A little rules conundrum I came across in Warhammer 40K, which I thought I’d share (not least to get some opinions). Can a unit in Warhammer 40K with the Interceptor special rule fire its weapon twice during the opponent’s turn, once using Interceptor and once using the Overwatch rule? #1 – A Day in Warhammer […]
MiniWarGaming Responds to Beasts of War
There’s a pretty cool video out by Matthew from MiniWarGaming.com with his take on the Beasts of War-issue (and the broader context). I admit I may be late to the “news”. I still haven’t figured out how I’d be able to follow “news” on YouTube in an economical fashion. There doesn’t seem to be RSS […]
Space Marines Legion of the Damned – Useful Again?
One popular conspiratorial rumour has it that Games Workshop is always tweaking their rules to give their latest releases for Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40K a slight advantage in the game, and players a reason to buy the newest stuff. Whether that claim usually holds or not, a curious “new” arrival to Space Marines tactics […]
How Do You Use Eldar Striking Scorpions?
Less than two months ago, shortly after the release of the new 6th Edition Eldar Codex, I took a brief look at some of the Eldar Aspect Warriors in the latest edition of Warhammer 40K. One type of Aspect Warrior that didn’t immediately catch my attention were the Striking Scorpions. Was that an oversight (as […]
Rumoured Rules for the New Iyanden Craftworld Eldar
With the release of the Eldar Codex, Games Workshop is testing new waters by releasing an additional book titled ‘Iyanden – A Codex: Eldar Supplement‘. In essence, it’s a rule and background supplement to one of the Eldar Craftworld: Iyanden. Here is what Lexicanum says about this particular Craftworld. Iyanden is an Eldar Craftworld. Once the most populated […]
6 Interesting New Eldar Rules
Blue Table Painting Kickstarts Controversy
Blue Table Painting is now on Kickstarter offering their painting services. Doing so, they take the simmering controversy of Kickstarter-for-creatives vs. Kickstarter-for-business to a whole new level. It seems the line between Kickstarter as a place to crowd-fund “creativity” and a peculiar second store-front and pre-order-page is getting more blurred each week. Will projects like […]