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Kill Team Showcase: Jacob Cordero’s Grey Knights

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 30, 2020

Potentially lost in the shuffle of excitement around the 40k Championships at LVO is the major Kill Team Tournament that also ran at the event. We asked Jacob Cordero, who piloted his Grey Knights to a 5th-place finish overall in the...

Gaming

The GOAT: An Interview with LVO and ITC Champion Richard Siegler

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 29, 2020

The 2020 Las Vegas Open 40k Championships Tournament wrapped up Sunday night, putting an end to another ITC season. Emerging victorious after 9 rounds (plus a nightmare round) of some of the hardest-fought 40k games ever played, Richard Siegler...

Gaming

Kill Team Tactics: Dispositions and New Missions

novembermike - January 23, 2020

This month’s White Dwarf features new missions and a set of new rules for Kill Team, called Dispositions. Dispositions basically function as a subfaction on top of the already existing subfactions and give you a set of 3 Tactics...

Gaming

Goonhammer’s Last-Minute Guide to the LVO 2020 40k Open

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 23, 2020

Well readers, the time has finally come - LVO is upon us. And whether you're attending in person this year, making your last-minute preparations, or just planning to follow along at home on stream, we at the Goonhammer gang...

Gaming

Las Vegas Open – Field Analysis and Three Cool Lists

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 22, 2020

You didn’t think we’d skip out on this did you? Starting this Friday is the Las Vegas open, the largest event of the 40K year and (in this instance) likely to be the largest 40K event ever run. I’m writing...

Gaming

Necromunday: Houses of the Underhive – Van Saar

Jules “Merton” O’Hare - January 20, 2020

Howdy, scummers! Welcome to another week of Necromunday coverage, where this week we’re taking a deep dive into House Van Saar! So jack in, boot up, and tip your hat to the other console cowboys as we discover what...

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Ritual of the Damned Review, Part 2: Grey Knights

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 18, 2020

Christmas may have been and gone, but for three 40K factions the new year brings its own supply of juicy presents! Psychic Awakening: Ritual of the Damned goes up for pre-order today, and Games Workshop have been kind enough...

Battle Reports

Road to LVO: Terrain and Testing

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 17, 2020

Vegas looms ever closer and the good news is that I am extremely close to finished hobby-wise. Other than attaching a few already painted gun-swaps and sticking some adhesive gems to base rims for squad markings the only things...

Game Design

Chapter Approved 2019 – Matched Play Mission Review, Part 2: Schemes of War

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 15, 2020

Welcome back to part 2 of our in-depth analysis of the missions released in Chapter Approved 2019. Last week, in part 1, we looked at the new and/or improved set of missions making up the Eternal War section of...

Gaming

Kill Team Tactics: Las Vegas Open

novembermike - January 15, 2020

The Las Vegas Open is quickly approaching and with it, the 2020 Kill Team Championships. This year the event is bringing us an entirely new Kill Team format, and I have a sneak peek of the rules. So today...