Goatboy’s Warhammer 40K: Grimdark Resolutions
Goatboy here with some competitive 40k grimdark resolutions for this coming year.
I am hoping to keep on the competitive train and while things have spiked I do have faith we can be safe and sound throwing dice like bosses on the table top. With that in mind – here are my resolutions for the year.
#1 – Play Chaos Space Marines In a Competitive Tournament
It’s been too long since I played a pure CSM army and I am hoping with the new boxed set will bring a swath of new rules. The bits and pieces have me excited. I just hope the army is decent enough to give me the sweet 50-55% win average to showcase a decent army. I don’t want something that wins 75% of the time as that leads to nerfs, unfun interactions, and shifts in the army as you have to fill it out different ways. We’ll see and I have high hopes for this year.
#2 – Complete a Showcase Army With a Sweet Display Board
I always half-assed my display boards. While I like to see cool ones I didn’t like to push them around the tabletops. I want to try and make a sweet one for an army that is designed to be painted well. It needs to be done well enough to maybe motivate me towards some overall wins. I got some ideas and will see as we wait on some new releases this next year.
#3 – Go to More Events
This next year I want to play in more events. It seems events are the only time I get to play. The home life is busy with growing kids, busy work, and just trying to get things done. This means I need to go to events to get my dice rolling addiction fulfilled as well as see more friends etc.
#4 – Get a T-shirt Site Up
I draw a lot of things and I like to see them on shirts. This means I need to just bite the bullet and get one set up to showcase some of my art and mash ups I like to do. Will see if it will work out but it would fun.
#5 – Actually Get Some Practice In With Armies
I told you I really only get to play at events. This next year I want to try and fix some of that with playing some people locally. It has been a long time since I was really a part of the local scene and there is a whole slew of new players out there. I am hoping to at least figure out something for once a month but we’ll see.
#6 – Make Sure I Have Fun AND My Opponents Have a Good Time
I am normally pretty good with games and not getting to upset at the dice. But if I plan on playing more it means the frustrations of losing might become a much harder pill to swallow. I think stopping and thinking that this is a game and there are 2 people involved is a great step in moving towards the right direction of not being a jerk.
Hello 2022!
That grimdark resolutions should set up me for a great year if we get to keep on playing. I know we have a ton of new books coming so this year looks to be an exciting one. If you see me at an event (usually wearing a Golden Girls shirt or a hot pink hoodie) come say hi. If you end up facing me in an event know we are about to have a good time as some kind of nonsense is running across the table top to try and steal the candy your army is hiding.
~Happy 2022 gaming everybody!
