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Tyranids

CBUB Wins: 6
CBUB Losses: 9
Win Percentage: 40.00%

Added by: Ardius

Read more about Tyranids at: Wikipedia

Official Site: Games Workshop PLC

The Tyranids are a fictional race from the Warhammer 40000 tabletop game and its spin-off media. They are known to the Imperium generally as Tyranids, because Tyran is the first known planet they devoured and where they were first encountered.

They are a nomadic alien race comprising many genetically engineered forms created from harvested bio-mass. They are known as the "Great Devourer" and also "Shadow In The Warp" and pose a severe threat to the Imperium. They seek to consume all in their path, draining all planets of every resource.

Tyranids were first described in Rick Priestley's Rogue Trader, the first edition of the Warhammer 40,000. At that time they were not an emphasized race in the game, instead representing a limited number of occasionally-encountered alien antagonists. In later editions the Tyranids became a major race, popularized by a number of successful board games. Unlike most Warhammer 40,000 races, the Tyranids do not have a Warhammer Fantasy Battle counterpart . They are comparable in terms of their motivation and tactics of the Zerg in the StarCraft series. They are also very similar to the Flood from the video game series Halo.

Tyranids are typically a fast, close-combat army that rely on overwhelming their enemies through superior numbers. They may also be bio-morphed to rely heavily on ranged combat, or field an impressive but small array of monstrous titans rather than a typical swarm. Tyranid armies are therefore able to bring a varied threat to bear on their opponents.

CBUB Match Record:

Result Opponent My Score   Their Score
Loss Necrons 37 to 60
Win The United Federation of Planets 52 to 46
Loss The Galactic Empire (Star Wars) 41 to 53
Loss The Xenomorphs 38 to 52
Loss The Xenomorphs 46 to 55
Win Replicators 59 to 37
Loss Riddick 33 to 54
Loss Imperial Guard 32 to 61
Win The Flood 37 to 35
Win The Zerg Swarm 49 to 43
Loss Space Marines (Warhammer 40,000) 2 to 18
Tie Mass Effect Universe 1 to 1

Fantasy Teams Season 12 Record:

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Result Opponent My Score   Their Score
Win The Flood 8 to 2
Loss Time Lords 2 to 8
Win The Flood 5 to 2
Loss Reapers (Mass Effect) 2 to 7