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What's New
"What's new?" you ask. Well, what's new is that there's a new version of the Jungle, and you can find it at fightingtigersofveda.com. All updates from now on will be posted there and not here.
And why is there a new version? For quite some time, I had been unhappy with
everything but the content of this site, and much of that had to do
with the clunky, turn-of-the-century software (KompoZer, which evolved from the 20-year old Netscape Composer,
iffn you can believe that) that I'd been using. I'll spare you the
details, but suffice to say, posting updates had been tedious and
laborious, taking way too much time to do, and often
with inconsistent and unappealing visual results.
And about those visuals.... The Jungle's look may have been "awesome" and "cool" many years ago,
but it did not age well. Yeah, there's "classic" and "retro" and
"vintage"-- and then there's just "old" and "dated," which is what
we had, and it embarrassed me.
A complete, top-to-bottom refurbishment was out of the question: over the 17 years that it had been in existence, the original Jungle had grown to thousands -- THOUSANDS -- of webpages and images,
and KompoZer is only an HTML editor, not a content management system.
If I were to have totally re-done the site (as I did on two
previous
occasions many years ago, when the site was much smaller), I would have
had to manually, individually reformat each and every page (of which
there were over 780) one at a time. Wasn't gonna happen.
So, I
didn't want the site to continue as it was, and I didn't want to re-do it,
which left two options: 1) pull the plug on it and let it go
dark -- which would free up a lot of my time, but wouldn't be any fun
for you, Pat, or me -- or 2) go off in a new direction. And
Option #2 is exactly what I did.
Go take a look at the new Jungle, but don't worry: all of the old content is here and won't go away. Swing by our Facebook page and let us know your thoughts and what you'd like from us in the future. While you're at it, check out my sci-fi and fantasy blog. And here are some features you may have missed...
The Best of 2017
Adapting to 8th Edition: Making the switch
Be Careful What You Wish For... Don't let people who don't play hijack the game
Happy Newb Year, 2017: Dvergar Space Dwarves take on a combined force of Orks and Tyranids
How 40K Is Like Football (And What You Can Learn From It): Lessons of the NFL for your gaming table
The Ongoing Narrative of War: Astra Militarum and Eldar against an ENORMOUS foe
Why 8 is Great: The new edition may be the best yet
The Best of 2016
The Bright Lords: Space Marine Themed Army Idea
Culture War(hammer 40K): What it is, what it means, and where we stand
Deployment for Dumbasses (Like Me): Elite units
King of the Hill, Part Deux: (proxied) Orks vs. Astra Militarum, and Khorne Daemonkin vs. Tau Empire
The Ongoing Narrative of War: More test-driving codices, this time in story form
Saying Nyet to "Soviet Space Marines": No, they're not "cool," and you'll never see them here
The State of the Jungle: Where we've been, where we are, where we're going
The Best of 2015 The 'Bots Are Back, Now With More Metal: Review of Codex: Necrons
Counter Offensive 2015: Fighting Tigers entertain some old friends
Deployment for Dumbasses (Like Me): Basic lessons for the new, the inept, or those who need a refresher
Fifty Shades of Red: Review of Codex: Khorne Daemonkin
Happy Newb Year: Orks vs. Tyranids
Jungle Top Ten: Assault units
King of the Hill II: Armies from recent codices go head-to-head
"Meet the New Eldar/Same as the Old Eldar": Reviewing Codex: Craftworlds
Presidents Day Battle 2015: Orks vs. Dark Eldar
Saying "No" to the New Codex: Why a new Space Marine book?
Tau War Journal: A new power arises
Veterans Day Violence: Orks vs. Necrons
The Best of 2014 From Idea to Reality: The Dusk Raiders Chaos Space Marines
Hungry for Some Wolves: Review of Codex: Space Wolves
Jungle Top 10: Recommended fixes for Tyranids
Just in Time for Halloween: Review of Codex: Dark Eldar
Kilgore and Eibel At the Gaming Table: Review of Codex: Orks
Kilgore and Eibel At the Gaming Table: Review of Codex: Tyranids
King of the Hill Campaign: Test-driving the latest codices
Review of Codex: Astra Militarum: You can still just call them "IG" for short
The White Tigers: Unbound list for Fighting Tigers of Veda
An Up-Close-And-Personal Battle Report: Orks vs. Tyranids
The Best of 2013 A Hazy Shade of Winter II: Eldar + Imperial Guard vs. Necrons + Dvergar (proxied Orks) Birthday Spankings: Space Wolves vs. Chaos Space Marines Jungle Top Ten: How to improve your gaming skill Necrons Renewed: Necrons in 6th Edition Return of the Tau: The new codex
Send in the Marines: Reviewing the new codexThe Gate is Closed: The end of an era The Good, the Bad, and the Irrelevant: Reviewing the new Codex: Eldar The Reliquary on Auros Minor: Four-way summer campaign Why Games Workshop is Doomed: Technology trumps in the end
The Best of 2012 Back in Black: "Science-fantasy"
Birthday Spankings 2012: Necrons vs. Nids
Columbus Day Beatdown: Orks vs. Nids
Counter Offensive 9: The annual brutality
Foul Deeds Will Rise: The third and final battle
Jungle Top Ten: Best Allies for 500 points or less
Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves: What to do now that the Nuns have nerfguns....
