Hammer of Math

Hammer of Math: Warhammer 40k Daemon Princes and Daemon Weapons

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - August 22, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math fully embraces the temptations of Chaos and looks at the impact of the various combinations of Daemon weapons for Daemon Princes. Thanks to reader Rafael for the suggestion! The Daemon Prince represents the pinnacle of...

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Hammer of Math: Nephilim Secondary Data 8/1/2022

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - August 1, 2022

Welcome, Dear Reader to another fill-in Hammer of Math. Primaris Kevin couldn't be here this week so you once again have me filling in with some stats and data from our wonderful dataset over at 40kstats. The War Zone Nephilim...

Age of Sigmar

Hammer of Math: Impact of Win Percentage

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - July 25, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the impact of the various win percentages in the context of game balance. We here at Goonhammer are all about data driven analytics, which is why this column was created in...

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Hammer of Math: Necromunda Custom Vehicles

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - July 18, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the custom vehicle rules from Book of the Outlands and examines the value of the generic options. Vehicles are the core component of the new Ash Wastes gameplay. With new levels...

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Hammer of Math: Basics of Horus Heresy

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - July 12, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the rules behind the newly released edition of the Horus Heresy, and how things might be a bit different for a player used to 9th Edition. I've been playing Warhammer 40k...

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Hammer of Math: Necromunda Ash Wastes Economics

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - July 4, 2022

In this week's Hammer of Math Primaris Kevin steps outside in the hopes of touching grass, but only finds an irradiated ash-choked hellscape where making money usually comes at the expense of killing someone else. With the Book of the...

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Hammer of Math: Chaos Space Marines

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - June 27, 2022

Primaris Kevin is back! After taking a month off to welcome a new baby girl into the world, he's back with a look at some of rules and effects in the new Codex: Chaos Space Marines. First of all, I...

Columns

Hammer of Math 6/20/2022: The Nephilim CP Crunch

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 20, 2022

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to the ongoing Hammer of Math fill-in series while "Primaris" Kevin is on paternity leave. Over the weekend we reviewed the new War Zone: Nephilim GT rules, which completely shake up how army construction and...

Age of Sigmar

Hammer of Math: Tournaments in Winning Position and Other Key Performance Stats, Explained

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 6, 2022

Hello again, Dear Reader! Primaris Kevin is once again out this week, taking some much-needed paternity leave to celebrate a new arrival. And that means you get me again, focusing on competitive play statistics. If you're a regular reader...

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Hammer of Math: Secondary Objectives, May 2022

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - May 30, 2022

Hello, Dear Reader! Primaris Kevin is off again, having overexerted himself yesterday. That means this week you get me, doing A Thing with a bunch of meta stats. In case you missed it, we've been hard at work revamping...