BATREPS Strategy Guide

Army Selection Judging Checklist

	Was the army list handed in on time and in the correct format?
	Is the army list correct?
	Does the army have more Troops choices than any other single category?
	Do Troops selections make up at least 40% of the total points of this army?
	Are there at least two squads that are at maximum size?
	Has the player spent less than 10% of their total points on wargear?
	Do individual characters, squads, and the army itself have names?
	Does the army have a theme or background to it?
	In your opinion is this a cool army that would be fun to play against?
	Is this army one of your top three picks?

Appearance Judging Checklist

	In your opinion was there honest effort put into painting this army?
	Are all the models in this army completely painted?
	The above question is worth DOUBLE! Are you sure?
	Are all the miniatures based up in a pleasing fashion?
	Does the army feature insignia, camo schemes, or eyecatching items?
	Do the character models and centerpieces stand out?
	Does the army look like an army?
	Was extra time and effort put into the painting of cool details?
	In your opinion is this army painted to an above average standard?
	Is this army one of your top three picks?

Sportsmanship
There's no "official" checklist for Sportsmanship, but here are a few things I would try to remember:

1) Introduce yourself.
2) Smile.
3) Be humble.
4) Don't let your opponent's mood affect yours. Concentrate on having a good time-- it's infectious.
5) Cheer your opponent, wish him luck, celebrate his successes and share his defeats.
6) Don't take advantage of your opponent-- did he forget to move something? shoot something? assault somewhere? Remind him.
7) Never go to the rulebook to settle a dispute in your favor.  It is ok to outwit your opponent, but not to out-lawyer him.
8) Offer your opponent a d6 roll-off to settle any questions, then move on with the game.
9) If you feel it would be appreciated, offer honest advice.
10) Rate your opponent's sportsmanship honestly-- the system only works if you are honest.

Dreaded Knowledge Quiz
The knowledge quiz can be difficult, but it is open book. Make sure you take ALL of your codexes and your rulebook with you to the tournament. Of course it is best to know your fluff, but you won't know every obscure question they ask, so it is useful if you can look it up.

The following questions will give you an idea what to expect:

1) Abbadon was originally a member of what Space Marine chapter?
2) What was the name of the Tyranid Hive Fleet that attacked the Ultramarines home world?
3) What was the last chapter of the first founding?
4) True or False: Squads led by an Eldar Warlock are immune to pinning.
5) True or False: The Space Marine implant that allows a marine to gain the memories of the slain by eating their flesh is called the omophagia.
6) What is the home planet of Ghazkhull?
7) Who is the Archon of the Emasculators?
8) Complete this quote: "The difference between treachery and heresy is..."
9) True or False: A sniper rifle can pin a squad.
10) Complete this quote: "No army is big enough to conquer the galaxy..."

Generalship
This should be the last of your concerns. In fact, GW has eliminated the Best General category from their Grand Tourneys entirely! It is no coincidence that you can score as many points-- or more-- on Sportsmanship as you can on your battle performance. Ask yourself which is easier: Being a good sport, or guaranteeing that you will win every game? Better to be a good sport and play for a draw or even a loss, than to run roughshod over your opponent in pursuit of a win.

That said, your performance in the battles will factor into your Overall score, and there are a few things you can do to improve this:

1) Read the mission very carefully, especially the objective.
2) Does the mission allow any special rules, like Night Fighting, Infiltrators, or Deep Strike?
3) Is this a straight VP mission or is there a list of objectives (like Cleanse or Dawn Raid)?
4) Concentrate on the objective first and foremost.
5) Once you have the objective secured, you can try for secondary objectives:

Did you reduce at least one of your opponents squads to 50% or less?
Have you managed to get out of your own deployment zone?
Have you been aggressive enough to push all the way into your opponent's deployment zone?
Can you completely push the opponent out of your own deployment zone?
Do you have an opportunity to kill the enemy Commander?

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