Hello all, Rawdogger here with an after action report from last weekend’s Celesticon ITC 40k tournament held in sunny Fremont, California. The Celesticon tournament was run by the fabulous Willow Rider from the 40k team Left Coast Corsairs and all in all it was a well-received event with around 40 players total. As is the…
Author: Jason
LVO 2016 Championships a Full House!
In less than a week after tickets for the LVO 2016 40k Championships went up for sale they have now officially been sold out. At 284 players this will be our largest competitive 40k yet and if I am remembering correctly will be the largest competitive 40k event in North America (citation may be…
On TSHFT and The Best Gaming Community of All Time
Hello Frontline readers. The Kickin Chicken himself here Joshua Dearth writing my first ever article on the interwebs. For those of you who know me (or know of me) I seem to be one of those individuals that is accompanied by entropy both in and out of wargaming. I have been shown whole forum threads…
Thoughts from a Terrible 40k Gamer – The Centstar
Hello all! Rawdogger here to talk about the best way to go about losing with a winning army list. This past weekend I was fortunate enough to have timed my once a year visit to my parents in Southern California with a cool team style tournament put on at Game Empire in San Diego where…
Thoughts on Age of Sigmar and How to Balance Games
Hello all! Rawdogger here to talk about my first impressions playing Age of Sigmar and the simple house rules I think will go a long way towards quickly balancing your forces. This past weekend I played my first game of Age of Sigmar with a mix of apprehension and excitement. Apprehension from reading all the…
ITC Quarterly Results, a Rawdogger Rumination
Hello all, Rawdogger here to ruminate on the recent quarterly update poll for the ITC tournament circuit and give my thoughts on the changes. Ruminate is a big word for me. I actually had to look it up to see if I was using the word correctly, and it turns out my expensive private university…
Rawdogger’s List for Review
Hello all! Rawdogger here to talk about a list I’ve been toying around with these past couple weeks. Now that the terrain factory in the Martinez store is over and done with and we’ve gotten the place cleaned up again, I’ve actually even been able to get some games in, which is a rarity for…
What It Takes to be a 40k Champion
Hello all! Rawdogger here to talk about top level Warhammer 40k top tournament players and what it takes to be a champion. I want to let you in on a little secret of mine, dear readers. I’m not very good at Warhammer 40k. I know, you may want to have a seat after reading…
Death Company and Me – A Psychopath Like No Other
Hello all! Rawdogger hear to talk about an old school unit that still kicks a lot of ass and takes very few names (because they are too busy kicking asses) the classic Death Company. Now, a lot can be said regarding the overall Blood Angels codex release about a year ago. Some people might say…
Wither Art Thou, Astra Militarum?
Hello all, Rawdogger here and today I wanted to talk about a 40k army near and dear to my heart, the Astra Militarum. With nothing more than a lasgun in their hands and a whispered prayer to the Emperor on their lips, who can say they don’t have a soft spot for the plucky humans…