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Erik’s Road to the GW Open Finale, Part 2: Elf Time

Welcome back! Last time I wrote about my abortive attempts at taking space marines to an event in 2022.  This time we see me descend (ascend?) back to Codex Eldar.  At the time that I purchased a ticket I...

TheChirurgeon’s Road Through 2022, Part 26: Prep for the Finale Narrative

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to the ongoing story of my Warhammer 40k-themed journey through 2022, which may potentially end with some measure of competitive success. Last time around I wrapped up my time at the Games Workshop US Open...

Rocco’s Road to US Open Grand Finale – Part 1 – Big Tonk Acquired

The big finale of the Games Workshop US Open series of events is this week in Albuquerque and we’ve got a host of Goonhammer authors attending nearly every event. In these Road to articles our authors will talk about...

The Competitive Events of the GW Open Series Finale

This year Games Workshop continued the competitive play series it began in 2021 with another four major events across the United States, specifically in Seattle, San Diego, Chicago, and Kansas City. If you've been following along, you may have noticed that these have...

Erik’s Road to the GW Open Narrative Finale, Part 1: Avoiding Black Rage

Hello, Dear reader. As part of the larger series of articles about us getting hype for the GW Narrative Open US Finale event, Goonhammer invited some of us Patron attendees to submit articles about the run up to and...

Baby’s First Tournament – Raf Goes to the Age of Sigmar Chicago Open

So there I was, a total Matched Play newbie, staring across the table at Team USA representative and nationally ranked AoS Player Anthony Trentanelli. I'm a casual player! A Path to Glory hound! Talk about a record-scratch-how-did-I get-here-moment. I...

TheChirurgeon’s Road Through 2022, Part 21: Practice Games and Hobby Prep

Welcome back, Dear Reader, to the log of my ongoing Warhammer 40,000 journey through 2022. Last time around I wrote about my experiences at the WarZone Houston Major. I put in six games and had a decent time, finishing 4-2...

Blood Bowl – HardyRoach’s Road to the Endzone, Part 1: The Pumpkin Patch Crew

Blood Bowl is such an accessible, manageable hobby pursuit. No giant units to batch paint, no gigantic centrepiece models to painstakingly prepare, no reams of sourcebooks or hours of list building. At least, that’s what we tell newbies, it...

TheChirurgeon’s Road Through 2022, Part 16: The 2022 Goonhammer Open

Hello again, Dear Reader and welcome back to my ongoing journal though 2022. In my previous entry I talked about my experiences at the Lone Star Open GT and playing in those games. I pushed myself a little too...

Ilor’s Road to GenCon Part 6: Adventures of a Filthy Casual

After a frenetic prep phase in which I painted something like 380 points of Shasvastii, let's talk about how I actually did in the ITS After Dark tournament at GenCon. If you harken back to the beginning of this saga,...