Stag Kill Team

[G8Keeper]

So, I need help.

 

I'm organising my mates stag do and we are set to play some games of kill team on the evening after a day of Warhammer World goodness.  We may well have had a few sherbets so I'm looking for advice on where to start.  Between us we are regular 40k players but have only ever had 1 kill team game.  

 

What points should I set for the teams?

Should I include Elites and Commanders?

How much terrain should I get prepared?

Any general tips I may need?

 

Thanks in advance Fraters.

 

G8

[Panzer]

100p are fine.

I'd always include Elites since they feel like they should have always been in the game, but never Commanders because they just break the game.

As much Terrain as possible. Ideally lots of verticality as well.

If you play with more than two opposing sides better play something that includes holding an objective in the middle or so or else it only evolves into multiple 1v1s on the same board but not a proper everyone vs everyone.

Edited February 6, 2020 by Panzer

[G8Keeper]

100p are fine.

I'd always include Elites since they feel like they should have always been in the game, but never Commanders because they just break the game.

As much Terrain as possible. Ideally lots of verticality as well.

If you play with more than two opposing sides better play something that includes holding an objective in the middle or so or else it only evolves into multiple 1v1s on the same board but not a proper everyone vs everyone.

 

I assume with more than two players I should go for a bigger than the standard board?

 

Excluding commanders makes sense, I'll do that. 

 

Looks like I need to paint more terrain than I'd hoped  never mind, it needed doing anyway.

[Panzer]

Slightly bigger wouldn't hurt I guess. I'd say 50% bigger for 2 more players but that's just my gut feeling.

[G8Keeper]

Nice one!

 

Are there any factions that are massively OP or all fairly balanced?

[Panzer]

Hah, no clue about that. I've seen people with massively different opinions of what's strong and what not. It also depends a lot on which units get picked and how good the player is I'd say.

[G8Keeper]

That's good, we will all be on a level playing field then hopefully.

[Panzer]

Personally I just pick units I think are cool and for me that's always boys over toys. That's why I usually end up with teams of just 4 or 5 models at 100p even with my T'au. :D 

[Axineton]

3 or more players and you pretty much need 2 kill team boards mate. 

[G8Keeper]

3 or more players and you pretty much need 2 kill team boards mate.

Roger that, I've just bought another one anyway as there's 4 of us.

[Brother Navaer Solaq]

Nice one!

 

Are there any factions that are massively OP or all fairly balanced?

i would avoid custodes because the faction is OP unless opponents are geared against custodes. I always saw them as a big bully in KT, but this is IMO.

[Panzer]

That's actually a great example of what I was talking about earlier since I've also seen plenty people rate Custodes very low due their super low model count. ^^

[Brother Navaer Solaq]

yeah, i agree panzer.

 

i was commenting based on the idea that there will be a single objective in the middle of the field and there being 3 players

 

i wonder if the mission shifting priorities would be good for those that go up against custodes. the custodes move slowly so it might help mitigate their advantage.?

[lordsloth]

yeah, i agree panzer.

 

i was commenting based on the idea that there will be a single objective in the middle of the field and there being 3 players

 

i wonder if the mission shifting priorities would be good for those that go up against custodes. the custodes move slowly so it might help mitigate their advantage.?

 

Custodes would indeed be the most overpowered tea in a situation like this.

They are points-for-point the killiest models in KT, yes, even with their high cost. A single objective in the middle is a dream mission for custodes. They just all have to walk towards it and murder everything there.

 

The reason people often rate custodes low is because they aren't that great at board control once the objectives are a multiple and a ways apart since they can only be in 3 places at once. But wherever they are, they do own that part of the board.