Playing against yourself.

[Halollet]

So I have two armies that I want to test out. Unfortunalty i dont get to play as much as i would like to because of life. Do you guys ever have a game against yourself or is that really sad like this...

[nurglitch]

It's actually a good idea, particularly when you're building armies. People don't remember exactly how armies work on the tabletop, and it's good to get the models out and try to carry out your strategies. Playing both sides of the table can be an enlightening experience. Of course you aren't going to get the social aspect of the game, but then neither do most athletes when they're training for their respective sports - I used to train 24hrs+ a week for one weekend a month in competition, and while I was training in the same pool as my team I might as well have been there on my own (swimming isn't a particularly social sport). It's okay to play quietly by yourself.

[Deleted]

I've done it on a unit(s) by unit(s) basis before, never a full scale game though.

[N.I.B.]

jy2 on Dakkadakka often does it. He even posts battle reports afterwards.

[slithernaut]

One of the missions from dark vengence is just playing with yourself

[BattleMetalChris]

Jun 10, 2015 14:39:45 GMT N.I.B. said:

jy2 on Dakkadakka often does it. He even posts battle reports afterwards.

Jun 10, 2015 14:55:36 GMT slithernaut said:

One of the missions from dark vengence is just playing with yourself

Urge.. to make... joke.... becoming.. unbearable...

[slithernaut]

Jun 10, 2015 16:18:53 GMT BattleMetalChris said:

Jun 10, 2015 14:39:45 GMT N.I.B. said:

jy2 on Dakkadakka often does it. He even posts battle reports afterwards.

Jun 10, 2015 14:55:36 GMT slithernaut said:

One of the missions from dark vengence is just playing with yourself

Urge.. to make... joke.... becoming.. unbearable...

Got hit that magic "button" on the hell brute, then he will calm down lol.

[drewski]

I have never played against myself in 40k, however I have played against myself in Warmachine. I would normally play the first few rounds to figure out the best way to "unpack" my force.

[Kark]

Well, couple years ago I was playing a card game (standard playing cards - 24 in the deck) for 6 players alone .

It may sound a little weird but I became very competitive at it. No one in my class could beat me (unless I was really unlucky with cards).

[mattblowers]

I prefer playing with a partner than with myself, but to each their own. When no one wants to play with me I just generally go to my "hobby room" and fiddle with my bits.

[gigasnail]

I do this sometimes. It can help to see the models on the table; for instance when the DK flesh hounds of Khorne were re-based onto 50mm in the new codex, the effect is difficult to see until you put it on the table, where even a smallish sized unit has a huge footprint.

[emoge]

I want to do this now and post a battle report of my Tyranids against my Dreadnoughts...

[swarm492]

Ive done this, I found it fun and good practice.

[Halollet]

Well, had a game against myself and it was very eye opening and a lot more fun then I thought it was.

Played my nids vs my gk/sob list and my nids won, yay! Assault nids just have so much punch and board control. Gotta say my canonness was a tank, she slew 2 fexes and tanked all their hits but 2. Nids also hate flamers in rhinos.

I think I'll be having more test games in the future.

[LordPathos]

I'll do this too. And I'll do the same thing too: SoB/GK vs Nids. Since Nids is probably going to be my first opponent anyway. The problem is build an army list that isn't specifically tuned for the other army.