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The Big FAQ 3 and You

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - May 1, 2019

The Big FAQ 3 And You Making the Most of the Changes It's finally here! After almost a month of interminable waiting, Slaanesh announcements, and surveys, Games Workshop finally delivered its third major FAQ/Errata for Warhammer 40,000 and man did they...

Gaming

Getting Better at Warhammer 40,000: Upping Your Game

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - April 8, 2019

So you’ve Brushed up on the basics, lovingly painted all of your little plastic mans, and studied your probability basics. You’ve got a few games under your belt, and you’re ready to take the next step. Maybe not play...

Gaming

Chaos Space Marines and Vigilus Ablaze – The Goonhammer Review – Part 2 (Army Options)

James "One_Wing" Grover - March 31, 2019

Intro Welcome back to all Chaos Lords, those tempted by the newly ascendant Dark Powers and the various Imperial lapdogs and Xenos scum wondering what on earth they're going to be facing down across the table once people have had...

Gaming

Chaos Space Marines and Vigilus Ablaze – The Goonhammer Review – Part 1 (Units)

James "One_Wing" Grover - March 31, 2019

Intro Welcome, Chaos fans, to a very exciting weekend indeed. Not only is there a new and improved Chaos Space Marine Codex, containing all of the new toys from Shadowspear and a few more tweaks besides, the second part of...

Gaming

Getting Started With Warhammer 40,000: The Basics

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 24, 2019

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Warhammer 40k! This article fits in as the starting point for two different series - it's the introductory point for our Getting Started series for Warhammer 40,000, but it's also a good jumping...

Game Design

The Astradus Campaign: Starting the Campaign

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 11, 2019

Welcome back, everyone! In my previous article, I wrote about the rules and mechanics of the campaign and how we created custom warmasters for players to use. This time I'm going to talk about setting everything up for the...

Gaming

The Astradus Campaign, Part 2: Warmasters

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 25, 2019

In my previous article about the campaign, I wrote about the campaign's basic setup and the card system we're using for conquered assets throughout the campaign. This time, I'm going to talk about the custom warlord mechanics that we're...

Game Design

Introducing the Astradus Campaign

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 3, 2019

Hello again, readers! You may remember my article series on running campaigns in 40k. You may also remember that I've only posted 2 articles in the series, short of my original promises. Well, I'm back with a new article...

Reviews

Product Review: Kill Team Arena and Killzone: Sector Fronteris

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 2, 2019

With the new Genestealer Cults codex coming out in a week, it's likely some people will miss the release of Kill Team: Arena, which is out this week. I received lots of good feedback two weeks ago on my...

Gaming

Product Review: Urban Conquest

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 19, 2019

One of the products I've been most excited about since it's somewhat under-the-radar reveal back in November is Urban Conquest, a Warhammer 40,000 campaign supplement designed around playing campaigns in hive cities. I just picked up a copy this weekend,...