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Goonhammer Historicals: Rulesets You Can Use for Ironclad Wargaming

Michael O -
Last week I provided an intro to wargaming naval actions in the Civil War. I wanted to provide a short description of three rulesets I've checked out. There are certainly way more rulesets out there than what I'm talking...
Historicals

Goonhammer Historicals: Naval Wargaming With Ironclads in the American Civil War

Michael O -
As historicals go, I love a lot of stuff, but I have some lanes that I like to stay in. I love anything in the black powder period (in my opinion, from French and Indian War to sometime after...
Historicals

Goonhammer Historicals: Creating a Campaign – On the Loose in Georgia Part 1

Michael O -
Everybody loves going on campaign. Whether it's historical gaming, 40k, Necromunda, etc there are always campaigns going and they're some of the best times we've all had doing wargaming. There are a few types of campaigns - what we're...
Army Showcase

Goonhammer Historicals: ACW Confederates for Sharp Practice and Black Powder – the 4th Kentucky Regiment

Michael O -
You may have noticed Sharp Practice and musket-era wargaming dominating the Historicals section lately. Its fair to say its my personal favorite period to think about and research, and since there are some really accessible games to play, it...
Gaming

Goonhammer Historicals: Movement in Sharp Practice

Michael O -
This week the Historicals crew are diving into the mechanics of Sharp Practice, starting with movement and kicking off a series on the ruleset that we'll continue over the next few weeks. We've talked quite a bit about painting, uniforms,...
Gaming

Goonhammer Historicals: Unique ACW Units

Marc "Ilor" Renouf -
This week the Goonhammer Historicals team continues its focus on the American Civil war, taking a deeper dive into some of the unusual, unique, or just downright bizarre units that took part in the conflict. Whether from the standpoint...
Historicals

Goonhammer Historicals: Using Sharp Practice by TooFatLardies for the American Civil War

Michael O -
Today the Goonhammer Historicals team continues our ongoing focus on the American Civil War, this time talking about using the Sharp Practice 2 ruleset to game out the innumerable smaller raids and skirmishes that took place during the conflict....
Gaming

Goonhammer Historicals: Books, TV, and Movies to help you get started with American Civil War gaming

Michael O -
If you're looking for some inspiration for getting into the Civil War and building your forces or starting a campaign with friends, we've got a few recommendations to check out. Mugginns' Recommendations Glory Released in 1989 just before the height of renewed...
Historicals

How to Paint Everything: ACW Confederates

Marc "Ilor" Renouf -
In today's installment, the Goonhammer Historicals team continues our focus on the American Civil War, this time with some tips and tricks for painting Confederate infantry. Disclaimer: The American Civil War was about slavery. All of the contemporary writings, even the...
Gaming

Goonhammer Historicals: Ironclads by Scary Biscuit Studios Review

Michael O -
What is it? Ironclads is a 25 page ruleset that lets you re-fight riverine and ocean battles from the American Civil War using wood hulled ships, ironclads, tinclads, cottonclads, and forts. You can use just one ship or an entire...
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