The Las Vegas Open Narrative Event: Surprise Apocalypse
Simulating the occasional tournament is about as close as I’ll ever come to the top tables at an event like the Las Vegas Open. When it comes down to it, I’m […]
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Variance Hammer Will Be at the LVO
Variance Hammer is hitting Las Vegas. The Corsair-themed Craftworld Eldar are being loaded up in KR cases, and I’ll be participating in the Las Vegas Open’s Narrative Event. If you’re […]
Reviewing Doom of Mymeara: Fluff and Aesthetics
I have an Eldar problem. It is known. I don’t particularly apologize for this problem, but readers of this blog will know its there – they’re one of my favorite […]
Feast of Fluff Contest: One Month to Go!
Just a reminder that the Variance Hammer Feast of Fluff contest has been going on now for the better part of one month, and we’re about one month away from closing […]
40K in 2015
A few years ago, on another blog I wrote, I stole a meme that was going around the Python programming community around New Years’. Basically, it’s a series of retrospective […]
Revised FAQ for the Feast of Fluff
Based on some reader comments, the we’ve added some questions to the Feast of Fluff FAQ, and also a static page up top so everything is available for easy reference. […]
Variance Hammer’s Winter Contest: The Feast of Fluff
Is every Sergeant in your army named, even if it couldn’t fight its way out of a paper bag? Did you manage to hammer the results of your last store […]
A System for Non-Competitive Campaign Scoring
I love linked campaigns. They’re probably my favorite way to play wargames – you build a little narrative in your head, you play some games, and at the end there’s […]
Ordering Custom Dice
A bit ago I posted an analysis of custom dice – whether folks thought the symbol should be on the six or the one, and if any of the dice […]
Review: Warhammer 40,000 Assault Dice
This review is a little bit of a departure from the “40K on iOS” series, as it’s not an attempt to capture the tabletop feel in a mobile game, but […]