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40K TACTICS: The Best Marine Tanks?
Hey Folks, Jawaballs here! I wanted to pop in and share some thoughts on Space Marine and Blood Angels armor and what may be the best choice for you. All Space Marine players know that there are few options for tanks in their codex. The Imperi...
40K TACTICS: Eldar Fire Prism 101
Fritz is back with some more ideas for my fellow Eldar players! Time to look at some grav-tank ideas to go with your jetbikes, so let’s start with the fire prism… I want you to see the fire prism as more then just a back line support tank. It ...
40K TACTICS: Nine Principles of War - Pt. 9
Applying the Nine Principles of War to Fifth Edition Warhammer 40,000. A series by: Rogue428 Surprise: Strike the enemy in a time or place or in a manner for which he is unprepared. “If it's stupid but it works, it's not stupid.” -Murphy...
WARMACHINE: Nuts & Bolts: Basic Game Mechanics
Lux here, to discuss the basic game mechanics of Warmachine for those of you who are unfamiliar with the game. First off: Warmachine is not a 40k knock-off with robots instead of tanks. It is a completely different game, with very differe...
40K ARMYLIST:How I Love Thee - Grand Crusader!
I have loved the Black Templar since the start of time. Since I started Warhammer 40,000 I’ve played many armies. Starting from Eldar in the Rogue Trader days to the my latest Imperial Guard. The one army that I've always had a soft spot for are...
WFB ARMYLIST: Jwolf Talks Fantasy Lizardmen?!?
Jwolf here. First, a little walk down memory lane – from my perspective. I started tabletop wargaming back when all that existed was historical miniatures. At the time, most models had to be carefully painted, because only the paint job really ...
WARMACHINE: Forces of Warmachine: Retribution of Scyrah At A Glance
BACKGROUND Four and a half thousand years ago, the elves were the undisputed masters of Caen. From the Lyossan Empire far to the East of the Iron Kingdoms, their culture, technology, and magic reigned supreme. In their greatest work, the...
40K TACTICS: List Building: Attack, Support, Defense
Fritz here from Way of Saim-Hann with a very very common question to answer: Question: What kind of units should you have in your army, and as a new player how do you build an X point list? There are two basic schools of thought on list buildin...
40K TACTICS: Nine Principles of War - Pt. 8
Applying the Nine Principles of War to Fifth Edition Warhammer 40,000. A series by: Rogue428 Over the last few weeks, we’ve covered eight different principles of war and discussed why we should pay attention to each when considering our army ...
WARMACHINE: Armies of the Iron Kingdoms: Mercenaries at a Glance
In the war-torn Iron Kingdoms, its good to be a mercenary. With no end in sight to the constant wars in Immoren, a steady rifle arm or a strong hand and a solid blade are always in high demand. When a commander needs reinforcements or a set of skills...
40K TACTICS: The Shadow in the Warp Approaches
OK guys, today is theoryhammer day. All you armchair generals and gameplay theorists, this is your thread. We don't have the final rules for the Tyranid codex yet, but we have enough from this thread to begin to put some pieces together. The ...
40K TACTICS: What\'s In Your HQ?
Fritz here from you know where! When building out your list how much focus do you put on your HQ choice? What role should it have in your army? Conversion centerpiece? Mandatory force org choice? Fluff? Consider another option- force multiplier. L...
40K TACTICS: Nine Principles of War - Pt. 7
Applying the Nine Principles of War to Fifth Edition Warhammer 40,000. A series by: Rogue428 All right fellow gamers, we’ve made it to week 7. So far we’ve covered the Principles of Mass, Objective, Simplicity, Security, Maneuver, and Offensive...
40K TACTICS: Breathing Life into Seraphim
This is part of a continuing series of articles delving into underused, but otherwise awesome units. I've received a ton of email (thanks!) and I'm choosing Seraphim because of the number of requests (see? it works!). If you have unit suggestions for...
40K TACTICS: The Reserved Enemy
Jwolf here. One of the exciting things about Fifth Edition is Reserves being part of the basic mission rules, allowing Reserves in every game. And with TLOS, most of the board is available to be shot all game long. The conjunction of these two means...
