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Age of Sigmar

Competitive Innovations in the Mortal Realms: GW found the Bug Repellant

Mike 'Ellarr' Chadderton - November 2, 2022

Happy Battlescroll month for all who celebrate! Several lists featured in today's article have been hit pretty hard with the nerf bat with the latest battlescroll, with perhaps the most notable changes being to the Pusgoyle spam list and...

Competitive Play

Malifaux Is Really Hard: How To Stop Losing So Bad

Togepi - November 1, 2022

Hey, folks! After a short break, I'm back. I was debating tackling the other Madness of Malifaux crew spoilers - for those who aren't aware, we've now seen Kastore and the Returned keyword, Linh Ly and the Red Library/Story...

Competitive Play

Pathfinders Kill Team Tactics

HappyRaccoon - October 28, 2022

Are you really, really into the whole "no I in team" concept? Do you dream of serving the greater good? Do you really want to stay out of melee? Do you want to play with an actually competitive team for the...

Columns

TheChirurgeon’s Road Through 2022, Part 22: Prep for Kansas City

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 27, 2022

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to the log of my ongoing Warhammer 40,000 journey through 2022. Last time around I was taking it a bit easier following Warzone Houston and mostly thinking about the rest of my year, competitively speaking....

Columns

Competitive Innovations in 9th: October 25, 2022, Part 1: In Which Mistakes Were Made

James "One_Wing" Grover - October 26, 2022

Hello and welcome to another thrilling installment of everyone's favorite column exploring the ins and outs of competitive play in Warhammer 40,000. James "One_Wing" Grover is currently on vacation doing whatever it is English people do on vacation, a topic...

Goonhammer

Song of Ice and Fire Faction Focus: House Greyjoy Tactics

Thanqol Decadion - October 25, 2022

This week we're returning to the Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures game and looking at the forces of House Greyjoy. The forces of House Greyjoy are, mechanically, a Vampire Counts army. The design all clicks together once you realize this....

Core Games

The GW Chicago Open Kill Team Tournament: A Report

TheArmorOfContempt - October 21, 2022

The Chicago Open concluded two weeks ago and our coverage and recaps of the event are still going! Today TheArmorOfContempt is recapping his efforts to take home the gold in the Kill Team event with his Wyrmblade team. Greetings, fellow...

Competitive Play

The Q4 2022 40k Balance Dataslate – The Goonhammer Hot Take

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 20, 2022

It’s finally that time again – the design studio have gazed upon the metagame, rotated it in their minds, and made some tweaks aimed at leveling the playing field. Let’s take a look at what’s changed, and what it...

Age of Sigmar

Baby’s First Tournament – Raf Goes to the Age of Sigmar Chicago Open

Raf Cordero - October 19, 2022

So there I was, a total Matched Play newbie, staring across the table at Team USA representative and nationally ranked AoS Player Anthony Trentanelli. I'm a casual player! A Path to Glory hound! Talk about a record-scratch-how-did-I get-here-moment. I...

Battle Reports

Two in a Row: Jack Harpster Recaps His Win at the GW Chicago Open

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 19, 2022

Winning at NOVA in September wasn't enough - today we're joined by Jack Harpster from the Art of War, recapping his victory at the GW US Open Major in Chicago, once again picking up an army with zero practice...