James "Boon" Kelling

Start Competing: OGP and You!

I had previously written about the various Pairing and Placing systems that the competitive Warhammer community might use to manager their events, however, the fellows over at Best Coast Pairings recently announced the release of a new metric for...

Community Spotlight: Charity Hammer

One of the more noble aspects of the Warhammer community is the dedication of events or tournaments to charitable causes. One such event, Charity Hammer, is coming up on its 4th year and we wanted to take a moment...

Start Competing: “JUUUUUUDGE!”

I think one of the hardest things to be comfortable and confident in doing is requesting that a judge come to your table. For one thing, it often requires yelling out randomly for help and puts you in the...

Start Competing: Time is of the Essence

We cannot hold it, cannot stop it, and we can only observe it as it carries us along its continuous path. We understand it to be relative, finite, and precious. We measure its passage; each upcoming moment an opportunity...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: The Sequel is Always Worse

In 2013 the movie Pacific Rim released to theaters - it was a monster movie directed by Guillermo del Toro that pitted giant monsters called Kaiju from another dimension against humanity and its hastily constructed Jaegers, equally monstrous machine...

The May 2022 Imperial Armour Compendium FAQ Hot Take

GW released an FAQ for the Imperial Armour Compendium today, making adjustments to Eldar and Tyranids units in the book to bring them in line with their recent Codexes. We talk about what changed and what it means.

Competitive Innovations in 9th: It’s not a Bug, It’s a Feature

This week we look at the Tyranids' rise to dominance after a quiet post-launch week, and examine the other impacts of Armour of Contempt on the meta in 9th edition.

Boon’s Road to Adepticon: Want to Know How I Got These Scars?

It’s finally back! After a long hiatus, Adepticon, one of the world’s premiere hobby events is back. Taking place at the Schaumburg Convention Center deep in the heart of Chicago-land, Adepticon is a celebration of table-top gaming in it’s...

The Goonhammer 2022 Reader Survey… And What it Tells Us About the Community

We recently took pause to reach out to you, our readers, to learn more about you and ask you how we’re doing. You responded with gusto! In total we received over 3,000 responses and over 4,500 comments to our...

Boon’s LVO and ITC Year In Review

The 2021 ITC Season is over and it’s time for a brief look back on the year gone by. The Las Vegas Open is the official end of the 2021 season and it’s been a long, challenging, but ultimately...

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Outlaws of Thunder Junction Review, Part 3 of 4: Monocolor Cards

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