The Voice Speaks - Eldar knee jerk Codex Review

Ok so after much waiting they are here.....but are they any good?

Frankly the internet is divided. So what do I think? My answer is.....yes and no.

Personally I think there is going to be some good lists coming out of it. So as a competitive book, yes I think you'll see them winning stuff...BUT.....not like Necrons or Tau etc, all the time. Its a good competitive book. Not a broken no brainer one.

Do I think its a good Codex? That's a slightly different question. Personally id er on the no side. I say this as there is just too much chaff with the wheat. When you have 3 different choices doing the same thing and ones better, it just means that 2 thirds of your choices just are not going to be used that much. Theres few effective synergy's and the AA is very lacking (mainly as there is no points effective skyfire and it has tissue paper planes). The rules on the models you ARE going to use are great however - its one of those kind of dealios.

It will also have a very sharp learning curve - your offence went up, the trickiness went up; but the resilience went dooooooown.

So lets dive in shall we?

6th Edition - why I am so excited about the shift

This weekend brings a great sea-change in our little hobby.  Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition will be unleashed, and our world will never be the same.  Well thank god for that!

Despite some deep seated pockets of negativity, the internet response to 6th so far has been overwhelmingly positive.  Even Stelek has come right out and said he thinks 6th is a great step forward, and that has to be some kind of achievement.  For my part, I am excited for a couple of reasons which have very little to do with the actual rules.  Once it was established that the new rules seem to be, by and large, pretty balanced, I began to think about all the other reasons why a new edition will be a very good thing for me and my hobby.

Royal Court Tournament Ruling...D'oh!!

The upcoming Caledonian Uprising tournament here in the UK (January 20-something-th) is a big one for the Sons.. There are some 110 competitors and its at 1850. Biggest EVERYTHING for this Son..

But I have an issue. There is a tournament specific FAQ and it has ruled that Necron armies running 2 Overlords can attach just ONE member from each Court to a single squad.

The codex states:
".. For each Overlord in your army, the army may also include a Royal Court..."

the next paragraph says:
"...Each member of the Royal Court has the option of being split off from his unit and assigned to lead another unit....only one member of the Royal Court can join each unit in this manner..."

So the use of the word 'the' does not refer to a collective Royal Court, but the Royal Court of each Overlord, I personally disagree with the ruling.

To me, it is pretty straightforward that each Royal Court can only assign one member of its Court to each unit, but that BOTH Courts may add a member to the same unit.

This is a very big issue for me, I am desperate to run my Crons, but every time I try and build a list I find myself several restricted by this ruling.