SOLUTION: Should I Switch to One Page Rules from 40k? 

You could use the "Veteran Squad" from GF as your Cadian Command Squad. Veteran Squad are 5 model, can have a medic, radio, a company standard and lots of special weapons. Cheers.

The list of equivalent GW models is on the Onepagerules wiki. It's really nice to see someone saying how good the army builder is for OPR, it doesn't get nearly as much love as it deserves, I hope you have fun playing :)

I've never been in 40k, but instead I directly chose OPR. The fact I didn't know if I would like to wargame, made me think directly about the free solution. And I love it. Now we are a group of friends entering the hobby trough OPR

This video was made for me. I have been troubled by the 10th edition change, for me it was a couple of weeks after I was finally able to get a Leviathan box. One of the hardest things in this hobby is saving, buying, and then having everything change was a horrible feeling. I love what OPR does for this game, keeping the rules costs down, allows us to play your game, not learn it over and over and over.

Made the jump to OPR after 40k 8th became yet another cycle of constantly making books/cards redundant, using rules to promote new models, and generally being a convoluted mess of a system. Never once thought about going back, it's such a straight-forward and flexible system which lets you use whatever models you like on the table. And the web-app army builder is now just great.

I really appreciate this video and as someone who has collected GW minis for 30 years I’ve never been able to embrace the game itself. I just don’t have the spare mental energy to keep up with the increasingly frequent rules changes. I have been considering OPR for a while now but I haven’t acted on it yet! Thanks for the video! 👍

My wargaming journey truly started with OPR as a result of loving the GW models and universes but hating the rules. It's been a blast since then, and now I'm even at a place where I'm interested in designing my own games. Fun stuff!

We converted our whole play group to OPR. No one was invested in 40k anymore 'cause of the frequent rule changes, prices for rules and army books and unbalanced gameplay and stale ruleset (especially the I-go-you-go mechanic). The whole hobby was in danger to just wither away. But OPR brought fresh wind in. Games are now quicker and thanks to the alternating activations more engaging and interesting from a tactical point of view. Plus no more buying an overpriced rule or army book every few years that quickly becomes out-of-date and obsolete and collects dust on the shelf. OPR is one of the best things to happen to wargaming in the last few years (just my two cents).

You could also build a custom unit with the points' calculator, or look at one of the custom armies to see if you can find a good fit for your Cadian Command ;)

I've played 40k since 2nd edition and switched to Grimdark Future after the rules bloat and hectic release schedule that spiralled out of control. It saved wargaming for me and my playgroup, when playing a handful of games of 40k each year it's not feasible to buy new books and learn new rules each time... It just ended up with with us not playing it at all. Now it's a joy to bring out the models again! 😊

Excellent choice. AFAIK, you can create your own units with their rules and even armies with the army builder from OPR. It then calculates the points cost for you... ;) I opted out of the GW eco system 2 years ago and got into OPR and am not looking back. I am playing more, spending less, and am having much more fun when playing than I ever did playing GW games. I am using my GW minis alongside with 3D printed sculpts from OPR and other creators and honestly feel I have rediscovered the joy of wargaming, without getting the feeling of being nothing but a cash cow. I have become a patron of OPR in January 2022. I opted for the higher tier, that provides around 40-50 miniatures in STL form every month for the armies they release themselves. By now, I have collected STL files for 7 full fledged armies for less than the price of a starter box like Leviathan and one codex. I have printed more than 500 models (so my pile of opportunity is growing even faster than before), but as a single infantry sized model literally costs less than one Euro to print, even when factoring in the cost for the 3D printer, the resin, and accessories, this is a win-win situation for me. The big advantage of the OPR rules, is that you can easily play with just basic rules, or “competition” rules, that come close to the complexity of GW rules, but with a much more modern and fluid game design (alternative activation). Also, a 2.000 points OPR game typically takes no longer than 1,5-2 hours, so more than one game on a game night is a possibility.

