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Battle Reports

State of the Meta: A Look at NOVA 2019 and the 2019 LGT

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 6, 2019

With the conclusion of the NOVA 40k GT, the three major US tournaments in 2019 are behind us, leaving only the London Grand Tournament as the final "Grand Slam" 40k event to go. And while NOVA gave us an...

Events and Challenges

TheChirurgeon’s Road to NOVA, Part 6: Down to the Wire

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - August 29, 2019

Man I was really hoping to not be painting right up to the last minute, but a combination of several factors has pushed me to pretty much that point, and having to compromise in a couple of areas: ...

Resources

Tournament Resources for NOVA 2019

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - August 25, 2019

This is it, the final push toward NOVA 2019. If you've been following along with our Road to NOVA series, you know that a lot of us Goonhammer folks are going to be at the event this year. And...

Gaming

Getting Started With Warhammer 40,000: Ham Etiquette 101, or How Not To Be That Player People Talk About On Forums And Such

Garrett "John Condit" Severson - August 23, 2019

Most of what we’ve talked about so far in our Getting Started series is advice on how to actually play the game, but there’s another aspect to wargaming that is just as, if not more, important: how to interact...

Gaming

Understanding the NOVA Tournament Format: A Primer

James "One_Wing" Grover - August 22, 2019

Unlike almost all of our editorial team, I'm sadly not going to be able to make the NOVA Open, as I have a prior commitment. With that in mind, I hadn't really looked at the NOVA mission pack, other...

Battle Reports

Tournament Report – The London Open – Part 1

James "One_Wing" Grover - August 14, 2019

Last week Wings brought you a preview of the London Open, discussing his army list, looking at some of the more interesting armies out in the field, and triggering some mild controversy regarding a certain Grav-Tank. Before the mighty...

Resources

Start Competing: Organising a Tournament

Liam "Corrode" Royle - July 24, 2019

Note: This Article was written for the 8th edition of Warhammer 40,000 and has yet to be updated. While many things may still work, the rules have changed fundamentally in 9th. As such, we recommend that you proceed with...

Battle Reports

Tournament Report: Bristol City Open 2019, Part 2

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 17, 2019

Some of the Goonhammer crew are regular tournament attendees. In our Wednesday Tournament Reports, we cover the latest events we've attended, what we took to them, the strategies we employed, and how it all worked out. Continuing from last...

Battle Reports

Tournament Report: Bristol City Open 2019, Part 1

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 10, 2019

Some of the Goonhammer crew are regular tournament attendees. In our Wednesday Tournament Reports, we cover the latest events we've attended, what we took to them, the strategies we employed, and how it all worked out. This week, our...

Gaming

Tactica – Necron Monster Mash

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 3, 2019

Introduction Hi folks, Wings here. You may have recently been exposed to the maniacal cacklings of my rather more robotic alter ego covering what's gone down when I've taken variants on my rather unusual Necron list to events. While the...