Tabletop Teacher

Doubling up on this one since there isn't a huge amount of detail to go through. Let's see what's new! Hello chaps and chapettes, we're back in the classroom to discuss, well Command Points and the size of games. One of these is news, the other... well actually I don't know. Let's start with the boring one, as in the size of games, and what this actually means. Now this might come as a shock to some, but you don't have to play 40K with 2000 point armies. Breathe, I know this is surprising and startling news. In fact, most f the games I have played in 40K tend to be around the 500 point mark. As a Physics teacher (and soon to be Head of Physics), I ran a school club for 40K. You only really have an hour at best of play time a week, and running a full game of 1500 points never fits in that time slot. As such, the vast majority of games I played or refereed were smaller scale starter army games. It got to the point where I would finely craft army lists to fit ...

Image source: http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131006130437/warhammer40k/images/1/11/ScoutMarineIF.jpg So rules have been posted, and the next season of the School's League will be getting under way. This is my first time on it, and I'm really excited to get the students involved! The format for 40k is going to be: 450 points Battleforged/Unbound One Lord of War maximum Mission: Eternal War House rule: Slay the Lord of War - If a Lord of War has been removed as a casualty, you score 8 victory points. This is going to be in addition to the regular bonus points students get for turning up with equipment, painted models, etc. All the rules designed to get them involved in the hobby, as opposed to just buying a load of stuff and forgetting about it. 450 points is great! You neuter a lot of the power builds out there, and severely limit deathstars. Although it is possible to squeeze in an unbound Wraithknight or simply a solo knight, the majority of these arm...