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Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Search for Scores

The end of Nephilim and the ITC season roll ever closer, and this week some of the top contenders for the champion's crown (or medal, or novelty weapon-based trophy, or whatever) went hunting for a final infusion of points...

Hammer of Math: Arks of Omen Secondary Objectives

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at 50% of the scoring within an Arks of Omen Grand Tournament game; the secondary objectives. One of the biggest challenges for new players within competitive 40k is grasping the sheer number...

Arks of Omen Faction Focus: Asuryani (Craftworlds Eldar)

With a new batch of rules updates comes the need to revisit the strategies and tactics of each faction. Today Goonhammer's elves expert James "Boon" Kelling is talking about the changes to the Asuryani, better known as Craftworlds Eldar. Welcome...

Arks of Omen Faction Focus: Space Wolves

With a new batch of rules updates comes the need to revisit the strategies and tactics of each faction. Today JONK! is talking about the changes to marines and how they affect Space Wolves armies. Welcome to Arks of Omen!...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Arks Anticipation Station

It's a new year and a new season rapidly approaches, but as ever we've still got a final few weeks of the current metagame to play out before Arks of Omen fully arrives, culminating in the Las Vegas Open...

Madness of Malifaux Part 4.5: The Clampetts and the Angler Keyword… Again

Hello again, Mali-folks!  So far in my Madness of Malifaux reviews, I've covered the Guild's Harold Tull and his Cavaliers, the Arcanists' Damian Ravencroft and the followers of Witness, the Neverborn/Resurrectionist Master Kastore and his Returned, and in an...

Arks of Omen Faction Focus: Harlequins

With a new batch of rules updates comes the need to revisit the strategies and tactics of each faction. This week we're kicking off our series of Arks of Omen Faction Focus articles by looking at Harlequins, who were...

Crisis Protocol Tournament Report: Journey to the (Even More) North

This week Tony Moore joins the Goonhammer team to talk about his recent trip to the north for a Marvel Crisis Protocol tournament and playing with Weapon X. For those of you who are not so familiar with UK geography,...

Blessings of the Omnisiah: Hunter Clade Kill Team Tactics

Attention robotic citizens! The forges have been lit and at full production day and night while we forged this STC but the grand work is finally complete - use this in every future expedition, as a reference and guide for...

Jumpstart 2022 Review: The New Cards

Magic recently released a new supplemental set, Jumpstart 2022, with new cards in every pack and a whole bunch of reprints. The half decks are compatible with the original Jumpstart decks as well as the set specific Jumpstart boosters....