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9th Edition FAQs Hot Take: The Forge World Indexes

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 17, 2020

Earlier this evening Games Workshop stealth-dropped another set of FAQs on us, putting up the FAQs for the four Imperial Armour Indexes, which cover Forge World models for every faction. These are important documents that cover a ton of...

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Battle Bros: Chapter IX: The Rise of the Bros

head58 - July 16, 2020

Battle Bros is an ongoing biweekly column where Drew (PantsOptional) teaches his brother Chris (head58) how to play Warhammer 40,000 NINTH EDITION!!! Catch up on their past adventures here. Meet the Battle Bros Chris The older of the two brothers, but new...

Competitive Play

9th Edition Faction Focus: Adeptus Mechanicus

Cyle "Naramyth" Thompson - July 16, 2020

9th edition is on the way, and with it a whole raft of changes to the factions of Warhammer 40,000. With the Munitorum Field Manual out in the wild and the Faction FAQs released, now’s a good time to start taking a...

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Talking About Crusade on the 40k Today Podcast

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 15, 2020

We’ve plugged them before on Content We Liked but for those unfamiliar the 40k Today podcast is a fantastic resource for players looking for good, short podcasts that cover the breadth of the 40k landscape – from competitive play to...

Competitive Play

9th Edition Faction Focus: Death Guard

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 15, 2020

9th edition is on the way, and with it a whole raft of changes to the factions of Warhammer 40,000. With the Munitorum Field Manual out in the wild and the Faction FAQs released, now’s a good time to start taking a...

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Ruleshammer: Missions and Strategic Reserves in 9th Edition

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 14, 2020

With the new edition nearly upon us, we had Rob “Vre’kais” Chilton sit down with the new rulebook in the Indomitus boxed set and write his thoughts (in great detail) on the new rules – what’s changed, what needs...

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The Narrative Forge: Running a Crusade Campaign

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 14, 2020

Last week we introduced Warhammer 40k 9th edition’s new Crusade game mode, which has players build their own unique armies that evolve and grow over time, accruing relics and experience, amassing upgrades, and building a narrative. If you missed...

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Goonhammer’s Guide to the 9th Edition FAQs for 40k

Goonhammer Staff - July 13, 2020

Just when we thought we were done rushing to bang out content about 9th edition, Games Workshop dropped another bombshell on us with the release of their 9th edition Warhammer 40,000 FAQs. More than a hundred pages of releases covering every...

Ruleshammer

Ruleshammer: Army Construction in 9th Edition

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 13, 2020

With the new edition nearly upon us, we had Rob “Vre’kais” Chilton sit down with the new rulebook in the Indomitus boxed set and write his thoughts (in great detail) on the new rules – what’s changed, what needs...

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Hammer of Math: Weapon Changes in 9th Edition

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - July 13, 2020

While we don't have the FAQs to get a complete picture of everything, we do know quite a few pieces of information about how different weapons will work in 9th Edition. This gives us an opportunity to look at...