Reflections on a Failed Hobby Progress Challenge
The beginning of this year was filled with great ambition for the hobby – I was probably more excited about Warhammer 40K, and miniatures gaming in general, than I have […]
2014
An Age of Plenty: Vect-less Codex and a Glimmer of Hope
And now a small departure from the normal content of this blog which is, apart from reviews, usually pretty analytical. Partially because I’m exhausted at the moment, so complex analysis […]
Review: FAT Mats
I’m on the road a lot, and move frequently, which means a lot of wargames played on kitchen tables and folding desks. And as appealing as nondescript grey or faux woodgrain is, […]
Clever Stats Stuff Temporarily on Hold
Hey folks, an update in light of my last post: I’ve got a bunch of the data and analysis prepped for post-BAO and NOVA analysis of the meta, but for […]
Announcing the 7th Edition Rolling Meta Project
People seemed to like Requiem for an Edition, which was gratifying to see, but one of the most common requests was for this to also take place for 7th Edition. […]
Review: KR Multicase and Kaiser4 Transport Bag
The moment your army progresses past perhaps a squad, the question of how exactly to transport that army becomes rather vexing. There are myriad options on the market, and I’ve sampled […]
Requiem for an Edition – A Couple Fun Ones, and Closing Thoughts
One could, of course, go down the rabbit hole of comparing dozens of other combinations, but I’ve touched on what I think, at least, are the big ones. There’s been […]
Requiem for an Edition – Army Breakdown
And here we have the big one – an army by army breakdown of the performance of the LVO entrants. Who did well, who…did not so well?
Requiem for an Edition – How Big of a Deal Are Allies?
The first question in the “Requiem for an Edition” series, looking at the results of the Las Vegas Open as a sort of historical look-back at the end of 6th […]
Requiem for an Edition – An Introduction
The next few posts are all entitled “Requiem for an Edition”, and will be taking a statistical look at the results of the Las Vegas Open, a major tournament taking […]