Warzone Atlanta: A View From the Tables
Last weekend, I got the spend the better part of two days throwing down with complete strangers at Warzone Atlanta. An analysis of the tournament itself is coming when I […]
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Variance Hammer will be at Warzone: Atlanta
This weekend I’ll be at Warzone: Atlanta, fulfilling my Khaine-given destiny of being the lowest ranked Eldar player there. So if you want to say hi, just look for the […]
The Sound of Sisters of Silence
Alliterative? Yes. But how strong are the Sisters of Silence on the battlefield? Is Null Maiden the new Black? Or are they just beautiful models that will sit on the […]
Who Are Your Hobby Heroes?
There’s something that’s been bouncing around in my mind for a little bit, and I thought now, while I wait for some laundry to finish so I can pack for […]
2+ Ain’t What It Used to Be: Fixing the Space Marine Terminator
Variance Hammer passed a milestone with it’s last post – 100 posts – and in honor of that I thought I’d take a look at a beloved and classic unit: […]
Review: The New White Dwarf
White Dwarf has always been a magazine near and dear to my heart. When I first started in the hobby, it was a source of inspiration – beautiful figures, exciting […]
Review: Kill Team
The summer has been an interesting one for Games Workshop, with some really interesting releases, but not ones that make major changes to the game, easing off the relentless drumbeat […]
40K on Mobile: Battlefleet Gothic: Leviathan
The PC RTS Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, with it’s beautiful graphics and amazingly characterful cinematic scenes, was released with a fair amount of fanfare. On it’s heels was a somewhat more obscure […]
The Horus Heresy: A Social Network
Social networks – the ties between people – are a really vibrant area of research. They’ve been used to do everything from examining the collapse of Enron to identifying hidden […]
The FAQ Was Never Going to Fix Your Codex
The vast majority of the FAQs are out, and several have been met with disappointment – not because they fail to address some ambiguity or add new oddities to the […]