Monthly Archives: July 2011

Psychotroke Grenades: Don’t Believe the Hype

Posted on July 31, 2011 10:07 am by Stealthy Stealth

There is a lot of hype going on the internetz about Psychotroke Grenades. They’re broken…. blah blah. Read more... (349 words, 1 image, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)

Posted in Advice, Editorials, Guides & Tips | Tagged DCA, glamour horse, Grey Knights, psychotroke grenades, Rant, sarcasm, stealthy steath | 1 comment

Road to Glory Campaign: Conclusion

Posted on July 30, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

Last week I didn’t get up a Road to Glory report but it was a thorough spanking and wasn’t a ton to go over. I was tabled by turn five by a great Tyranid player. That made this Wednesday night the final game and the way the campaign works it was the game that decided it all. Despite being thrashed consistently every week, the Imperium could still win the campaign. Read more... (570 words, 1 image, estimated 2:17 mins reading time)

Posted in Battle Reports, Gaming | Tagged Battle Report, Blood Angels, Chaos Daemons, Eldar, Fate's Angels, Road to Glory, Space Marines, Warhammer 40K | 2 comments

Kamui’s Summer Challenge 2011: Reavers Origin Part 1

Posted on July 29, 2011 05:01 am by Kamui

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Reavers

Imperial records contain very little about the Black Wolf Space Marines. What is known is that they were once a Great Company of the Space Wolves. The Black Wolf Lord, whose name is not indicated in the archives, was rewarded for heroic service in battle with command over Herjolfsnes. A recently rediscovered planet on the southern fringe of Space Wolf territory, scans of Herjolfsnes indicated a population of nomadic tribes and rich mineral resources. The entire company set off on a crusade to claim this jewel for the Space Wolves. Early transmissions from Herjolfsnes indicated that successful contact had been made with the natives and that construction of a planetary defense base had begun. Several months after the landing all transmissions fell silent. In time, scouting ships were sent to investigate but no sign could be found of Herjolfsnes or the Black Wolves. Although it is possible that the Sagas of the Space Wolves contain more information about the Black Wolves and their fate Imperial inquisitions into the matter have met with nothing more than veiled references to the Black Stone. Read more... (570 words, 1 image, estimated 2:17 mins reading time)

Posted in Fluff, Kamui's Summer Challenge 2011, Reavers, Series | Tagged Fluff, Kamui, Reavers, Space Marines, Space Wolves, Warhammer 40K | 5 comments

Tournament: Cruel Summer

Posted on July 28, 2011 07:00 am by Stealthy Stealth

Took the GK to a 2,000 point tournament at my FLGS. With one window AC unit cooling twenty 40K players and a handful of Magic players flipping cards at the front. It was bath water warm at best. Now I would like to take a moment to just go over some basic hygiene. Take a shower in the morning. Second passing gas in a room is rude, passing gas in a 90 degree room is disgusting. It lingers and it’s not funny. Enough said. Read more... (1282 words, 1 image, estimated 5:08 mins reading time)

Posted in Battle Reports, Gaming | Tagged Battle Report, Chaos Daemons, Grey Knights, Tournament, Tyranids, Warhammer 40K | 2 comments

Rok Da Vote: 6th Edition Rumors Poll Closed

Posted on July 27, 2011 08:36 am by Thor

$40K 6th Edition Rumors - Math$ Thought for sure I’d get a bigger response but what can you do? Since the votes haven’t changed in a few weeks it’s time to shut this one down. Here’s the results regarding the 6th edition rumors for 40K: Read more... (320 words, 2 images, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)

Posted in Community News, Rok Da Vote | Tagged 6th Edition, Rumors, Warhammer 40K | no comments

Crossroad Games 40K July Tournament Report

Posted on July 25, 2011 08:59 am by Thor

This month was a 2K tournament at my FLGS and we were trying something new. We’ve been using a scoring system with massacre, major, minor and draw and opted to try a multiple objective format with primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary. It’s a system I’ve seen used at a lot of other places and one some of us tried at an out of town tournament we attended and liked. The idea is to allow someone to always have the ability to score something and to allow for players with a bad game, as in they didn’t score a massacre, to still be able to stay in contention. I rewrote three of my mission to use the format and we ran with those. Read more... (1108 words, 1 image, estimated 4:26 mins reading time)

Posted in Battle Reports, Gaming | Tagged Battle Report, Chaos Daemons, Dark Eldar, Fate's Angels, Space Marines, Tournament, Warhammer 40K | 5 comments

Command Center: v1.4.1 Bug Fixes

Posted on July 23, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

Some minor bug fixes with roster sharing. Read more... (61 words, 1 image, estimated 15 secs reading time)

