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Start Competing: Drukhari Updated!

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 20, 2020

Start Competing: Drukhari is one of our oldest Start Competing articles, and now that we've had two FAQs, a complete game-wide points update in December, and the release of Psychic Awakening: Phoenix Rising, it was overdue for an update....

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Start Competing: Grey Knights Tactics

James "One_Wing" Grover - February 7, 2020

This page now references an out of date edition of the game. For Start Competing: Grey Knights in 10th edition and onwards, please click here. How do you feel about an unyielding line of glorious, silver-armoured Paladins cutting a swathe...

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A Guide to Competitive Kill Team

novembermike - January 9, 2020

We recently spent a good deal of time talking about where Kill Team is and how much we enjoy it as a competitive game. But many players may find competitive play daunting, or be unsure about how it differs...

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Start Competing: Orks Tactics

James "One_Wing" Grover - December 20, 2019

This page now references an out of date edition of the game. For Start Competing: Orks in 10th edition and onwards, please click here. WAAAGH da Orks! Orks have been an iconic part of the 40k range for a long, long...

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Start Competing: This Game is Actually Not Bullshit – Playing From Behind and Hanging On When You Are Ahead

Cyle "Naramyth" Thompson - December 17, 2019

Let's start in media res: Imagine you are staring down an Iron Hands gunline. You have the bottom of the turn and have eaten some real damage without punching back as hard as you could have. Maybe your target...

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Chapter Approved Analysis – Craftworlds

James "One_Wing" Grover - December 6, 2019

As we covered last week Chapter Approved is here, ringing in a whole bunch of changes for a whole bunch of factions. My beautiful Space Elves, my first and greatest 40K love, are no exception. We've already looked at...

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Start Competing: The Charge and Fight Phases

Liam "Corrode" Royle - November 29, 2019

Note: This Article was written for the 8th edition of Warhammer 40,000 and has yet to be updated. While many things may still work, the rules have changed fundamentally in 9th. As such, we recommend that you proceed with...

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Start Competing: Adeptus Custodes Tactics

Liam "Corrode" Royle - November 22, 2019

This page now references an out of date edition of the game. For Start Competing: Adeptus Custodes in 10th edition and onwards, please click here. Overview Welcome, Defender of the Imperium, to Start Competing: Adeptus Custodes Tactics! If you've ever looked...

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Start Competing: T’au Empire Tactics

James "One_Wing" Grover - November 8, 2019

Are you the type of player that likes to sit back and wait for the enemy to come to you? Do you fantasize about watching your opponent throw wave after wave of their enemies into your gunline, only to...

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Start Competing: 40K Deployment Tactics – Surviving Turn Zero

James "One_Wing" Grover - November 7, 2019

Most tournament games of 40K play out over six turns, but not all of them are created equal. In turn one both players' armies are going to be at their theoretically most powerful - completely undamaged for the player...