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Hammer of Math: Ash Waste Vehicle Combat

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - May 2, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math follows up on our Ash Wastes review to take a deep dive at the effects of the new vehicle rules. Veteran (old) skirmish fans of Games Workshop may fondly remember Gorkamorka, a game where bands...

Age of Sigmar

Hammer of Math: Stormcast Judicators and Vanguard-Raptors

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - April 25, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math looks at Stormcast Judicators and Vanguard-Raptors and sees if the difference in performance justifies the difference in points. As one would expect given their role as GW's fantasy Space Marines, the Stormcast Eternals have no...

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Hammer of Math: The April 2022 40k Balance Dataslate

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - April 18, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math looks at the numerical impact of some of the rules changes associated with the 40k Balance Dataslate released for April. I'm a huge fan of how Games Workshop is making the 40k ruleset more flexible...

Goonhammer

Hammer of Math: 9th Edition Tyranid Codex

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - April 11, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math gets straight up Synaptic and looks at some of the new effects within the recently released Codex: Tyranids. The new Tyranid book is out and I can say with firsthand experience that it is a...

Age of Sigmar

Hammer of Math: Hearthguard Berzerker Weapons

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - March 28, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math steps into the Mortal Realms to compare the effects of the different weapons for Hearthguard Berzerkers. Okay, I'll admit it's been awhile since I last did a Hammer of Math on Age of Sigmar. I...

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Hammer of Math: Dawneagle Jetbike Shield-Captains

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - March 21, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math is a look at the defensive capabilities of the Shield-Captain on Dawneagle Jetbike. In the past month Goonhammer has dropped a bunch of Competitive Innovation articles, and one of the key findings has been that...

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Hammer of Math: Sources of Imbalance

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - March 14, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look back at some of the bigger balance issues that have popped up over the last few years, and why seemingly minor modifications can lead to big issues. One of my favorite articles...

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Hammer of Math: Objective Scoring in Nachmund

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 7, 2022

Hello, Dear Reader. Kevin's off this week tending to other, non-math related things so this week you get me talking statistics. And while I generally do enjoy probability theory, I've also got a bunch of D A T A...

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Hammer of Math: Aeldari Dice Alteration

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - February 28, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math follows our extensive coverage of the brand new Codex: Aeldari and focuses on the Strands of Fate and Luck of the Laughing God dice modification abilities. Warhammer 40,000 has always been Space Fantasy, and as such one...

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Hammer of Math: Adeptus Custodes

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - February 21, 2022

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at some of the bonuses and features of the Adeptus Custodes. The Codex: Adeptus Custodes book has been out for over a month now, and it's already seen extensive success in several...