40k 8th: Second Patrol

Having assembled the Death Guard from Know No Fear and unrolled the long playmat, I thought I'd see how a more ponderous army did against the Necrons. Of course, I don't have the Chaos Index, so this battle will have to be based on Power Levels rather than points....

40k 8th: First Patrol

If I'm going to have a shot at forming a real opinion on 8th Edition, I'm going to have to start playing some games. And given that I'm moving from First Strike up, the next step has to be that old classic of the 40k of yore: Combat Patrol! We even have an actual...

Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition: A Returner’s Review, Part 2

Where we last left off, we'd covered the basics as well as the Movement and Psychic Phases. We now move onto the meat and potatoes of the game: shooting and close combat, as well as the new Morale Phase...ShootingHmm... what to shoot, what to shoot... how about...

Warhammer 40,000 8th Edition: A Returner’s Review, Part 1

Once upon a time, there was a blogger who stopped playing 40k a few months into the oddly short lifespan of 6th Edition. Although he picked up the 7th Edition rulebook on a popular internet auction site to see if it had improved on the things he disliked about 6th, it...

Review: First Strike: A Warhammer 40,000 Starter Set

The faint hum of an Allman Brothers Band song is heard in the background, but because this is New Top Bryss we skip the 'tonight' bit and go right to...Hello and welcome... to Top Bryss. Yes, we're back. Rumours of my suspension for assaulting someone outside of the...