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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Lakes of Blood & Gladiator Gaming Teams

As promised, it's back to list reviews this week, with two events firing down under over the weekend, providing us poor, starved analysts the juicy information that we so crave. The Lakes of Blood event in New Zealand gives...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Ten Units to Watch

Unfortunately the long-feared quiet weekend has come to pass, with the otherwise indefatigable Australian and NZ scenes finally settling down for short rest. I do mean a short one - next weekend we've got a small GT in NZ...

Infinity Tactics: Timfinity II Tournament Report

Some times, everything lines up just right. Timfinity 2021 Part 2 was a tournament where I went 3-0, lost a single model across three games (and it was a remote, my actual team was fine), and didn't make a...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Over the Top GT

The thunder from down under shows no signs of abating, and this week we're zooming in on New Zealand's north island to take a look at the results of the Over the Top GT. After a modest start last...

The February 2021 40k Meta Review

Welcome back, dear reader! It’s been nearly two months since our last update and while we’re a bit delayed from a monthly schedule, release delays and a lack of events meant relatively few shifts over the last month. However,...

Infinity Tactics: Combat Group Two

One of the most subtly complex topics in N4 Infinity is what, exactly, to do with Combat Group Two (CG2). Gone are the days when you could cram so many models into it that it could fight almost like...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Objective Secured Perth GT

The Christmas break is officially over, and tabletop hostilities can commence once more. This past weekend saw a big event fire off down under, a massive seven-round major hosted by the fine folks at Objective Secured. 80 players fighting...

Las Vegas Nopen Match 1: Vanguard Tactics

The Las Vegas Nopen, taking place on 29th-31st January 2021, is going to bring together some of 40K's biggest names in a unique tournament to entertain the community and raise some money for charity in these dark times. 16...

The Las Vegas Nopen – List Previews

Welcome 40K fans. As you probably know by now, on the weekend of 29th-31st January the fine folks at 40K Stats Centre are putting on a very special gaming event, The Las Vegas Nopen. Due to the ongoing Covid...

Your Army Sucks 2k21 Preview, Part 3: Xenos

It’s a whole new year, and your army is likely to see some changes. Goonhammer is here to help, with an unbiased preview of every army, how it plays, and what to expect. We’ll be covering each codex with...