He brought Tau. Brave.
We knew it was a 4th Edition Codex army. But, in fact, neither Pedro nor I had any concept of why the Greater Good was such a brave choice to bring to a tournament. Brave, brave, brave. That's what random people kept on coming up to tell him.
And then one kind soul actually took the time to instruct Pedro in how exactly he could increase his battlefield efficiency. Markerlights, my friends. Pedro got a crash course in how to use the Tau Markerlights. And then for three straight games, the Blood Angels under my command had no chance.
The other phrase that sagacious NoVA participants kept throwing at us was "Target Priority." At first we thought that they might be making fun of us. You know, dragging up some obsolete 4th Edition rule and holding it over us noobs. That actually wasn't the case, and the commenting wargamers were not actually condescending to us neophytes. "It's all about target priority" actually means, "Actively pursue the part of your adversary's army that will have the most significant game effect for the least expenditure of your own resources."
The analysis of target priority is a complex interaction of specific army rules, 40k general rules, winning conditions, strategy, and player ability. For me in the NoVA games that meant going after Pedro's Pathfinders with my Jump Infantry.
So, based on his player base, it appears that Tau was a perfectly reasonable choice for Pedro, and by the end of six games, both Pedro and I realized that it really might actually be about prioritizing your targets after all.
We both learned a lot from the NovA. Thanks again, Mike Brandt and the NoVA Staff!
"Look, there's a brave Blood Angels player that doesn't understand target priority!"
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