There’s a special moment in the life of every 40k player, a glorious time when the stars align and the heavens open up and take a nice big shit right on your forehead.  Suddenly you find yourself sitting across the table from a Giant Douche Nozzle, incapable of any but the most rudimentary of thought processes.  And on that day, my friends, you will find...

It takes a certain type of person to be an Ork player.  Some new guys got it, some (like myself) don’t.  It’s a sad truth that not every player has the guts to surf the green tide, but all of us can learn a few things from our friendly neighborhood warbosses, new players especially.  Here’s a few of the things I’ve picked up from the...

Tournament play is a hot topic these days, and I might as well chime in with my two cents.  I’m currently preparing an army for the upcoming event at Dundracon and I’ve come across a few things that I think would be worth discussing. As a new player, tournaments pose an interesting, multi-faceted challenge.  First of all, every event is...

First off, let me apologize for the extended break between 40k FNG articles.  The holidays came hand in hand with a bad streak of 40k games and I really didn’t have very many positive things to say about the hobby for a while there.  So, rather than vent my frustrations to the Internet and whine like a baby, I whined like a baby IRL and did one of the...

If you’re anything like me, you have no idea who the hell Dan Abnett is. I mean, I know now that Mr. Abnett is the author of many fine novels in the Warhammer universe, including the official penning of the Horus Heresy. I think that’s when the Emperor told Horus that he was his father and cut off his hand, or something. Warhammer 40,000...

One of the more confusing things I heard from local veteran 40k players was the concept of ”fun opponents”.  “What in the hell is a fun opponent?” I thought to myself, never really having that experience before.  To people who don’t play tabletop games, “opponent” is kind of a weighted word.  If you’re...

After a couple of months at the table, my Warhammer 40k record stands officially at 4 wins, 5 losses, and 5 draws.  A lot of people would be happy to have that kind of record stepping into such a complex game and competitive environment as this one, and sometimes I’m one of them.  Most of the time, however, I just wonder why I’m not very good at...

Let me introduce myself.  I’m Frank Austin, and I’m a FNG. Being a new 40k player can be pretty overwhelming.  Besides the sheer immensity of the hobby and all the different elements that you suck at, you’ve got more experienced players talking your ear off and everything you see on the table is new.  If you don’t defend yourself from...