Magic the Gathering

Goonhammer Reviews The Fallout: Mutant Menace Commander Deck

Today we have a slight departure from usual, diving in to review ALL of the new cards from the first of the Dr. Who preconstructed Commander decks. In the next week or so we will be giving our thoughts...

Goonhammer Reviews The Fallout: Scrappy Survivors Commander Deck

Today we have a slight departure from usual, diving in to review ALL of the new cards from the first of the Fallout preconstructed Commander decks. In the couple of weeks or so we will be giving our thoughts...

Unstable Mutation: Revenant Recon Upgrade (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)

The Revenant Recon deck is one of 4 preconstructed Commander decks released alongside the Murders at Karlov Manor set. It's a Dimir (Black and Blue) color identity deck built around the surveil mechanic and reanimating creatures from your graveyard.   Upgrading...

Bringing Timmy, Johnny, and Spike to Wargames, Part 3: Why We Play

Welcome back to our three-part series on player psychographics in Wargaming. In our first installment, we looked at Magic player psychographics, what they are and what they mean. Then yesterday we talked about adapting those to Warhammer and swapped...

Unstable Mutation: Deep Clue Sea Upgrade (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)

The Deep Clue Sea deck is one of 4 preconstructed Commander decks released alongside the Murders at Karlov Manor set. It's a Bant (Green, White, and Blue) color identity deck with a heavy investigating and Detective theme.   Upgrading the Deck This...

Bringing Timmy, Johnny, and Spike to Wargaming, Part 2: Meet Dylan, Chase, and Innes

Welcome back to our three-part series on player psychographics in Wargaming. In our first installment, we talked about the problem with the casual/competitive framework of segmenting players and the concept of Psychographics and how they apply to games. To...

Bringing Timmy, Johnny, and Spike to Wargaming, Part 1: Player Psychographics

We take a deep dive into player motivations for wargames and talk about how Magic's psychographics might serve as a framework for looking at the Warhammer player base.

Unstable Mutation: Deadly Disguise Upgrade (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)

Hello and welcome goon hammerers. Today we'll kick off the Unstable Mutation series for Murders at Karlov Manor Commander with my favorite deck of the set: Deadly Disguise. The main focus of this deck is the return of a...

Murders at Karlov Manor Review, Part 4 of 4: Monocolor Cards

Magic's newest expansion takes us back to Ravnica once again, to a party at Karlov manor and the body of Zegana, former leader of the Simic guild. A new set means new cards, and we're continuing our review with...

Murders at Karlov Manor Review, Part 3 of 4: Colorless Cards

Magic's newest expansion takes us back to Ravnica once again, to a party at Karlov manor and the body of Zegana, former leader of the Simic guild. A new set means new cards, and we're continuing our review with...