With the arrival of sixth edition, there are a number of new elements to the game which tournament organizers must make decisions on. One of these, is the use of Fortifications.
There are many reasons a player might add a fortification to their army. The most base of these would be for the tactical advantage gained by their inclusion. Another aspect may be for defending against units like flyers with the Skyfire weapons available to them.
From an organizer's perspective Fortifications present some challenges. Should they be allowed in the tournament at all? Should there be any restrictions on which are allowed? How do they get deployed?
With terrain usually fixed in a tournament setting - either to expediate the game, or for thematic purposes, or both - Fortifications can really throw a wrench into a thematic scenario or simply be too large to fit onto a table already covered in terrain. They may also end up unbalancing a scenario or even affecting the way third party units act due to their positioning.
There are many reasons a player might add a fortification to their army. The most base of these would be for the tactical advantage gained by their inclusion. Another aspect may be for defending against units like flyers with the Skyfire weapons available to them.
From an organizer's perspective Fortifications present some challenges. Should they be allowed in the tournament at all? Should there be any restrictions on which are allowed? How do they get deployed?
With terrain usually fixed in a tournament setting - either to expediate the game, or for thematic purposes, or both - Fortifications can really throw a wrench into a thematic scenario or simply be too large to fit onto a table already covered in terrain. They may also end up unbalancing a scenario or even affecting the way third party units act due to their positioning.
Astronomi-con has always tried to embrace all types of armies and rules. So we decided to go with a hybrid approach and allow only the Aegis Defence Lines and Imperial Bastion for players to use as Fortifications in their armies.
These provide the smallest footprint on the table and also allow the purchase of Skyfire weapons to give players a tool to help deal with flyers. One other aspect was to enable our member to expand their collections and modeling skills with the idea of converting up themed fortifications for their force.
Players will be able to deploy their Fortifications with their army during normal deployment.
These choices will serve as our trial run for bringing Fortifications into play. We will definitely be looking for player feedback with how Fortifications affected their games both positively and negatively.
Fortifications - Defending their use.
These provide the smallest footprint on the table and also allow the purchase of Skyfire weapons to give players a tool to help deal with flyers. One other aspect was to enable our member to expand their collections and modeling skills with the idea of converting up themed fortifications for their force.
Players will be able to deploy their Fortifications with their army during normal deployment.
These choices will serve as our trial run for bringing Fortifications into play. We will definitely be looking for player feedback with how Fortifications affected their games both positively and negatively.
Fortifications - Defending their use.
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