Very cool , I did the same for the Leviathan box. I converted them to use in the 3rd edition OPR. Works perfectly 😉. Thanks for the video.

Having just been in a 40k 10th edition tournament, I was just about ready to call it quits on the entire 40k system. I'll definitely be looking in to OPR and Grim Dark Future

I am blessed with a fairly active Grimdark Future community in my city. We do tournaments every other month and we typically play at 3000pts

I've played 40k since 2nd edition and switched over to OPR a few years ago; never looking back. The game is the right level of crunch for me, and I love alternating activations. There are modular extra rules (like command points and stratagems) if you want to add complexity, and a really solid points calculator so you can easily do homebrew to fill in gaps (for example there's no really great equivalent for the Neurotyrant). Oh, and it's FREE, so no more expensive codexes that get errata'd on day one. It's not a perfect game (the way it handles Morale is a little wonky imo), but for me it really captures the nostalgic feeling of being a teenager and playing 3rd or 4th edition.

OPR looks like a nice system, but since I don't have a massive investment in GW models I'm skipping over to Mantic's Firefight. Love that ruleset.

What I do to get my friends involved is I have several 1000 point armies for different races that I 3d print and paint up (fantastic for trying painting different models) and all they have to do is turn up and pick a team :D

The One Page Rules Wiki lists minis from GW and other companies and what OPR armies they can stand in for. The Cadian Command leader can be your company leader. The others can be added to other units, most units can take one of either a medic, a field radio, or a company standard.

Convincing your friends to play OPR is way harder that it may seem to begin with. I tried frankly quite hard to get in some trial games of this *free* game and yet people get super defensive when it comes to warhammer.

It's all about OPR. The adv rules add a lot to the base game. They are written in such a way that you don't need to use them all at the same time. You can cherry pick the ones you like and still have a fun balanced matchup.

"everyone agrees, GW models are way better than their rules" ... agreed!

Love OPR. I’ve been a $10 supporter on their Partron for going on a year. I own most of their army STL packs and have really enjoyed being about to print, paint, and play Firefight Teams whenever the urge strikes me. I currently have 10 different teams, 8 of which are OPR official model prints. I just finished printing and painting a Battle Brothers army at 2k and am in the process of a Wormhole Demon army. I love the game. In the case of games like Legion, I can use the models and the mood but not have 150 cards scattered across the side or bottom of the table. It’s an army sheet and models. Fast, easy, and satisfying. I highly advise it!

Already made the switch (but we play Firefight - the Killteam equivalent). I only get to play a couple of times/year with a close group of mates - I don't have a local club - so we wanted something that is easy to learn, with the option of adding in as many additional rules as we want to add more complexity over time. It ticks all the boxes for us. Low cost of entry. Less time to learn. Amazing army builder + non bloated rules meant that a guy who'd never played wargames before was making competitive AND themed lists after one game. The army builder is incredibly intuitive - unit/weapon's special rules actually bring up a small popup when tapped/clicked on, which makes rule checking incredibly quick. I would recommend it to anyone who is a bit tired of 40k - there's nothing to lose. Rules are free, and only cost £5 if you want the full rulebook. Also that free army builder :P

I've been doing this since early one in my mini's hobby time. The freedom of OPR just makes a world of difference when it comes to building models and lists. I've even gotten back into Gunpla knowing I can use them in OPR games and been getting into scratch building too! OPR's rules and army builder are a major factor in me finally getting into this hobby after watching it from the side lines for years, and I thank Jesus for them. I'm still having fun!

