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Hammer of Math: Chaos Space Marine Detachment Effectiveness

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - May 27, 2024

We take a look at the different detachment bonuses available to Chaos Space Marines and how they compare when it comes to improving raw damage output against different targets.

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Hammer of Math: Knight Shields

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - May 20, 2024

This week's Hammer of Math looks at the calculus behind when to best utilize certain Stratagems and Enhancements to protect Imperial and Chaos Knights. If Knights have one thing going for them (and usually they have more than that), it's...

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Hammer of Math: Green Tide Boyz Resiliency

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - May 13, 2024

This week's Hammer of Math gets stuck in with the Boyz and looks at how difficult it is to kill a unit of Ork Boyz in a Green Tide when they're led by a Painboy. Orks is best. That is...

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Hammer of Math: Probabilities in Conquest

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - May 6, 2024

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at some of the probabilities behind the core rules of Para Bellum's Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings. One of the nice things about writing for a game website is that it...

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Hammer of Math: Custodes Durability in the 10th Edition Codex

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - April 29, 2024

This week's Hammer of Math looks at how much less valuable Custodes got as a result of the recent changes to their codex, and whether it's possible to quantify Rob's joy as a result. Warhammer 40k is a game of...

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Hammer of Math: Orky Extra-[HAZARDOUS] Weapons

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - April 22, 2024

This week's Hammer of Math succumbs to the temptation and pushes The Button on Test with the new Ork Codex. April brings about many changes. Spring has arrived in full force, the days get longer, Maryland gives us a...

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Hammer of Math April 8, 2024: Fixed vs. Tactical Secondary Missions and Scoring

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - April 8, 2024

Hello, Dear Reader, and welcome to Hammer of Math, our weekly look at statistics and math in Warhammer 40,000. "Primaris" Kevin Genson is out this week, so I'm back to talk about some of the data we've been collecting...

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Hammer of Math: T’au Battlesuit Efficacy

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - March 25, 2024

We take a deep dive into the stats behind the new Retaliation Cadre detachment in Codex: Tau, and how its bonuses affect Crisis Suit units.

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Hammer of Math: T’au Codex Inquiries

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - March 18, 2024

We take a look at some of the math around detachments in the new T'au Codex, and look at the fusion blasters on suforge suit units.

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Hammer of Math: Brute Ragerz Weapon Options

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - March 11, 2024

This week's Hammer of Math visits the Mortal Realms to answer fellow author Bair's inquiry regarding the efficacy of Brute Ragerz weapons. I wish I had more time for gaming. If I did, I might actually paint up the nearly...