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Hobby Heresy: An Orky Gundam Full of Grots

In Hobby Heresy, we look at conversions, kitbashes, and other custom projects by Goonhammer authors and explore the thought processes behind them and the work that went into them. It's part hobby showcase, part tutorial. This week, we're looking...

Ruleshammer: Unusual Fight Phases, what units come first, last, in the middle?

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...

Kill Team Tactics: Playing Decisively

This week we're taking Kill Team Tactics in a slightly different direction. Instead of focusing on a single faction (which we'll get back to in the future, I promise), today I'm focusing on the three generic "Decisive" Tactics -...

Battle Bros: Chapter II: Drew Beats Chris to Death with the Sentient Manifestation of His Own Indecisiveness

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 part 1 of the series with the intro...

Hear Me Out, Rob: Lockdown C’tan

Right that's it. This is possibly the longest I've gone without a game of 40k all edition. If I go blind, so be it. Welcome readers to my first time stepping up to the terrible Thunderdome that is Hear Me Out...

GW Online Preview, Part 2: The Goonhammer Round Table, Part 2

Following the first ever online Warhammer Preview two weeks ago, Games Workshop and the Warhammer Community Team put on a second online preview this past Saturday, featuring more of the reveals they had planned for Adepticon and other conventions. If...

The Horus Heresy – Legion Overview – The Sons of Horus

The Space Marine Legions of the First Founding make up the core factions and conflict of the Horus Heresy. With apologies for the delay, in our seventh article we're looking at the brutal core of the Traitor Legions -...

Start Competing: T’au Empire Has Been Updated!

In lieu of an all new Start Competing this week, we've updated the Start Competing on T'au Empire, covering changes in content and the new rules for the faction that we saw in Psychic Awakening: The Greater Good (and...

How To Paint Everything: Tzaangors

In our How to Paint Everything series, we take a look at different armies of the Warhammer universe, examine their history and heraldry, and look at several different methods for painting them. In this week’s article, we’re looking at the...

Ruleshammer: Heroic Intervention, Always Fight First, and Fight Again 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...