I started with firefight, currently learning that with my son. The bigger army lists are what I plan to hit up once we get the basics under our belts

OPR has come a long way in a short time of building a base of customers that like their products, business practices, and want to play their games not just because they are the only game around or the only one, they can find players for. I hope that the community of players continues to grow and keeps providing an alternative for people looking to actual play wargames that does not require a massive expenditure of time and money just to get to the point where you can play a game at the recommended point value. Everybody should play whatever game they find fun, but I don't think a lot of people who play GW games, have enthusiastically chose it on its merits. Rather I think lots of GW players don't know other options exist or can't get anyone in their circle to play something else. For many GW players they are operating under the assumption that GW's predatory business model, clunky rules, and high cost of entry/maintenance is just the "fun tax" they have to pay to enjoy their hobby.

Thank you for the video, Uncle, some very good points raised. I returned to 10th after 2nd edition like 2 decades ago - it was initially fun but just no. It takes hours to play and the continuation of rules and points changes with the incurrent spending associated with that has turned me off. We start Grim Dark Future next month :)

Love your videos! With my group we basically hopped over Age of Fantasy: Skirmish during the last year and we are loving it. The only one thing I would point out is that (in AoF:S and during last year, at least) changes do seem to occur and do seem to be rather frequent (from memory, even on a monthly basis). Small things, like a 5 point modification here and there, but 5 points that could make your 250 point list invalid. Moroever, they don't always seem to be explicitly mentioned in updates notes. We literally started double-checking lists right before starting the game to make sure we were all using the same point values. Having said that, maybe this was due to ramping up to third edition and they testing differents things. The game is still awesome!

We switched quite a while ago and there is no regret. We actually played a few games in a 30k setting and made our own Primarch models. After playing OPR for a while balancing self-made characters is fun and not as hard as it sounds. All it takes is a few willing friends.

I've never tried 40k, I was just considering Necromunda or Kill team instead, just something small, cheep, quick, easy and fun for nice evening game with friends. But I directly chose OPR when I saw your video some time ago. Great inspiration. I realized, that it's actually my game and my rules. It's just completely on me what model I choose, how I define it's stats, what rules I accept and how many dices I'll need. I think that maybe people forgot that it's just a game and only rule is to have fun...

My biggest issue with OPR is that it feels very flat across armies. The differences and intricacies are really sparce.

By the way. With regards to figures and gaming, my son was interested in Bolt Action. So I bought a rule book and proxied in our 40k figures, him with his AM and I with my DAR. Clearly a squad based game we have to play a few more to decide if we really want to get into it, but your Sci-fi figures are not restricted to that role. His AM were Germans and in a 1000 points he fielded a Stug, several squads and a mortar and MMG. I fielded bigger squads a Falcon as a Churchill and another unit as a Humber MKIII armoured car. So don't let your imagination be limited by what your forces look like. We even used our FoW markers for pining, planned barrage and down/dug in markers.

I grew up with WH40K 2nd Edition rules and I remember that back in the days a Space Marine army was not really big. For 2K points for example you could lead about 38 infantry only models (incl. 3 characters) into battle. If you take a vehicle with you it would be even less models. In 10th edtion, although I have already 4 vehicles in the list, I still have about 63(!) infantry models to take with me (including 3 characters too). That's an incredible difference! And that are not only small and cheap units, thery are mostly standard and elites. A friend recommended One Page Rules already to me and I also saw some videos about it recently. I think I will give them a go and will try them out. Thank you for your video here. This direct comparison, especially with the points was very interesting for me!

A few folks at my Local Game Store (myself included) got waaaayy too hyped about the idea of 10th edition being simpler and more accessible than 9th. We all got big boxes of new models, started theorycrafting 2k lists and whatnot. Then when we started actually playing the game the dreaded realization that we actually just weren't having fun and had gotten into a huge hobby hole for a game we didn't like started to settle in. OPR has been an absolute lifesaver since we're in it for the lore and hobby and beer and pretzels fun of chucking dice and hanging out. OPR gives us that where 10th asks us to chase the meta and buy hundreds of dollars of rulebooks.

Played our first game of OPR tonight. Really loved it!

