Author: Russ Veal

FHGT, Podcast, Tournament Pack 0 comments on FACEHAMMER GT 2023!

FACEHAMMER GT 2023!

Welcome to the FaceHammer Grand Tournament, a 90 player matched play, 5 Game Age of Sigmar
3.0 event. The event will be held at Element Games Northwest gaming center on the 16th and 17th of
September!
The event aims to be a competitive but fun event for new and veteran players. We want people to
embrace Age of Sigmar and enjoy clean competitive games. The atmosphere at our events is
something we want to protect and ensure it’s a safe, fun place for everyone to enjoy their weekend.

 Download the event pack here!

The event will be hosted on Stats and Ladders and can be accessed from here!

How to buy a Ticket

Tickets are £60 and available here from the Element Games web store! Tickets will go up at 10am on
12th of May through the Element games web store (link below)
Please not refunds will not be accepted after August 18th – Due to cost restructuring at Element,
increased costs for venue/food and the significant impact I had last year this refund policy has been
brought forward to 1 month before the event

Tickets on Sale from ELEMENT GAMES here from MAY12th 2023 10:00am!

What about comp/House Rules?

This year we will be running the event straight from the General’s Handbook and official FAQs

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Podcast

Episode 103:Lumineth Realm-Lords and Broken Realms Teclis Battletome Review

In this Episode…

…we discuss the matched play changes in Broken Realms Teclis and showcase all the new rules in the Lumineth Realm-Lords battletome which are up for Pre order today! There are significant changes to Nurgle warscrolls, a new City of Sigmar and some new formations as well as the second wave of Lumineth Realm-Lords!

So if you want to know all the rules, changes and hear our thoughts on the book sit back and get ready for some hammer to the face!

Check out the youtube version for pictures of all the warscrolls!

Here is a bonus show where we craft some lists!

Lists can be downloaded here!


Lumineth Live show list techDownload
Nurgle Live show list techDownload

Podcast 0 comments on Episode 102: Daughters of Khaine MSU and Double Stormdrake Stormcast!

Episode 102: Daughters of Khaine MSU and Double Stormdrake Stormcast!

In this Episode…

…we are joined by Chewy of Battleroll and Realmrift to discuss Byron’s Daughter of Khaine MSU army list and help craft a list for Chewy around a concept of his choosing!

In the end we ended up crafting a list live on air about how to make a STORMCAST DOUBLE Stardrake army for matched play Age of Sigmar! we thought you would enjoy listening to the process of the army list creation.

Lists can be found here!

FaceHammer Episode-102-listsDownload

Check out the video on you tube here!

Podcast 0 comments on Episode 101: Are Hedonites of Slaanesh competitive?

Episode 101: Are Hedonites of Slaanesh competitive?

In this episode…

…Russ and Byron deep dive into the Hedonites of Slaanesh battletome. Russ showcases 3 army lists for competitive matched play from the book. Before we get into the lists we discuss where we think Slaanesh are in the meta and why playing Hedonites will make you a better Age of Sigmar player. We showcase 3 army lists on the show utilising wrath of the everchosen. List 1 is focused around shooting, list 2 is all about Sigvald and list 3 is an anti-hero army using pretenders!

So want to know more about how to be competitive with the new Slaanesh battletome? Then sit back and get ready for some hammer to your face!

Army lists are here

Slaanesh Lists Episode 101Download

Check it out on you tube!

by Russ Veal
Podcast 0 comments on Episode 100: FACEHAMMER Special!

Episode 100: FACEHAMMER Special!

In this Episode…

…we look back at 6 years of Facehammer Warhammer and Age of Sigmar content and say a fond farewell to Terry and Les as they step away from the mic!

This show is a a journey back down memory lane talking about some of the fun we had during the last 6 years, so not much actual gaming content!

So sit back… and enjoy some Hammer to the Face!

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by Russ Veal
Battletome, Podcast

Episode 99: Hedonites of Slaanesh and Daughters of Khaine Battletome review

In this Episode…

…Two books… ONE SHOW! that’s right – We discuss both the new Hedonites of Slaanesh and Daughters of Khaine in our epic battletome review. So want to get all the changes as well as the synergies in the book then this show is for you.

