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  • For all the issues that Games Workshop has, there’s one thing that I think we can all agree upon… Their models are fucking awesome* *With some minor exceptions *Cough* Stormbrick..I mean Stormraven *Cough* Unfortunately Games Workshops ability to write balanced rules is somewhat hit and miss. This creates an issue...

    House of Paincakes: The ‘Poop Rules, Great Model’ Dilemma

    Posted on April 24, 2012 | No Comments
    For all the issues that Games Workshop has, there’s one thing that I think we can all agree upon… Their models are fucking awesome* *With some minor exceptions *Cough* Stormbrick..I mean Stormraven *Cough* Unfortunately Games Workshops ability to write balanced rules is somewhat hit and miss. This creates an issue...

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  • So you’ve decided to invest in a new army. Maybe your bored of your old one, need a new a challenge, have discovered some hideously broken combination in a new codex or are attracted by some new pretty models or interesting background material…whatever the reason, I’m presuming your going to...

    House of Paincakes: Is My Army Any Good?

    Posted on April 17, 2012 | No Comments
    So you’ve decided to invest in a new army. Maybe your bored of your old one, need a new a challenge, have discovered some hideously broken combination in a new codex or are attracted by some new pretty models or interesting background material…whatever the reason, I’m presuming your going to...

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  • Hey, folks, SinSynn here. Man, do I love me some Tau Crisis Suits. I mean, seriously, I’m an anime, sci-fi kinda guy, and…I love me some Crisis Suits. Well, everything except the little ‘ball in socket’ ankles, which sit in their big, mechanical feet. …cuz they always break. If a...

    House of Paincakes: SinSynn: When Good Models Go Bad

    Posted on January 25, 2012 | No Comments
    Hey, folks, SinSynn here. Man, do I love me some Tau Crisis Suits. I mean, seriously, I’m an anime, sci-fi kinda guy, and…I love me some Crisis Suits. Well, everything except the little ‘ball in socket’ ankles, which sit in their big, mechanical feet. …cuz they always break. If a...

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  • Happy New Year everyone!  I trust you’ve all recovered from your massive hangovers.  If not, then what the hell happaned!?  It’s a new calendar year at the HoP and our first crop of new members is a great way to start things up (especially nice when paired with the amazing...

    House of Paincakes: New Member Monday: Choosing a Champagne

    Posted on January 2, 2012 | No Comments
    Happy New Year everyone!  I trust you’ve all recovered from your massive hangovers.  If not, then what the hell happaned!?  It’s a new calendar year at the HoP and our first crop of new members is a great way to start things up (especially nice when paired with the amazing...

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  • A looooong time ago, 40k for the New Professional had a different URL.  There was lots of great content including a very cool series about the interchange of ideas between IRL and the games we play.  Then Google ate everything without any explanation and he was never able to retrieve...

    House of Paincakes: User Content Wednesday – Welcome to Malifaux: A 40k defectors guide

    Posted on December 14, 2011 | No Comments
    A looooong time ago, 40k for the New Professional had a different URL.  There was lots of great content including a very cool series about the interchange of ideas between IRL and the games we play.  Then Google ate everything without any explanation and he was never able to retrieve...

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  • When I talk about tournaments to people who don’t go to them I quite often get the same two statements thrown at me….. 1) I only play for fun and, 2) I had a bad experience at ‘insert name here’ and It put me off. The first one I’m going...

    House of Paincakes: Tournaments – The Bad Side……

    Posted on December 13, 2011 | No Comments
    When I talk about tournaments to people who don’t go to them I quite often get the same two statements thrown at me….. 1) I only play for fun and, 2) I had a bad experience at ‘insert name here’ and It put me off. The first one I’m going...

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  • Somewhere in the dungeons below a generic evil fortress….. ” The prisoner is secure?”” Yes my Lord, though I don’t see why you didn’t just drop him in some lava or feed him to the Clawbeasts like normal…..”” We may need him later…..and what could be worse torture for him...

    House of Paincakes: The World of Fluff with GMort the Cheerful…..

    Posted on November 29, 2011 | No Comments
    Somewhere in the dungeons below a generic evil fortress….. ” The prisoner is secure?”” Yes my Lord, though I don’t see why you didn’t just drop him in some lava or feed him to the Clawbeasts like normal…..”” We may need him later…..and what could be worse torture for him...

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  • It’s occured to me that I failed to answer James S’ question in the first week as thoroughly as it deserved, and so I’m devoting this instalment of the Von Show into doing a better job of it.  As per usual, the script-not-transcript lies beyond the cut. A particularly flattering...

    House of Paincakes: The Von Show #3 – Expectations Made Explicit

    Posted on November 26, 2011 | No Comments
    It’s occured to me that I failed to answer James S’ question in the first week as thoroughly as it deserved, and so I’m devoting this instalment of the Von Show into doing a better job of it.  As per usual, the script-not-transcript lies beyond the cut. A particularly flattering...

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  • The internet isn’t exactly short on personalities who’ll tell you what the next most awesome tournament list ever is (or is going to be) and a few of those might occasionally be correct about it. Finding a viable ‘Razorback Spam’ list or a decently worked out Grey Knights list (though...

    House of Paincakes: Optimisation…..

    Posted on November 22, 2011 | No Comments
    The internet isn’t exactly short on personalities who’ll tell you what the next most awesome tournament list ever is (or is going to be) and a few of those might occasionally be correct about it. Finding a viable ‘Razorback Spam’ list or a decently worked out Grey Knights list (though...

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  • It’s been a while since Gaming on a Budget has been seen round these parts.  But the mad fever dream is still alive.  In a couple of places, as it so happens. First up, a shout out for Bringer of Victory.  Nikephoros has been channeling his inner “Larry the Cable...

    House of Paincakes: Gaming on a Budget – A Bag is a Non-rigid Container… for Your Hands

    Posted on November 10, 2011 | No Comments
    It’s been a while since Gaming on a Budget has been seen round these parts.  But the mad fever dream is still alive.  In a couple of places, as it so happens. First up, a shout out for Bringer of Victory.  Nikephoros has been channeling his inner “Larry the Cable...

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