Competitive Play is NOT a death sentence. Woah, hold up there. A death sentence to what? What nonsense are you talking about, Al? What I'm talking about here is this idea that somehow wanting to win, and even building an army to win, is often seen as a dirty thing. Cheese, filth, beards - so many names have been made up for people who like to...

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Interviews: Jarrod Brehaut and The Assault on the Black Library

Today we take a look at one of the unsung heroes of the Victorian Miniature Gaming community, a Tournament Organiser (TO). They put in long hours to put together events for you and usually without enough thanx for their work. Jarrod Brehaut is fairly new to the TO game, making his debut in 2016 Co-TO'ing the Hunt, a narrative event at the House...

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Painting Tournament Armies: Or how I learnt to stop stressing and love being lazy

Painting an army for a tournament or event can be intimidating and stressful.  After all you want to have your army looking its finest, to catch many an eye, and for those keen competitors, to score as many painting points as possible.  However, there are a lot of ways you can make it a painless experience and avoid the dreaded "Death-march"...

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Hobby - Road to Arc40k - Word Bearers

I can't do it. I can't let Difsta have all the fun. It's time to have a chat about a project I've been working on, with an eye towards Arc40k 2017: The Word Bearers Hi there, do you have some time to talk about the Dark Gods? For those who aren't aware, the Word Bearers are a Chaos Legion, and were the first of the original Legiones...

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Hobby: Difsta's Road To Arc - Emperor's Children Rapture Battalion

So for those unaware of Difsta's Road To Arc, an Arc40k hobby initiative, you can check out a bit of a glimpse of where this started on my Difsta's Road to Arc Moves to VMG. But in essence I am keeping track of the thematic construction of my army list, followed by the actual construction of my army list (from both a list development and a model...

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40k Legends: Lord Commander Eidolon of the Emperor's Children

The Risen; A Tale of Eidolon Eidolon, born of Terra, elevated to the rank of Lord Commander of the Emperor's Children was, hailed as the exemplar of all that the Emperor's Children aspired to, or at least that's how it was 10,000 years ago. During the Great Crusade, after the Cleansing of Laeran, Chief Apothecary Fabius was given free leave...

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Hobby: How to Tournament

Hobby: How to Tournament Good day, ladies and gents of the interwebs. Today I'd like to talk about tournaments, and making sure you are properly prepared. Best Laid Plans So, initially I wanted to write 2 articles about a tournament I went to recently, detailing my army list and tactics, and follow up with talking about how my army went. Those...

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Review: 4 New Formations for Warhammer 40k

December is a massive month for releases for GW and Warhammer 40k. We have seen Wrath of Magnus (well technically November) as well as Traitor Legions (due out tomorrow) and we also have 4 new Warhammer 40k Battleforces Space Wolves: Ironclaw Strike Force This formation is pretty useless. The special rule is basically pointless and the formation...

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Introductions - Giuseppe the Sicilian

Giuseppe the Sicilian Hello fellow nerds! My name is Giuseppe and I have been playing with war dollies since I was 12, and 22 years later I am still going strong (best way to remain sane with 3 kids and a wife). Thanks to this amazing hobby I met my extended family, the Sons of Norris, and together for 3 years now I have been a Norris1000...

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Reviews: Traitor Legions - Updated Psychic Powers

So we have seen the Tzeentch psychic powers get an update in the Wrath of Magnus, but what about the Nurgle and Slaanesh powers I hear you ask, well calm down, we have a sneak peak for you. Nurgle Disciplne Primaris: Nurgle’s Rot - 1 Warp Charge (Same as CSM Book) Nova doesn't affect Nurgle models. S2, AP5, assault D6+1 (Poison 4+) Weapon...

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Introductions: Scoota

Scott - 'Scoota' Hey folks. My name is Scott, or some of you may know me as Scoota. I’ve been a hobbyist for almost 20 years now, mostly delving into the grim dark of 40k, but I’ve dabbled with other games systems as well like Fantasy/Age of Sigmar, Infinity, Warmahordes, et al. My main interests are...

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Introductions: Michael Torrisi

Who's this Boso? For a long time I have asked myself the same question. Being asked to write a small introduction about oneself has initiated more self reflection than necessary for a hobby blog. My boss always has to remind me of KISS or "keep it simple stupid." His one criticism of my work is that while it is high quality, it isn't done nearly...

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Reviews: Traitor Legions - The Death Guard

Last on the list for Traitor Legion review is the Death Guard Content sourced via the Combat Phase podcast and SpikeyBits The Death Guard The Death Guard are one of the Traitor Legions of Chaos Space Marines. They worship and devote themselves exclusively to the Chaos God Nurgle and as a result of his mutational "gifts"...

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40k Editorial: The Tragedy of the Traitors - Part 1

The Tragedy of the Traitors Part 1 Dear reader, it’s my unfortunate duty to inform you that you’ve been deceived. The servants of the Imperium would like you to live in a world in which the Traitor Primarchs and their Legions are a gang of moustache-twirling evil doers, who dove headlong into their heresy with reckless abandon and villainous...

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Reviews: Traitor Legions - The Night Lords

Next on the list for Traitor Legion reviews is the Night Lords. Content sourced via the Combat Phase podcast and SpikeyBits The Night Lords The Night Lords were originally the VIIIth Legion of Space Marines created during the First Founding and became one of the 9 Traitor Legions of Chaos Space Marines that betrayed the Emperor...

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