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The Narrative Forge: Writing Better Battle Reports

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - April 17, 2020

Editor's Note: This is an updated version of an article originally published in 2018. Some battles are so great they deserved to be immortalized in writing. The ups, the downs, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat -- anyone...

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Continuing to be the Villian: A Naramyth Trip Report

Cyle "Naramyth" Thompson - February 21, 2020

I'm back! Not a week after taking home some hardware from the Canadians up at the Wheat City Open we had our monthly Two Rivers RTT, this time in Fargo. We had 19 people show up, including two Northern...

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Schemes of War Battle Report – Black Legion vs. Custodes

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 16, 2020

In this week's Battle Report, Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones is pitting his Black Legion against Custodes in a game using the new Schemes of War rules from Chapter Approved 2019!

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Filthy Casual Battle Report: KHORNE vs. NURGLE – RUMBLE IN THE GRUMBLES

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 9, 2020

In our Battle Reports, we cover interesting games we've played, talking about the plans we made, the tactics we employed, the mistakes that rendered those plans worthless, and the memorable moments that are the reasons we play the game....

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The Road to LVO: A Boon Tale, Part 3 – Painting Christmas Elves

James "Boon" Kelling - December 28, 2019

Welcome back! If you're just arriving and are interested to know where this story begins, please see Part 1 and Part 2. Thanks for joining me on the road! League Night Over the weekend I had a Frozen North league match...

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A Trip Report: Naramyth Forsakes the Bacon!

Cyle "Naramyth" Thompson - October 24, 2019

Another month, another RTT. This time we are in Bismark and since I can shelve the Ad Mech for now and I want to play my marines I figured I'd kill two hogs with one stone and dive into...

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Gunum Presents: Hear me out, Cyle! Raising a Champion.

Chase "Gunum" Garber - October 23, 2019

Dark Fists in a World of Iron Hello everyone! Doing-his-best Angel Gunum here, bringing you another write-up on trying to come up with my own powerful Dark Angel meta, one unit at a time. Also, and maybe even harder, trying...

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Writing Better Battle Reports

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 28, 2018

Battle reports are great. They’re a great way to talk about the game we love, show off cool models, and discuss the kinds of cool moments that drive us to play. At their best, battle reports tell a great...