First we go through the Daughters of Khaine Battletome – Touching on changes and updates to the book focusing mainly on the new temples.

Then we tackle the Hedonites of Slaanesh – hold on as this is a very different battle tome to the previous one! So much to cover so sit back and enjoy some hammer to your face!

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Also Available on YouTube here!

Check out our other Slaanesh and Daughters of Khaine shows

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Podcast 0 comments on Episode 97: Xmas Special!

Episode 97: Xmas Special!

In this Episode…

…we talk all things AoS in this free form Xmas special! We start by talking about the key points to being a good opponent in response to a question raised in our discord.

Following up we then reflect on our favourite models from 2020 and then go back to the models which we loved from back the day which got us into the hobby.

Finally we tackle the quesiton of what army would we do over a weekend or month period for 2021 ready for the new season.

So sit back, sip some egg nogg and get ready for some hammer yo your face!

Podcast 0 comments on Episode 96: Shadow, Pain & FISH!

Episode 96: Shadow, Pain & FISH!

In this episode…

In this show we discuss the Age of Sigmar warscroll changes in Shadow and Pain boxset. We tell you all the rules and synergies from the brand new hero warscroll’s for both the lord of pain and Ironscale melusai characters.

We also take you through a Dom Hain enclave Idoneth deepkin force using the new Broken Realm Morathi warscrolls focused around the Akhelian Corps formation.

Shadow and Pain

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/11/04/shadow-pain-unboxed/

Models featured from our discord

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Podcast 0 comments on Broken Realms Morathi – The LORE explained!

Broken Realms Morathi – The LORE explained!

In this Episode…

…we talk through the story and background for the first installment of the Broken Realms series for age of sigmar; Broken Realms MORTAHI! We talk through the prophecy and Fractured Empire to bring you up to speed with the story so far in AOS Soul wars! Beware this contains SPOILERS!

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Podcast 0 comments on Episode 95: Broken Realms Morathi Rules!

Episode 95: Broken Realms Morathi Rules!

Full rules breakdown from the new book!

In this episode…

Want to know all the changes and updates presented in the new battletome? Then this video is for you! We talk through all the new rules from Broken Realms Morathi giving you an indepth review of the new battletome updates and rules.

We start with the new Daughters of Khaine rules. A brand new Melusai focused temple and formations as well as a detailed look at the new Morathi warscrolls.

In the Cities of Sigmar segment, we focus heavily on the darkling coven, order sepentis and scourge privateer units available under the new cities; Har Kuron and Misthavn presented in Broken Realms Mortahi. Stormcast get some love with Anvils of Heldenhammer featuring heavily in this book. They are rewarded with a new Stormkeep stormcast allegiance and some great formations which lend themselves to a very viable competitive army which we discuss on the show!

Then we go through the changes to the Idoneth Deepkin warscrolls, comparing the old to the new as well as discussing list ideas – Idoneth get a real boost with this book and its exciting to see Allopex’s, Levidadon’s and Eidolons getting an update and opening up list ideas for the already powerful Idoneth Deepkin army in matched play AOS!

Finally the slaves to darkness Idolator damned legion gets the spotlight with new warshrine and priest focused rules as well a look at the new warscroll battalion. So want to get all the detail on the new rules then this show is for you! Get ready for some Hammer to your face!

Order now from Element Games!

by Russ Veal
Podcast 0 comments on Episode 94: BR Mortahi Preview and METAWATCH

Episode 94: BR Mortahi Preview and METAWATCH

In this episode…

…the guys cover the Broken Realms Morathi preview. Discuss what it could mean for the future of AoS and the mortal realms! We take an indepth look at the Metawatch analysis article by Dan Street; Looking about the Data and results from recent events. Are Kharadron Overlords really the best army in AOS right now?

Finally we cover Breakfest – Talking about Byron’s Recent games with Destruction, Les’ games with Lumineth, and a highlight on a renegade Flesh Eater Courts list by Dave the Necbromancer! So this is another episode packed with AOS tips, tactical analysis, and gaming knowledge so get ready for some hammer to your face!

Broken Realms Mortahi video

by Russ Veal