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Competitive Innovations in 9th: Balanced Teams

As seems to be something of a pattern, we've had a few wild, blowout weeks, we've got another exciting one coming up with the UKTC Leicester supermajor and US Roadshow finale, but this weekend past was reasonably quiet on...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Talos Terrorize Texas

This week the Balance Dataslate has fully hit, and there's a huge number of events to talk about including the latest GW Roadshow supermajor, so this week's column is bumper sized, and shows off what look to be some...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Last Orders pt.1

As may not have escaped your notice, it's an exciting week in the 40K world, with a spicy new balance dataslate that's going to shake up the top metagame substantially. You can check out our rundown of that here,...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Many Magnificent Majors pt.2

Welcome back to part two of this week's column. Today we'll be looking at the results from: Malmö Wargaming Weekend V Stud or Snotling Lots of GTs If you're looking for...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Goonhammerception

This week the answer to "were there any events?" is especially obvious for anyone paying attention to what we've been up to, because the inaugural Goonhammer Open US is now in the books, with the champion's belt (literally, that's...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Global Waaaagh pt.2

We're back for part two of this week's column, today covering: The North and South GT The FactoruM GT The Saltier Classic The War on the Shore GT The Kent GT If you're looking for any of the following events,...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Magnificent Seven

This week I'm on holiday, but the march of 40K never stops, and there's plenty going on in the competitive scene. With that in mind, my cunning compromise between me getting a proper break and not letting this column...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Slamtastic Summer pt.2

As promised yesterday we are back, bringing you even more list review content from a blockbuster weekend. Unfortunately, scheduling issues have stopped JONK being able to join in, but Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones has stepped up to join me once more,...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Waaagh on the Horizon

This week in the Goonhammer offices we've been busily trying to work on our various writing tics and bad habits, and in that spirit I'm going to have to think of a way to open these other than "another...

Competitive Innovations in 9th: Look Who’s Outside Again

Another weekend that feels like a transition from one metagame reality to another - not least because I finally got to go to an in-person event for the first time since February 2020. The AdMech FAQ landed last week, and while...