Warhammer 40K & Wargaming Blog
A few months ago, when everybody was flicking through the new Codex for Chaos Space Marines, I noted there were no new special characters in the first 40K 6th Edition Codex. #1 – Warhammer 40K 5th Edition and Special Characters This was – and is – quite a major break from what everyone was accustomed […]
I have been leafing through the Dark Angels Codex for Warhammer 40K 6th Edition a bit more. Being a new book, a new edition, a new codex author, etc.., I am trying to let it sink in a bit before making any attempt at a review or judgement call. Last week, I posted my musings […]
Black Library is clearly on a roll. In 2012, we saw the new premium hard-cover novels, the launch of Black Library in German and French, audio-drama script-books, a preview of Horus Heresy graphic novels, and a record number of new books and short-stories. 2013 kicks off with the same vigor, including several interesting novels and stories by some […]
Time to take a peek at the limited edition of the Codex: Dark Angels. I’ve wondered what these new limited edition codexes for Games Workshop’s 6th edition of Warhammer 40K were all about. I missed the Chaos version, limited to 1000 copies worldwide, which was gone before I even knew that a limited edition Codex […]
Summary: The latest White Dwarf’s battle report really pushes the idea of “narrative gaming”. Yet it does so in an oddly uneven manner. No narrative is actually shown. No hooks are given to inspire people to make their own narratives for their battles. I don’t feel the heart of the writers (or Games Workshop in […]
Summary: Flight of the Eisenstein isn’t the finest book in the Horus Heresy series. Most of it feels like padding, re-treating already covered ground without adding anything relevant. Poor characters and implausible turns make it an unsatisfactory read. The final chapters improve on the bad start, however, and offer some great Nurgle-thick action. I have […]
James Wappel! He paints like the devil, runs an awe-inspiring miniature-painting blog, and is about to launch a Kickstarter for a massive line of “learning-to-paint-miniatures”-DVDs. When I first heard of his Kickstarter plans, I knew I had to ask him a few questions. “Painting-Kickstarters”, so far, had a harder time than games and miniatures. If […]
2012 is at an end. Time for everyone to go out, celebrate, and enjoy the remaining few hours of 2012 with friends and family. If you’re reading this, a Happy New Year from me too. Of course, New Years is also the time to look forward to the year ahead. What will 2013 bring? What […]
The Dark King and The Lighting Tower are two short stories – or rather one story divided between two authors – published by Black Library as Horus Heresy audio drama in 2010. Just over an hour in length, it does an excellent job channeling key issues of the Horus Heresy into a tension-filled confrontation of […]
2012 was a good year for zombies. Or at least for zombie (and other undead) miniatures. Have you painted yours? No? If you do, you might win hard cash. The Russian Alternative is holding a zombie painting contest with a chance to win cash prizes of up to € 400,- for the best painted zombie […]
