Sure, there are funny moments in the forty-first millennium. There's capers and one liners throughout the lore and books. but what the setting really lacks is some straight up Warhammer 40k jokes. The classic style of comedy we all knew as children. But we're here to help. The Handful of Dice team have taken an... Continue Reading →
Black Library Book Review: Steel Tread (2021)
The Imperial Guard may be built on the backbone of countless ranks of infantry, but it's hard to argue that a lot of the glory (and fun) come from the roar of advancing tanks, and the big guns that never tire. Steel Tread puts you firmly at the centre of all of the armoured action.... Continue Reading →
Making a Warhammer Escalation League That’s Right For You
The Handful of Dice team have a problem. We don't actually play a lot of Warhammer... We play a fair amount of Underworlds and the occasional online game, but with a team spread out along the south coast and around London we don't get to play a lot of physical games of Age of Sigmar... Continue Reading →
The Emperor Returns: Henry Cavill Is Bringing Us A Warhammer Cinematic Universe
Henry Cavill has been in the news a lot recently due to his various roles. He announced he was stepping away from The Witcher, then that he was not going to be re-donning Superman's red cape. Now we have another announcement that has Warhammer Fans heads turning. Everyone's favourite nerd is going to be Executive... Continue Reading →
Warhammer 40k Battleforce Value Breakdown 2022
It's getting cold outside, the nights have drawn in and the Coca Cola advert with all the lorries has been on TV - it can all only mean one thing; the Warhammer 40k Battleforce releases are just round the corner! As they do every year Games Workshop have given us all a chance to make... Continue Reading →
Age of Sigmar Battleforce Value Breakdown 2022
As the end of the year draws near we get to a time that a lot of Warhammer fans have been waiting for; Battleforce time! This year we're looking at seven boxes from across the mortal realms all coming in at £130 or $210. This article is going to give you a full AoS battleforce... Continue Reading →
Step-by-step Guide: Sons of Velmorn
I recently picked up the Warhammer Underworlds: Gnarlwood box and have been slowly working my way through the Sons of Velmorn. So far people have seemed to love the bright scheme I came up with for them, so I decided to document the scheme as a guide, so you can try something similar on some... Continue Reading →
The Grand Narrative Preview Roundtable
Well, that was bigger than expected. The Grand Narrative Preview came and went at 4am for those of us in the UK, and at the Handful of Dice offices we've been picking over the reviews since. We have opinions, which is of course the reason you're all here, so let's get under way. World Eaters... Continue Reading →
Black Library Book Review: Catachan Devil (2022)
Right, let's start off like all good reviews should - by pointing out that the author is probably significantly biased towards enjoying this book. Way back when I was just a teenager and first discovered Warhammer it was the Catachan Jungle Fighters that drew me into the game. While we do our best to ignore... Continue Reading →
New Vanguard Boxes: Value Breakdown
Since our previous article, where we covered the Maggotkin, Fyreslayer, Idoneth Deepkin, Daughters of Khaine, and Nighthaunt vanguard boxes, there have been four more boxes released or revealed for Age of Sigmar. Vanguard: Disciples of Tzeentch UnitCost (£)PointsBattleline1 Magister on Disk of Tzeentch£24.0014510 Tzaangor£30.00175Yes10 Kairic Acolytes£16.25120Yes3 Screamers of Tzeentch£21.00100Conditional3 Flamers of Tzeentch£21.00190ConditionalTOTAL VALUE£112.25Saving£32.25Discount28.73%TOTAL POINTS730Cost per... Continue Reading →
Who Are The Astra Militarum?
In the grim darkness of the far future the first line of defence between humanity and annihilation is the army of the Imperium of Man, known formally as the Astra Militarum, or informally as the Imperial Guard. When it comes to a universe packed full of nightmare-fuel xenos races such as the Necrons and Tyranids... Continue Reading →
Black Library Book Review: Horus Rising (2006)
Horus Rising is the first book in the expansive Horus Heresy series, which covers the events of the Great Crusade and the corruption of Warmaster Horus during the Horus Heresy, some ten thousand standard years before the usual Warhammer setting of the 41st Millenium. The novels in this series are written by many well known... Continue Reading →
How to Win With the Gorechosen of Dromm in Warhammer Underworlds Rivals
Rivals format has quickly become one of the most popular ways to play Warhammer Underworlds, thanks to the fact you can pick up and play with a warband's faction cards (or one of the various universal Rivals decks if you prefer). Even in other formats, the cards we'll cover in this article are vital to... Continue Reading →
Who Are The Tyranids?
Not much is known about the origins of the xenos known as the Tyranids, even their name comes from Tyran, the planet they were first encountered on. Despite this they're widely recognised as one of the largest threats to the life in the galaxy. Even the constant war of the Orks and soulless technology of... Continue Reading →
What To Expect From A New Underworlds Season
With the release of Harrowdeep Games Workshop established a new release schedule for Warhammer Underworlds that means we get 2 "Core box" releases a year, separated by 2 individual warband releases. Each set of core box and further two warbands is referred to as a "season", meaning we get two seasons a year, at least... Continue Reading →