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Let's Talk About Rules, Baby
For the Summer Campaign I was going to use a modified Kill Team rules set for the smaller battles, and regular 7th edition rules for the rest. Then came the glorious Armageddon Shadow Wars...
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New Games Workshop™
Well. Not unexpected, but damn. In case you somehow missed it, GW announced 40K 8th edition this morning. In what looks to be the biggest shake-up of the system since 3rd, I am very cautiously...
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Back to the (GrimDark) Future!
Thanks to this strange and new tactics of actually engaging with the player community, GW has been dripping us little previews of what 8th is going to be. And I like it.First, GW has not called it 8th...
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Cult on Deck
I have just finished painting all 97 figures in my Genestealer Cult Army. That was fun. I did a few things I haven't really done before. It is my first painted army that has no helmets! I had avoided...
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New 40K Release Date
Pre-orders start June 3 for a June 17th release. No price info at the moment. The box set comes with a bunch of new models, the full 280 page, hardback rulebook, two mini-army books for Primaris Space...
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Carnage Asada '17
Our annual Carnage Asada fest was upon us last Monday. This time we went for Shadow War: Armageddon (SWA), A.K.A. Necromunda V.2. The good 'ole Necromunda rules have been cleaned up just a touch (to...
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A Farewell to Templates
40K without templates? Madness and heresy! Well, maybe not...Templates have been a visual and fun part of miniature gaming for a very long time. The earliest reference I could find was a Napoleonic...
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8th Out of the Box
Xenos Inquisitor Jonesy approves.So, one week into the release of New 40K and what do I think? It is glorious. I'll be yapping about it for the next few posts. Today, let's have a quick look into the...
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First 8th Battle: Pt. I
It is kind of hard to believe, but there was a time (long ago) when I only had two 40K armies. A compact Dark Angels force, and a brand new Tyranid Swarm. It seems only fitting to bring an updated...
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This Just In...
I received two new Imperial Armour books this morning, Astra Militarum and Xenos. Slim softcovers that have Datasheets for all of the Forge World fun for 8th. Aside from the Guard, there is Death...
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First 8th Battle: Part II
Sorry for the delay, but I had some...issues with Blogger. Now where was I?Oh yes, Shooting Phase! The shooty-ist phase in the game.Shooting is flat out better. Whole squads don't have to all shoot at...
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Open War Cards
One new 40k 8th release which received little fanfare was the deck of Open War Cards. Which is a shame because they are really quite good.It's a small deck of 48 cards but full of cool ways to set up...
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Genestealers New and Old
So do you know what a Genestealer Cult army really needs? Yes! Genestealers. The big question for me was, what kind of 'stealer? There are a few variants to pick from. The olde tyme Rogue Trader metal...
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Just Call Me Mr. Butterfingers
I have a problem. Well, lots of them, but we don't have time for that right meow.Recently I have become a huge fan of ink washes and texture paints. Citadel knows of my needs and started making them in...
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Happy Birthday God-Emperor
On this very day around 38,000-ish years ago He came into existence. The legends say He is a collection of powerful shamans reincarnated into a single super-soul to combat Chaos and guide...
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Fall Fashions
With the new (and awesome) Imperial Guard Codex I decided it was time to take a hard look at my tanks. I have always been a big fan of the Guard, and of a armor heavy army in particular. So yeah, I...
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Article 1
First, apologies to anyone who was offended by the troll on the last post's comments.Second, let's have a quick recap of my rules here:Keep profanity to a minimum. Yes, I profane. Like, a lot, but this...
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Happy Halloween
A good board game for the season? I'm glad you asked! Pandemic-Reign of Cthulhu was released late last year to good reviews, but quickly disappeared from the mainstream amid all the other great...
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Guard HQ Issues
I really like the new Guard Codex. I have a Steel Legion army, so it works great for me. Lots of tanks with mech or leg infantry. I "only" have six infantry squads so I don't really run into any...
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Winter League
With the release of the Tyranid Codex, now everyone here has at least one "real" codex. So it is time for a league! We are going to do a escalation type:2 matches at 50PL, 2 at 75PL, and the final two...
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