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TheChirurgeon’s Road to NOVA, Part 6: Down to the Wire

  Man I was really hoping to not be painting right up to the last minute, but a combination of several factors has pushed me to pretty much that point, and having to compromise in a couple of areas: ...

Greg’s Road To Nova, Part 6: Debaser

6.1 Born Under Punches "eat shit last-minute paint-havers" - me, in better times First, let's look at progress. I made a condensed version of my army list, so I don't have to print 10 copies of ButtScribe cards to hand out during...

Video Game Retrospective: Dawn of War II and Chaos Rising (2009 to 2010)

So we arrive at Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II. This is probably the defining modern Warhammer 40K game, rivaled only by its predecessor and Warhammer 40K: Space Marine; to the degree that it can be said that a...

Necromunday: What’s New About the Law and Misrule Campaign?

  With its release earlier this month, the Book of Judgement gave us a whole new campaign to play with: The Law and Misrule Campaign. It’s an evolution of the Dominion Campaign introduced in Gang War Four that uses a...

Codex Supplement: Ultramarines – The Goonhammer Review

It wasn't enough for Games Workshop to just release a new Codex for Space Marines; they had to go and release half a dozen Codex Supplements covering major chapters. The first among these, and a complete no-brainer as a...

Codex Supplement: White Scars – The Goonhammer Review

We hope you're not tired of Space Marines yet, because Games Workshop certainly aren't! Alongside the release of the main Codex: Space Marines, the first two Codex Supplements have dropped. Each of these six planned books is going to...

Start Competing: Harlequins Tactics

Are you ready to get down with the clown? Then welcome to Start Competing: Harlequins! In this article, we’ll cover the ways you can get the best out of the servants of the Laughing God, and show that you’re...

Lock, Stock, & Two Loaded Dice: Dealing With Cheating

Disclaimer: I am neither a behavioral economist nor psychologist. As such I refer to established experts in their field and cite their works where appropriate in discussing theories of dishonesty. Cheater. Possibly the most serious accusation someone can level at...

Understanding the NOVA Tournament Format: A Primer

Unlike almost all of our editorial team, I'm sadly not going to be able to make the NOVA Open, as I have a prior commitment. With that in mind, I hadn't really looked at the NOVA mission pack, other...

Narrative Forge: Creating and Basing Terrain

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. They aim to make hobbyists comfortable growing beyond imitating the models they see in their...