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WW2 Company Commander App Review

Alexander Smith - July 24, 2023

WW2 Company Commander is an upcoming augmented reality wargaming app being produced by Digital Wargaming in partnership with Victrix Limited. The app contains a complete rule system and handles all dice rolling, measuring, and score keeping digitally. The app appears...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Playing a Chain of Command Campaign Part 5: The Fortunes of War

Marc "Ilor" Renouf - July 13, 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! Part 3: A Delaying Action Part 4: Flank Attack! In the previous...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Wargames Atlantic French Infantry (1916-1940) Review

HardyRoach - July 3, 2023

This week the Goonhammer Historicals crew turned their (somewhat) expert eyes to the French Infantry (1916-1940) plastic kit. This is a versatile kit with a lot of options, so along with a review of the models we’ll take a...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Playing a Chain of Command Campaign Part 4: Flank Attack!

Marc "Ilor" Renouf - June 29, 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! Part 3: A Delaying Action The previous scenario saw the German...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Reviewing the Dockside Warehouse from Phalanx Consortium

Michael O "Mugginns" - June 26, 2023

After seeing the Dockside Warehouse at AdeptiCon a few years ago in the Phalanx Consortium booth I knew I had to have one. Phalanx has been around for a while and attends most of the historical cons - they're a...

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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...