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Originally Posted by PrettyBoy
😂 well yeah, I meant “realistic” as in if it were real life, meaning all the weapons — all the way down to knives and guns being accounted for. I should have clarified that better.
Now, that’s sick that you can use outside weapons like tanks that aren’t Warhammer. How about aircraft?
I’m thinking someone would have to get mad at some point if they felt their opponent violated the rule book, but it got overturned, somehow. To get picked or allowed to be an official means you know your stuff.
If I had known all this that you can add, I’d have probably gone ahead and gotten into the Imperial Guard 20-years ago. They’re by far the coolest army of Warhammer, although the others are cool, too.
Is it similar to chess where you’re required to remove your characters off the board if killed?
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Yeah, there are models of aircraft available, and you can proxy other models for them, but honestly aircraft are usually in a very weird spot. Either their rules have them as hilariously unfair, or completely pointless, and no in-between.
When a model is destroyed, it is removed from the table. The attrition of forces is a cornerstone of tactics, especially for the Guard as they try to be as efficient in removing as many models as possible while losing as few as possible.
To help judge an event, at the very least a solid base understanding of the rules and game mechanics will take you a long way. A lot of the calls judges get are IT help desk level of issues. Instead of "Is it turned on and plugged in?" it's "Read me your rule out loud" which usually solves a rules question.
There's no time like the present to start with 40K though! Even if you only build and paint the models, it's a wonderfully theraputic time.
If you are interested in gameplay with the Guard, I would recommend the 40k in 40 Minutes videos from Play on Tabletop. Very high production values and much more of a bite-sized look at the game. Most games at a tournament can take up to 2:30 hours, and casual games can take much longer assuming you're chatting a lot, having a beer and not worrying about the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-eu5fwdw08
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