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9th Edition Faction Focus: Death Guard

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 15, 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 start taking a...

Necromunda

Necromunday: Dark Blessings – Chaos Corruption

Jules “Merton” O’Hare - July 6, 2020

It’s good to be back, Scummers! This week, we’re filling out our roster of all possible playable factions in Necromunda with the Book of Judgement’s Chaos-Corrupted House Gangs. If you’ve been hankering for a taste of the ruinous powers...

Gaming

War of the Spider Round-up

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 5, 2020

9th edition may be approaching at a breakneck pace but there's still plenty of relevant 8th edition content coming out that will still be relevant when 9th edition drops. We covered the recap of Engine War last week and...

Age of Sigmar

An Interview With Aaron Dembski-Bowden

Coda - July 3, 2020

A quick foreword: I would just like to say my deepest thanks to Edwin Moriarty and James M Hewitt for helping this come together and to Aaron for not only agreeing to be interviewed but writing the level of depth that...

Hobby

How to Paint Everything: Fabius Bile

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 2, 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 War of the Spider and his...

Hobby

How to Paint Everything: Daemons of Nurgle

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 23, 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 Engine War we're looking at the...

Gaming

Psychic Awakening: War of the Spider, Part 3 – Creations of Bile

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 20, 2020

One of the most surprising things to come out of this year's previews was the news that we'd be getting not just a new model for Fabius Bile, but also for a Bile-specific faction called Creations of Bile, which represent...

Gaming

War of the Spider Review, Part 1: The Death Guard

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 19, 2020

Death Guard were the second codex of 8th edition and thumbing through the book, it certainly feels like it. Many of their rules have the mark of early 8th edition writing style to them, with a glut of characters...

Interview

TheChirurgeon on the Heretic Wargaming USA Podcast

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 16, 2020

If you've got time for another great podcast today, check out the Heretic Wargaming USA podcast, where today's episode has an interview with noted "Goonhammer Chaos guy" TheChirurgeon, talking about how the site works, competitive Chaos Space Marines, Engine...

Gaming

Psychic Awakening: Engine War Review, Part 4 – Chaos Daemons

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 6, 2020

Since the release of their codex in early 8th edition, Chaos Daemons have seen a number of updates, owing in part to their unique status as the only crossover army between Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar. As releases...