I don't know if I've ever mentioned this, might not have ever come up and I know I'm quite reserved about things I like, but I do rather like Orks in 40k. This love of a fictional race came about from a little game published in 1997 called Gorkamorka. A follow-up to the ever-popular Necromunda, … Continue reading Gorkaforta – Building a Gorkamorka Fort

Quick one for now. A common question for newer KoW players is how to transport multi-based models. Magnetised bases in a Really Useful plastic box is the best way. Grab a Really Useful crate (the 18L size is perfect for a typical KoW army), stick some ferrous sheets down on the bottom and then build … Continue reading Magnetising MDF Bases

The subject of dice rolling apps turns up every now and again. As always, don't care what you do in casual games, at home or between friends at gaming clubs. For tournaments? Oh no. Oh hell no. "but it takes so long to roll dice..." Yes, rolling dice is slower than using a dice app. … Continue reading No to Dice Apps (in tournaments)

Nick: Is exhausted after a weekend of drinking and running an extremely stressful event. Finally gets to bed at 11pm on Sunday. Nick's Brain: Wouldn't 4am be a perfect time to wake Nick up and then not let him get back to sleep? So let's review how the Northern Kings GT22 went from my perspective. … Continue reading Northern Kings GT22: A Decompression

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