The 6th Edition Rules You Haven't Heard About: Pay attention to these details!
The New Chaos Codex: Review of the latest Book of the Bad Guys
Winning With Style: The title says it all
The Best of 2011 Blatherations of a Nidiot: A fool who don't know nothin' 'bout Nids
Counter Offensive 8: Batreps and photos
Foul Deeds Will Rise: The Kabal of the Ozone Scorpions returns in this campaign
I Liked Them So Much, I Made My Own (UK version): Fighting Tigers done by a Jungle visitor
Jungle Top Ten: Models you wish you
could buy (but can't)Just Because: Space Wolves vs. Kurindans (proxied
Tyranids) NINO: Necrons In Name Only: Reviewing the new Necron codexReturn
to Auros IX: The fifth
and final battle You
Gotta Pay (and Pay and Pay and Pay) to Play: Just how much does
it cost to play a single game?
More About How You Gotta Pay (and Pay and Pay
and Pay) to Play: How much
would it cost to replace your armies?
The Best of 2010
Back in Black: Casting "Raise
Dead" on 1st Edition AD&D
Birthday Spankings 2010:
Imperial Guard vs. Chaos Space Marines
Counter Offensive 7: Jungle Guide
Patrick Eibel sets the stage
Enough With Codex: Nonsense Fed
up with "codex creep" and useless armies? Me, too
Jungle Top Ten: Best scoring
units
Kilgore and Eibel At the Gaming Table:
Reviewing the latest Tyranid codex
Lizards vs. Bugs: 5000-point
Apocalypse battle of (proxied) Nids vs. Nids
Mr. Blackwell reviews the new
Dark Eldar miniatures
Return to Auros IX: Introduction
to the new campaign
Spearpoint: We test-drive the
new rules for vehicular manslaughter
“They’re Heeeeeerrrre…”: The New Dark
Eldar Codex
What's Wrong With Winning--Revisited:
Pat lashes out at "competitive gaming"
The Best of 2009
The Aquamarines: A new featured
themed army
Armies of the Jungle: The Dvergar
Black and Tan: Dvergar (Space
Dwarves) vs. Tau battle report
Codex: Space Wolves review:
Long-time SW player Patrick Eibel speaks
CO6 Warm-Up: Fighting Tigers
vs. Imperial Guard
Counter Offensive 6: The annual
throwdown in Rockville, MD
Grading the Guard: A review of
the new Imperial Guard Codex
Jungle Top 10: The most useful
paints
Jungle Top Ten: Best cheap
wargear
Legionis Tacticum: Imperial Guard
Legionis Tacticum: Tau Empire
The Saga of the Wolf King: The
latest campaign
The Best of 2008
Armies of the Jungle: The Kurindans
Avoiding 40K Burnout: Chill out
and enjoy yourself, already
Catch a Tiger by the Tau: Apocalypse
battle between Fighting Tigers and a Tau/Guard Alliance
Counter Offensive 5: Batreps for the
annual throwdown
Critiquing Codex: Space Marines:
A review of the latest version
Fear vs. Faith: Chaos Space
Marines take on Sisters of Battle
Fearful Symmetry: A look at a
non-typical Chaos Marine army
Generational Conflict:
Father vs. daughter as Necrons attack Marines
A Hazy Shade of Winter: Necrons
vs. Eldar
I Liked 'Em So Much, I Built My Own:
A Jungle visitor makes her own Fighting Tiger army
Traveller of Both Time and Space: The
final episode
Why AD&D > 40K: A look back
at my favorite game
The Wolf Brothers: Space
Wolves gone very, very bad
Year uv da Ork: A review of the new Ork
codex
Year uv da Ork:
Pat's thoughts on
revising his boyz
The Best of 2007
4 Things I've Been Thinking About Lately....
Random thoughts on White Dwarf, fixed-or-fluid army lists, and more
Apocalypse Wow: Analyzing the new
supplement
Armies of the Jungle: The series
debuts with a look at Tyranids
Birthday Spankings: Tyranids vs.
Necrons
Counter Offensive 4: Battle reports
for Imperial Guard, Chaos, Orks, Marines, Sisters of Battle--you name it!
How I Found Time to Paint and Finally
Attained Inner Peace: Alas, I did not find a way to get paid to
run this site
The New Chaos Codex: A
review
New Year, New Blood: Eldar vs.
Dark Eldar
On Writing "Fluff":
Things to consider when developing a background for your army
Summer in the City: Daemonhunters
vs. Chaos Marines in our annual campaign
A Tangled Web: Dark Eldar vs. Sisters of
Battle
Watching Paint Dry:
Advice on
painting from Assistant Jungle Guide Patrick Eibel
The Best of 2006
3 Things I've Been Thinking About Lately...
Black Templars, model prices, and Space Dwarves (don't call them Squats!)
