Break

Sorry I haven't been posting is such a long time. I promised a Aleph part 2 but I could never get around to it and I might just take a break from the blog but I'll be back in due time.

Also the new infinity releases are the bomb! Go check them out over at infinitythegame.com

The Sphinx has to be my fav. out of the whole month.

My top 10

I thought I would post about something a little different before I go on with Aleph: part 2 and that would be my top 10 infinity figures. Corvus Belli make some fantastic miniatures and are all winners in my book but some just really stand out at me. These are in no particular order.

Knights of Santiago

Something about knights in space... What can I say its a recurring thing that always gets me. I really like the details on this mini like the cross visor, the strap going across his chest, his robe. Also the pose just looks like his barreling down the corridor of the ship and rounding a corner looking for something to kill.




Ghulam Infantry

The first LI in my top 10 the Ghulam infantry. I like the ones from the Haqqislam starter set because each on brings there own personalty to the table. There all posed nicely with one in "sassy" pose while another is in "time to die by the knife" pose. The details on these guys is also great with the one going for a snake eater look while another has some pretty boy action going on and there combat suits are nice as well from the pouches to the boots.


Hellcats

There Nomad scum but they are some kick ass models. I like how they seem to just of "landed" on the battlefield type of poses on all of them. The details on the hellcats sticks out on them from the creepy helmets to the hoses running along there shoulders and the weird type of padding they seem to be wearing as well. Also that ADHL is all kinds of cool.



5th Minutemen

While the pose may be a little weird its all about the detail for me here. I really like the bullet sleeves on her shoulder guard as well as the neck guard to help guard against any rounds reflecting of the front chest piece upwards. The chest guard neat as well as what it seems to be a tessuem front piece but has padding (Kevlar?) surrounding the sides. Plus she's showing some skin which is always nice and you get to admire that panzerfuast she seems to having trouble holding up.


Myrmidons
Greeks! What more can I say about them. They all have fantastic poses all with there own thing going on. I really like the cybernetic optic looking muscles they have plus they got some guns on them as well, no pun intended. The swords are also very nice looking and seem to try to go for historic look but with a sci-fi twist to them. It seems these guys are ready to tear it it up!

                                                                        

Yaogats

The Yaogats are some of my favorite CA models. One they have those awesome looking helmets and all the cool gear there carrying around from panzerfausts, combi's, a spitefire, multi sniper rifle, and boarding shotgun. They bring a thugish feel to them when I look at them with the unemotional faces and the poses as well. They are after all designated thugs by 0-12.

Shang Jí Invincibles

The HI is the one of the top things for me in this game and the Shang Jí is no exception. The model just looks like he can rip you head off and chuck it the length of a football field. What I like the most if the tiny armor details from the over lapping plates on his head to the synthetic wires covering up his joints. That gun: Under slung light flamethrower are awesome is real life but in Infinity they are just as cool and as deadly.

Senor Massacre

“Stand there on the floor and blood, pendejo. You are no more than a mere punching bag to me. I am Señor Massacre and this fight ends right now” Hey it's Deadpo... I mean Senor Massacre. This guy is what you think of when you say commando, double CC weapons, awesome looking armor, ammo pouches and straps (lots), and that killer look and Senor Massacre has them all.

Marut

4 arms, multi-HMG, a big ass sword! That's the Marut for ya. Aleph's only TAG (if you don't count Achilles) and she's a monster on the table but also nice to look at as well. I like the look of the four arms as it gives her a interesting feel compared to the other TAGs in the game. Also the interesting gun she is holding with all those curvy and straight lines and I'm just talking about the gun here...

Moblots

That machine gunner looks like he's gonna' F U up! These Moblots are all awesome from the panzerfaust one to the simple rifle one. I like all the small details on them from the scarf thing covering there mouths to those spiffy glasses. Other things like bullet round sleeves on the rifle men's arm and the padding and armor on all of them. Plus these guys/gal are French but I guess some of you could care less and admire how bad ass they all look

Update

Sorry haven't been posting in a couple days been busy.

I'll get Part 2 of Aleph up this weekend.

ALEPH Part 1

The Big Brother, the AI, this is Aleph. Aleph is on of the factions in Infinity and is the one I play personally for a number of reasons from bad ass Greeks to a HI unit that laughes in the face of almost everything that can hide to the fancy AI jumper of the Post Humans and all of Aleph's fancy toys.

Aleph is the main AI of the human sphere and the one that controls Maya and other aspects of the human sphere. Aleph works along side 0-12 (the UN of the future) but mainly works in the business of tracking down other AI's more or less created by the Nomads and dealing with Aliens. The group that does all of this is called the S.S.S or the Special Situations Section and most or not all of Aleph's troops serve in this division. Now Aleph some of the best troops in the Human Sphere from the Dasyus, Nagas, Devas, and a laundry list of other units but the key thing to Aleph in a game play point of few is that a lot of models come with NWI and Dogged and some other fancy things like ODD and mimetism. Also most of the units have good stats across the board and even the Dakini Tac bot is a really good line troop even though its BS is lower the a Fuilser does a Fuisler have Mimitism plus Valor that Dakini's gain automatically from being a Remote. That doesn't mean they have there down sides like any other unit has in Infinity.

