It has been…a long time since I played a game of 40k. Too long. 8th Edition may be the simplest and most fun ruleset the game has ever had, dispensing with the over-complicated rules that bloated 6th and 7th Editions and replacing them with simplified versions that allow each army/unit’s own specific rules to be… Read More Return to The Ravenspire – New Kayvaan Shrike
So, 40k 8th Edition is in full swing and the first big tournament of the new edition is on the horizon. Well, it’s actually tomorrow… The event is a Throne of Skulls, at Warhammer World in Nottingham: five games using the Maelstrom of War-style missions and built to a 100 Power Level limit. Armies are… Read More Throne of Skulls 2017 – An Inauspicious Start
Good afternoon! Today we see the second part of my Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition first glance! We will start off with something I neglected to include last time because I wasn’t 100% on how it worked: Psychic Phase In recent editions of 40k, the Psychic Phase was a bit convoluted and, in my opinion, not… Read More New 40k Edition, New Look Blog (Part 2)
Good morning everyone! Two months ago, I promised that this blog would be returning from the dead like a phoenix from the ashes. It turns out, however, that this particular phoenix wanted a lie in and continually mashed “snooze” on his alarm, for which I apologise! Today I wanted to go through a brief overview… Read More New 40k Edition, New Look Blog (Part 1)
Hey there guys and girls! There’s been very little progress hobby-wise from me this week. I had a rematch with Steve’s Iron Hands, playing on a 6″x4″ board rather than a 4″x4″ and Kill Points rather than objectives. It was an agonisingly close game; thanks to the presence of a Thunderfire Cannon hammering my army… Read More Random update and a taste of what is to come!
Hi guys! It’s been a month (and a bit) since my last post and first I would like to apologise. April/early-May is a manic time for University students in which we actually have to get stuff done! Months of laying about doing bugger all and suddenly everything comes crashing down as you realise you have… Read More School’s Out and the Hobby Returns!
Before anyone asks, no I have not done any work on the Javelins, the Rhinos or my Hobbit models as I am still firmly in the grasp of flying stand-fever! I started painting yesterday, armed with four pots of Zandri Dust, four pots of Karak Stone, four pots of Seraphim Sepia and two pots of… Read More January Hobby Update #2
Hey there guys and girls, sorry for the delay but things have been rather un-inspiring hobby-wise recently and I got absolutely bugger all done! However, that changed today when I decided to get some hardcore hobby done! Unfortunately, it had absolutely nothing to do with my hobby calendar! It was sometime after lunch that I… Read More January Hobby Update #1
So boys and girls, it’s finally here! After several years of waiting (and two new Editions of 40k), Apocalypse has had a shiny redo! On first inspection, the rules seem pretty simple – in essence it’s still basic 40k, but BIGGER. With more rules for cool stuff! There have been some changes to the previous… Read More Repent! For the Apocalypse Approaches!
This blog entry tenuously follows my previous entry, and focuses on when people work together to write an army list – notably, how sometimes people’s ideas just mesh perfectly, and how sometimes they just explode in your face. I mean, everyone knows the sayings “two heads are better than one” and “too many chefs spoiled… Read More Army List Building: Phone a Friend?
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