Nines swarming the base of my flyer

Had a game last week against my friend who plays nids, he swarmed the base of my flyer so I could not turn it. Can he do this? As its a flyer surely you pick it up and turn it as its not actually on the ground.

No such restriction in the book as far as I know. So, no... He can't.

It specifically says flyers can move over models as long as there aren't any models within 1" ate the END of your movement. So no unless there isn't any place to land you can move freely.

Seshiru wrote:

It specifically says flyers can move over models as long as there aren't any models within 1" ate the END of your movement. So no unless there isn't any place to land you can move freely.

I would say that he can, in theory at least.Mainly due to the form of the flyer base and the "not within 1" to enemy model" rule on page 80 in the small rule book . "enemy models must still remain 1" away from the base of the flyer".
If the flyer base is swarmed, staying 1" away from the flyer base, and no room is left for the flyer to pivot then the flyer can't turn(?).

Druchii wrote:

Seshiru wrote:

It specifically says flyers can move over models as long as there aren't any models within 1" ate the END of your movement. So no unless there isn't any place to land you can move freely.

I would say that he can, in theory at least.Mainly due to the form of the flyer base and the "not within 1" to enemy model" rule on page 80 in the small rule book . "enemy models must still remain 1" away from the base of the flyer".
If the flyer base is swarmed, staying 1" away from the flyer base, and no room is left for the flyer to pivot then the flyer can't turn(?).

No because the turning is movement it can be done over other models. Only the end position matters related to other models.

Vasara wrote:

No because the turning is movement it can be done over other models. Only the end position matters related to other models.

Agreed, it's only the final position that matters, so the tyranid player can't do that unfortunately for him.

You guys are probably right. I'll agree on you on this but there are still a tad vague if you ask me ^^
But that's probably due to GWs rule writing I guess, or my weird way of reading rules. =)

This is how I see it.
"enemy models must still remain 1" away from the base of the flyer, AND the flyer cannot end its move with its base within 1" of another enemy model" p80.
If the fact was that you can pivot freely during the movement phase regardless of enemy models 1" away, the first part of the sentence would be unnecessary wouldn't it?

tlronin wrote:

No such restriction in the book as far as I know. So, no... He can't.

I'll just repeat what I said then, because I already gave the answer.

@Druchii: As for your question (didn't see it before I posted), see mushkilla's reply. The rules you quote there are for the end position and for when a flyer enters ' hover' mode (because you can actually assault them then ' cause they function as a skimmer). Hope this clears it up.

Druchii wrote:

This is how I see it.
"enemy models must still remain 1" away from the base of the flyer, AND the flyer cannot end its move with its base within 1" of another enemy model" p80.
If the fact was that you can pivot freely during the movement phase regardless of enemy models 1" away, the first part of the sentence would be unnecessary wouldn't it?

The first part of this states what enemy models must do, so your opponent cannot just move himself within an inch of your base

I thought this was dodgey when he did this, will provoke an interesting conversation next time we play if he tries it again.

The pivot rules specifically say what happens when the model pivots. Enemey models that are in base to base are removed, the model pivots, and the enemy models are placed back in base to base. I don't have my book on hand to reference page number.