Hey,

Well, mines or yours event is coming up tomorow at my local venue and I have no idea what to play.
Please list you SS and LIAO armys that you will play or have played,So I can get an idea on what is being played.

Thanks Rune

i used liao targe, ss balac, merc balac and three ss hoverbikes. I went 3-0 and won, the mines helped about 75% of the time.

I went 3-0 with this mixed SS army.

SS Balac
RotS Balac
SS Sprint
SS Sniper
SS Partisan
HL J-37
SS TAAA
HL J-37
RotS TFA
SS Hoverbike
DF Trikes x 2

-Q

If Liao gets turn 1, then the mines do most of the work for you...I set the mines up to hit the entire opponents DZ on turn one, then brought an arnis and arty to clean up with. It worked AMAZINGLY well if I was player one, not so well as player 2. First turn, I drop pogs and hit the DZ with 4 mines evenly spaced along the top edge of opponents DZ. This takes out and /or weakens alot of stuff to the point it is more than even.

That only works if they turtle and only on turn two as per say first strike rules.

OK,

So First turn safety still works on the mines?

The first turn immunity states that nobody can take damage in their deployment zone until after their first turn. I know I'm paraphrasing, but I have the emphasis in the right place.

This is the army I will be playing with today.

1 SC Arnis 160
1 Liao Shun 44
1 DF Kanazuchi BA 20
1 SC Shadow Stalkers 18
1 SS J37 Transport 26
1 SS DI Towed AA Arty 32
=300

Tell me what you think of this army.
Rune

Well, if it plays well for you do it. Personally I hate Arnis, but i'm in the minority.

The key with the mines (I went 3-0) as well is to place it where your opponents army will be. Facing a turtler? Place them around his delpoyment zone and blow up his 2-3 artilleries.

Facing an conventional force? PLace them 8" away from his deployement zone maybe, 15" L, 25 and 15"R, 25. If he moves his full movement he'll more than likely move right on top of them.

If he using helicopters, place them on the side of the board. Most copter players utilize the sides to flank thier opponents. Make them pay for it.

My first games was against a skilled player who brought too much SS to move all at once. My mines placed at 15L, 32 and 15R, 32 got his Sniper, J-37, Leo Riordan, and a Hoverbike. Only one other mine caught something, a Kage. After that round I learned how to set up my mines smarter.

Chech the "My First Championship Army - Mines or Yours" in Final Releases for several SS armies, and one Liao army.

I was told last week when I played this that the Liao player could not place any mines to where they explode in the SS players Deployment zone. They way the rules sheet worded it was very confusing.

Deathtrap> It says you can't place them IN the deployment zone. Doesn't mean you can't place the center dot of the mine .00001 inches out of the deployment zone. :)

I played
1x SS Centurion
3x SS Purifiers
1x SS ord
1x SW ORD
1x MR sniper
1x SW paddilia
1x DF Donar

The mines.....Raped my poor ORD and Sniper, But in the end i won the match with 2 of the 3 VC's, The best way to play the mines is to Deploy them close to the Enemy DZ and near yours also.....so that you Have a DEF vs Charge happy fast army's and Slow Arty Army's.

I played Liao, went 2-1, and came in second(one guy went 3-0 otherwise I had VCs and woulda won) with:
2x DF Donar
DF DI Schmitt
DF Maxim
4x DF Shocktroops
Liao laser battery

And it was real pain to play against. If you have the pieces for it, use this.