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Goonhammer Historicals: The Road to HistoriCon 2023

Michael O "Mugginns" - June 22, 2023

It's summertime and that means the glorious return of steel - loud metal music blasting out of my open car windows, furiously painting pewter minis while marathoning tv shows, and the clash of bayonets at HistoriCon, the USA's largest...

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Goonhammer Historicals – Turnip 28: Cult Overview: Tadpoles and Toadlets

Perigrin - June 19, 2023

Howdy and welcome to a (later than expected) follow up article on Turnip 28! A while ago we talked about the reasons you should be playing this mad game. An important aspect of the game that was touched on...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Black Powder Red Earth 28mm – Ultra Modern Engagements at Close Quarters Review, Part 2

Michael O "Mugginns" - June 8, 2023

Based on a series of successful graphic novels, Black Powder Red Earth 28mm is an ultra modern wargame that simulates close combat - not necessarily melee, but very close firefights. Operators from each side and insurgent forces collide in...

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Goonhammer Historicals interviews Piers Brand

Jackie Daytona - June 5, 2023

You may or may not know that in that magical land called Eire, there's a man hard at work, making games for you to enjoy. We kindly asked him to have a chat with us about gaming, game design,...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Playing a Chain of Command Campaign Part 3: A Delaying Action

Marc "Ilor" Renouf - June 1, 2023

This week we continue our play-through of the "Totensonntag" Pint-Sized Campaign for Chain of Command. Previous episodes can be found here: Part 1: Introduction to "Totensonntag" Part 2: Let the Battle Begin! Last time, we played through the opening scenario of the...

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Battlegroup: a Goonhammer Historicals review

Jackie Daytona - May 29, 2023

Well, we've put this off for far too long really. Battlegroup is what drew me back into miniatures wargaming and started a fire that burns on the oak wood of historicals gaming. Today we’re looking at the ruleset, expansions...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Wargaming Boardgaming with Ottoman Sunset

Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - May 25, 2023

Earlier this week, our comrade and fellow writer Summer interviewed Mugginns and I for a Meet the Team: Historicals article. Not one to pass up any opportunity for self promotion, I immediately checked the comments - and one suggested...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Playing a Chain of Command Campaign Part 2: Let the Battle Begin!

Marc "Ilor" Renouf - May 22, 2023

The next in our ongoing series for the Totensonntag Pint-Sized Campaign for Chain of Command, this week we'll play through the first scenario and talk about some of the campaign's asymmetries and how those are captured on the tabletop. Last...

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Meet Goonhammer: Historicals

Summer - May 21, 2023

Goonhammer isn't just about delivering a deluge of hot 40K takes and suspiciously well-photographed miniatures. We've aggressively expanded our coverage over the last year and now include a broad range of tabletop games. Even video game reviews have made...

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Goonhammer Historicals News You Can Use: Bad Squiddo Games Community Miniatures Project

Michael O "Mugginns" - May 18, 2023

Bad Squiddo Games, long known as the premier source for Believable Female Miniatures, is now venturing out to crowd-sourcing miniature sculpts, involving the community from start to finish. Bad Squiddo Games started as a small business for The Dice Bag...