reviews

You Should Play Knights of the Old Republic II. Just Maybe Not On This Device

It’s a good game, but I can’t recommend you buy it. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is on the Nintendo Switch, thanks to a port from Aspyr! This game was originally released in December...

Codex: Chaos Space Marines (9th edition) Review, Part 1: Overview and Army Rules

The skies darken and the storms gather as the time of Chaos descends upon us - rejoice, brothers and sisters for the Summer of Chaos has truly arrived with the upcoming release of Codex: Chaos Space Marines. After two...

The Pikeman’s Lament, an Osprey Blue Book review

Ah yes, the thirty years’ war, most popular of historical periods! Despite this being a relatively niche period to explore, it ticks a lot of boxes: defenestrations! Pike blocks! Flouncy shirts! 30 years of misery that can still be...

Model Review: Horus Heresy Characters

The new Horus Heresy boxed set releases soon and we’re doing deep dive reviews into its contents. If you missed our review of the rules, you can find that here, or if you missed our review of the new Mk....

Berried Treasure – A Sweet and Savory Treat

The folks at Restoration Games are ludo-archaeologists. They recover beloved, out-of-print board games, retcon and restore them (natch), then re-release them for the modern game player’s sensibilities. Some Restoration discoveries are as mythic as the Holy Grail – as in...

Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate Review, Part 3 – Multicolor and Colorless

Magic's newest expansion has us traveling to Battle for Baldur's Gate. A new set means new cards to examine, and in this article we'll talk about the multicolored and colorless cards, what they mean for the game and how...

Model Review Round Table: Horus Heresy Armor

The new Horus Heresy boxed set releases soon and we're doing deep dive reviews into its contents. If you missed our review of the rules, you can find that here, or if you missed our review of the new...

Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate Review, Part 2 – WUBRG

Magic's newest expansion has us traveling to Battle for Baldur's Gate. A new set means new cards to examine, and in this article we'll talk about the monocolored cards and what they mean for the game in different formats...

Model Review Round Table: MKVI ‘Corvus’ Marines

Welcome back to Goonhammer’s series for aspiring Praetors. We know that the Horus Heresy system can seem intimidating to players unfamiliar with its particular quirks, but this series aims to equip you with everything you’ll need to play out...

Liber Hereticus: The Goonhammer Review

  Containing all the information you need to play the Traitor Legions in the new edition of Horus Heresy, the Liber Hereticus is an absolute tome of a book, just like its sibling Liber Astartes. But what exactly can be found...