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Psychic Awakening Review, Part 2: Chaos Knights

Despite the rise and uh, second rise followed by what will hopefully be the leveling off of Iron Hands space marines, Chaos Knights have remained competitive since their release last summer, owing in part to their ability to double...

Psychic Awakening – Engine War Review, Part 1: Adeptus Mechanicus

Today is a day to praise the Omnissiah extra hard, because if you are one of his most loyal servants you are about to get some gifts. How big an update each faction has received in their Psychic Awakening...

Echoing Calls for Justice in our Community

It suffices to say that we are living in turbulent times. As of this writing, the United States finds itself viscerally reacting and responding to the tragic death of George Floyd, a Black American who was murdered by Minneapolis...

Battle Bros: Chapter VI: The Undiscovered Country

BATTLE BROS is the ongoing biweekly saga where Drew (PantsOptional) teaches his brother Chris (head58) how to play 8th Edition Warhammer 40K. Nothing could possibly go wrong. Check out parts I, II, III, IV, and V here. Meet the Battle...

Getting Started: Space Marine Successors

At Goonhammer we've devoted a lot of words to talking about how to compete and take your game to the next level. In "Getting Started," we look at how to get started with an army - the basics you...

40K BADCAST 73 – “THAT ‘CRON’S GOT A DONG.”

The Goonhammer group is made up of dozens of multi-talented authors, many of whom have other projects outside of the site. In addition to their work here, Dan Boyd and Crudblossom “Coldgore “Netlist “Crimbles “Cracklins “Cranky "SRM" McLungpants” McWAAClin”...

Boardhammer: Guild Ball (Part 1!)

As much as we love pushing our armies around the table sometimes we need a break. Whether its a quick game between rounds or an all day main event, the Goonhammer team can often be found pushing chits, cubes,...

The Horus Heresy – Legion Overview – The Iron Warriors

The Space Marine Legions of the First Founding make up the core factions and conflict of the Horus Heresy. In our ninth part of this series (half way!), we’re going to take a closer look at Perturabo’s Chosen, the...

The Narrative Forge: Making Your Own Characters, Part 2 – Writing Good Characters

The Warhammer 40,000 universe is a massive place, and the “Narrative Forge” hobby articles encourage thinking outside the box (literally) when putting models together and stretching yourself out in the hobby. They aim to make hobbyists and players comfortable...

Hammer of Math: Engine War, Part I

With Engine War now available for pre-order we here at Goonhammer are extremely excited about all of the options the new rules open up for Chaos Daemons, Imperial Knights, Chaos Knights, and the Adeptus Mechanicus. Unfortunately we're in the...