Just like you, uncle Atom, I typically play skirmish. With OPR it's simply amazing. Now I can do "have models, will play" - getting into fullscale Warhammer was a whole 1 year+ adventure for me before I could get one game in, for OPR skirmish and full-scale, I was able to do it after just 1 month of assembling and painting.

I am really glad you made this video. I just finished a battle report for Grimdark Future. I couldn't decide what I wanted to play (40K or OPR). In looking at 40K, I honestly found myself thinking...where do I pick this back up at? Where did I leave off? Then I started thinking, by the time I release the video next week it will be outdated with the new Space Marine Codex. This led me to building an army and playing Grimdark Future at 2k points. The list builder is incredible and everything for my faction printed on one page. It has a lot of depth as well with weapon options and overall the game was just plain fun to play. I appreciate you sharing as you'll definitely get more views than my little channel. My son and I really enjoyed playing it!

I'm a fan of OPR and your own musings. I'm currently teaching some students about wargaming and a part of me is wondering if I should direct them to OPR instead of GW games. OPR has become more relevant to me since the launch of the new Space Marine Codex. I have 4 space marine codices and more BA codices all 20-45e each as editions got more expensive. I look at these hard backs and the sunk cost they represent and I hear a voice in my ear whisper 'OPR', 'Grimdark Future' and I'm starting to listen more.

I love one pages rules, because it goes so much faster and when I play with my 11 year old son he actually understands the rules.

Started 40K with a friend recently and we are both pretty new to it. We were so overwhelmed by everything, that we spent most of the first time playing reading and trying to figure out what was a valid move and what was not. We switched up to OPR (after watching one of your videos) and were able to quickly run through three games one late night. We are going to run OPR games to start and slowly introduce 40K back into our future games, once we are able to get a better understanding. Keep up the great videos.

I use OPR when trying to entice my friends into playing Just so much simpler to explain and get into killing minis quickly But I think it was Discourse minis? An Irish woman, who said it pretty well I think, Most people play OPR but are thinking about Warhammer I feel the simplicity of OPR is both it’s strength and weakness I think OPR lacks some depth that impedes tactical play But saying that, I really don’t get to play all that often But I think about playing a lot🤣

For the Cadian Command Squad, couldn't you mix some of them in to the ordinary infantry, as replacements for footsloggers?

Have you considered Xenos Rampant? Albeit you are limited to one vehicle unless you house rule.

The wife and I have been playing Combat Patrol and just adding similar cost units. Works pretty well, and great fun.

I'm glad you're making a video on this, as honestly this is the only way GW sees the disapproval in customers anymore. They do something, people don't like it. People make videos talking about other games, GW realizes they are pushing away customers. I am also currently looking into OPRs, getting a rulebook and maybe some of those paper terrains. It's just a mess of a list to look through and see what PDFs I need to buy though. Multiple rulebooks, advanced rulebooks, mission packs, campaigns?

I'd actually want to try OPR but locally my area is basically "40k or you play by yourself" at basically all of the 3-4 game stores in the area. Like even suggesting OPR, despite everything, would get the stink-eye, and I don't know why because it's the same models just better rules. Their own models though... are a bit pricier than I'd have expected (the physical models I mean, not the STLs, as I don't have a 3D printer to compare cost of buying it ready made versus materials to print it out). Nearly as much as GW :(

I've been playing Age of Fantasy and Grimdark Future for a couple of years now and I just love the gaming experience using those rules: The activation sequence, the special abilities, the new casting rules, etc. The game keeps getting better and the narrative has stronger elements in the current 3.0 edition. That said, sometimes I get to play with GW's rules and I have to admit that I really enjoy the experience too. Specially when it comes to the factions's "identity" game mechanics. In the end, I guess we're just fortunate to be able to play using both rules systems with the same miniatures. Everybody wins, right? Thanks for the great video Uncle Atom!

