40K Rules Conundrum: Interceptor & Overwatch in the same turn?

Tau Empire XV88 Broadside

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

Warhammer MiniWargaming

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?

Space Marines Legion of the Damned in Warhammer 40K 6th Edition

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?

Eldar 6th Edition Aspect Warriors 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

Codex Iyanden Supplement

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

Warhammer 40K Eldar Falcon

The weekend is fast approaching, and with it the shipping of the new Eldar Codex. Speculations and rumours on the new rules for the Eldar abound. A rather complete compilation of what is out there has been put on pastebin. There are also some insights to be gleaned into a few of the units by […]

Blue Table Painting Kickstarts Controversy

Blue Table Painting Service

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 […]