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DE: Archon bubbles and vehicle deployment

School's in session.  Listen or die!Alright, I hope my crappy ass camera with Primsa edit made this a little viewable.  At least the table is the right size so things should be better in scale.The...

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DE: Tips and tricks on movement

Archon School is the best School.I'm going to be traveling on business soon so I want to get this one out to you guys ASAP.  This is a quick article on some tips and tricks when it comes to...

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DE: Competitive list predictions

What is competitive and what is not?As players of all skill levels get more accustomed to the new Dark Eldar codex, one of the questions I see popping up all over the place is "what's competitive?"...

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DE: New FAQ and updated lists!

New FAQ and updated lists.Ho ho ho, a day after I blog about competitive play and Dark Eldar's place in the meta, GW drops a huge FAQ that extends to all armies and changes the way we play the game.You...

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DE: Miserable Meat Mountain

Get. Cleaved. Hard.Today is a special day.  Why?  Because I'm posting about a hypothetical competitive list that I've been working on that features Coven.  The idea of this list came from friends of...

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DE: Evolution of a competitive list

Arrogance and firepower.Man, I am freaking excited to write this article.  There has been a lot of questions floating around lately that I want to address and the more I think about it, the more I can...

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X-Wing: Second Edition is on the way!

Feeling fresh.Oh man, I'm excited.  I haven't played X-Wing in a while because the competitive meta was just so stagnant with all the health regen, turrets,and bombs.  Now that they rebooted the entire...

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I don't know about Harlequins

Harlequins are decent at best.I'm just going to come out and say it:  I don't think Harlequins are looking too good from a competitive standpoint.  There have been quite a few leaks on them and a good...

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Harlequins: Making it work

Chopping up yo faces.So.. my last post about Harlequins might have been a little too negative.  Don't worry though, just because I'm talking real sometimes doesn't mean I'm going to give up.  You guys...

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DE: Updated list and BFG:A2

Still my favorite meme.Hell, it has been a busy year for me.  Still enjoying playing my Dark Eldar whenever I can, but too busy to attend any events which has been a big bummer for me.  Well, where do...

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ASOIAF: A Song of Ice and Fire Intro

This is my new jam.A Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures game is one of the best table-top games that I've played in a long time.  No, seriously, and I don't say this often and without good reason.  At...

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ASOIAF: Starks and Lannisters Overview

So.. who's it going to be?It's probably worth saying that I got into the game fairly easily because my favorite major house in the show is Lannister.  My wife really digs Starks but she has yet to try...

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ASOIAF: Getting started with army building

That Throne didn't build itself in a day.I don't know about you folks, but building army lists and theorycrafting is one of the biggest draws for me when it comes to a miniatures game.  I just...

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ASOIAF: Tywin Lannister 40pt Army

My point exactly.In my previous article, I gave you guys the rundown for how I go about building army lists.  I always start with the Commander first and then try to take units that best take advantage...

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ASOIAF: Rodrik Cassel 40pt Army

Let's get down to business.Winter has come.  While there are some people out there that prefer to go maneuver-heavy with Robb or face-smashy with Greatjon Umber, I like going Rodrik Cassel.  The reason...

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ASOIAF: 40pt Boltons with Ramsay

You know it's real when everyone else is in armor and you're naked.I've been dying to write this piece.  Beknownst to some, while Tywin is my favorite character of all time, I also really like Roose...

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ASOIAF: Deployment and Activations

Get ready for some hard lessons.One of the best things about this game how in-depth alternate deployment and activations work.  All of this is outlined really well in the main rulebook, but I want to...

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First post in a long time

Can't wait for Eldar to come to AI!Well, what can I say? I've been gone a long time. The last time I posted on the blog was over a year ago, covering ASOIAF. Since then, a lot has changed: Work got...

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9th Ed. 40K and how it affects all Eldar

Bring on 9th Edition.It's about that time folks. If you guys have been following 40K news in the last couple of weeks, you'll know that 9th Ed. is right around the corner. For a quick recap of...

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A closer look at Raiding Force and aircraft engagement

Let the list building begin!Dark Eldar got previewed today and there's some good stuff here. Raiding Force rules got shown and this is pretty good because it allows us to mix detachments without taking...

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Theorycrafting some 9th Ed. Eldar lists

Drafting up some lists again.With 9th Ed. hot on our heels and with a good amount of information out there already, I figured I'd get down and dirty with some list building and theorycrafting. As most...

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New points are here! Time to boogy

Don't waste your time looking back, you're not going that way.Here we go folks, we got points for days. I hope you guys all took my lead and started making your 1750 point armies with 8th Ed. points...

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Part 1: A Journey into a Commission

Behold, the power of directional lighting. Gravehammer Miniatures.This has been a long, hard year for many people. Not just our hobby, but for millions of people around the world experiencing the...

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Part 2: Commission Details and Army Reveal!

Putrid BlightkingsHey guys, HERO again with an update on how my army commission is going so far. When we left off last time, I talked about how I ended up meeting the artist, Teemu Sihvonen, and hinted...

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Part 3: Tzeentch's Eternal Conflagration

Kairos Fateweaver, Oracle of TzeentchNow that you guys have been following my posts about my recent army commission, let me take you through how I plan on using the army in Age of Sigmar. I decided to...

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