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 […]
Rants
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 […]
Good Decisions Build on Bad Logic
I’m not going to break down the Big FAQ 2 – other people have done it better than I have, and if you’re looking for a source I’d suggest Nick […]
My Price Points Contain Multitudes
Or: How Kill Team and Titanicus are different games. I’m sitting here writing this on literally the eve of Adeptus Titanicus going live, and I’ve been thinking about some of […]
Forge World, the Horus Heresy, and Product Roadmaps
A couple days ago, I lost my damned mind. Forge World, as it is wont to do, discontinued some models. This always makes me lose my mind a little bit, because […]