fantasy

Goonhammer Reads Science Fiction (And Fantasy): Contemporary Lesbian Fiction

  Hello there! Marcy here, and this month, Goonhammer Reads will be tackling a subgenre that may not be overly familiar to many of you: contemporary lesbian fantasy and scifi fiction. Now, I know what you’re thinking–that maybe sounds totally...

Getting Started in Kings of War 2023

G’day Goonhammer readers! Do you miss rank and flank fantasy wargaming? Do you wish you could recreate the battles of Total War: Warhammer? Do you just want to play a game where massive armies can fight a full six...

Goonhammer Reviews: Temeraire

I paint a lot, and that means I burn through a lot of audiobooks. I'm also a sucker who will buy any book with a dragon on the front cover, a weakness that has done me wrong more than...

The Goonhammer Guide to 28mm+ Multipart Skeletons

Skeletons. The ubiquitous fantasy baddie. Whether guarding some broke treasure in a cave or gathering by thousands at the will of a necromancer, skeletons have been striking terror into the hearts of the living for ages. In this article...

Compact Kings of War with Ambush!

G’day Goonhammer readers! The new Kings of War (2022) rulebook (aka Gamer’s Compendium aka Big Red Book), the final new game mode we have yet to cover is Ambush: smaller, quicker games of Kings of War. Thus far we...

Galadriel, Gatekeep, Girlboss: The Rings of Power Episodes 1 and 2 Review

Rings of Power may possibly have the most burdensome weight of legacy and expectation in recent media releases. A “prestige” television series in the tumultuous world of streaming following in the footsteps of the beloved Lord of the Rings...

Kings of War: Road to ConVic22 Part Three – Playtesting and Practice

G’day Goonhammer readers! Welcome back all to another Road to ConVic article, where we, Urr and Cytoplasm, document for your general consumption our stumbling progression towards the upcoming two-day Kings of War tournament known as ConVic in Victoria, Australia. Both...

Kings of War’s Empire of Dust: True Kings of the Tombs

G’day Goonhammer readers! It’s been quite a week for Mantic, with all kinds of hot releases coming out. The Umbrella Academy Board Game was launched on Gamefound, but that wasn’t enough for Mantic. They opened the tombs and revealed...

Kings of War: Day 1 at Clash of Kings Australia 2022

G’Day Goonhammer readers! In this two-part series we will be covering our games at Clash of Kings Australia 2022 back in January. This is not supposed to be a documentation of tactical nous (or lack thereof), but instead to...

Wheel of Time Season One: A Streaming Masterpiece in Keeping It Rolling

First I have to open with a condemnation of writer Jonathan Bernhardt, a cretin and a fool, who tweeted these two things in September of last year, which feels roughly like it was sixteen months ago: https://twitter.com/jonbernhardt/status/1434921744142409732 I, Jonathan Bernhardt, on...