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Alright, I've never played in any tournaments, only ever against friends, and was wondering... what exactly do you have to tell your opponent and when? I know that, for example, if you have a squad in a transport all you have to do is put the transport on the table... you can keep the vehicle's contents a mystery until they disembark, but I'm not sure how much cloak & dagger you can use with the rest of your models and army rules.
As an IG player, would I have to tell my opponent what doctrines I'm using, or only tell him the doctrines as they come into play? What about doctrines that are modelled on (e.g. Chameleoline or Chem-Inhalers)... do I have to mention these, as it may or may not be clear that my troops' cloaks or facemasks represent anything? Do I have to tell him exactly what each character has for equipment?
The situation came up when I played against my friend with my Armored Company army... I had taken the doctrine which allows me to fire my sponsons in assault at I10, and he hadn't known that before he assaulted.
I could see reasons for both telling them ahead of time and for letting them find out the hard way... what are the officials "rules" for this, and what is considered good sportsmanship to tell an opponent before you start? I don't want to be accused of trying to "sneak one" by someone, but at the same time, the less they know about my army, the better!
As an IG player, would I have to tell my opponent what doctrines I'm using, or only tell him the doctrines as they come into play? What about doctrines that are modelled on (e.g. Chameleoline or Chem-Inhalers)... do I have to mention these, as it may or may not be clear that my troops' cloaks or facemasks represent anything? Do I have to tell him exactly what each character has for equipment?
The situation came up when I played against my friend with my Armored Company army... I had taken the doctrine which allows me to fire my sponsons in assault at I10, and he hadn't known that before he assaulted.
I could see reasons for both telling them ahead of time and for letting them find out the hard way... what are the officials "rules" for this, and what is considered good sportsmanship to tell an opponent before you start? I don't want to be accused of trying to "sneak one" by someone, but at the same time, the less they know about my army, the better!