Coronavirus, Cons and the Tallyman of Nurgle

by | Mar 6, 2020

We’re going to take a bit of a break from MathHammer to consider what I do in my real life – the study of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. We’ve used similar math before in other posts – looking at Lanchester’s Laws, and...

Why Competitive 40K Is So Easy To Talk About

by | Feb 20, 2020

So awhile ago, on an episode of Splintermind I somehow snuck onto, we got to talking about why, when the internet talks about 40K, they almost always talk about Matched Play Competitive 40K, rather than the myriad of other genres of the game that exist. There are of...

The Sigmarization of 40K: It’s Not What You Think

by | Feb 9, 2020

Or…the difference between Tall settings and Wide settings. Back when 8th Edition was released, there was a lot of talk about the Sigmarization of 40K. How it was being reduced to a children’s game, etc. etc. While I have my issues with 8th ed. even in its...

What Now for the Corsairs?

by | Jun 30, 2019

I love my pointy-eared pirates. This is an indisputable fact. And while the most recent Big FAQ has come and gone, and the changes within it have been consistently good for the game, they do leave my beloved Corsairs in a bit of trouble. Or, to put it more...