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Goonhammer Historicals: A War Transformed Review

Alexander Smith - December 4, 2023

A War Transformed: WWI on the Doggerland Front is a weird war, World War I game written by Frederick Silburn-Slater and published by Osprey Publishing. The rules seem to have dropped at an opportune moment, with both folk horror...

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Getting Started: The Napoleonic Wars

Evie "Lupe" Moriarty - December 2, 2023

So you've seen the movie and now you know with absolute certainty where Napoleon went wrong. You can, and will, do better. It's time to get into real wargaming. Welcome to Napoleonics. For many historical gamers, Napoleonics are historical gaming. Though World...

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Start Collecting Napoleonics Part 2: Small Scales

Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - December 1, 2023

So you’ve seen the movie and now you know with absolute certainty where Napoleon went wrong. You can, and will, do better. It’s time to get into real wargaming. Welcome to Napoleonics. This article is part of our Getting Started: Napoleonics guide. In...

Historicals

Goonhammer Historicals: Review of the Great Escape Games General Purpose Wagon

Michael O "Mugginns" - November 30, 2023

Dip your toes into the Historicals pond for long enough and at some point your battle-weary troops will beg you to offload their blankets, frypans, kettles, and tents into the divisional baggage. Ignore them for too long and they'll...

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How to Paint Everything: Napoleonic French

Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - November 28, 2023

So you've seen the movie and now you know with absolute certainty where Napoleon went wrong. You can, and will, do better. It's time to get into real wargaming. Welcome to Napoleonics. This article is part of our Getting Started:...

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Goonhammer Reads: Napoleonics

Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - November 26, 2023

So you've seen the movie and now you know with absolute certainty where Napoleon went wrong. You can, and will, do better. It's time to get into real wargaming. Welcome to Napoleonics. This article is part of our Getting Started:...

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How to Paint Everything: Napoleonic Russians

Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - November 23, 2023

So you've seen the movie and now you know with absolute certainty where Napoleon went wrong. You can, and will, do better. It's time to get into real wargaming. Welcome to Napoleonics. This article is part of our Getting Started:...

Historicals

Goonhammer Historicals – Tanksgiving 2023

Michael O "Mugginns" - November 23, 2023

It's Tanksgiving, everygoon. We choose to celebrate this year by showing off some of the coolest, wonkiest, weirdest, sweetest tanks we've read about, seen, or used in a wargame. Grab those Tanksgiving Pants (the ones with the motor oil...

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Start Collecting: Napoleonics Part 1

Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - November 22, 2023

So you've seen the movie and now you know with absolute certainty where Napoleon went wrong. You can, and will, do better. It's time to get into real wargaming. Welcome to Napoleonics. This article is part of our Getting Started:...

Historicals

Autumn 2023 Historical 3D Printing Roundup

Alexander Smith - November 20, 2023

I'm back just in time for Black Friday with a new horde of excellent models for historical 3D printing enthusiasts. There are a ton of excellent kickstarters and sales happening here in the Fall of 2023 so get your...