historicals

Often overlooked as just a prelude to the American Civil War, the Mexican-American War (sometimes referred to as the Mexican War in the USA) is much more important than just a training ground for Civil War officers. It was...

After a longer-than-anticipated hiatus, 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! Part...

Having proven their mettle in the heat of World War 1, the French infantrymen stood proud as an example of martial prowess. It would take less than 30 years for that pride to be tarnished and crushed underfoot as...

It's been two years since I got into Napoleonics. Two years of the Guard, of marching across Europe, of muskets, habite-vestes, bayonets and pom-poms. My Guard army is now my single largest collection of miniatures and - beyond a...

I've been slowly assembling a German force for an upcoming Monte Cassino campaign using Victrix's lovely 12mm WW2 miniature line. This time I'm reviewing a couple new kits I've added to my force: the StuG III Ausf. G and...

What is Flames of War? It’s Battlefront’s take on the company level second world war miniature wargame, at 15mm (or 1:100) scale, running on essentially the same core ruleset as their Team Yankee game (and ‘Nam, and Great War, and...

Held annually for decades now, AdeptiCon is the granddaddy of all wargaming conventions in the US of A. As the granddaddy, it's appropriate and fair that it is now developing a massive historical gaming contingent, complete with it's own...

If you play historical wargames of pretty much any period, eventually you will be confronted with the fact that you need to paint some cavalry. From the early Ancients period to even as late as the Second World War...

So passes 2023! If you’ve been following along at home (and if not why not) you’ll have noticed it’s been an exceptional year for Goonhammer Historicals. We’ve delved into new periods, different games, outlined our philosophy, gone real weird...

April - 1805 Napoleon Is Master Of Europe Only The British Fleet Stands Before Him Oceans Are Now Battlefields If miniature wargaming is a niche, naval wargaming is a niche within a niche. This is actually a bit surprising, considering you only need...