Hammer of Math

Hammer of Math: Personal Taste and Unscrupulous Players – The History of Scatter

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - March 29, 2021

In celebration of this week being GOONHAMMER '96 (retro week), this week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the iconic (but sadly missing from 9th Edition 40k) scatter die. If you're an avid Necromunda, Titanicus, or Horus Heresy...

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Hammer of Math Spotlight: The New Drukhari Codex

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - March 22, 2021

This week's Hammer of Math visits the wonderful, friendly, and not at all terrifying realm of Commorragh to take a quick peek at the new Drukhari Codex before our eyeballs are replaced with spiders. The new Drukhari Codex looks really fun, bringing...

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Hammer of Math: Necron Changes in Kill Team

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - March 15, 2021

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at some of the changes to the Necrons from the Kill Team Pariah Nexus box and looks at how their new weapons help them take out other kill teams. Kill Team is...

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Hammer of Math: Space Marine Heavy Smashers

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - March 8, 2021

This week's Hammer of Math takes a fresh look at some of the heavy hitters of the Space Marine army, and how they've changed in 9th edition. The concept of the Smash Captain is a simple one. Take a Space...

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Hammer of Math: Defeating a God-Engine

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - March 1, 2021

This week's Hammer of Math takes another massive, earth-shattering step into the world of Tiny Titans and the math behind the weapons that they're armed with. Combat in Adeptus Titanicus essentially consists of two phases: Inflicting enough hits to force...

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Hammer of Math: Missions from the GT 2020 Mission Pack

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 22, 2021

In this week’s Hammer of Math we're taking a look at the missions players pick in 40k and the impact that choice has on the game. If you have a math-related question you'd like to see answered in a...

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Hammer of Math: Transhuman Physiology and Gene-Wrought Might

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - February 16, 2021

This week's Hammer of Math takes a deep dive into the optimal strategy for applying Transhuman Physiology and Gene-Wrought Might courtesy of a reader question. If you would like a question answered in this series, please use this form...

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Hammer of Math: T’au Commanders, Combi-Weapons, and Morty vs Deathwing

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - February 8, 2021

This week's Hammer of Math will cover several reader submitted questions submitted via our request form. Specifically we'll look at the difference between T'au Commander options, when (if ever) it's worth firing both barrels of combi-weapons, and which of...

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Hammer of Math: Dark Angel Shenanigans

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - February 1, 2021

This week's Hammer of Math delves into the wonderful world of Dark Angels and their new codex, which some of our authors are particularly enthused about. Consider me to be one of them! For a few editions now the Dark...

Adeptus Titanicus

Hammer of Math: Pushing the Reactor in Adeptus Titanicus

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - January 25, 2021

Greetings Princeps! This week's Hammer of Math delves into the realm of tiny Titans and the probability of different outcomes when pushing the reactor in Adeptus Titanicus. Adeptus Titanicus is a fascinating game of army building, strategic deployment, tactical...