Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): Troop Units

THIS VINTAGE JUNGLE POST first appeared in 2015. Because it was popular with visitors, I am sharing it again. I have made some revisions to the original post to account for changes to the game, but there will most likely be some Continue reading Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): Troop Units

Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): “Heavy Support” (Non-Shooty) Units

THIS VINTAGE JUNGLE POST first appeared in 2015. Because it was popular with visitors, I am sharing it again. I have made some revisions to the original post to account for changes to the game, but there will most likely be Continue reading Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): “Heavy Support” (Non-Shooty) Units

10 Things Gaming Taught Me About Real Life

SOME FOLKS like to sneer that gamers need to “get a life,” but gaming’s taught me some valuable life lessons. Such as…. 1. Potions in you are better than potions in the bottle. In D&D, magic potions are one-use items that a player-character (PC) Continue reading 10 Things Gaming Taught Me About Real Life

The Orcboy Opines on 40K (Part 1): 10th Edition

LONG-TIME JUNGLE VISITORS will remember Ken Lacy, aka “The Fabulous Orcboy,” who wrote several posts and contributed to many battle reports and campaigns under the old version of this site. Ken is a 40K veteran, a literal scholar, and a true Continue reading The Orcboy Opines on 40K (Part 1): 10th Edition

Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): “Heavy Support” (Shooty) Units

THIS VINTAGE JUNGLE POST first appeared in 2015. Because it was popular with visitors, I am sharing it again. I have made some revisions to the original post to account for changes to the game, but there will most likely be Continue reading Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): “Heavy Support” (Shooty) Units

How 40K Is Like Football (And What You Can Learn From It) 

THIS VINTAGE JUNGLE POST first appeared in 2017. Because it was popular with visitors, I am sharing it again now. Some information may have changed since it was originally posted. I STARTED PLAYING Warhammer 40,000 when it first arrived in Continue reading How 40K Is Like Football (And What You Can Learn From It) 

How “3” > “10”

IF YOU’RE ALREADY SOURING on Games Workshop’s 10th Edition of Warhammer 40K, may I suggest that you download OnePageRules’ brand-new 3rd Edition of Grimdark Future? It’s easy, it’s fast, it’s tidier than previous versions, and best of all, it remains Continue reading How “3” > “10”

Forget 40K, I’m Going “Grimdark” (Part 3)

IN MY PREVIOUS POSTS, I discussed how fatigued I am with the bloated rules for 9e Warhammer 40K, and how I’ve ditched the game in favor of Grimdark Future, the streamlined, easier-to-play alternative by online upstart OnePageRules. In tabletop wargames Continue reading Forget 40K, I’m Going “Grimdark” (Part 3)