Hammer of Math

Hammer of Math: Breaking Even With [TORRENT] Weapons in 40k

This week's Hammer of Math looks at weapons and explores their break-even points with weapons which must roll to hit and wound. The traditional Hit, Wound, Save progression of Warhammer 40k results in an easily understood probability curve. The...

Hammer of Math: Save Distribution in Warhammer 40k

This week's Hammer of Math expands on the work from last week and looks at how Saves are distributed across the competitive scene. Last week we looked at how toughness characteristics were distributed in Warhammer 40k tournament lists and talked...

Hammer of Math: Toughness Distribution in Warhammer 40k

This week's Hammer of Math takes a more holistic look at the datasheets of Warhammer 40k and tries to get a sense of how Toughness characteristics are distributed.

Hammer of Math: Drukhari Dance-Off

This week's Hammer of Math takes a quick look at the differences in efficacy between two Drukhari units that both contain an excessive number of sharp edges. Drukhari (or Dark Eldar back in 1998 when I played them) have always...

Diving into Age of Sigmar Stats – Building a Grand Strategy Baseline

Diving into Age of Sigmar Stats - We take a deep dive into Tabletop Battles game data to look at Grand Strategies - how they're scored and how we can develop a baseline for evaluating them.

Hammer of Math: Favoured of Khorne Changes

We look at the changes to the World Eaters' Favoured of Khorne Enhancement from the Q1 dataslate and how it impacts the chances of getting Angron back during a game.

From Theory to Tabletop: The Accuracy of Elo Predictions in Warhammer 40K’s Las Vegas Open 2024

This week Jeremy from Stat Check drops in to cover Hammer of Math with an update on Elo scores and how they impacted (and were impacted by) the 2024 Las Vegas Open tournament.

Hammer of Math: Necrons Deep Dive

This week's Hammer of Math addresses some specific questions that have popped up from the Goonhammer Brain Trust regarding Necrons. While the article from last year covered things from a generalist perspective, our resident experts here at Goonhammer have done...

Hammer of Math: Canoptek Court Shenanigans

This week's Hammer of Math takes a look at the mathematical impact of the various rules for Necrons in the new book. The new edition continues to move forward with new books, most recently featuring Necrons and the Adeptus Mechanicus....

Warhammer 40k and the Elo System: Internet Points that Actually Matter

This week Cliff Thomas from the Stat Check team is dropping in to talk about their Elo system, how it works, and why it's useful. Warhammer 40k is a complex game, requiring mastery of rules, list construction, risk management, emotional...