Counter Offensive 3: Battle results
for Dark Eldar and Necrons
Da Orcboy Pays Up: A "Consumer
Reports"-style look at 40K armies
Economics of Warhammer 40K:
How much does it really cost to make that Land Raider?
Fighting Tiger Black Ops: A new
elite unit for the Fighting Tigers
Goth Girls Gone Wild! Campaign
pittingthe Sisters of Battle against the Kurindans
In Praise of Patrick: A public
"thank you" to the Assistant Jungle Guide
Jungle Juice: Patrick Eibel
starts a new series to help gamers
Sportsmanship: Would You Play Against
Yourself? Tips on being a better player
Twelve Types of 40K Gamers:
Da Orcboy
looks at what makes gamers tick
The Best of 2005
Countdown to Counter Offensive 2:
Army list examples for actual game-playing
Counter Offensive 2: Battle reports for
Marines, IG, Nids, 'bots, Sisters, and more
"Hulloooo Zeeba Neighba..."
40K Lizardmen vs. Imperial Guard
Iron Halo Tournament: Dark Eldar rampage
through Rockville
King for a Day: What I'd do if I ran
White Dwarf
It Ain't Easy Being the "King":
A rebuttal to King for a Day
Night of the Living Metal: Space Wolves
vs. Necrons battle report
The Greater Waauugh! Themed
Army Idea
What to Do About Bikes: They just aren't
worth it
What's Wrong With Winning? When did
"playing to win" become a bad thing?
Women's Work: Eldar vs. Dark Eldar
The Best of 2004
A Thousand Points of Light: Lists for
Blood Angels, Chaos, and Daemonhunters
Battle with a Black Gobbo: Dark Eldar
vs. Imperial Guard
Da Orcboy Pays Up: A veteran gamer
discusses several topics
Fall From Grace V: Marine Scouts, Dark Eldar and
Necrons take on all comers
Perspectives on Painting: A satirical
look at a subject I love to hate
Regarding Female Marines: A rebuttal
against the girls
Teaching Kids 40K: One approach to
teaching pre-teens
Traveller of Both Time and Space: New
Fighting Tiger fiction
Year uv da Ork/Fighting Tiger Recruitment Drive:
Battle #1 of Greenies vs. Scouts
Year uv da Ork/Fighting Tiger Recruitment Drive:
Battle #2
The Best of 2003
A Thousand Points of Light: Lists for
Tau, Tyranids, Chaos, and Eldar
Building Your Own 40K Site: A how-to guide
DAWGfight at Dream Wizards: Fierce
fighting against the Orks
Eye of Terror--From the Jungle to the Gate:
Unofficial tie-in to GW's campaign
From Idea to Reality II: Building a
Daemonhunter army
Legionis Tacticum: A new series on making
the best of your army
Sticking Up for the Girls: In Defense of Female
Space Marines
Traveller of Both Time and Space:
New
Fighting Tiger fiction
The Best of 2002
A Thousand Points of Light: Lists for
Space Wolves, Necrons, and more
Building a Balanced Army: What's that
supposed to mean?
Fall From Grace III: Fighting Tigers and
Ozone Scorpions battle at Borderlands
Games Day 2002: Fighting Tigers invade
Baltimore again
Master-crafted 40K: Winning is good
New Year, Old Friends: Fighting Tigers vs.
Space Wolves in a "training session"
Return to the Rogue Trader Tournament:
Tips on winning the top prize
Tooth and Claw: Campaign of Space Wolves
against Dark Eldar
Vanilla, My Favorite Flavor: For DIY
armies, you can't beat the basic codex
When "Mini" Isn't Enough:
Collecting more than one detachment
The Best of 2001
A Thousand Points of Light: Advice for
new players on collecting an army
All the Marbles: The penultimate battle
in the Blood Deserts of Auros IX
"Armies with Character": A new
approach to building lists
Fall From Grace II: "Poseur
Armies" at South Carolina gaming convention
From Idea to Reality: Assembling a themed
army
Gaming Etiquette: War with a
friendly face
Principles of War applied to Warhammer 40K: Advice
from a real soldier
The Gray Tiger: Fighting Tiger fiction
The Kids Are Alright: Don't hassle the
newbies
The Best of 2000
8 tips to help you finish painting your army
Fall From Grace: Battles reports and photos
from Borderlands
For the Sword! Tournament at Area 31
Making Your Army Distinct: 10 suggestions
for you to try
Midnight at the Oasis: Alternate scenario for
the Blood Deserts of Auros IX
Putting an End to Cheesiness: Rethinking what
every player loves to hate
Raja Khandar Madu: How I converted "the
Redhead"
Reconciliation: Fighting Tiger fiction
Tigers Eternal: Ferin Ironhammer visits
Veda in this short story
02/07/2000: the Jungle goes online
Last updated February 2018
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