Tactics

Kings of War: Constructing an Army List

G’day, Goonhammer readers! This is the first in a series of articles covering the strategic thinking involved in each level of the thrilling fantasy battles game that is Kings of War. Starting from today with army list construction, we...

Warlord Wednesdays: Adeptus Titanicus Legion Focus: Traitors

Welcome back to Goonhammer’s series for aspiring Titan Principes. We here at Goonhammer’s own Collegia Titanica know that Adeptus Titanicus can seem intimidating to players unfamiliar with its particular quirks, but this series aims to equip you with everything...

Nurgley Bois: Death Guard Tactics in Kill Team

Sometimes, you don't want to overwhelm your opponent with numbers, or with technological superiority, or with clever tactics and skillful deployment. Sometimes, like Rocky Balboa, you just want to show the other guy that no matter how much he's...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Goonhammerception

This week the answer to "were there any events?" is especially obvious for anyone paying attention to what we've been up to, because the inaugural Goonhammer Open US is now in the books, with the champion's belt (literally, that's...

Nick Nanavati Talks About Playing Orks with the New Codex

  Hello friends, family, and creatures of all ages! I’m Nick Nanavati from Art of War, and I’m hear to tell you all about the new Ork codex and how you can best loot up your tanks, sharpen your axes,...

Warlord Wednesdays: Adeptus Titanicus Legion Focus: Loyalists

Welcome back to Goonhammer’s series for aspiring Titan Principes. We here at Goonhammer’s own Collegia Titanica know that Adeptus Titanicus can seem intimidating to players unfamiliar with its particular quirks, but this series aims to equip you with everything...

Understanding Probability and Using it to Improve Your Game

This article was originally published in April 2019. It has been updated as of August 2021. For many 40k gamers, painting minis and buying books is only the beginning. At some point, you're bound to start thinking about how you...

Warlord Wednesdays: Building Your Battlegroup

Welcome back to Goonhammer’s series for aspiring Titan Principes. We here at Goonhammer’s own Collegia Titanica know that Adeptus Titanicus can seem intimidating to players unfamiliar with its particular quirks, but this series aims to equip you with everything...

Start Competing: Astra Militarum Tactics (8th edition)

This page now references an out of date edition of the game. For Start Competing: Astra Militarum in 10th edition and onwards, please click here. If you've just been introduced to a galaxy filled with near-immortal super-soldiers, intergalactic alien invaders,...

Catching Snowflakes: Foreign Company

Welcome back to Catching Snowflakes, our series of tactics articles covering the less popular or prolific factions of Infinity. In this week’s article we’re talking about Foreign Company. Ok, story time: Long-Stride worked furiously with his favorite stick, carving troughs into the...