Shrapnelsmile Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Egg Clutches are available for add-on with the kickstarter. I'm not yet fully versed in the rules for the mini, but I'll throw this out there: how many Egg Clutches do you plan to pick up initially? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agnelcow Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 I'm getting two: one to hire, one to summon. Doubt they'll stay on the table long enough to justify more than that, though 3 does give enough for your full karkinoi unit to summon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaphoricDragn Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 I'm wondering what they do on their own. Right now just seems like a cheap way to go to Glory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emberlost Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 30 minutes ago, MetaphoricDragn said: I'm wondering what they do on their own. Right now just seems like a cheap way to go to Glory Good point. I suppose the better question is, how many is it worth getting? We haven't seen the stat card for them, so who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Loki- Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 My biggest issue with them is that we don't get a cool infantry sized Champion. Kings Hand get a steam car machine gun, Cult get a cool looking insane mage, Abyssinia get a rail gunner, and we get a pile of eggs that give reinforcement tokens and/or glory when eaten. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Barrows Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Actually, we get the Breachling which is basically some flesh horror thingie. Still cool. Especially since it explodes when it Glories. Hilarious. The Raving Madman is our Adjunct model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejavu Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 6 hours ago, Parker Barrows said: Actually, we get the Breachling which is basically some flesh horror thingie. Still cool. Especially since it explodes when it Glories. Hilarious. The Raving Madman is our Adjunct model. Edit: Feel free to disregard my comment below, I misread the conversation flow, apologies to Parker burrows. It was clearly something to do with the sanity warping effects of the burning man affecting me. I think you've thought you were posting in the cult forum not the gibbering hoards forum. Which is understandable as the burning man will be the on to deliver us all from this suffocating civilisation we've built. The cult get the egg clutch as their champion model, it is possible that the rules for it make it a really useful thing to have, I agree with Loki though in that the other allegiances get cooler champion models based purely on looks and feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Git Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Dejavu said: I think you've thought you were posting in the cult forum not the gibbering hoards forum. Which is understandable as the burning man will be the on to deliver us all from this suffocating civilisation we've built. The cult get the egg clutch as their champion model, it is possible that the rules for it make it a really useful thing to have, I agree with Loki though in that the other allegiances get cooler champion models based purely on looks and feel. From Parker Barrows Avatar, I'm guessing he's referring to the Cult when he says 'we'. As for me, I'll hopefully be getting 2 free ones from the Kickstarter! Even if I just get 1 free one, I'll leave it at that as I honestly can't afford any more... I've already gone Dual Commander and everything Cult! I'd love to get everything Hordes too, but that unfortunately breaks the bank... Sadface! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejavu Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 46 minutes ago, Da Git said: From Parker Barrows Avatar, I'm guessing he's referring to the Cult when he says 'we'. Haha, my bad I miss read the conversation flow, I see his comment was referring to Loki's comment on the cult. I've edited my post above to note my misunderstanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryökäle Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Now that we have seen the actual rules of these yummy little eggs, this topic's question becomes pretty relevant. They seem really useful for the Hordes. They are easy and delicious way to get your guys to glory and collect reinforcement tokens. And since they benefit from Endless Numbers, them "not being on the table long" is really not true. It's hard to say off the cuff are they worth 2 scrip (probably are), or do you just want to summon them with Karkinoi. With three 8 or above cards, squad or Karkinoi can summon three in a turn (in theory gloried Karkinoi could summon six in a turn). So, maybe three is good choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doombladez Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Here's the card for anyone who hasn't seen it: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doombladez Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 On 1/11/2017 at 1:24 AM, Ryökäle said: Now that we have seen the actual rules of these yummy little eggs, this topic's question becomes pretty relevant. They seem really useful for the Hordes. They are easy and delicious way to get your guys to glory and collect reinforcement tokens. And since they benefit from Endless Numbers, them "not being on the table long" is really not true. It's hard to say off the cuff are they worth 2 scrip (probably are), or do you just want to summon them with Karkinoi. With three 8 or above cards, squad or Karkinoi can summon three in a turn (in theory gloried Karkinoi could summon six in a turn). So, maybe three is good choice? Two or three sound right, one is definitely too few and any more than three starts to get a tad excessive, although I'm sure you'd use them occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaphoricDragn Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 I'm definitely thinking I'd want multiple to start, plus 3 to summon with the karkinoi, that way you'd bet a lot of your army going to glory turn one. I could see owning like 5, though kickstarter wise i'll probably grab 1 and proxy test for the full number to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Loki- Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 I'd honestly go with 2-3 to start and see how it goes. Worst comes to worst you also make up a couple of 40mm tokens to represent them and figure out your ideal number. Karkinoi look pretty handy in a fight, so it's unlikely you're going to want them sitting there just laying eggs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Git Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 I actually think just 1-2 max is going to be the way to go. For hiring, it will only be if you have 2-3 script leftover. If you have four script or more than I think any of the units will be a better choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDAntoine Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 The advantage of the 'new' Eggs is that they have a fantastic ability to claim objectives rather quickly. This way you can do things with them that otherwise are much harder to do with 4 point units. The con to this pro is that they get destroyed much easier by opponents but that egg-hunt allows for a very nice and interesting subgame In both cases I believe something can be said for both the Eggs and 4 point units. Like KE's Infiltrators being there matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adran Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Don't forget the Spawning moon strategem makes use of Egg clutches as well. I think every hordes player will want at least 1 to be on their side of the table at some point during the game, but the total number wanted is much harder to decide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryökäle Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Da Git said: I actually think just 1-2 max is going to be the way to go. For hiring, it will only be if you have 2-3 script leftover. If you have four script or more than I think any of the units will be a better choice. Yeah, for hiring. But I feel like summoning them is the main way to get them. And by looking at the card, I don't see why you wouldn't, one way or the other, get at least few of them. Reinforcement tokens are a big buff for most of Hordes units and being target of "Survival of Fittest" somewhat hinders any unit other than eggs. 12 hours ago, -Loki- said: Karkinoi look pretty handy in a fight, so it's unlikely you're going to want them sitting there just laying eggs. True, but if each fireteam summons one egg clutch per game, doesn't seem like a bad time investment to me. It's 6 scrip worth of models, after all. Of course, it's hard to say, since I don't know the flow of the game enough. Maybe one stagnant turn for Karkinoi is too much, but I doubt it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaphoricDragn Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Ryökäle said: Yeah, for hiring. But I feel like summoning them is the main way to get them. And by looking at the card, I don't see why you wouldn't, one way or the other, get at least few of them. Reinforcement tokens are a big buff for most of Hordes units and being target of "Survival of Fittest" somewhat hinders any unit other than eggs. True, but if each fireteam summons one egg clutch per game, doesn't seem like a bad time investment to me. It's 6 scrip worth of models, after all. Of course, it's hard to say, since I don't know the flow of the game enough. Maybe one stagnant turn for Karkinoi is too much, but I doubt it. You could, potentially, stagnant them to grant a bunch of glory, next turn Endless Numbers a clutch back anywhere on the field, Hatch it, and next turn wail to make up for the lost walk in the long term. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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