It's finally here. After a great many years, the Stick Pixies have got a shiny new book, full of spangly new models and rules.
But....is it in fact any good?
For those who are relative new comers, the current batch of 8th edition army books, starting with Orcs and Goblins have done a stand up job of keeping the game nicely balanced. Sure there are usually really nasty units in each book, but overall the outcome is more down to player ability than ever before.
Wood Elves.....well they've kind of been the red headed stepchild of Warhammer for a while now. Long gaps between books, and all too often quickly outdated. The switch to 8th and the drawbacks to skirmishers hit them really hard. Not only did you lose manouvreability with Skirmish, but ranked units got a lot, lot harder. Even combat mechanics walloped Wood Elves. Traditionally, the Wood Elves depended upon a front rank wipe in combat, as more than other Elves they really couldn't absorb retaliation.
Worse, they also depended heavily on terrain to keep them safe, by slowing down the enemy. Before 8th Edition, ranked units wandering around Woods or other difficult terrain halved their movement, and couldn't march... But not anymore, now it's just dangerous terrain tests all round, but no real slowing down.
Now, I've not picked up the book yet, so I'll shut up soon. Instead of me waffling, it's over to you to tell the BoLs world what you think of it. Has it brought the army up to snuff? Has it tinkered too much and changed the overall feel of a guerilla force?
Let's get ready to MUUUUUUUMBLE!