Tactics

We're currently doing a big inventory and update on our Start Competing series, and I chose to knock out some of the low-hanging fruit this week by updating Death Guard. There wasn't a ton to fix here - it...

Among the most kunning orks in the galaxy, Kommandos represent the most effective operatives the Orks can muster, teams of speshulist operatives who can make their way undetected through a battlefield and savage unsuspecting foes. Kommandos were, along with...

The extent of force composition rules in Battletech are simple Battle Value (BV) balancing - both sides should end up with approximately the same total. The simplicity of these rules commonly causes a divide between people who prefer to spend that BV budget on more mechs or spend it on better mechs. As with nearly everything in Battletech, there's very little consensus on which is better.

Welcome to Horus Heresy Tactica, our series that provides a deep dive in a specific mechanic, interaction or aspect of play in Warhammer: the Horus Heresy. So the first FAQs of the new edition have come and gone and it's...

Annnnd we’re back for round 2 of “Why did we let Falcon write this?” The game where we let Falcon write BOTH parts of competitive innovations to give Wings a break and instead of doing that he just made...

Welcome back to our regular coverage of Star Wars: Armada. If you missed our article on getting started, you can find it here. I'm back with another Armada faction focus. It’s time to respond to the droid attack on...

Welcome to Horus Heresy Tactica, our series that provides a deep dive in a specific mechanic, interaction or aspect of play in Warhammer: the Horus Heresy. Last time on Horus Heresy Tactica we covered the Core Reactions, the essential and...

The mismatched cousin to the sturdy Shambling Undead, the Necromantic Horrors field an eclectic mix of highly specialised positionals. What’s more to boot, they bring a spooksome array of Hollywood hair-raisers to break down the opposition, presumably so that...

After more than two years of hiding in the far corners of the table, scraping by on Psychic Awakening Stratagems, and waiting, Astra MIlitarum players finally have their 9th edition codex. This new book finally brings the faction forward...

This is the continuation of Dockyard – Republic Navy. I started with optimistic ideas about covering the entire faction in a single article, but the word count grew out of control and I wanted to get paid twice, so...