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What I Learned from the ‘Leaked’ 6th Edition

Posted on January 13, 2012 10:38 am by Thor

Atypically of me I had jumped on the bandwagon and put up an article about the supposed leaked 6th edition. Now, as many thought, it appears to be completely false and you can find those debunking it in my blogroll or with a little searching. There was something I did take away from this though, the thought of a game as complicated as the leaked 6th edition was is just not for me.  Read more... (431 words, 1 image, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

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What 40K is to Me

Posted on December 14, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

This past November marked my 5th year of playing 40K and with the year quickly coming to a close I began thinking about what 40K is to me. I could spin this into some sort of psychology article but others have already done so better than I. Instead this will just be an honest article about me, something I rarely do.  Read more... (767 words, 1 image, estimated 3:04 mins reading time)

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Self-Analysis: Becoming a Better Gamer

Posted on November 29, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

One of the things I do a lot of with my games is analyze them to find ways to improve as a player. Most everyone does this be it the after game chat with your opponent, reviewing it turn by turn in your mind, writing up battle reports, all those things or something else entirely. Something I also do is I track my gaming record. I’ve mentioned this before but I have a page on the blog where I database every single 40K game I play and have done so since 2006 when I began playing 40K.  Read more... (824 words, 1 image, estimated 3:18 mins reading time)

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Lessons Learned: Don’t Be Stupid

Posted on October 21, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

Played a game on Wednesday against a Daemon player I routinely face. He’s been trying to deal with Marines using null zone to learn to overcome it and he did just that. He went into the game very aggressively. We had spearhead deployment and he had first turn. I set up my parking lot of vehicles and he dropped most everything in my face. The aggressive deployment is not typical of this player. Usually he goes more mid-field which gives me a few turns to soften things up before I send in my assault units. Putting it all in my face was a smart move on his part, especially with spearhead deployment as it left me little room to disengage.  Read more... (423 words, 1 image, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

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Weekly Wrap-up: A Day Late

Posted on October 17, 2011 08:26 am by Thor

I would have gotten this up yesterday but on Thursday night I began constantly sneezing. A few hours later my nose was running like a faucet and breathing was a chore. I had taken Friday off because my wife and I were going on an overnight trip but we had to cancel that on account of my sinuses. A visit to the doctor and a few days of medication has a least put me back to operable. The fall in Maine is brutal.  Read more... (246 words, 1 image, estimated 59 secs reading time)

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Gaming: Breaking the Mold

Posted on October 12, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

I play a lot of 40K and Blood Bowl and one thing is synonymous in both games, I like in your face bashy stuff. In 40K my favorite aspect of the game is close combat and in Blood Bowl it’s a good old slugfest. Something about smashing heads appeals to some primal need I have regardless of what game I’m playing. One thing I’ve learned though is to not pigeon-hole yourself into one area of a game or even a single style of gaming.  Read more... (456 words, 1 image, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)

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Introspection: You Didn’t Try

Posted on October 10, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

Those were the words I heard the other day as I playing a game of Blood Bowl against someone. The fact it was Blood Bowl is irrelevant, it just got me thinking. In this particular game he had scored in the 1st half and he kicked off to me. So, we went into the 2nd half with him up 1-0 and me kicking to him, not good odds for me.  Read more... (390 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

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Orks: My Realization

Posted on September 8, 2011 09:07 am by Thor

Last night at my FLGS I played a game with my Orks, which I haven’t done in five months. This month’s tournament will score painting and then in November, details coming soon, we’ll be hosting a large hobby tournament. I figured since I’ve played the hell out of my Marines that I’d toss down Orks for these events, seeing as my Chaos force is still in the modeling stages.  Read more... (539 words, 1 image, estimated 2:09 mins reading time)

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‘ard Boyz 2011: The Bumpy Road

Posted on August 8, 2011 08:52 am by Thor

I had all these intentions of going into ‘ard Boyz completely prepared and ready to fight my way to the top but somewhere along the way something changed. I had my list concept determined and was playing the hell out of my Marines so I’d know them inside and out. The lists always focused on a core utilizing Shrike, Assault Marines and Assault Terminators, the rest was adjusted as needed for whatever point value we were playing that day. Then one day I said the hell with it, I’m going to just show up and have fun.  Read more... (384 words, 1 image, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)

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Weekly Wrap-up: Catch-up Edition

Posted on June 19, 2011 06:48 pm by Thor

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done a wrap-up so some of this goes back more than this week.  Read more... (203 words, 1 image, estimated 49 secs reading time)

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Community Pimp’n: 3rd Week of June

Posted on June 16, 2011 10:13 am by Thor

Here’s some stuff you should read. Also, if anyone has any suggestions for articles worth pimp’n then fire away. I surely don’t read all the great blogs out there, just not enough time in the day.  Read more... (163 words, 1 image, estimated 39 secs reading time)

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I’ve Got That New Army Itch

Posted on June 11, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

I’ve been seriously considering starting up a new army but haven’t nailed down what yet. To complicate the decision there’s the inevitable new Necron codex due out sooner than later but until I see it I can’t say for sure they’ll be my next investment.  Read more... (415 words, 1 image, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

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Necrons: Will the New Codex Inspire?

Posted on June 10, 2011 07:00 am by Thor

As usual at the LGS we tend to spend as much time talking about 40K as we do playing it. Naturally the topic of Necrons emerged and I realized that even with a new codex for them I may not even be interested. For the record, I do own roughly 1,500pts of Necrons, so we’re talking about a continuation of the army, not starting new.  Read more... (378 words, 1 image, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

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Community Pimp’n: 1st Week of June

Posted on June 4, 2011 10:50 am by Thor

Good stuff you should read.  Read more... (137 words, 1 image, estimated 33 secs reading time)

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Weekly Pimp’n: 4th Week of March

Posted on March 26, 2011 08:00 am by Thor

Only a few this week really grabbed my attention.  Read more... (106 words, 1 image, estimated 25 secs reading time)

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Revelation: Click, Click, Boom!

Posted on March 22, 2011 12:00 pm by Thor

I’ve put up a lot of articles about just playing the game the way you want to. Talking about finding something that works for you, not what everyone else tells you to do. That all the advice in the world is worthless if you aren’t having a good time. Well, some times you need to heed your own advice.  Read more... (544 words, 2 images, estimated 2:11 mins reading time)

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