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9th Edition Faction Focus: Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard

Scott Horras "Heresy" - July 22, 2020

9th edition is on the way, and with it a whole raft of changes to the factions of Warhammer 40,000. With the Munitorum Field Manual out in the wild and the Faction FAQs released, now’s a good time to...

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9th Edition Faction Focus: Genestealer Cults

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 21, 2020

9th edition is on the way, and with it a whole raft of changes to the factions of Warhammer 40,000. With the Munitorum Field Manual out in the wild, the Faction FAQs released and the first details of the Grand...

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Start Competing: Strike Force Missions in 9th Edition

James "One_Wing" Grover - July 9, 2020

9th Edition is upon us, and with it a large number of changes to 40K and a whole new set of Eternal War missions pitched at 2,000 point (now called "Strike Force") games. These new missions are very different...

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Start Competing: Stormcast Eternals

silks - May 29, 2020

Do you like space marines but wish you could play them in a fantasy setting and with models that aren't all dudes? Do you really have a thing for gold armor? Do you just want to get the whole...

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Start Competing 40k: Assessing New Options

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 29, 2020

As the astute among you may have noticed, 9th Edition is coming (though exactly how soon we don't yet know). That leaves our plans for Start Competing somewhat up in the air in the interim. Codexes and Psychic Awakenings...

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Psychic Awakening: Harlequins – The Goonhammer Review

James "One_Wing" Grover - May 18, 2020

In these release-starved times us poor, beleaguered competitive players are starved for our regular diet of new rules, and the drip-feed of Psychic Awakening side-content in White Dwarf has been one of the few ways to get them, with...

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Podcast Appearance – Assessing Armies on 40K Today

James "One_Wing" Grover - April 21, 2020

If you're feeling like you'd enjoy a dose of Goonhammer goodness in a different format then good news - you can check out today's (21st April 2020) episode of 40K today to hear James "One_Wing" Grover talking about how...

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Start Competing: How to Assess an Opponent’s Army

James "One_Wing" Grover - April 10, 2020

There are many different aspects of strategy that contribute towards doing well at a game of 40K, many of which we've published articles about, but when you get right down to it your core goal as a player in...

Competitive Play

Start Competing: Screening Tactics

James "One_Wing" Grover - March 13, 2020

Note: This Article was written for the 8th edition of Warhammer 40,000 and has yet to be updated. While many things may still work, the rules have changed fundamentally in 9th. As such, we recommend that you proceed with...

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Start Competing: Adepta Sororitas/Sisters of Battle Tactics

James "One_Wing" Grover - March 6, 2020

This page now references an out of date edition of the game. For Start Competing: Adepta Sororitas in 10th edition and onwards, please click here. Do you want to run an infantry-heavy force of devout warriors, marching forth to war...