I do like having a lot of models on the table, it feels much more like a battle rather than a disagreement. And if 1000 points of 40k is 2000 points in OPR, 1000 points in OPR is probably about 500 points in 40k, so just play 500 point games

Started OPR skirmish level for my kids, works like a charm.

I wouldn't say I am in the "refuse to switch" camp, I am thinking of giving OPR a try, but for me I want a MASSED battle game, capital letters as emphasizing the mass. I want a table packed full of miniatures, there are plenty of skirmish level games out there already. It is expensive and more work but if you can afford it or can acquire models via other means (2nd hand, 3D printing etc) then the sight of a fully arrayed 2,000 or 3,000 point battle can't be beat in my opinion. Now, if you can play OPR at 4,000 points, then that would be interesting......

In the one page rules wiki. For each game/setting there is a page called "game name/setting name miniatures". And you will find a conversation table for gw models.

I love how clean your miniature painting is. So good.

I am completely done with all things GW, so I really appreciate the coverage of alternatives.

OPR looks extremely interesting. I haven't played 40k since mid 9th. Been playing AoS which I like way more. If I ever went back to sci Fi wargaming I'd use my old 40k models to play OPR.

Exactly what I've started doing, you can still by GW models to use and you can buy the books if you want for lore and cool pictures. And the OPR online list builder is crazy good!

the OPR wiki has pretty decent ties to other model lines (including GW), as in it tells you which model is a guardsman etc. I just sold 4 40k lots, and decided to switch to OPR. What switched me over.. wasnt OPR it was battletech. I opened the battletech alpha strike box and was super angry because it made me aware of how bad GW has been treating us throughout the years. THen I found OPR and started 3d printing and im super stoked.

I made the switch to opr I think about a year ago ish and it has completely revived my love for minitures and wargaming. There's 2 main points that make me love opr 1) the community loves seeing "custom" armies in the sense of like homwbrew rules or seeing what people use as stand in for models 2) I love that the rules are simple and easy to pick up and that you can use whatever models you can get your hands on like I actually use 1/144 scale gunpla kits for titan lords army

Being able to take a ridiculous amount of guard bodies in a 1000pts is why I play guard, this seems to go against the flavour of what they are, but to each their own

Going for a game of Grim dark future this evening at a friend's house. We have a hard time limit of the last train home. Ever game of 40k we ever had finished early because it took too long, every game of Grim dark future has reached a satisfying conclusion. The game length means we actually play more often than we used to.

Been playing opr since 8th came out, the first thing that struck me about the game was just how much fun I was having playing it, quick battles and simple rules , just clicked with me

Yes 🙂

I've recently gotten back into the hobby. I used play -well actually mainly PAINT, not play- WHFB 20 years ago. Then adult life and family happened, like it does with most of us. Anyway, I got a printer a couple months ago and I'm itching to play. OPR has been on my radar for a long time. And while I currently try to mainly limit myself to Kill Team units, I think that when a full army is assambled, I will try and find people to play OPR. I just don't see myself playing 2k-point games of 40k with dozens upon dozens of miniatures, and ever-more-complicated rules. The only thing the 40k universe has going for it is the fact that it has decades of cool lore to work with.

I did it actually, dor the Fanrasy Skirmish version and it is alot of fun!

Hello. I´m since the end of the 8th Edition in the hobby. I had begun to collect and to paint my space wolves and when it was close battleready, came the release of the 9th Edition. So I needed to learn and buy new rules... My passion is more at the painting, than in playing 40k and so every time it was hard for me because i´d forgotten the rules at every Match. Next week I wil start a try with my sons in OPR and im absolutely happy with the army-builder and the simple rules. I will give my Sons of Votan their first Time in Battle and Im very happy about the simple Rules, so I dont have to learn their special Rules in 40k! All in all I think, OPR is an wonderful addition to Warhammer 40k for people like me and I´m very happy about it!

That quick point change, new books, editions and power creep is another reason I like MESBG (besides the fact it's a great system) is that the release are ultra slow. So, you have time to build up your force and the power creep is slower!

