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Ruleshammer: Army Construction in 9th Edition

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 13, 2020

With the new edition nearly upon us, we had Rob “Vre’kais” Chilton sit down with the new rulebook in the Indomitus boxed set and write his thoughts (in great detail) on the new rules – what’s changed, what needs...

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Hammer of Math: Weapon Changes in 9th Edition

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - July 13, 2020

While we don't have the FAQs to get a complete picture of everything, we do know quite a few pieces of information about how different weapons will work in 9th Edition. This gives us an opportunity to look at...

Competitive Play

The 9th Edition Munitorum Field Manual Points Review

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 13, 2020

Just last week we were sitting around the Goonhammer offices, debating how we were possibly going to evaluate all of these factions and their roles in the new edition without any points. Based on rumors and information we'd seen...

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Ruleshammer: Guide to Terrain in 9th

Vrekais - July 11, 2020

Terrain is an integral part of the 40k and it's an area that is often the cause of some of the best moments in the game and some of the most confusing too. This article aims to explain all...

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Ruleshammer: Actions

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 10, 2020

With the new edition nearly upon us, we had Rob “Vre’kais” Chilton sit down with the new rulebook in the Indomitus boxed set and write his thoughts (in great detail) on the new rules – what’s changed, what needs...

Competitive Play

9th Edition Competitive Roundtable: The Try-Hard Perspective

James "Boon" Kelling - July 10, 2020

With the release of the 9th edition core rules we have asked some of our try-hard tournament-goers to wade into the conversation and comment on how the changes may impact the competitive game and how the meta will adjust...

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Ruleshammer: Morale Phase and Core Stratagems in 9th Edition.

Vrekais - July 9, 2020

With the new edition nearly upon us, we had Rob “Vre’kais” Chilton sit down with the new rulebook in the Indomitus boxed set and write his thoughts (in great detail) on the new rules – what’s changed, what needs...

Gaming

Start Competing: Strike Force Missions in 9th Edition

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 9, 2020

9th Edition is upon us, and with it a large number of changes to 40K and a whole new set of Eternal War missions pitched at 2,000 point (now called "Strike Force") games. These new missions are very different...

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Ruleshammer: Charge and Fight Phases in 9th

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 8, 2020

With the new edition nearly upon us, Rob "Vre'kais" Chilton and James "One_Wing" Grover are continuing their tour through the updates. Ruleshammer will be doing daily posts over the next two weeks talking about key changes to the rules...

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Getting Started with 9th: How to Play Your First Game With Indomitus or the Command Edition

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 8, 2020

A new edition of Warhammer 40K is always a great time to get into the game, or get back into it after a long break. Many of Goonhammer's writing team (including myself) started playing the game either fresh of...