Dominion by Darius Hinks – The Goonhammer Review

With Skaventide by Gary Kloster ushering in the fourth edition of Age of Sigmar, let’s look back at the novel that kick-started third edition; Dominion by Darius Hinks. Third edition was the era of the beast, so we were treated to a story set Ghur.  Niksar lives in Excelsis, a city of Sigmar trying to survive as a bastion of civilization in the hostile environs of the brutal and unforgiving realm of beasts.  Life is tough for Niksar (well, this...

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Warhammer 40K

Competitive Innovations in 10th: British Slaughter Time pt.2

More events from the US and Europe to look at today, including another hefty major Stateside. Today we're covering: Flying Monkey Con 40k Champs VAE VICTIS 2024 Editor's Note: We didn't notice till it was far too late that this was Incursion-sized rather than Stike Force! Wettcon Höst 2024 40k Traunsteincup Wytch Trials 2 Heretic's Revenge The Ninja Hobo's Extravaganza On Wednesday we looked at: The London Grand Tournament Warzone Houston GRIMDARK 22: september slaughter Rooks 40k Open, September 2024 KönigHammer Autumn 2024 2024 Wars on the Shore GT Flying Monkey Con 40k...

Age of Sigmar

Dominion by Darius Hinks – The Goonhammer Review

With Skaventide by Gary Kloster ushering in the fourth edition of Age of Sigmar, let’s look back at the novel that kick-started third edition; Dominion by Darius Hinks. Third edition was the era of the beast, so we were treated to a story set Ghur.  Niksar lives in Excelsis, a city of Sigmar trying to survive as a bastion of civilization in the hostile environs of the brutal and unforgiving realm of beasts.  Life is tough for Niksar (well, this is Warhammer, of course life is tough.)  He does whatever...

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MTG Commander Editorial: Cardboard Is Not an Asset Class

When Wizards of the Coast created a collectible card game, they were inventing something with potentially inherently toxic characteristics. The 30-year history of magic has included a lot of headlines about the real world value of certain magic cards, largely because the original print runs were small, and many problematic cards were printed in the early years of Magic, long before its designers understood the game they were creating, which would be fundamentally unbalanced. Black Lotus remains the most glaringly obvious example. Magic as a game has always had to exist in an uneasy state of tension between its status as a game...

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SRM’s Ongoing Stormbringer Review: Week 44

Stormbringer is a weekly hobby magazine from Hachette Partworks introducing players to Warhammer: Age of Sigmar. In this 80-week series, our intrepid magazine-receiver will be reviewing each individual issue, its included models, and gaming materials. A Premium US subscription was provided to Goonhammer for review purposes. If you want to follow along at home, US Customers can check out Stormbringer here. If you were ever a kid in a comic book store, at some point you grabbed a floppy solely based on the strength of that cover. Batman and Robin are swinging into action on the front, and inside it's...

Competitive Innovations in 10th: British Slaughter Time pt.2

More events from the US and Europe to look at today, including another hefty major Stateside. Today we're covering: Flying Monkey Con 40k Champs VAE VICTIS 2024 Editor's Note: We didn't notice till it was far too late that this was Incursion-sized rather than Stike Force! Wettcon Höst 2024 40k Traunsteincup Wytch Trials 2 Heretic's Revenge The Ninja Hobo's Extravaganza On Wednesday we looked at: The London Grand Tournament Warzone Houston GRIMDARK 22: september slaughter Rooks 40k Open, September 2024 KönigHammer Autumn 2024 2024 Wars on the Shore GT Flying Monkey Con 40k Champs 112-player, 6-round Grand Tournament in Wichita, KS, United States on...

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