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[40K] Competitive Innovations in 10th: Most Wanted pt.2

Welcome to Competitive Innovations, our weekly feature for a number of game lines across the tabletop wargame space. Each week our army list and tactics experts canvass the top tournaments for their game of specialty, looking at the week’s...

Stop Competing: Our Broken Approach to Misplay & Cheating in Competitive 40k

Note: a prior version of this article incorrectly referenced the "ITC Code of Conduct" instead of the  "FLG Code of Conduct. This has been corrected. After seeing a recent Facebook poll over at the Frontline Gaming page asking how yellow...

Organised Play Announcment for ASOIAF:TMG – Hits and Crits

For ASOIAF: The Miniatures Game, events and tournaments are one of the main drivers for growth in the community. Many are pulled to spend their weekends rolling dice for the fate for Westeros whilst sharing in on these moments...

That Time Again: How to Use a Clock in Competitive Play

In my first article on the use of clocks I discussed the history and reasons for why clocks are used in competitive 40k and then touched a little bit on their use and what to do if you think...

Goonhammer Historicals: What is Bushido Risen Sun?

This is an intro to Bushido Risen Sun, the best miniatures skirmish game you’ve not yet played. If you’re looking for a balanced, impartial review, it will swiftly become clear this is not it. If you want a balanced...

Stat Check Episode 84 – Dread Cryptek Roberts

This week Innes was at the Manchester Supermajor while Jeremy was at All is Dust. Both went undefeated, but neither emerged victorious - join them and Anthony for a discussion of the week in competitive Warhammer 40k. Check out Stat...

UTC ANNOUNCEMENT: 2024 Conference Expansion!

We're making some big changes to the UTC, expanding the circuit to include a greater portion of North America.

Codex Dark Angels 10th Edition: The Goonhammer Review

The Unforgiven have carved their path through the grim darkness of the 41st Millennium, and now they emerge from the shadows, clad in the iconic green* armour of the Dark Angels. With the release of the new 10th Edition...

Start Competing: A League of Your Own

Today I want to take a different tack on competitive play and focus less on tournaments and more on building a community that can cultivate a strong competitive scene in your area. Building a strong community requires a lot...

Tactics Shaman: List Building with New Beasts of Chaos

Army deep dives and list building is something I do more with close friends and subscribers to my Patreon than in articles, but this time around I was so excited about the new Beasts of Chaos rules that Goonhammer...