Now to give you a run down of Alephs units and descrptions.

Dakini Tacbots: The basic line infantry for Aleph.They are Remotes so you do gain Courage automatically with them. Also they have mimetism and thats a -3 BS to any other unit shooting at you that doesn't have a MSV of any level. They also come with a lot of options like a HMG, Multi-Sniper rifle, a Paramedic options, Comi with LGL, and then the always trusty Comi-rifle as the base model. They have good stats from 11 BS to WIP 13 and -3 BTS but 0 ARM means there a little flimsy and 8 CC isn't good but electric pulse is your friend here. There fast as well with a move of 6-4. Dakini's do have downsides to start off with is they are Remotes so they can't go prone or climb anything so stick one on top of a building during depolyment there pretty much stuck up there. Also being a Remote they have -6 PH added when you try to dodge anything plus it PH being so low in the first place it's not worth dodging just take the shot like a man but this is where cover is your best friend as it should be your number one friend in Infinity. Also if some has a MSV you can kiss that -3 BS from your mimitism good bye.

Garuda Tacbots: Pretty much a Dakini that has AD and a slightly better BS of 12 but still ARM 0 so there still flimsy. They come with the trusty Combi as well as a Boarding Shotgun that is really mean up close and a HMG. There designed to hit up the opponents back field or pressure the flanks and with AD they can do this well but that ARM 0 is going to see you sticking to cover unless you think you can out gun the other guy and use your mimitism to its best.

Deva Functionaries: The first human line infantry we see from Aleph and are damn fine at what they do! They have a good stat range with CC 14, BS 12, PH 11, WIP 15, ARM 2, -3 BTS, 1 W. The PH 11 could be less desirable but the others make up for that like WIP 15 and ARM 2. Plus the Deva has NWI so they are a pain to but down for good and can keep in the fight for a little longer. They come with a range of options: Regular Combi, Hacker, Synchronized (Devabot), Spitfire and MSV2, Sensor, LT. (Devabot). The Spitfire and MSV2 option is a great way to get in a MSV at low poinst games and the LT. option is one of of Alephs best LT. for high point or low point games plus you get a free Heavy Flamethrower with the Devabot. No major Downsides for my view.

Asuras: Personally one of the meanest units Aleph has to throw at you. They are the HI of Aleph and are some of the best in the sphere for good reason. The Asuras state line is solid with a CC 16 and a mean BS 14 plus PH 14, WIP 15, ARM 5, -6 BTS, 2 W. They are very hard hitters with a BS 14 and ARM 5 and the WIP makes for a great LT. option that the Asura can take. Other options include a Spitfire, basic Multi-rifle, and hacker. What also makes the Asura a force to be reckoned with is the MSV3 and match that with a Spitfire you have a great camo hunter but she can do other things like a full on assault or maybe flanking as she's not slow with 4-4 movement. The hacker option is what some people fear because she comes a hacking device plus so she can mark targets for GMLs and a -6 bts  makes her hard to hack but a WIP 15 helps here hack into things like T.A.Gs and other HI. Downsides are cost and SWC she takes up but that's understandable with her abilities and stat line so don't expect to be using here in any games lower then 250 unless you want to have a slight amount of orders.

I'll be continuing my list of the units in Part 2.

Introduction

Hello ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to my Blog the Myrmidon Officer a blog about my experiences with the tabletop game Infinity and maybe other things. I'm Solodice or also known as Alex and I started to get in Infinity some time a year ago just admiring the models that CB was pumping out and I had about a 6 month lull and I finally returned to it but this time it was different. The game wasn't different but I was because I actually wanted to play the game and that was about a month ago. It also happened that some locals were hosting a some demo games at a FLGS close to me. It was by some of the guys from RM40k and had my first game. I fell in love with the game straight away and was excited to get some more games in and test it out some more.

Well there turned out be a tourney going on about 4 days from that demo day and I all ready knew about it but the only problem is I had no models to play with but thanks to Rich a guy from RM40k I got some models to use and made what I thought was a pretty good list. My list wasn't to say bad with a Marut Lt. 2 Myrmidons, 3 Dakini's, Naga hacker, Dasyu, but I was at only 7 orders and I didn't know the affect of this until I played some games. The tounrey was a fun time for me and took 7th place out of 14 and it felt great. I played against some tough opponents 2 Haqqilsam players, 1 Arianda, 1 Morat Aggresion Force (damn you Yaogat link team). I took the first game against a haqq player with the Marut being the big star and getting tabled in my second by the MAF then playing another haqq player that I thought was going to have in the bag but I pulled out and won. Had to get through a Panzerfuast, 2 Lasiqs, a Ragik hacker, and Saladin, and this was all with my Marut. The last game I got tabled by the Ariandna player but the Marut did take out his Dog Warrior, Tankhunter, and one other dude all by her lonesome as she was the last model on the table.

I played only a couple of games after that and I plan to play some more and to also get some models of my own mainly Aleph if you couldn't already tell. My goal with this blog to to track my progress with the game but to also post things like some bat-reps, tips, unit reviews, mainly other things I haven't made my mind up on yet.

Solodice