New year, new formations? Come see the SIX new confirmed formations for Warhammer 40k that are part of the start collecting army boxes coming this week!
So it looks like there is some sort of pamphlet in with the new army boxes that contains multi language print outs of each respective faction’s formation.
Via Captain Citadel 1-7-2016
Checkout the rest of the pictures in our new formation roundup.
Now compare these with what was going around the net yesterday and they are pretty similar.
via Fen on Warseer
New release Bundles
Space Marines
-pick a unit from the formation close to the captain,that unit can fire in the movement phase instead of moving (and then can still fire in the shooting phase)Mechanicus
-pick an enemy unit within 18″ of the dominus and within his LoS at the start of the shooting phase,all units from the formation repeat to hit against that unit for that phaseTyranids
-if the gargoyle are close to the Tyrant during the movement phase,you can immediatly remove them from the game and place them back in the same turn coming from deep strike.If they DS close to the warrior unit from the formation,they dont scatterNecron
-when the scarabs and warrior units from the formation are destroyed,you place them back in game close to the overlord at the start of the next turnImperial Guard
-All infantry has 4+ cover while standing near the LRTau Empire
-Pick a unit close to the ethereal,remove all the models of that unit save for one,then redeply all those models keeping cohesion with the model you left on the field.Not sure how often/when you can do it
Either way looks like the cat is out of the bag on the new 40k releases for this week, which may just entice more than new players into buying them with these rules!
Checkout the rest of the pictures in our new formation roundup
Starter armies that contain rules to boot! BRILLIANT!
Episode 33 – Top 3 New 40k Formations
About the Author: Rob Baer
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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 also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), 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.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
