

Their fast-moving infantry went straight about harrying the enemy with persistent rhythm-breaking attacks on their resource points, giving me time to think about what the hell my strategy would be. My first battle was a 3-v-3 on a perfectly symmetrical, circular map, with two teams of Eldar alongside me.

I went for the grizzled hammer-wielding Gabriel Angelos, Kill Team Ironmaw, and Imperial Knight Solaria, who stomps around in a glorious giant mech. – as well as pick three elite units and three abilities. You can customise your army with different colour variants to reflect the different Space Marine chapters – blue for Ultramarines, green for Dark Angels, grey for Space Wolves etc. In my first couple of games i presided over the Space Marines – the safe option.

To wipe out the enemy, first you need to destroy their shield generator, followed by a giant laser-beaming turret thing, before finally smashing the power core. The rules are simple: take over pre-designated resource points, create buildings and bases pretty much anywhere on the map, then attack the other team.
