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The New Maelstrom Rules and You, Part 2

Liam "Corrode" Royle - July 3, 2019

Welcome back to The New Maelstrom Rules and You! In Part 1 we talked about what the new system is and how it works. In part 2, we’ll be covering how to play well within that system - how...

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Skorpius Dunerider Analysis – Mechanicus Mathematical Musings Part 1

Mike 'Ellarr' Chadderton - July 2, 2019

Greetings to you, devoted servant of the Omnissiah! Admech have been one of the more popular factions in 40k of late, but there are many (including myself) who felt the roster had a number of holes that needed addressing...

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TheChirurgeon’s Road to NoVA, Part 4: The Warmaster

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 2, 2019

78 Hours of hobby time left until NoVA. Last time I posted, I had finished up my Red Corsairs and the Spiky 17. And look, 78 hours is not a lot. But I'm not sweating it yet. In fact,...

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Start Competing at Warhammer 40,000: An Intro to Tournaments, Part 3

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 28, 2019

Part 3: Learning and Improving When we first started writing this series, we expected it to be a single article. Then it ran long, so we broke up the parts about play and the meta. Then that section ran long...

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How to Paint Everything: Which Dark Angels Green Is Best Dark Angels Green? Citadel, Vallejo, Instar and Contrast head to head!

Coda - June 27, 2019

Hello friends! Welcome to my new series where I paint things from an 'average painter's mindset'. I'm no Lupe, Richp, Brin or Booley but I feel that an everyday painter can have some insights on a review for other...

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Start Competing at Warhammer 40,000: An Intro to Tournaments, Part 1

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 14, 2019

Part 1: The Basics The main part of Start Competing is to get out there and, well, Start Competing. By this point you've got your army painted and on the table, you're regularly getting in some games, thinking about strategy...

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Index Ynnari – The Goonhammer Review

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 11, 2019

Intro As pretty much anyone who plays 40K competitively will know, the metagame has been hit by two sizeable earthquakes in the last few weeks. You've already had our thoughts on the Big FAQ, and today we're going to look...

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TheChirurgeon’s Road to NoVA, Part 1: Planning a Spiky 17

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - May 8, 2019

Hi everyone. I'm Robert "TheChirugeon" Jones and this is the first of several posts chronicling my road to NoVA 2019. If you missed the big intro rollout to this series, you can find the overview by clicking this link,...

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INTRODUCING: The Road to NoVA!

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - May 8, 2019

It's May and as of this writing we've officially got just 15 weeks before the NoVA Open Tabletop Convention kicks off on Labor Day Weekend. With the Big FAQ 3 and the relevant errata finally out, the Goonhammer crew...

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The Filthy Xenos General’s Field Guide to Assassins

James "One_Wing" Grover - April 11, 2019

Introduction So people are pretty interested in learning about Imperial Assassins huh? Last week we went over strategies and guidelines for how to pick the right Assassin for your matchups when using “Operative Requisition Sanctioned” to bring one in at the...