Posted in Command Center News | Tagged Command Center Update, Free Army List Building Tool, Lists, Warhammer 40K | 2 comments

Mission: King of the Hill v4.0b (Revised)

Posted on July 22, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

I’m tweaking this from the first beta version because I feel the primary and secondary objective were too similar. Plus, the secondary objective now ‘fits’ the mission theme. Read more... (292 words, 1 image, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)

Posted in Gaming, King of the Hill, Missions | Tagged Custom Missions, Missions, Tournament, Warhammer 40K | 12 comments

Kamui’s Summer Challenge 2011: Bjorn Again

Posted on July 21, 2011 04:51 am by Kamui

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Raemos Sun-Fist

Hello all,

In my last post I included pictures of the pilot for my counts-as-Bjorn dreadnought, Raemos Sun-fist. This model is based on an AOBR dread but I wanted something more distinctive for something that represents a Bjorn equivalent so I decided to replace the front of the model with the gunner cockpit from an Eldar Falcon and make the pilot visible. This is the result so far: Read more... (387 words, 5 images, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

Posted in Hobby, Kamui's Summer Challenge 2011, Series | Tagged Bjorn, Hobby, Kamui, Raemos, Reavers, Space Marines, Space Wolves, Warhammer 40K | 4 comments

Command Center v1.4

Posted on July 20, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

As promised I’ve implemented a new update this week that introduces some new features. Read more... (273 words, 1 image, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)

Posted in Command Center News | Tagged Command Center Update, Free Army List Building Tool, Lists, Warhammer 40K | 2 comments

Kamui’s Summer Challenge 2011: Decisions Decisions

Posted on July 19, 2011 05:45 am by Kamui

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Raemos Sun-Fist

I’ve been pouring over the Space Wolves codex, sifting through my collection, and hunting around the web for tips and deals in the effort to build a list that will be effective and doesn’t cost me a lot more money. After a little play-testing (and even some modelling!) I’ve settled on a starting list at 2000 points: Read more... (385 words, 3 images, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

Posted in Kamui's Summer Challenge 2011, Series | Tagged Bjorn, Hobby, Kamui, Lists, Raemos, Reavers, Space Marines, Space Wolves, Warhammer 40K | 6 comments

Mission: Battlefield Superiority v2.0b

Posted on July 18, 2011 09:43 am by Thor

I’m updating another mission to use the new format we’re trying at the LGS. Read more... (250 words, 1 image, estimated 1:00 mins reading time)

Posted in Battlefield Superiority, Gaming, Missions | Tagged Custom Missions, Missions, Tournament, Warhammer 40K | 11 comments

Weekly Wrap-up: A Lot Going On

Posted on July 16, 2011 07:10 am by Thor

Let’s dive in.

Kamui put up an article in his summer challenge series about the progress so far with his Marines by the name of Reavers, a DIY Space Wolf chapter. They’re looking good so far but he has a ways to go. Read more... (260 words, 1 image, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)

Posted in Community News, Community Pimp'n | Tagged Battle Report, Blogosphere, Chaos Space Marines, Command Center Update, Grey Knights, Hobby, Lessons Learned, Space Wolves, Warhammer 40K | 2 comments

Chaos Marines: The Early Stages of a New Army

Posted on July 15, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

Last month I put up an article about an incredible find. As the result of that find I’m now well on my way with a new Chaos Marines army. I have a reasonable core for the army and it’s time to start considering purchases. Read more... (497 words, 1 image, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

Posted in Editorials | Tagged Chaos Space Marines, Warhammer 40K | 13 comments

Lessons Learned: Campaign Report Week #3

Posted on July 14, 2011 08:42 am by Thor

Continuing into week #3 for the campaign at the LGS I was paired off against a Chaos Marine player. The game was seize ground with pitched battle deployment and a few catches. First, terrain features were nominated as objectives. Second, as the defender (the Imperial side having lost last week), I had to deploy my entire army first and then the attacker got to decide if he wanted first or second turn. Read more... (801 words, 1 image, estimated 3:12 mins reading time)

Posted in Editorials, Lessons Learned | Tagged Battle Report, Chaos Space Marines, Fate's Angels, Space Marines, Strategy & Tactics, Warhammer 40K | 6 comments

Command Center: v1.3.3

Posted on July 13, 2011 12:00 pm by Thor

Just some minor updates. Read more... (67 words, 1 image, estimated 16 secs reading time)

Posted in Command Center News | Tagged Command Center Update, Free Army List Building Tool, Lists, Warhammer 40K | 1 comment