40k in a Flash

"Statistics, Logistics, Economics, Tactics, Luck, and Determination or How To Be A Good Theoretical General." Post 008

One of my favorite ways to play 40k is not with in drawn out battles, but with small limited army lists. In 4th Ed what was called Combat Patrol and 40k in 40 Minutes is most commonly known now as “40k in a Flash." This is when players only get 400pt to make their army lists and as such, the games go by really quickly.

Some rules were made by GW for the 400pts games:

• Armies must have 1 Troop Choice minimum
• Armies may have 1 HQ Choice, but no more than 1
• No model may have more than 2 wounds
• No special characters
• No 2+ saves
• No vehicles with a total armor value of more than 33 (add front, side, and rear together)

This new type of game play was very rarely played then, as it is now, although larger tournaments have 40k in a Flash competitions. Something that is always fun about this game to me is trying to come up with the best army list you can with such a limiting point value. So, I'll be posting some of my 400pt creations as a way to try to get this game to be a little more popular and just for the fun it (its a good brain exercise).