Tactics

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.

Travis Cheng Recaps His Win in the Kill Team GT at the 2022 GW Open Chicago

The Games Workshop US Open series just concluded its Chicago event this past weekend, and among the events there was a Kill Team GT. We've got TheArmorofContempt's writeup on how his Wyrmblade fared in that event coming next week,...

Star Wars: Armada Naval Academy – Basic Squadron Fleet-building

Hi again. Summer’s dragging you to the Academy of Carida for flight operations school. Bring a pencil, it's going to be a long one. The Tip of the Spear - “This is where the fun begins.” Star Wars Armada is centred...

Kings of War: Post-tournament army analysis

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 -...

Star Wars: Armada Naval Academy – Salvo and Contain

This is Naval Academy, a new article series that discusses smart Armada play. I’ve introduced this lovely game and started working through the factions. Now, it’s time to get a perspective on gameplay. Today, it’s two of the game's...