UK Kings of War events are too cheap, especially for weekend events. I see event organisers reluctant to raise ticket prices past £30-£35. Even at £45, the Northern Kings GT stands out as one of the most expensive two day events this year. "We have to keep things as cheap as possible because x, y … Continue reading Tonight’s rant: UK event ticket prices are too low

I've seen a fair few rule disagreements take place over rules that don't exist. Someone can swear blind that a rule exists, they know it must exist, it must be there. Except it isn't there and it doesn't exist. A bit of a Kings of War Mandela Effect. Recently there was a question raised in … Continue reading “Well of course that rule exists.” “Does it?”

It's a really common myth that Kings of War is a really balanced game. If it was then there wouldn't need to be any Clash of Kings updates. Top players will also lie, regularly, and say that the army list doesn't matter and there aren't any overpowered units. Well, I'm blowing the whistle today. For … Continue reading Top 5 broken units in Kings of War

Fuck it. I'm in a self inflicted bad place with the KoW community. I originally skipped writing the second part to my "stop "just double one it"ing" article because of the negative feedback and how unsporting I was for suggesting that you shouldn't skip parts of the game. Since I'm in the doghouse for other … Continue reading “Just Double 1 it” part 2 – skipping rolls is unsporting

Last night, I released the Kings of War Army List Big Datadump, a database containing an itemised breakdown of 297 army lists across 12 different events. You can view it here. You can download it here. This file has been generated by a Python script I've written which trawls through folders of EasyArmy PDFs and … Continue reading KoW Army List Data Analysis

I find comments on Scarecrows saying that they can't kill things because they're only Me5 funny. Imagine how I find comments saying "but they're only melee 4". The Scarecrow army discussion started in the car on the way back from Bristol. My next army started on the train on the way to (urgh) London for … Continue reading Year in Review Pt4: “But they’re only melee 4”

But they're only scarecrows, they aren't going to kill anything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPD5q6DC43M Settle down for the big one folks. A Typical List Let's get some perspective on what I would take to a 2300 point event next weekend. 2 Scarecrow Regiments1 Horde w/Crystal Pendant of Retribution2 Naked Hordes7 Hordes w/Screamshard2 Mind-ScreechesPortal of DespairHorror w/Vicious Aura & … Continue reading Year in Review Pt3 – Killing with Trash

Part one 2020 was a shit year for gaming, wasn't it? I was really geared up for the tournament season. I couldn't wait to unleash the Scarecrows and I wanted tons of photos of my opponents looking dejected at the force arrayed in front. I managed two singles tournaments with the Scarecrows list before, y'know, … Continue reading Year in Review Pt2: The Invasion of the Scarecrows

It all started with a flat tyre. The Northern Kings were just setting off from Bristol, having just played in the South West Clash, when Padley's car got a flat tyre. Trying to find a garage open at 4pm on a Sunday was... not fun. We did find one and they were luckily able to … Continue reading Year in Review: The Scarecrow Gathering

Part one of two. In these articles I'm going to explore the common refrain of "Just double 1 it" in Kings of War and why people shouldn't offer this. I'm rushing to get this posted before Elliot arrives for our Friday gaming session (in accordance with support bubble lockdown rules) and cut this part out … Continue reading “Just Double 1 it” part 1 – People suck at guessing odds