where I'll be buying from...