Quantity vs Quality: A Mathematical Approach

Over the past several articles I have been looking at when to give units toughness bonuses and when to buff units with psychic abilities.  These have been dancing around the edges of a much bigger question, "When it comes to units is quality better than quantity?"  I have been working on this problem directly, and I'm finally able to share these results.

Shambling Horde

It has been a while since my last painting update.  Even though things slowed down for the past few months; I have not been entirely unproductive.

Divination and Optimization

Conventional internet wisdom says that Divination is a gift from the emperor himself.  Let's look at some numbers and figure out when divination is going to be useful.  Not all units are created equal, so not everyone is going to get the same benefit.

Toughness Bonuses: Obliterators

Over the past two articles I have talked about the benefits of a mark of Nurgle from a purely defensive standpoint as well as when we take offensive power into account.  Both times I have left Obliterators out of the equations, but now I bring them back into the fold.

Toughness Bonuses: Offense Vs. Defense

With all things being equal, how does an increase in defensive power from a mark of Nurgle balance out with the offensive and defensive power of additional models?

Toughness Bonuses: When to take or Pass

One of my favorite things about playing Chaos Marines is their customizable options.  When working with marines and cultists Chaos has the option to buy an additional toughness with a mark of Nurgle.  The difficult part is determining when this is a good idea vs when should you add more models.  I am here with math to help you all figure things out.

Post-Apocalypse

Last weekend we had our Apocalypse game and it was a giant pile of fun.