I play the Solo rules. As a Dad of 3 with varying timetables I've been able to get more games in solo than ever. It also uses the same rules so when I do sneak a quicker game in with friends I am up to speed!

When we gathered with online friends during summer, one of them brought the tenth edition rulebook. She and another were 40k players, but the other one got tired of the constant changes and I made him discover OPR rulesets prior to this online with Tabletop Simulator. In 15 minutes, they both made their army lists, chose their models and started the game. It was a classic ork vs space marine battle, with three dreadnoughts managing to barely survive the endless waves of greenskins and goblin artillery. Watching them actually play an IRL game of OPR made me actually want to get miniatures of my own, what years of WH40K videos and battle reports never managed to do.

I have a ton of custom-built vehicles for my Imperial Guard which were created using GW's Vehicle Design Rules back in 2002-2004: tanks, APCs, artillery, recon vehicles, etc. Using OPR's Army Forge list builder, and combining the Human Defense Forces, Rebel Guerrillas, and Feral Guard lists, I've been able to adequately recreate all of them for use in Grimdark Future. I can't say enough good things about OPR's army list builder. It's spectacular. 😲

I am not sure if you mentioned, but they also have an awesome custom army builder called Army Forge Studio to go along with their awesome list builder.

Is there a video you could share that shows all the different armies for OPR?

I am looking forward to trying out OPR soon. Being a Warhammer guy it's great to see free army building app, free rules and they even have paper cut out for troops you can try.

I play OPR with my son-in-law. He has a lot of GDW models while I print the OPR ones for myself. He appreciates being able to use the models he's collected and painted over the years without the need to buy an encyclopedia (his words) every couple of years. He also likes the alternating unit activation (no risk of a huge alpha strike if you aren't the first player) and the simplified combat resolution.

Some friends and I made the jump about a year ago. I haven't really looked back. We hit a few wrinkles now and then (like the command squad thing), but we're just playing amongst ourselves for fun so we tend to just tweak things to whatever works for us.

I like that you addressed and provided solutions with my main sticking point on OPR: getting people to play. there is a lot of grumbling about wargear and army size in 40k right now so that can definitely serve as a selling point.

This might work for me. In my group, I'm the only one who paints/builds models, and I have a hard time keeping up with large list sizes. Thanks for the suggestion!

The fact there are Unit and Vehicle Design Rules is a major selling point for me.

I've been on the fence about switching because of the sunk cost fallacy and just how much effort I've put in to learning how to play 40k

Very, very interesting Atom and it would appear that people have provided a solution to the command squad issue you had. 👍👍

The equivalent unit list is on their official wiki, along with explanations of each unit, how to equip them, and tactics!

I only played Grimdark Future solo (in the beginning of the pandemic), but it was really fun. And, more importantly, it works with multibased models (as per rules, explicitly "as long as it applies to all units"), AND scales down to 6mm really easily (just use centimeters instead of inches, no other mental acrobatics required). They even have a point cost calculator for when you have a particular model that doesn't have a balanced and tested profile.

OPR is what I play with my nephews. It's fast and simple, and lets them play with their toys. 40k 10th is my first full 40k (been playing Kill Team since '18), and it's been a blast. I really love the attached unit system and the rules are just more dynamic. Alternating activations is the main selling point of the OPR ruleset.

Great video, excellent follow up to your previous video too. I felt the same about GW rules so I now am a big fan of Xenos Rampant and Dragon Rampant. I get to use all my Oldhammer models and I know the game will be balanced.

Thoughtful and thought provoking as usual, Adam. Thanks!

I would love to see a longer form video of maybe just 1 turn of Grimdark Fantasy. Maybe you could point out big differences in the rules and if you like them or not.

