Tactics

Bringing the Chaos Dwarves to the Leagues of Votann: Part 1

In this new semiregular blog series, we're following along with Shane Watts as he converts, builds, and paints his Leagues of Votann army, then sets out to take on the ITC with them.  First, an introduction, since it's been a...

Star Wars: Armada Dockyard – Republic Navy Part I

Once upon a time, the Galactic Republic was brought low by forces from beyond, and within. This spawned a chain of events that would somehow culminate in The Rise of Skywalker. I'm still trying to figure out the progression,...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Flame On

The Balance Dataslate has hit the metagame, and Chaos reigns - literally. Between Flamers of Tzeentch and the best two Chaos Space Marine legions, the ruinous powers are very much running amok, but they're far from the only faction...

Malifaux Is Really Hard: How To Stop Losing So Bad

Hey, folks! After a short break, I'm back. I was debating tackling the other Madness of Malifaux crew spoilers - for those who aren't aware, we've now seen Kastore and the Returned keyword, Linh Ly and the Red Library/Story...

Hammer of Math: Imperial Knight House Martial Traditions

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the effects of the various House Martial Traditions available within Codex: Imperial Knights. One of the advantages of writing a weekly column on gaming statistics is that I can exploit this...

Pathfinders Kill Team Tactics

Are you really, really into the whole "no I in team" concept? Do you dream of serving the greater good? Do you really want to stay out of melee? Do you want to play with an actually competitive team for the...

Horus Heresy Tactica: Core Reactions

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. One of the major features of the second edition of Warhammer: the Horus Heresy...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: October 25, 2022, Part 1: In Which Mistakes Were Made

Hello and welcome to another thrilling installment of everyone's favorite column exploring the ins and outs of competitive play in Warhammer 40,000. James "One_Wing" Grover is currently on vacation doing whatever it is English people do on vacation, a topic...

Song of Ice and Fire Faction Focus: House Greyjoy Tactics

This week we're returning to the Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures game and looking at the forces of House Greyjoy. The forces of House Greyjoy are, mechanically, a Vampire Counts army. The design all clicks together once you realize this....

Horus Heresy Tactica: Assaults Part Three – Challenges

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. In this third and final part of our deep dive into the assault phase, we look at the somewhat baffling world of challenges.