TacticsWD 427 · pp. 38–39
Eleven introductory themes explain team variety, league progression, injuries, star players and the appeal of unpredictable disasters. The practical advice begins with understanding a team’s strengths and limitations, then stresses performing safe actions before risky ones and making the opponent roll difficult dice whenever possible.
Blood Bowl
Battle reportWD 427 · pp. 70–85
Matthew Hutson’s Custodes face Michael Wieske’s Nihilakh Necrons in Ascension, where characters can build an increasing score by holding central objectives. An early loss of the C’tan and a decisive assault on a Monolith leave the Necrons struggling to break the golden defenders; concentrated attacks prevent resurrection and the Custodes finish with a clear victory.
Warhammer 40,000Adeptus Custodes
ShowcaseWD 427 · pp. 112–113
Alessandro Marinone’s gold-winning Dwarfs use ornate gold armour against cold blue clothing, with particularly careful transitions on their beards. He describes repeated controlled washes and progressively brighter highlights, using the competition entry as a reason to improve metallic painting across an entire team rather than a single figure.
Blood BowlDwarfs8 paint colours