Fairwell to ‘The Independent Characters’
Yesterday Episode 127 of the podcast The Independent Characters was released, closing down the show on a high note. The ICs have been massively influential in my return to the hobby, […]
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On Sexism, Feminism, and Miniatures Gaming
I was watching the Signals from the Frontline live-cast on Twitch, and one of the folks in the chatroom posted an excellent question – regrettably, I didn’t save it, but in […]
Musing on Custom Dice
Awhile ago, I had a disastrous game – everything seemed to be going wrong, and the dice were…well, the dice were not with me. Later, I discovered the reason for […]
40K on iOS: Warhammer 40000: Deathwatch – Tyranid Invasion Review
I’ve been traveling a lot recently for work, which means I’ve been able to devote less time to the plastic toy soldiers. Miniatures gaming, wonderful as it is as a […]
New Patreon Goals
There have been a couple new goals added to the Patreon campaign, focusing on projects that I think folks might find appealing: an examination of multi-player games, and a campaign […]
Prospero Is Balance Hard Mode
The Forge World Open Day has once more come and gone, and as always, it’s a chance to see some spectacular upcoming models from those fine purveyors of income destroying resin […]
State of the Variance Hammer: One Year Out
Variance Hammer is a little over a year old, and I thought it might be worth doing some introspection – seeing how traffic is doing, where people come from, where […]
The Thunder of Gods, Or Why I Like Titans
So a few months back, Cadian Shock wrote a post entitled Titanicus – What Reading A Book Told Me About 40K. It’s a good post, on an excellent blog. You should […]
Imperial Knights Review
Swift on the heels of the much larger Eldar codex review, we’re taking a look at the new Imperial Knights codex. Despite getting pretty massively beefed up, it’s still a […]
Eight Tips for Using Water Effects
I don’t normally go into the painting and modeling aspect of the hobby much on this blog, but I’ve been using water effects fairly heavily in painting my Corsair-themed Eldar […]