40K EDITORIAL: Which Transport for the Word Bearers?
Jwolf here. Aventine and others are starting the process of bringing the Horus Heresy campaign book up to 5th Edition and the current Codices. I’m building a new Heresy-era Word Bearers force to play in the campaign, and thinking of which transport...
40K TACTICS: Eldar Seer Councils
Can't Touch This! Fritz here from Way of Saim-hann. One of the few sweet advantages that Eldar still enjoy from their codex, in my experience playing most non-Eldar opponents is they don’t really understand the crazy dynamics of a Seer-council. I...
40K TACTICS: So You Have an Army - Now What? Seize Ground!
I had originally thought to briefly cover all the missions and deployments in a single article, but doing so turns out to generate a prohibitive wall of text. So tonight I will start with Seize Ground. Mission: Seize Ground PITCHED BATTLE TACTICS T...
40K TACTICS: Culexus Assassin
The Culexus Assassin is historically the least used and most misunderstood of the Imperial Assassins. It is also one of the most devastating, if used properly. This article discusses the Culexus, highlights its strengths, and gives you some suggestio...
40K EDITORIAL: So You Have an Army - Now What? (Part I)
Well, since it’s the holiday season, I’m going to try something really depressing – codifying some tactical decisions in a generic and useful way. Yes, I understand that making generalizations about tactical decisions means that everything I sa...
BFG TACTICS: Necron Fleet
A guest post by Fracas I plan for this post to be the first in a series of analysis of the various fleets in BFG. I want to start with Necrons for two reasons. Firstly, the Necrons are rated one of the strongest fleet in BFG. While most of us may no...
40K TACTICS: Vyperology 101
Frtiz here from Way of Saim-Hann. When was the last time you saw a Vyper on the table? If you play Eldar why are there no Vypers in your list? "Fritz, they are open topped, AV 10, and have expensive weapon upgrades- plus they work in squadrons which...
40K: Breathing Life into Daemonhosts
This is the first in a series of articles designed to breathe some new life into unused (or underused) units. If you have suggestions for future articles (units that you'd like covered or clever ideas for using them), email me at mkerr@chainfist.com....
40K TACTICS: Nine Principles of War - Pt. 6
Applying the Nine Principles of War to Fifth Edition Warhammer 40,000. A series by: Rogue428 We’ve made it to week six and we’ve covered Mass, Objective, Simplicity, Security, and Maneuver. This week we’re going to talk about the Principle of...
40K TACTICS: Callidus Assassin
The Callidus remains the most popular and most dreaded Imperial Assassin. Every player has a horror story about a game with a Callidus, but even with her feared reputation she is rarely seen on the battlefield. I hope this article helps to change tha...
Warmachine: Armies of the Iron Kingdoms: The Protectorate at a Glance
While the Protectorate of Menoth is the youngest of the nations of the Iron Kingdoms, it is founded on the principles of a Faith as old as humanity itself. For as long as there have been men on Immoren, there have been prayers spoken to Menoth, the c...
40K TACTICS: Art of the Star Cannon
“Foolish Space Marines! The stars themselves once lived and died at our command, yet you still dare to oppose our will!” Fritz here from Way of Saim-Hann. The majestic starcannon, pinnacle of the Eldar’s mastery of plasma technology compared ...
40K TACTICS: Nine Principles of War - Pt. 5
Applying the Nine Principles of War to Fifth Edition Warhammer 40,000. A series by: Rogue428 Welcome back friends. So far, we’ve managed to cover four of the nine principles, Mass, Objective, Simplicity, and Security. Now we come to one of the mo...
40K TACTICS: Hybrid Drop Pod Lists
Hybrid Drop Pod Armies Space Marines are one of the armies that have a huge advantage for the use of mech. If you look at the codex's theme, it is designed for quick assaults and a rapid movement. So if you take this in effect with using drop pods, y...
40K TACTICS: Using Jaws of the World Wolf
I'm sure many of you regular readers (and veteran players) remember the "sky is falling" reaction to Lash of Submission a couple of years ago. So as I was reading the same kind of knee-jerk reactions about Jaws of the World Wolf, I thought it might b...
