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The Goonhammer Review: Codex Necrons 9th Edition

James "One_Wing" Grover - October 3, 2020

Cover Image Credit: Games Workshop We could do a sensible introduction to this. We really could. Perhaps should even. Nevertheless... HERE WE GO MORTALS! OVERLORD WINGS IS BACK! After suffering through the whole of 8th with an extremely underpowered Codex, Necrons are at...

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The October 2020 40k Meta Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 2, 2020

We’re now a full two months into 40k’s 9th edition and contrary to our initial notions that the meta might have settled by now, it seems that the field is still in flux as players explore new builds for...

Competitive Play

Tactical Deployment: The Tournament Organizers Perspective

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 2, 2020

Chapter Approved: Tactical Deployment is coming out soon and if you missed our review, be sure to check it out here. The book brings an interesting new format of play to Warhammer 40k, where players build tactical terrain collections...

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Little Wars: Incursion Mission Gameplay

PierreTheMime - September 30, 2020

Among the many shakeups of 9th edition, one of the more interesting changes has been a new emphasis on different levels of game play. Yes, in older editions you could play at any scale you wanted, but the level...

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Shane Watts Talks Orks on 40K Stats Center

James "One_Wing" Grover - September 25, 2020

Shane Watts continues his Ork-themed media tour on 40K Stats Center, doing a deep dive on his experience at the YHP Labor Day GT. Take a listen at the link below. Listen to the 25th September Episode

Battle Reports

Beanith’s Excellent Adventure (a Foray Into Competitive Play)

Beanith - September 21, 2020

Hi folks, Beanith here - I've talked recently about building out my Death Guard for the NOVA that never was (that I also didn't plan to attend) and it seemed a shame to put in all that work and...

Competitive Play

9th Edition Tier List: Expectations vs. Reality

James "One_Wing" Grover - September 19, 2020

Yeah OK, we're doing this. Time is currently a flat circle with no meaning, but as measured by the mechanisms set down in the Before Time we're nearly 2 months into 9th Edition. While COVID has forced the competitive scene...

Age of Sigmar

Tag Team Fight: Age of Sigmar and Team Events

Old Jakes Gang - September 18, 2020

Age of Sigmar tournaments are always a fun event. I have the luck of traveling to events with my local group of six players and it is always fun to talk about matches between rounds. Things we did on...

Gaming

A Printable Scoring Sheet for 9th Edition

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 4, 2020

Hi everyone, We recently wrote a great number of words about events and the potential value of having the first turn. Separately, we've also gotten requests for a printable custom score sheet for 9th edition games (the one in the...

Gaming

The August Competitive 40k Round-up

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - August 29, 2020

9th edition dropped at the end of July and changed the entire landscape of Warhammer 40,000. Since then we've seen some competitive play resume as some states and countries have lifted lockdown measures and limited events have been run...