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The best alternatives to Games Workshop - miniatures
Some of the best alternatives to GW - miniatures Having previously had a look at some of the best gaming alternatives to Games Workshop,...

Alex Payne
Mar 254 min read
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Six wargaming alternatives to Games Workshop
Six great wargaming alternatives to Games Workshop Games Workshop is certainly the top dog when it comes to tabletop wargaming, but...

Alex Payne
Mar 105 min read
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Does 40k need a third way: friendly competitive in 10th edition
A love letter to Tempest of War, and why I believe 10th edition needs a third way In 9th edition I, genuinely, solely played Tempest of...

Alex Payne
Mar 36 min read
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Instagram painting isn't real: what really is the state of Warhammer painting?
We're back with a sequel: just how is Warhammer actually painted Having previously written about the real state of competitive Warhammer...

Alex Payne
Feb 247 min read
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Seven ways to do Warhammer on a budget in 2025
A guide to Warhammer, without breaking the bank It is a sad truth that collecting Warhammer can be a somewhat cost-intensive business....

Alex Payne
Feb 106 min read
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Getting started with Warhammer in 2025
Five tips for getting started with Warhammer in 2025 Have you recently caught the Warhammer bug? Perhaps you're fresh from a run on Space...

Alex Payne
Feb 36 min read
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Warhammer and the FTSE 100
A guide to Warhammer, Games Workshop and 40k... for bemused finance professionals. You might be aware that, over the last few years, a...

Alex Payne
Jan 276 min read
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Five questions after the LVO preview
From daemonkin to Cathay, five questions for the future of Warhammer following the LVO reveals...

Alex Payne
Jan 183 min read
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This week in wardollies: For ruin! And the world's ending!
Miniature news from the W/E 09/08/2024 It's a Friday, the sun is (briefly) shining in the UK and it's time for another This week in...

Alex Payne
Aug 9, 20243 min read
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This week in wardollies: Pivot to victory
News and views from the last week in warhammer and tabletop gaming

Alex Payne
Aug 2, 20243 min read
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Fantasy at the British Library: Nostalgia, school clubs and Warhammer in a glass box
My love letter to the Fantasy Exhibition, a game of Warhammer in a glass box and the Warlingham Warhammer Club I recently had the...

Alex Payne
Feb 16, 20247 min read
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Competitive 40K isn't real: how is Warhammer really played?
Right, look, I know that's a sensationalist title, but hear me out. Of course competitive 40k exists. I get that. The UKTC and WTC...

Alex Payne
Jan 29, 20249 min read
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The January 40k Balance Dataslate 2024 predictions!
Lets all play a fun game of "pin the Talos on the Dataslate". It's a month late, but "Santa baby, leave a little slate under the tree......

Alex Payne
Jan 22, 20246 min read
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My hobby resolution: being a better hobbyist in 2024
Or why my "hobby resolution" for 2024 isn't to paint or play better, but to be a more welcoming hobbyist. Run with me for a second....

Alex Payne
Jan 8, 20247 min read
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The riddle of The Old World: Warhammer's strangest game
The oddity that is Warhammer: The Old World When the return of the Old World was announced, back in 2019, I hadn't even returned to the...

Alex Payne
Jan 6, 20246 min read
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Four predictions for Games Workshop in 2024
Sanguinala (or maybe Candlemas) has come and gone, and I'm sure everyone is overjoyed to be facing down the cold (and potentially sober)...

Alex Payne
Jan 1, 20244 min read
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The Warhammer 40K App: A masterpiece of diminishing returns
Or, why GW's plan for the 40k app is a huge mis-step. Like almost all players in 9th edition, I relied solely on Battlescribe and...

Alex Payne
Sep 30, 20235 min read
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A pointless endeavour: money, points and the quest for 40k balance
Well, the start to 10th has been an exciting old road so far. How are you all holding up? But don't worry: balance(ish) has arrived. With...

Alex Payne
Sep 22, 20234 min read
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Pick-up games, the Warhammer niche, and the need for balance
Let's be honest: right now, 40k is not in a great shape balance wise. With the advent of 10th edition, the state of the indexes is far...

Alex Payne
Aug 28, 20236 min read
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Hobbying in a pandemic: YouTube, dice and quarantine
It’s 2020. The gift of Nurgle was at its height, having shut down much of the western world, and I was very, very bored in my...

Alex Payne
Aug 12, 20234 min read
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