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Ruleshammer – Wound wording vs Bodyguard and Ignore Wound Abilities

Although we love Warhammer 40,000, the game’s complexity can be daunting, particularly for newer players. In Ruleshammer, we look at the nuances of the game’s rules and how they affect gameplay, clearing up potential issues and helping make sense...

Battle Bros: Chapter III: Drew Explains in Very Small Words How to Build an Army

BATTLE BROS. is the continuing biweekly saga where Drew tries to teach the basics of 40k to his brother Chris (head58), who has no idea what he’s doing. If you missed the previous parts of the series with the...

The Ultimate Guide to Kill Team Commanders

Something we've been continually asked about as we've released articles on Kill Team is Commanders We admittedly don't think about them all that often; they're not part of competitive play, and the majority of our content skews heavily in...

The Narrative Forge: Campaigns, Part 7 – Map Campaigns

The Warhammer 40,000 universe is a massive place, and the “Narrative Forge” hobby articles encourage thinking outside the box (literally) when putting models together and stretching yourself out in the hobby. They aim to make hobbyists and players comfortable...

Army Showcase: Greg’s Fallen

Finishing your own army is core to the Warhammer 40,000 hobby. In our Army Showcase series, Goonhammer contributors take a look at the armies we’ve been collecting for years, and the new ones we’ve just finished – what drew...

Ruleshammer: Mailbag 003

Although we love Warhammer 40,000, the game’s complexity can be daunting, particularly for newer players. In Ruleshammer, we look at the nuances of the game’s rules and how they affect gameplay, clearing up potential issues and helping make sense...

Making Merry War: Harlequins Tactics

Harlequins are the elites of the Aeldari race, which means brighter colors, faster running and close range murder. All Aeldari orient their lives around defending their soul from Slaneesh. Asuryani create a synthetic afterlife, while Drukhari strengthen their souls...

Hear Me Out, Rob Part 2 – Elves vs Robots

Pump up the dramatic music (maybe that one song from Kill Bill) because it's time for the showdown! Last week I tried to convince a skeptical Rob that my new and improved Necron list had legs, and in particular...

Tweets of War II: Tweet Harder

Last week I took on Ceri in a game of 40k. I was in the Australia, she in the UK. Normally this would be impossible, however with the power of Twitter and webcams we came up with a system...

Start Competing: How to Assess an Opponent’s Army

There are many different aspects of strategy that contribute towards doing well at a game of 40K, many of which we've published articles about, but when you get right down to it your core goal as a player in...