Warhammer 40k Conquest: The Great Devourer Expansion Pack

[arapaima]

This is a cardgame by fantasy flight games. The Tyranids are featured in the game's newest expansion suitable titled "The Great Devourer" so fellow nids, feast your eyes on some really amazing art.



 

 



Here's some of them. Look at those beautiful warlord pic of our legendary beasties standing triumphantly over the tattered corpses of those imperial vermin. It bring tears to my eyes. May cop on strength of pic.

[Hive Bahamut]

BEAUTIFUL artwork.. Although all I can think about now is that Genestealer saying.. "Hey you told me these guys had cream filling, what a jip!"

[saxif]

This looks interesting indeed.

[swarm492]

Love it, Would jump on board instantly if I knew anyone that played.

[omnivore]

Interesting. Hunter Gargoyles appear to have claws instead of guns. Is this the shape of things to come?

[Davor]

Nov 3, 2015 21:02:14 GMT Hive Bahamut said:

BEAUTIFUL artwork.. Although all I can think about now is that Genestealer saying.. "Hey you told me these guys had cream filling, what a jip!"

Nah, I don't see that. I see, "Oh you got a toe in the grass, I guess I have to wait to assault you after you hit me, so I will just stand and wait."

[gigasnail]

(will go out on a limb here as I am rusty and book isn't here, but you go at I1 if the charging unit makes a charge move through difficult terrain, not just if the guy you're charging has a toe in cover)

[Kwodd]

Nov 3, 2015 22:13:29 GMT omnivore said:

Interesting. Hunter Gargoyles appear to have claws instead of guns. Is this the shape of things to come?

Hormagoyles wouldn't surprise me. Rebox the old kit with talons.

[fnorrll]

I love the base game and have the expansion but havnt been able to try it out yet.

Idk if Fantasy Flight affects/reflects any changes GW has for the future. They seem relatively independent.

On a side note I can't quite understand why GW doesn't stock or sell any of the good, quality, popular WH/40k IP games that FF makes.

*edit* forgot to say, looking at them without having tried it yet, tyranids seem to have a unique and quite tyranid-y play style in Conquest. FF is usually pretty good at that sort of thing. I actually wish they would be leased they rights to GW rules and GW just sell models!

[Kwodd]

Sad FFG comes up with better rules/ideas for the 40k universe than GW.

[azrael9986]

This game seems interesting o.o where is it for sale?

Nvm found the webpage.

[milkybarnid]

I play 40k conquest quite a bit with my friend, i ended up getting all the extra cards and that, i think its great game tbh

Subject Omeaga (is that the symbols name?) isn't out until next year, no word on the release date only that its in development.

[arapaima]

How's the game like? Word is it's kinda like magic the gathering with warlord cards featuring 40k characters that altering the deck's playstyle. It sounds fun but I can't find anyone to play with. Cardgame is not the most popular thing where I lived except maybe hearthstone blackjack and poker q_q.

[Hyrrokin]

The local club has a couple of Conquest players and I have bought the Tyranid cards. All cards are included (no need to buy 2 boxes) and if you have someone to share the Standard box with you don't need that one even though I have been told there are 2-3 cards that is good to include from it.
Gamewise Tyranids plays Niddy either swarming with gants buffed from units with a Hive mind special rule or or strong combat unit like the Warriors and the Trygon. Pyrovores are good in this game, imagine that! The other guys are lukewarm towards Nids but I think they can work out. The Nids (like 40k) can't have allies and that limits them somewhat.
anyway this turned out long but it is a great game with a lot of tactical decisions. You can get advantages from card picking but it's more likely you lose by playing the cards wrong. Word of Caution im still new to the game so add research to my opinions.
PS. thanks for info on the Omega(yes) Warlord, Nice to get an ambush option even if it's in a year.

[milkybarnid]

arapaima

yeah, the warlords ability is a factor in your deck list, as each warlord has (whats called) a signature squad which must be included in the deck. If you take the swarmlord it makes sense to build your deck to support the termagants that you play. generally games are between 30-60 minutes but if your starting out can be over a little a bit. theres 3 ways to win, take enough planets so that you have 3 of the same colour, kill your opponents warlord or deck out. I have never played magic so i cannot give you a comparison for that.

@hyrrokin
just so you know whilst you can't take allies you can take neutral Supports, attachments and events. (the rules spceify neutral units) I've found fall back works wonderfully on synapse creatures as we have few elite cards. the release date is an estimate according to the article FFG wrote FYI