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  • Howdy folks! Dok and I plan on playing a couple of games this weekend. We are going to run a round 3 of Orks Vs. GK which will have a full picture battle report. We will also be doing a mini battle report on our 2000 BA vs IG game...

    3 for Intelligence: Imperial Guard versus Blood Angels Pre-Game thoughts

    Posted on March 29, 2012 | No Comments
    Howdy folks! Dok and I plan on playing a couple of games this weekend. We are going to run a round 3 of Orks Vs. GK which will have a full picture battle report. We will also be doing a mini battle report on our 2000 BA vs IG game...

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  • o/ Some years ago I ordered a Forgeworld Sabre defense platform with quad heavy stubbers (i.e.: 2 twin-linked stubbers). It was little more than an amusing (to me) waste of a heavy support slot (why would anyone take that over a Leman Russ?). Indeed I even mentioned it way back...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: The Quad Sabre Platform

    Posted on December 19, 2011 | No Comments
    o/ Some years ago I ordered a Forgeworld Sabre defense platform with quad heavy stubbers (i.e.: 2 twin-linked stubbers). It was little more than an amusing (to me) waste of a heavy support slot (why would anyone take that over a Leman Russ?). Indeed I even mentioned it way back...

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  • That’s about it. Rather than a long rambling rant, or some stream-of-consciousness gestalt about some list or codex or splatbook, I’m going to try to keep it simple here. Overthinking is just as bad as – and possibly worse than – underthinking. First, let’s start with army selection. When you...

    Farseer Fail: Don’t overthink.

    Posted on November 15, 2011 | No Comments
    That’s about it. Rather than a long rambling rant, or some stream-of-consciousness gestalt about some list or codex or splatbook, I’m going to try to keep it simple here. Overthinking is just as bad as – and possibly worse than – underthinking. First, let’s start with army selection. When you...

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  • The other evening I had an interesting chat with Patrick over at the 11th Company. It’s always nice to talk to someone outside of your local metagame; people just look at things differently. We talked about a lot of things, but mostly commiserated on the sad state of our 4th...

    Farseer Fail: The Ugly Truth About 40K

    Posted on October 25, 2011 | No Comments
    The other evening I had an interesting chat with Patrick over at the 11th Company. It’s always nice to talk to someone outside of your local metagame; people just look at things differently. We talked about a lot of things, but mostly commiserated on the sad state of our 4th...

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  • o/ Well I ended up going with the test rat pack for Morheim the other night. I wanted to see if blowpipes are actually useful, rather than just over-priced, ineffective & very situational weapons. It would seem to me that no, they aren’t useful, and they are in fact the...

    Da Long Wayz Dezert Groop: So what happens when the side projects are no longer on the side?

    Posted on October 13, 2011 | No Comments
    o/ Well I ended up going with the test rat pack for Morheim the other night. I wanted to see if blowpipes are actually useful, rather than just over-priced, ineffective & very situational weapons. It would seem to me that no, they aren’t useful, and they are in fact the...

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  • Good day! No matter what game you are playing, there are certain concepts that are common in all of them.  It's the same in chess, stratego, 40k, or real life. Some ideas are just universal in tactical situations.  These ideas build on each other like the legos of life! Here...

    3 for Int: Improve your game in 3 easy steps!

    Posted on September 20, 2011 | No Comments
    Good day! No matter what game you are playing, there are certain concepts that are common in all of them.  It's the same in chess, stratego, 40k, or real life. Some ideas are just universal in tactical situations.  These ideas build on each other like the legos of life! Here...

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  •  A recent article posted over at BoLS got me thinking about this topic again. We’ve all heard stories about “that guy”, the apocryphal bad sport who cheats, whines, games the rules/FAQs, the opponent or the judges, then when he doesn’t get his way, rips his shirt in half like the...

    Farseer Fail: Don’t Be "That Guy": On Being A Good Sport

    Posted on April 19, 2011 | No Comments
     A recent article posted over at BoLS got me thinking about this topic again. We’ve all heard stories about “that guy”, the apocryphal bad sport who cheats, whines, games the rules/FAQs, the opponent or the judges, then when he doesn’t get his way, rips his shirt in half like the...

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  • I just ran across this interesting article over at Neogrognard. While the article focuses on the relationship of R&D to Marketing within RPG businesses, it also relates to the difference between the crunchy player and the enthusiast player in the 4...

    Farseer Fail: Farseer Fail 2011-03-10 15:47:00

    Posted on March 10, 2011 | No Comments
    I just ran across this interesting article over at Neogrognard. While the article focuses on the relationship of R&D to Marketing within RPG businesses, it also relates to the difference between the crunchy player and the enthusiast player in the 4...

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