Why I Don’t Want 9th Edition Heresy
You ever have something that you could have sworn you wrote down at some point, and then you go back and try to find it and it’s just…not there? That’s […]
8th Edition
The Sigmarization of 40K: It’s Not What You Think
Or…the difference between Tall settings and Wide settings. Back when 8th Edition was released, there was a lot of talk about the Sigmarization of 40K. How it was being reduced […]
What Now for the Corsairs?
I love my pointy-eared pirates. This is an indisputable fact. And while the most recent Big FAQ has come and gone, and the changes within it have been consistently good […]
A Solidly Reasonable FAQ
So, the new FAQ is out and… …well it’s fine.
My (Belated) Takeaways from the LVO Warhammer Panel
The Las Vegas Open was awhile ago, and the Warhammer Preview panel that was held the first night has been detailed in depth, as has the tournament itself. The results […]
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 […]
Are Small Countries at a Disadvantage in the ETC?
I’m going to briefly channel the spirit of Adam Abramowicz of The Best General, and talk about 40K via an extended analogy to an obscure, expensive sport that’s dominated by […]
CQB: Draft Rules for 8th Edition Zone Mortalis
A recurring theme of this blog, in addition to my fondness for Space Elves in all their various forms, is that I rather like the void war aspects of 40K. […]
My Hopes for the Sisters of Battle
Variance Hammer was on a temporary holiday while I was in Zambia, but a free morning in the hotel and an announcement I’ve been waiting for for years spurred the desire to […]