Overall pointage increase across ALL units - this is to counteract the effect of a smaller board to prevent overcrowding The smaller table WILL be the status quo going forward.Ī minimum size without a max dictates a universal standard, so it makes sense most would adopt the minimum size. So I wouldn't expect a sizeable part of the community to stick to the old size. Note, when if first came out a lot of people on the internet screamed that "its just the MINIMUM table size, not the official table size" but I have seen the smaller table pretty much unanimously adopted by all events I have witnessed or attended. Its also pretty close in size to the Blasted Hallowheart and Moonbase Klassius "board in a box" sets and I find those super convenient.
Games definitely see combat faster since there is just simply less square footage to avoid it.įrom a practical standpoint its good IMHO, since it allows more room for more tables at events and makes home games a lot easier to manage. Terrain became even more important since it would often times be your only defense against faster units. But I did note a sharp drop in castling armies and more focus on units that could both shoot and fight, (rather than dedicated shooting units). Its hard to quantify the overall impact since 40k had sizeable point increases to coincide with the decrease in size as well as significant rule changes (most notably secondary objectives). Less "yeah I move my dudes there" actions in early stages but instead more actuall rolling for shooting/charges. I can't tell if the new board size will speed games up or slow them down. For the same reason it may become harder to hold an objective. Objective games get more accessible for armies with slower units as it should become easier to travel between objectives. Ranged units with shorter range profit from more targets to pick from within range, meanwhile they will be easier bound in combat This might end up feeling quite boring/nasty when thinking about high velocity armies like IDK, Slaanesh, Orruks (moving twice). Meele units may be happy about less travel until combat. With 48x72 there is always a place to put down that arkanaut frigate, with 44圆6 it is more easy for your opponent to place models in a way that obscure them
#Warhammer 40k 9th edition table size free
Repositioning Units, summoned units and reserves will suffer from less free boardspace. Shooting Units with a long range profit from more targets beeing in range The impact of the new board size is actually quite forseeable: No change? But think how much easier it's going to be to literally cover the board with our glorious rat swarms! The enemy can't capture an objective that they physically can't even reach. Same for ko’s fly high ability, which might have a harder time, flying from one corner to another, although how much that will have an impact on them might have to wait, till we are able to play on such a small table size Tournaments or events might have a small impact though.Ĭonsidering that, deepstriking might get a bit harder, as well as keeping your heroes in the back corner, or an army that has a range of 36 or more, will likely have a hard time staying away from the enemy at some point.
The size have always stayed 72x48 inches, and as much as I know myself and the answer from my friends, we will very like not chance it at all. The size won’t change much for my friends nor in the club I’m a part of. It will not really have much of an impact at all, at least from a fun/club/friendly perspective of my live.