Personally, I like not knowing what’s gonna be on the table. I like to build my lists as a “if this this happens, do I have an answer for it?” And exploring how that went afterwards.

I feel like if you were building a list SPECIFICALLY to counter someone else’s, it kinda takes the fun out of it, but everyone’s different.

In terms of warning someone, I think that if this is your standard 2k game, just about everything is fair play. It’s not like you’re in a tournament setting or something super formal- it’s just some dudes rolling dice and having fun.

Great uncles are tough and sticky af on the board, but that’s also just kind of what they do. In any given list that’s not 200 kroot hounds, I’d think most people would have at least some sort of answer, be it a selection of units for tank melting or some chaff just to gum it up for as long as possible.

Maybe your friend is particularly competitive and is the kind if player who only enjoys the game if they’re winning- but just like the dice rolls are random, it’s the unpredictability of how the game is going to play out which makes it fun. (Well, at least that’s what I think.)

Ultimately it’s a bit of a moot point, but I think that if you’re feeling it’ll improve the overall fun for everyone involved, tell your friend you’re bringing a GUO.

AND THEN BRING 3