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Warmachine: Armies of the Iron Kingdoms: The Protectorate at a Glance

noreply@blogger.com (GentleBen) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:01:00 +0000

While the Protectorate of Menoth is the youngest of the nations of the Iron Kingdoms, it is founded on the principles of a Faith as old as humanity itself. For as long as there have been men on Immoren, there have been prayers spoken to Menoth, the creator god: Lawgiver, Flame Bringer. It was this god who inspired men to build walls and cities and hold the worshipers of Orboros at bay. And while his followers conquered the wild lands from that rabble of Gobber, Trollkin, Ogrun and Tharn, Menoth...

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GW NEWS: Holiday Specials Coming Soon!

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

So every year, Games Workshop throws out a set of limited release items around the Holidays. Some of these are available in stores, and some are direct only. Well this year's list is available and will be shipping out towards the end of November. I found these guys in one spot in a tricksy part of the website but here they are in all their glory: Fortress of Redemption $99 Imperial Warzone $748.50 Ork Megaforce $200 Space Marines Megaforce $175 Citadel Realm of Battle Gameboard Extension...

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The Art of War-hammer: Psycannon Inquisitor Lord

bushidoredpanda@gmail.com (Bushido Red Panda) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000

"The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim." With Space Wolves and Guard now packing some serious Psychic strength, the other imperial armies are going to need at least a chance to protect themselves. I purchased the Masters of the Chapter box nearly as soon as it came out. The models are absolutely outstanding and I looked forward to painting them for whatever I happened to need at the time. This inquisitor was the...

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Your 40K Horoscope

noreply@blogger.com (mkerr) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:01:00 +0000

Mkerr (from http://www.chainfist.com/) delves into the mysteries of the stars to empower your Warhammer 40K game knowledge from the heavens. ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Your erotic dreams about Ragnar, Logan and Arjac will force you to finally come to terms with your luposexuality. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Your definition of the word "funny" will come into question when Blood of Kittens uses your life's work as a basis for a "40k Douche Bag" blog post. GEMINI (May 21 - June...

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WFB NEWS: The Skaven are Upon Us!

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

The foul denizens of Skavenblight, the ratmen have come! We've heard the rumors, drooled over the Doomwheel and Screaming Bell, and already begun our strategizing, but at long last they have arrived: Check em out: Skaven Armybook Doomwheel Clanrats Stormvermin Warlord Queek Headtaker Deathmaster Snikch Packmaster Skweel Gnawtooth ~These are on the shelves NOW. So tuck your tail between your legs, crawl out of your straw covered lair and scamper on down to your local FLGS to check them out.

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40K Pic of the Day 11-6-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000

pic submitted by reader: Philipp Sury "Brother Sergeant, this just feel wrong..." ~have at it guys ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us. If its one of the rarer xenos races, even better!

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40K ASKEW: LEET is my speak

noreply@blogger.com (TastyTaste) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:01:00 +0000

I blame you Internet! Then, I blame MMOs next! Finally, I blame you http://icanhascheezburger.com/! The Internet has changed the way we speak and write forever. The nonsensical makes sense and what once made sense is now abbreviated. This is about the leetification of Wargaming. We are becoming inseparably tied to the language of the Internet, changing the way we talk about Wargaming forever. For the new player he must not only learn the rules, but also must learn this new language of...

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40K BATTLE REPORT: Tau vs Tyranids (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Hi everybody. The BoLS video battlereports continue. This time we have Bigred taking a Tyranid Splinter fleet onto the tabletop. Darkwynn has taken up the challenge of defending the Third Phase Expansion with a Tau battleforce. Raw instinct vs the Greater Good. Who will prevail? BoLS YouTube Channel (check us out) ~Comments are welcome guys! You can expect many more battle reports and videos featuring all aspects of the hobby from your favorite writers, and more. Get on in there and let...

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40K Project Log: Leviathan Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Bulwark) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000

The Leviathan has progressed nicely since the last update. The road wheels have been added and armored up. The main cannon has also been placed on the front. It's starting to look like a real Leviathan now. A big thanks to BigRed for providing the tracks. Apparently, engineers in the 40th millennia take their queues from my 20th century German design. Also, a big thanks to Goatboy for the generous donation of 8 lascannons. I'm still 4 short of the total needed, but I should be able to beg,...

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40K TACTICS: Art of the Star Cannon

feddeck@hotmail.com (Fritz) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:01:00 +0000

“Foolish Space Marines! The stars themselves once lived and died at our command, yet you still dare to oppose our will!” Fritz here from Way of Saim-Hann. The majestic starcannon, pinnacle of the Eldar’s mastery of plasma technology compared to the crude and often dangerous plasma weapons of the mon-keigh. Have they taken a hit in 5th edition with cover saves for everybody all around? Only if YOU let them be played this way! I love thinking about starcannons, I like saying the word, and if...

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40K TACTICS: Nine Principles of War - Pt. 5

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Applying the Nine Principles of War to Fifth Edition Warhammer 40,000. A series by: Rogue428 Welcome back friends. So far, we’ve managed to cover four of the nine principles, Mass, Objective, Simplicity, and Security. Now we come to one of the most dynamic of the principles of war, Maneuver! Sadly, this seems to be a principle much neglected in many Warhammer 40K games, since we often devolve into a charge straight across the table or a static gun line. Sometimes, that’s all it takes, but...

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40K Pic of the Day 11-4-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000

pic submitted by reader: Jason Cap it! (I don't even know where to begin) ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us. If its one of the rarer xenos races, even better!