Got into OPR through family, my GF her sister and her sisters fiancé have all expressed an interest in tabletop war gaming and this 40K/AoS/WHFB but the major issue they found was cost of entry and rules. Particularly that the rule books and codexes are probably errata’d. So one evening I showed them OPR and we played some grimdark. I can even use my old firstborn and roll out older sets. Went great, played a few 1000pt games with some beers and snacks they loved it.

A very astute comment about the points values of units in games from a company that makes its money from models versus one that doesn't 🤔. The big problem, as you point out, is the same one facing people who want to break away from the WotC stranglehold and play something other than D&D - everybody plays the most popular game and inertia and laziness tends to keep it that way. Persuading your friends to invest time and effort into learning something new and different is a big hurdle 😔. Hope to catch you on Twitch later 👍

Our group added OPR to our game systems during 8th Edition 40k, when we realized we needed a simpler and less expensive system for those in the group, who were new or played rarely. When 9th Edition 40k launched, we had nearly completely switched to GF and Firefight. Last year I played 3 games in one day, 1500 pts, 2000 pts and 4000 pts each. Try this in 40k! I even played Havoc Brothers against Fantasy Ogers in GF Firefight! That´s the beauty of a system, wherer rules are compatible!

"Two vehicles on chicken legs..." let's see, list of Uncle Atom favorite quotes list...got it added!

Glad to see you open up a little more about OPR. I would like to see a vid on building a 1k point army using OPR models. I have been a OPR supporter for awhile now and i like there models. The only thing from GW i own is there nulin oil wash but now i have found Monument hobbies black wash and not looking back.

The nice thing about OPR is that you can still collect and play with Citadel models! Take a dive in and whip up an army list for OPR with your current 40K/WHFB army; try it and if you don't like it you've lost nothing!

Thanks Atom for this video. I’m literally in the same spot as you are. Wanted to get into 10th but all the changes and keeping up is hard. OPR seems like a good system and more accessible to people, rules and hobby wise.

Definitely interested in this to use my Death Guard models again

My 1500 Genestealer Cult list (after the point increases)... is still 86 models. It's a lot to paint... slowly working through it. It was almost 100 figs prior to the increase.

Idk if it warrants another video but I would love to see a side by side comparison of a regular Space Marine army and see what the model gap looks like, both GW-OPR and also OPR between them and the Imperial Guard

OPR is definitely looking more and more appealing. I've been painting sisters for a while, and we got massive point cuts in the last update, which basically reduced my current collection from ~1500 points to 1000 points. I think my truly ideal scenario would be Combat Patrol with a little better support. A bunch of fans of Warmachine/Hordes in Mk III created a format called "Brawlmachine", a custom ruleset tweaked for 25 point games (75 points being the usual tournament format). It immediately took off, because it was fast, easy, and most importantly included a ban list for models that were just too powerful for the format to contain. OPR might be the closest to that at the moment, even if I do find nickle-and-dime point costs to be a little irritating for when I just want to plunk some models on the table and play.

This is just what I was looking for following your last video on 40k. Great video, 10/10

Looking at the lore in the world book on wargamers vault I noticed that its a little more flexible to fit new custom armies in and they have some official armies on the OPR army forge that don't match War Hammer Armies but are interesting. One problem with Games Workshop is that they have not produced a new army list in at least a decade. Everything is reworks. The player made lists on OPR Army Forge are also very interesting because there are 4 other worlds there: black powder and Napoleonic lists, WW2, a set of Star Wars analogs and Starship Troopers. I can see fun ways to fit them into Sirius Sector as variant lower technology and higher technology human and alien races.

I'm curious as to what you think of the actual game play and the rules of the game. What's been preventing me from playing is some trouble with understanding the short rules. I feel like they're missing details. Also the number of activations feels strange... maybe in a follow up video you could talk about the gameplay.

Ive been printing my OPR models at 50%. you can fit an entire 1500 point army on one build plate, less resin used, quick to paint and easy to store. its been great

My Mantic Mars Attacks army has found new life in GrimDark Future.