2021.03 Update for A Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures Game is here. We will analyse each faction’s changes to their rules and see how they will shake up the game. First, we will be looking into the poster child of honour; House Stark and their vassals of the North.
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Is GW Stretching Itself Too Thin?
The preeminent Ron Swanson had a great quote, pictured above. When it comes to life, sometimes less is more, and the same goes for companies. In the mid 2010’s GW pursued a relentless path of optimization ruthlessly cutting games that weren’t leading in sales, and isolating a lot of hobbyists. In the years since, the…
What will it take for 40k to go Mainstream? Part 5: Finale
Hi All, Welcome back to our final portion of this series. For this article we will complete the analysis of Games Workshop going mainstream through emphasizing their IP. The other parts of this analysis can be found here: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Opportunities: In many ways this part of the analysis…
What will it take for 40k to go Mainstream? Part 4: Intellectual Property
Hello all, Apologies for the delay in this next article. Life is busier for me in the beginning of the year with work and possible return to graduate school.
What will it take for 40k to go Mainstream? Part 3
Apologies for the delay in articles. I had assumed I would have more time over the holidays then I actually did. This is part of our ongoing study if you missed part 1, or 2 you can see them here:Part 1: IntroductionPart 2: The Game: Strengths and Weaknesses I want to take a minute to…
What will it take for 40k to go meta? Part 2
Option 1: The Game Itself – Strengths and Weaknesses Hello everyone, welcome back to my series examining the likelihood of the Games Workshop Universe “going mainstream.” If you missed my first article you can read it here. In this next installment I will be examining the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats the games in the…
How often does First Blood determine game outcome?
TinBane the Aussie, discusses game points in the ITC format.