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GW: Battleline Units Coming to Age of Sigmar

By Rob Baer | June 22nd, 2016 | Categories: Age of Sigmar, News & Rumors

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Did GW just spoil more of the competitive secrets to the new Age of Sigmar? What is a Battleline unit you ask?  Well check this out!

Source: GW (Facebook)

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So it looks like there will be a single themed army bonus with some sort of troop slot prerequisite, and another slot that is required as well?

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What We Know about the new General’s Handbook

Source: GW (Facebook)

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Now look closer:

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Tactics Strategy and careful army selection are the keys to victory? That sounds a lot different than the Age of Sigmar most of us are used to right?

Checkout this snippet from their Facebook post as well:

This event will make full use of the upcoming General’s Handbook,using the points values, warscrolls and battlefield roles listed theirin.

The Warlords is designed to make full use of the upcoming book, so careful army selection, strategy and battle tactics willl be key to winning the event.

Intriguing, to say the least. Is this music to your Age of Sigmar ears, or are you waiting to know even more?

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About the Author: Rob Baer

Rob Baer

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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009

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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.  Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including the Adepticon Team Tournament and American Team Tournaments, and is on a first-name basis with almost every major company in the space.

He’s all gaming all the time. With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. He advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.

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