The Curious Case of Flyers
The one true tournament build is dead. Long live the one true tournament build. Rinse. Repeat. The ink had barely dried on the new 8th Edition indexes when the competitive […]
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Making a Run at the Top Tables: An Interview with Adam Abramowicz
Mediocrity has a place near and dear to my heart. I wrote a (successful) college admissions essay about it. And my personal list design and playing skill in 40K falls […]
The Present Posting Rate: A Mea Culpa and Some Introspection
This is going to be one of those posts that isn’t posted to Reddit, under the assumption that if you’re not actively following this blog one way or another, the posting […]
Will the Aliens Save Konor?
Games Workshop is running it’s big Fate of Konor summer campaign, and I had a chance to play a game with my brother – my Eldar vs. whatever Imperial figures we […]
Victoria Miniatures Sledgehammer BFG: Unboxing and Review
There is something immensely satisfying about heavy artillery. And batteries of heavy artillery are a staple of 40K imagery, from the horrible, grinding trench warfare at Vraks to the Iron […]
Why “Just Play 7th” Is Bad Advice
There’s a frequent reply to people complaining about the changes in 8th Edition: “If you don’t like it, just play 7th.” This advice makes intuitive sense – after all, it’s […]
Warhammer 40K 8th Edition: The Variance Hammer Hot Take
I’ve been resisting posting much on 8th Edition until I had a chance to play it, because despite my fondness for Theoryhammer (it is, after all, the entire purpose of […]
Review: Frontline Gaming’s FLG Mats
Playing on some tables at the local club recently that are the classic painted gravel style has reminded me that game mats changed everything – no more skinned knuckles or […]
Beyond Sportsmanship: Game Stewardship
The great Time of Reflection Posts continues! This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for awhile – I started thinking about it thinking about the evolution of Horus […]
I Am Deeply Skeptical of the Primaris Marines
So we’ve finally gotten some concrete information from Games Workshop on the new Space Marine kit, the so-called “Primaris Marines”. And unlike anything else recently, where my reaction has been […]