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Lenoon’s Road to Austerlitz 5: Section, Company, Cardboard Box

Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - April 14, 2022

I got to a point last article when I felt: I've got this. I know what I'm doing, I more or less know the history, and I know the games and the plan. You might have noticed the smug...

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Getting Started with Bolt Action

Mike Bettle-Shaffer - March 31, 2022

So the title of this article probably gives some of the game away, but what is Bolt Action? Ilor: Bolt Action is a tabletop wargame set in the Second World War. It simulates tactical actions at roughly the platoon level,...

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Goonhammer Historicals Interview: Richard Lloyd of Bloody Miniatures

Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - March 24, 2022

If you were reading Goonhammer Historicals last year, you might have caught me waxing lyrical about a new miniatures range that I'd just discovered - Bloody Miniatures - which were adding character and interest to the massed ranks of...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Mugginns’ Road to AdeptiCon

Michael O "Mugginns" - March 23, 2022

AdeptiCon week is here. I'm driving down Wednesday from the Mitten state to partake in the best week of gaming and I might not have to do any hotel painting. I might not even have to spray Dullcote on...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Airfix 1/48 Stuka Review

Marc "Ilor" Renouf - March 17, 2022

In this week's issue, Marc "Ilor" Renouf takes a bit of a detour from tabletop gaming into a closely-related activity - scale modeling! The Conundrum Model airplanes, y'all. Go into any model shop and chances are that there is more shelf...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Mugginns’ Road to AdeptiCon 2022

Michael O "Mugginns" - March 10, 2022

As an AdeptiCon veteran (I believe I've been going since 2013), I'm really happy to see our favorite Midwest con coming back strong in 2022. In the past I've played 40k, Bolt Action, Necromunda, SAGA, WHFB, Age of Sigmar,...

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Lenoon’s Road to Austerlitz Part 4: Bred, Fed, Le(a)d and Read

Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - February 24, 2022

Across the board stands an immaculate line of French Infantry. Sixty grizzled veterans of the Chasseurs a Pied glower at you, readying muskets and arranging their spectacular facial hair. Thirty impetuous, blooded veterans of the Turin Velites stand poised...

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Goonhammer Historicals Interview: Forrest Harris of Knuckleduster Miniatures

Michael O "Mugginns" - February 17, 2022

There's a small local convention coming up so I decided to paint a bunch of Wild West minis, put on my spurs and attend the Gunfighter's Ball. If you've been to AdeptiCon before you've seen the amazing setup that...

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Goonhammer Historicals: Force Selection Round Table

Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - February 11, 2022

Welcome to Historical Roundtables, our regular column where the Goonhammer Historicals team gets together to talk over a particular aspect of historical wargaming. They’ll share their insights, recommendations and warnings about the best way to engage with the hobby....

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Lenoon’s Road to Austerlitz, Part 3: Discipline in French is Discipline

Aaron "Lenoon" Bowen - February 3, 2022

We left off last time with me careering around the early stages of building and researching a Napoleonic army, with 62 poorly painted Guardsmen and one fairly well painted Guardswoman and a vague impression of post-revolutionary French history to...