Are Later Tournament Games Closer?
So after reaching out to the good folks over at Frontline Gaming, I have indeed gotten some more detailed data from the Las Vegas Open. One of the analyses I […]
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The Feast of Fluff: Results!
The judging for the Feast of Fluff contest is complete, and we’re now ready to announce the winners! First, I’d like to thank everyone who participated – we got some seriously great […]
Reviewing Warzone Fenris: Curse of the Wulfen (Fluff and Aesthetics)
Warzone Fenris. Just think about that for a moment. Not Damocles, Sanctus Reach, Damnos or Valdor. Fenris. That’s the home system of one of the Legions. Center of one of the […]
The Unofficial Doom of Mymeara FAQ
After taking a little break from DoM coverage to catch my breath and ponder the books, I’ve collected some of the most common issues I’ve heard discussed, as well as […]
Review: Wolf King
It’s a rare thing for me to do an outright book review here on Variance Hammer – I figure there are likely other places that do that better. But I’m going […]
Alternative Deathwatch
The new Deathwatch Overkill game came with considerable fanfare from players and longtime fans of the 40K franchise, and I’ll admit I was excited. I’m a long-time fan of the Boys in […]
I’m Totally Judging You
Assuming you entered the Feast of Fluff competition that is. Just a quick status update for people: we’ve got your entries, they’ve been stripped of identifying information, and sent off to […]
40K is Forked
So not long after I put out my view on the new ITC 2016 Q1 poll, the results came out, and now, like so many talking heads staring at primary […]
Variance Hammer’s Take on the ITC 2016 Q1 Poll
It’s that time again – the ITC has released a new set of question that will help determine the direction the ITC rulings will go, and thus how most games […]
Number Crunching the LVO
At the very beginning of this blog, at the end of 7th Edition, I wrote ‘Requiem for an Edition’, a statistical look at the Las Vegas Open. It proved to […]