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40K RUMORS: Latest Hive Fleet Whispers

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:01:00 +0000

Rumors brought to the community by warseer's: bobix Latest scuttlebutt making the rounds: (its a little tough to read, but it's unaltered) "-gargoyle : flying/rending/6points -genestealers 2 brand of : the elite with a 4+ sv and the troop one with the generic save (5+ ? can't remenber). Infiltrate/fleet but don't know if all can do it or if you need to buy an upgrade or a special character. -tyrant bodyguard can be taken separately -an apocalypse sized creature is in the codex, it enter in...

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40K TACTICS: Hybrid Drop Pod Lists

noreply@blogger.com (Darkwynn) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Hybrid Drop Pod Armies Space Marines are one of the armies that have a huge advantage for the use of mech. If you look at the codex's theme, it is designed for quick assaults and a rapid movement. So if you take this in effect with using drop pods, you can create a list that brings precision strike Drop pods, with a mix of the battlefield maneuverability of Rhinos or Land Raiders. You can use the pods in different ways for these hybrid lists and I want to go through some of the methods. First...

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40K Pic of the Day 11-3-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:01:00 +0000

pic submitted by: Phil Albritton Titan, CHECK, Photoshop, CHECK! ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us. If its one of the rarer xenos races, even better!

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40K NEWS: Planetstrike FAQ and GD-US News

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Hi everybody. We have a new Planetstrike FAQ, with a clarification of that thorny Chaos Daemons deployment issue, (and more). In unrelated news there has been formal announcement of the single GamesDay-North America for 2010, and a location and date : Baltimore, August 21st. ~Lots of interesting implications in that FAQ for Chaos Daemons, Dark Angels, and Marines. So now who do you think is hte king of Planetstrike?

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WFB RUMORS: 8th Edition Cometh

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:01:00 +0000

From deep within the BoLS Lounge comes the following word: "Not to drop a bomb or anything, but yes, 8th edition will be out next summer with a new boxed set in the fall. I’ve heard Empire vs. Orks in the box with a new O&G book out in Q1 2011. Plastic Empire Knights and Orc Boar boys will be in the new set I’ve heard. They keep one-upping themselves with the box sets so I would expect a mountain of amazing plastics in the new starter set. However, I've said it over and over again that...

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40K EDITORIAL: Uncle Joe Wants You.

noreply@blogger.com (Jwolf) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Hi all, Jwolf here. This week I’d like to talk a little about the current state of our local metagame, because it interests me (might as well admit it). The armies I play evolve to better survive the local environment – I don’t play on the Internet, after all. Here are the general army trends I’m seeing. I’m not going to go into specific army builds, because we play 2000 points, which is not the norm out there. One of the more interesting builds hitting the tables these days is the Battle...

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40K Pic of the Day 11-2-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000

pic submitted by: Adam Wilson Caption Contest, Bring it! ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us. If its one of the rarer xenos races, even better!

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40K TACTICS: Using Jaws of the World Wolf

noreply@blogger.com (mkerr) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:54:00 +0000

I'm sure many of you regular readers (and veteran players) remember the "sky is falling" reaction to Lash of Submission a couple of years ago. So as I was reading the same kind of knee-jerk reactions about Jaws of the World Wolf, I thought it might be fun to write a couple of articles about playing with (and against) the power. WHAT IS JOTWW? For those of you who don't have the Space Wolves codex at hand, here's the exact wording of the Jaws of the World Wolf (C:SW, p37): So basically,...

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Goatboy's 40k Thoughts: Wolf Lord Builds

noreply@blogger.com (Thomas aka Goatboy) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

It's Goatboy here again, chatting it up about some of the Wolf Lord builds I have been thinking about for my current Space Goats army. The army initial build out is finished and I am now starting on the extra additions I normally do for my armies. I don't like to play the same thing all the time, so having all the options lets me create a force to try and optimize either its fun or butt kicking potential. With that in mind, lets look at some of the Wolf Lords I have thought about for my...

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40K Pic of the Day 11-1-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000

pic submitted by: Phillip Sury Caption Contest, GO! ~Your daily dose of tabletop fun! Enjoy. If you have an awesome shot you think would make a great BoLS pic of the day, email us. If its one of the rarer xenos races, even better!

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WARMACHINE: Armies of the Iron Kingdoms: Cygnar at a Glance

noreply@blogger.com (GentleBen) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Often referred to as the "Jewel of the Iron Kingdoms" the nation of Cygnar is the most prosperous in Immoren. The Corvis treaties written 4 centuries prior to the current Warmachine timeline separated the lands of men according to the regions established by the oppressive Orgoth race, who had enslaved them for centuries. It is generally agreed that the Cygnarans benefited the most from those accords, as their land is the most fertile and the most abundant in natural resources. While the...

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GAMING NEWS OMNIBUS: 11-1-09

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000

A few little items today in no particular order: Skaven Hints? From the mouth of Andy Hall in the upcoming White Dwarf. "There are new options to try out as well such as the Plagueclaw Catapult, and I can't wait to eventually get my hands on the Hellpit Abomination" *THE* Hellpit Abomination? Hmmm... The Golden Bolter Our good friends over at Bolter and Chainsword wanted everyone to know they are holding a pretty fancy Powered Armor painting contest: "The Golden Bolter" with lavish prize...

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THQ: Dawn of War 2 Expansion Latest

noreply@blogger.com (bigred) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Hi guys, Another teaser trailer for the THQ DoW:2 Chaos Rising add-on just went up on IGN. Check out the trailer below, and you can read the full article here. ~There are some interesting things in there such as the corrupting influence of Chaos slowly afflicting your men during the game, unlocking abilities as well as degrading others. This one is due out in March 2010.

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