ISSUE #9 WHATEVER THE LAST DIGITAL SIX IN THE HEAD! OLDHAMMER BATTLE REPORT: DARK ELDAR VS. TYRANIDS THE AWARD-WINNING STORM OF STEEL WARGAMING! PLUS: TANKS! LEARNING TO PLAY A DEAD GAME ON YOUR OWN PINNEL - KIERAN MAHON - MERYL STREEP EDITORIAL CONTENTS HELLO. As has become tradition, let 6-9 STORM OF STEEL WARGAMING The award- me explain and apologise for the winning Storm of Steel Wargaming tells us what it delay in getting this one out. takes to be the award-winning Storm of Steel Wargaming. This issue was meant to appear at the 11-15 OLDHAMMER: DARK ELDAR VS. TYRANIDS end of April. Then I said that it would Michael Van Gore from the "band" Anatomy of the come out in May and now we're in the Heads tells us about this one time when he played a second week of June... Sorry about game. Awesome! that. 17-23 LEARN TO PLAY: TANKS: The Modern Age Pretty self explanatory this one. There are a lot of reasons for the 25-30 INTERVIEW: KIERAN MAHON - An interview delay, but the main one is that when I with the Sussex synth maestro where he tells us all started this zine I was literally about what Bob Marley means to him and why he's unemployed and doing fuck all every had such a huge influence on his life. 32-34 INTERVIEW: PINNEL The intruiging PINNEL day of the week. intrigues us with intriguing tales of Newcastle and fish. Oh and also the music she makes and that. Now, largely due to the people I have 36-38 INTERVIEW: MERYL STREEP The worst met through putting this zine together, interview that's ever been in SIX IN THE HEAD. But I have a shitload of work to do and so also the best interview that's ever been in SIX IN THE I have struggled to find the time HEAD. during the week to devote to it in the same way I once did. CREDITS AND CONTRIBUTORS I don't want to cobble any old shit together so I pushed it back and HUGE THANKS TO: ALL CONTRIBUTORS PAST AND pushed it back and pushed it back, PRESENT AND ALL TWITTER FOLLOWERS. Richard at but finally here we are - issue 9 of SIX Tinywargames (@tinywargames), Joanna Quaintmere IN THE HEAD. (@JoJoQ), BLACKJACK LEGACY (@BlackJackLegacy), DIFFERENTGEARTV, Christopher Kaye, All at TQ Zine, There are going to be some changes TQN-aut and HREA'M RECORDINGS, CULT to how the zine comes out from now (@cultmetalflix), Meg Sludgework (@sludgework) on (as you may have gleaned from AND ALL BANDS AND ARTISTS FEATURED. the cover), but I will go into more detail about that on the 'news' page if COVER PHOTO for this issue courtesy of Jack you don't mind. @shaggywargaming I hope you enjoy this one. I think there's some pretty funny shit in it. 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It zine is one of the most have decided to change two means that I can spend more important and loved aspects key things - the publication time on each issue and fill it of the tabletop gaming schedule and the format. with improved content. It community, I've decided to means that each issue will take up these entire three One thing I do want to stress be a nice little thing to own, it columns making it. is that SIX IN THE HEAD is gives it an actual physical not going anywhere. I like it presence in the world and it SIX IN THE HEAD has been and I think it's necessary and means that I will have a going since (believe it or not) as far as I'm concerned that's better idea of exactly how the end of 2018 and recently good enough reason to keep many people read it and I've been doing some on doing it. want it and care about it and thinking about its future and to what corners of the world some possible changes that I know for a fact that it has it actually reaches. could be made to refresh it. A bought new people into the lot has been learnt along the hobby, reinvigorated interest The SIX IN THE HEAD way and it's about time that for some and, because of the website will remain, although those things were put into inclusion of music interviews there will be some changes action. and its 'irreverant' and made to it. Importantly, unusual approach, has because I won't have to This one is #9 and, as this generally introduced tabletop worry about sticking to a has been coming out bi- gaming and miniature certain date (and thus monthly, that's around about painting to a lot of people who mentally beat myself up over 18 months now that we've otherwise wouldn't have meeting it or rather not been doing things like this come into contact with it. meeting it) I will be able to i.e. making each issue as a take more time to do all the PDF and publishing it online The bi-monthly publishing other things I want to do to on the website for free schedule is to be dropped, expand the SIX IN THE download. One of the although I will still attempt to HEAD empire. All the while problems I've had with that is stick kind of closely to it... But doing the other 'day job' work that the shitty website basically the issues will come that I now do that I provider I use can't tell me out whenever they are ready mentioned in the editorial. how many copies have been to come out. downloaded each time. This I hope all this makes sense is a bit of a pain when you The biggest news is that the to you and there will be more are trying to lure in huge next issue after this, issue updates to follow in the sponsors like McDonalds number 10, will be available coming weeks. Much love and Monster Energy. in hard copy only. and thank you x THE RULE OF LAW Warhammer Age of Sigmar Dark Elves Sorceress painted by Simon in Andalusia, Spain CONGRATULATIONS! YOUTUBER, BLOGGER AND SIX IN THE HEAD CONTRIBUTOR STORM OF STEEL WARGAMING HELLO Alex. Obviously, congratulations for winning. It must be a nice bit of recognition for all the hard work you’ve been putting in over the last few months? Thanks, I don’t know what to say to be honest. 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