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Kings of War: More ways to use chaff

Cytoplasm - March 14, 2023

G’day Goonhammer readers! Having established what chaff is and how to use it, it would be pertinent to follow up with a few specific examples and setups. Although we went through some quite broad uses for chaff, sometimes the...

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Kings of War: Urr’s Clash of Kings Australia 2023 – Day 1

Cytoplasm - February 1, 2023

G’day Goonhammer readers! It’s Clash of Kings Australia time! Run at the same time as CanCon in our nation's (unexpected) capital of Canberra, Clash of Kings is Australia's biggest Kings of War event. It’s a celebration of the hobby,...

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Kings of War: What is chaff and how to use it?

Cytoplasm - January 17, 2023

G’day Goonhammer readers! Chaff units and using them are an integral part to Kings of War (and wargaming overall), but rarely is the term “chaff” explained. Having become part of wargaming language decades ago, newcomers are often left wondering...

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Digitising Kings of War in the Mantic Companion

Cytoplasm - November 22, 2022

G’day Goonhammer readers! For the unaware, Mantic is moving into the 21st century by moving online with their new Companion App. The Mantic Companion is a progressive web application that brings all the components of their biggest games to...

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Kings of War: Post-tournament army analysis

Cytoplasm - October 11, 2022

G’day Goonhammer readers! Having finished our recap of ConVic 2022, it is time to critically assess the army lists we took. We'll explore what changes we feel are needed, but also how we can improve our own gameplay -...

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Kings of War Tournament Reports: ConVic 2022 Day 2

Cytoplasm - September 27, 2022

G’day Goonhammer readers! The ultimate Victorian Kings of War tournament, ConVic, continued into Day 2. Urr with his Varangur has a very respectable score of 3 wins and 1 loss, while Cytoplasm and his Goblins have been a bit...

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New Kings of War: A massive book, Orcs, Ogres, and even an App!

Cytoplasm - September 14, 2022

G’day Goonhammer readers! In the last week Mantic has revealed a huge range of upcoming releases for Kings of War, from a new book to models and even an app! We summarize all that is known, sprinkling a little...

Competitive Play

Kings of War: Road to ConVic22 Part Five – Winter Carnage

Cytoplasm - August 16, 2022

G’day Goonhammer readers! The Australian tournament ConVic 2022 is almost upon us, but we have one more chance to truly test our lists at a small local tournament aptly named Winter Carnage (it’s quite cold in Melbourne!). Winter Carnage...

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Kings of War: Road to ConVic22 Part Three – Playtesting and Practice

Cytoplasm - July 5, 2022

G’day Goonhammer readers! Welcome back all to another Road to ConVic article, where we, Urr and Cytoplasm, document for your general consumption our stumbling progression towards the upcoming two-day Kings of War tournament known as ConVic in Victoria, Australia. Both...

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Kings of War’s Empire of Dust: True Kings of the Tombs

Cytoplasm - June 21, 2022

G’day Goonhammer readers! It’s been quite a week for Mantic, with all kinds of hot releases coming out. The Umbrella Academy Board Game was launched on Gamefound, but that wasn’t enough for Mantic. They opened the tombs and revealed...