Because of the positive response to my previous article about Warhammer Fantasy, I’ve decided to do another, further chronicling the lessons I’ve learned from delving into the game. This article will focus on some helpful hints for the new Fantasy player and how to avoid some common pitfalls. I’ll also go over some basic strategies [...]
Like pretty much everyone else who wargames, when the new Fantasy Rulebook hit my local store I stroked my imaginary beard (What you didn’t?) and fulfilled my curiosity. I spent a whole morning reading the Rulebook, referred to me from hence forth as the Rules Tome, and I walked away with an appreciation for how [...]
Thanks for reading what I hope will be a multi-part Tactica on under-used strategies in Warhammer 40k. We will be starting with a personal favorite of mine, the Tank Shock. The term invokes thoughts of armored vehicles scattering infantry from its path, panicking some while other stand bravely only to be pulped under the unforgiving [...]
Warhammer 40K, unlike it’s cousin Warhammer Fantasy, is not seen as a game of deployment and terrain importance. Everyone knows deployment is good for things like getting your assault units as close to the enemy as possible, and terrain is nice so that infantry can have a cover saves, but they’re just formalities right?
Wrong.
