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Competitive Play

Three Cool Lists from the Fargo Two Rivers Open GT

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 5, 2020

Welcome back list review fans. James "One_Wing" Grover isn't the only one that can do these (though he's almost certainly better at it). Now that we're finally getting into the full swing of the 2020 ITC season, it's time...

Competitive Play

Goonhammer Roundtable: The New ITC Rules

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 18, 2020

Late last week the 40k competitive scene was introduced to a massive change with the publication of the new and updated 2020 ITC Champions Missions, which essentially define the competitive landscape for most of the year's major events. Although...

Interview

An Interview with the LVO Judges

James "Boon" Kelling - February 4, 2020

James "Boon" Kelling sits down with the LVO 2020 judges to talk about the event and their philosophy behind making calls for 40k.

Gaming

Meta Analysis: The LVO 40k Championship

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 30, 2020

Last week, we took a deep look at the meta prior to LVO, analyzing the faction breakdowns so far, looking at key lists, and making predictions about how the event would shake out. Now that the games have been...

Events and Challenges

The Road to LVO: End of the Road

James "Boon" Kelling - January 23, 2020

This is the end, beautiful friend. This is the end, my only friend, the end. I didn't think I'd finish, honestly. But here we are on the eve of LVO and the army is complete. Since the last update I've had...

Gaming

Las Vegas Open – Field Analysis and Three Cool Lists

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 22, 2020

You didn’t think we’d skip out on this did you? Starting this Friday is the Las Vegas open, the largest event of the 40K year and (in this instance) likely to be the largest 40K event ever run. I’m writing...

Gaming

State of the 40k Meta: January 2020

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 21, 2020

Welcome back, dear reader, to another State of the Meta analysis. December was a busy month for Warhammer 40,000! Psychic Awakening has already given us three supplements (with a fourth on the way), plus Chapter Approved 2019 and the...

Hobby

The Fabricator General: How to Build a Carrying Case

Charlie Anderton - January 8, 2020

In our Fabricator General series, we talk about hobbying techniques and tricks, and ways to build, model, shape, and fix everything, with an eye toward information for both beginners and veterans. This week, Charlie Anderton, James "Boon" Kelling, Kevin Genson,...

Battle Reports

The Road to LVO: A Boon Tale Part 4 – New Year, Same Road

James "Boon" Kelling - January 7, 2020

If you're just joining me on the road and are interested in the journey up until now, please click the following for parts one, two, or three. A couple of friends have also published on their own journeys -...

Battle Reports

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...