On the Sisters of Battle and Female Space Marines…
One of the perennial debates of the hobby is whether or not there should be female Space Marines. To me, the answer is some mix of “Obviously yes” and “Belisarius […]
Rants
Balance Dataslate Hot Take: Extended Edition
It’s been awhile since I’ve talked about the competitive landscape of 40K – there’s myriad reasons for that, ranging from people doing the basic stats of tournaments well and the […]
Read the Whole Book: Why Codex Reviews Should Cover Crusade
It’s become distressingly common now to be listening to a podcast/reading a website review a codex, know they’re getting to the part that interest’s me, and then…just have it skipped […]
In Defense of Coaching in 40K
There are a lot of things I don’t like about Competitive 40K. This is…known. The hot takes (irony, I know). Some of the toxic personalities and poor gamesmanship that comes […]
Why I Think Two Wound Firstborn Is a Mistake (In the Long Term)
The internet is all aflutter with the now confirmed suggestion that the classic “Firstborn”, non-Primaris, power-squatting Marines of the classic 40K Space Marine range are getting some significant updates that […]
3D Printing and the Hobby: A Skeptical Enthusiasts Take
I’ve been contemplating this for awhile, writing little bits of it in my head for…probably five or six months now, but with the combination of the Tabletop Inquirer posting something […]
Black Lives Matter. Or: Why Politics Belongs in the Hobby
There are at least two posts sitting in the queue waiting for a final pass before being published. They’re not going to get published for awhile. There’s more important things […]
We’re Blowing It
Generally speaking, this blog is about toy soldiers. And math. Sometimes toy soldiers and math. This is not one of those posts. This is about COVID-19.
Ron Swanson Game Design: Adeptus Titanicus Edition
A lot of people have very fond memories of Epic. For some it was their gateway game into the wider hobby. For others, it had a scale and majesty that […]
Command Points are 8th Edition’s Psychic Dice
TL;DR: They’re good at injecting flavor into the game, are fun in small quantities, but when deployed en masse break the game. This started as what was just going to be […]