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Hammer of Math: Killing Mortarion

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - January 18, 2021

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at one of the biggest boosts in the 9th Edition Codex: Death Guard. Fallen Primarch and #1 Papa Nurgle Fan, the Lord of Sticky Hugs himself, Mortarion! In spite of being the...

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Hammer of Math: Infinity Face Off Rolls

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - January 11, 2021

This week’s Hammer of Math looks at the math behind rolls in Infinity, a very popular (and fun) sci-fi skirmish game from Corvus Belli. While Games Workshop continues to be the juggernaut of tabletop miniature wargames, several other companies make...

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Hammer of Math: Overcharged Plasma

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - January 5, 2021

This week's Hammer of Math looks at Overcharged Plasma in the context of risk management and points efficiency. Reader Glittch submitted this question via the request form about overcharged plasma. For those unfamiliar with 40K plasma weapons are high powered,...

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Hammer of Math: Acts of Faith

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - December 28, 2020

Tis the season, so this week’s Hammer of Math will cover one of the defining features of the Adepta Sororitas: Miracle dice and Acts of Faith. Special thanks to reader Tim Pinney for providing some much needed insight with...

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Hammer of Math: Quick Hits – Flamers and Automatic Wounds

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - December 21, 2020

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at some questions submitted by readers. Specifically we'll look at the balance of flamers and ballistic skill, and the impact of abilities like automatic wounds or hits. One of my goals for...

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Hammer of Math: New Disgustingly Resilient

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - December 14, 2020

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the updated Disgustingly Resilient rule that Warhammer Community recently announced. Although the actual Codex: Death Guard has been delayed until after 2021 (Nurgle clearly has his hands full with 2020),...

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Hammer of Math: Does rolling order matter?

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - December 7, 2020

This week's article is a Quick Hit from a reader question. If you have a question that you think would make for a good article, feel free to submit it and I might use it in a future article. Reader The...

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Hammer of Math: Death Company vs Wulfen

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - November 30, 2020

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the special, melee-oriented genetically flawed murder units from the Blood Angels and Space Wolves. Both the Blood Angels and Space Wolves have unique units that reflect the flaws in each Chapter's...

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Hammer of Math: Risk Management in Blood Bowl

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - November 23, 2020

This week's Hammer of Math goes to the realm of fantasy football and looks at one of Kevin's favorite games; Blood Bowl! We'll take a look a the basics of this amazing game from Games Workshop and discuss the...

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Hammer of Math: 9th Edition Special Issue Ammunition Deep Dive

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - November 16, 2020

The recent changes in the Deathwatch Codex Supplement included some significant modifications to Special Issue Ammunition along with a major curtailing of which units can actually equip it. Although we briefly covered the topic a few weeks ago, several...