Bolt Action

Goonhammer Historicals: Bolt Action 3rd Edition Box Set Announcement!

Goonhammer Historicals is here with some news you can use – there is a brand new sweet plastic Bolt Action box set on the way! Here’s the news release from Warlord Games: WARLORD GAMES LAUNCHES PRE-ORDERS FOR BOLT ACTION: THIRD...

Goonhammer Historicals: Bolt Action 3rd Edition Pre-Order Date Announced

Goonhammer Historicals is here with some news you can use - the pre-order date for 3rd Edition Bolt Action is nearly upon us! Here's the news release from Warlord Games: WARLORD GAMES LAUNCHES PRE-ORDERS FOR BOLT ACTION: THIRD EDITION, NEW...

Goonhammer Historicals: Wargames Atlantic’s BEF Infantry

The British Expeditionary Force was the first step into the Second World War for Great Britain. After almost a decade of trying to strip down their military, they were forced to rearm with new conflict on the horizon. After...

Games Industry News Roundup- April 23rd, 2024

Here at Goonhammer, we know that it’s hard to keep track of all the news happening all the time in the games industry. So much is always going on with games of all sorts, and their related media, it...

Goonhammer Historicals: Bolt Action Third Edition Rules Wishlist

Intro With Bolt Action 3rd Edition announced for release this late summer, we at Goonhammer thought it was time to gather the hopes, dreams, and hottest takes from our Bolt Action gaming crew on what third edition should look like. Each...

Goonhammer Historicals News You Can Use: Bolt Action 3rd Edition Announcement

You can't go a day on wargaming social media without someone asking about Bolt Action Third Edition, and we're here to share the announcement from Warlord Games and Osprey that it's on the way. Bolt Action was first released...

Goonhammer Historicals: Bolt Action’s Forgotten, Misunderstood, and Ignored Rules

As far as wargaming rulesets go, Bolt Action is not a particularly difficult one to pick up and learn. With only two editions, it has not seen the regular parade of new editions, re-writes, and meta shifts that Games...

Bolt Action: Popping the Cork with Early War French

Introduction When our Bolt Action Tsar asked me to write this article, my immediate reaction was to say yes. I love the French Army for Bolt Action. They have some real cons when it comes to being an army, which...

Goonhammer Historicals: Warlord Games Plastic French Infantry for Bolt Action

Having proven their mettle in the heat of World War 1, the French infantrymen stood proud as an example of martial prowess. It would take less than 30 years for that pride to be tarnished and crushed underfoot as...

Goonhammer Historicals: Getting Started in Bolt Action: Japanese Army Beginners Guide

Why Play Japanese? Choosing which army to collect in Bolt Action can be a difficult prospect. There are the Americans with their airstrikes and fire-and-maneuver tactics, the Germans with their MG42’s and bespoke armored behemoths, or the British with their...