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9th Edition Faction Focus: Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard

Scott Horras "Heresy" - July 22, 2020

9th edition is on the way, and with it a whole raft of changes to the factions of Warhammer 40,000. With the Munitorum Field Manual out in the wild and the Faction FAQs released, now’s a good time to...

Battle Reports

Gunum Presents: In the shadow of greatness, an interview with Nick Weiss- The Two Rivers GT Champion.

Chase "Gunum" Garber - March 23, 2020

Nick Weiss with the founder of the Two Rivers event, Sean Lengenfelder 150 Minutes Hello everyone, Chase “Gunum” Garber here and I am bringing to you an interview with the winner of The Two Rivers GT, Nick Weiss! Nick is a...

Gaming

Hot Take: The Greater Good FAQ

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 11, 2020

In Goonhammer Hot Takes, we do quick-pass reviews and reactions to new releases, rules, and events. In today’s Hot Take, we’re covering the new FAQ for Psychic Awakening: The Greater Good. With the surprise release of today's Greater Good FAQ,...

Competitive Play

Three Cool Lists & Metagame Thoughts from the North East Open

James "One_Wing" Grover - February 26, 2020

Welcome back list review fans! It's been a while but now that I finally have a week of zen-like quiet where I'm neither recovering from a tournament nor frantically painting for the next one the time seemed ripe to...

Gaming

Psychic Awakening 5: The Greater Good Round-up

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 15, 2020

Psychic Awakening 5: The Greater Good is out today, bolstering the forces of T'au, Astra Militarum, and Genestealer Cults for players worldwide. If you missed any of our coverage and want to know more, we've compiled a handy list...

Hobby

How to Paint Everything: The Astra Militarum

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 13, 2020

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. With the release of the new Psychic Awakening...

Gaming

Hammer of Math: The > Good

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - February 10, 2020

In this week’s Hammer of Math we delve into the greatest question of 40K; has any faction featured in Psychic Awakening been screwed as much as Drukhari? The answer is no. With that out of the way we'll take...

Gaming

Psychic Awakening: The Greater Good Review – Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard

Liam "Corrode" Royle - February 8, 2020

Back in early 8th edition, which feels shrouded in the mists of time but was in fact only 3 years ago, the Astra Militarum codex was released to great wailing and gnashing of teeth. Guard, you see, had broken...

Gaming

Hear Me Out, Rob: Big Yellow Tank

Jack Hunter - January 9, 2020

There’s more to 40k than just grinding out endless RTTs and rolling on endless Maelstrom tables for wacky results. In Hear Me Out, Goonhammer authors explore building offbeat lists and playing with new concepts, and put those concepts to...

Gaming

Kill Team Annual Review, Part 2: Imperial Factions (except Sisters)

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - December 13, 2019

Hello again and welcome back, readers! If you're just joining us, we kicked off our review of the 2019 Kill Team Annual last time with a look at the core contents of the book and a look at the...