The History of 40k

On today’s episode we jump into the Eldar over the editions. Opening with their addition to the game in 2 nd and then the growth of their dominance from there. With their standard combination of busted and unfair core rules. As well as their always fun ways to play the game just differently from everyone else. Yay space elves! Patreon Merchandise Discord Link: Our Website Retro Recall Brad Channel...

On today’s episode we continue talking about the greatest of all the factions in the game of 40K the Orks! With a trip down memory lane into the glory that was 8 th edition orks. Dakka Dakka Dakka, shock attack guns, and buggies. We then move onto 9 th edition where buggies might have gotten a little OP during (it was still fun though) and of course close out on 10 th edition with another lesson l...

On today’s episode we decide to talk about our greatest love in the game the orks. Starting from their beginnings from the 80’s, before Alan was alive, and when Brad was in high school (he is very old). And then run through the eras and how even from the on-set they were more fun that other armies. With wild and stupid rules that were fun (and sometimes oppressive) but always memorable. Patreon Me...

On today’s episode we finish up on the Tau, with a focus on their reign of terror in 8th edition. Shield drones were just dumb. How they worked and why the player base still hates them to this day. From there we jump into a big shift to 9th edition where they find a much more traditional way to be a huge pain in everyone’s a**. We then close out with 10th edition, where Tau have been quite average...

On today’s episode we start our coverage of the most controversial faction: the TAU! Their initial launch into the game. And the immediate controversies that launched against them. How the line evolves from 3 rd to 4 th and more (with some white dwarfs and forgeworld). From there we go into the way they played on the table top and how that created even more enemies for the Tau Players. We then clo...

On today’s episode we start by talking about Adepticon and then go way off the rails into something much more interesting. We jump into a real discussion about how the uniformity of 40k is making the game more dull. We discuss how much better the game is with unbalanced boards, weird weapons, and silly mechanics. And how it actually makes the game more tactical and more interesting, as opposed to...

On today’s episode we decided to switch and talk about Adepticon. After all we had just been there and it was epic and fun. On this episode we go back to the original Adepticons starting in 2003 and going through the mid teens. Focusing on the tournament’s growth and expansion. And how they added to and expanded upon their format in that time. Patreon Merchandise Discord Link: Our Website Retro Re...

On today’s episode we pivot over to a new style and decide to talk about the Grey Knights over the ages. From their original appearance in rogue trader (as terminator models only) through 2 nd edition expansion (of more terminator models). Then we cover one of the move influential codexes Daemonhunters in 3 rd edition where they got their first expansion (along with GW trying out some new rules). ...

On today’s episode close out our coverage of the editions of 40k with trip down the power creep that was 9 th edition. Talking through the many busted codexes, and how they reshaped the meta. With an especial focus on the nightmare that was the tyranid codex release, and the joy that was the ork buggy release! As well as some fun hits on Drukhari, chaos, and some more. In retrospect we totally for...

On today’s episode we begin our coverage of 9 th edition 40k. With a trip down memory lane of June 2020 and the big going on (leading to all of us not having a lot going on). And how that affected the launch of the edition cough cough back orders cough cough . Then we spend time talking about the actual changes of the edition, how they functioned and the effect on the game state. Patreon Merchandi...

On today’s episode we close our coverage of 8 th edition with a discussion of the most broken and problematic elements of the edition. Starting with the over abundance of and lack of limitations on command points. Followed by overlapping auras and overly broad key-words. And then we jump into more specific examples of things that just got tuned up a little too high, Ynnari, loyal 32, smash captain...

On today’s episode we continue our coverage of 8 th edition with a review of the core rules. From the addition of movement to data sheets, the improved psychic phase, and wonky new line of sight (character targeting was odd). We also then jump into charge and fight phases, and close out on the completely reworked moral phase (really sucked to be horde). Patreon Merchandise Discord Link: Our Websit...

On today’s episode we jump into the savior of the game 8 th edition! But with a focus on its release which, despite the issues of 7 th was met with a lot of trepidation. Which was somewhat valid because like Cyberpunk it was very buggy at release. We go though the end of templates, armor rating, and the first in 20 years index-hammer! But we also got stratagems, crazy allies, and one busted codex...

On today’s episode we finalize our jump (for now) into the great 7 th edition. Jumping around a bit between forge world hilarity, the great idea that was force org charts, and the destruction of said force org charts with formations. With some special focus on units that really made waves (and were subsequently banned). Enjoy! Patreon Merchandise Discord Link: Our Website Retro Recall Brad Channel...

On today’s episode we continue our dive into the great bogyman that was 7 th edition of 40k, with a focus on the core mechanics. What has changed from 6 th and what has changed the same. With an obvious focus on the new and brutal psychic phase of the game.  Patreon Merchandise Discord Link: Our Website Retro Recall Brad Channel Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out...

On today’s episode we go into the great boogyman that was 7 th edition of 40k. Jumping in two feet first with allies (why would you ever write rules for here comes the apocalypse? Just why?) Then psychic power nightmares, flyers, rerolls, formations and more. Jump in this is hilarious and fun (only because we never have to play the edition ever again).  Patreon Merchandise Discord Link: Our Websit...

On today’s episode we spend more time on 6 th edition the rules and units that made it what it was. From dumb terrain pieces like the fortress of redemption (was basically insta banned), to even worse flyer formations (good job Alan), and Forgeworld in general. Note* Forgeworld is a big issue in both 6 th and 7 th as the people over there went hog wild with the product. After that we spend time on...

On today’s episode we dive into the nightmare that was 6 th edition. Sure being able to advance was an great asset to the game, as was 2D6 charge. But then there was the addition of the snap shot, which started great (yay we can shoot heavy weapons) and became terrible (units that can only be hit on 6’s). We then jump into how the edition began to get rough, with Daemon flying circus, flyers in ge...

On today’s episode we dive into the competitive play of 5 th edition. After a brief recap of the global implications of 2008 financial crisis on GW in general we jump right into the units and game play itself. With fun things like spreading wounds across Nob Bikers, leaf-blowing guard lists with templates stacking into other templates, hiding inside walls at Nova? And more. Join us on a wild trip...

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Join us as we drive down memory lane with a review of the core rules released as part of 5th edition for Warhammer 40k. Hoo boy some of these were not great ideas. Oh and the global financial crash was not going to help. Patreon Merchandise Discord Link: Our Website Retro Recall Brad Channel Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On today’s episode we dive into the competitive play of 4th edition. We open with how the tournament play was structured, where the missions came from (the TO’s!) how you won, and some fun stories. We then jump into some of the epic data sheets of some of the most famous/infamous units. With a deep dive into some of the hilarity of the rules of this era. Patreon Merchandise Discord Link: Our Websi...

On today's cast we jump into one of the best editions of the game, the 4th edition. On today's cast we cover the changes to the rules from 4th such as line of sight, target priority, new weapon variations, and some of the new interactions in the melee phase. With lots of trips down memory lane on fun and humerus (depending which side you were on) interactions on the table top. Patreon Merc...

On today’s episode we talk about the some of the datasheets from 3 rd edition. Doing deep dives into some of the craziness of the Blood Angels, Eldar, and Catachan Jungle fighters. With some fun trips down memory lane into why no named characters were allowed in the edition. You could buy them, you just could not play with them. Patreon Merchandise Discord Link: Our Website Retro Recall Brad Chann...

On today's episode we talk about the rule book rules of 3 rd edition. How the game was played at each phase. We focus on how these rules are different from 2 nd edition and how some have translated to modern 10 th edition, and also how many are happily long gone.  Patreon Merchandise Discord Link: Our Website Retro Recall Brad Channel Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy...