reviews

Games for Young Kids: Rhino Hero Super Battle Review

I've written before about the challenges of introducing a small child to board games, specifically in my review of Dragon's Breath, another HABA game designed for young players. In the short time since that was written my four year-old son...

White Dwarf #461 Flashpoints: Charadon Phase 2 Review

In the Narrative Forge, we talk about playing games with more of a storytelling focus in mind. From bespoke missions to Crusade armies to sweeping campaigns, we cover the ways to add flavor to games. In today’s article, we’re...

Kill Team Pariah Nexus Review, Part 3: The Factions and New Datasheets

In addition to new rules and new models, the new Kill Team Pariah Nexus book also lists out rules for more than a dozen models, adding new units and completely updating the Space Marines Kill Team range while doing…...

Kill Team Pariah Nexus Review, Part 2: The Rules

One of the more surprising revelations from the Games Workshop previews in late 2020 was that we’d be seeing a new Kill Team release early this year. After more than a year without new Kill Team content - basically...

Goonhammer Historicals: Pickett’s Charge Review

In our continuing series on the American Civil War, this week sees the Goonhammer Historicals team bringing you a review of the "Pickett's Charge" wargame rule set from Reisswitz Press. Released in 2016, Pickett's Charge is the brainchild of veteran...

The Medium: Neither Rare Nor Well-Done

Apologies to Ernie Kovacs for stealing his joke, but our subject this week didn't deserve a new one. There are good games, there are bad games, and then there are games like The Medium. Up until now, I’ve had the...

Codex: Dark Angels Round-up

The new 9th edition Codex: Dark Angels is out today and in case you missed any of our coverage of the new book and it's contents, or are just looking for help on your Dark Angels list, we've got...

A Review of Magic: The Gathering’s Kaldheim Expansion, Part 3 of 3: Lands, Artifacts, and Final Thoughts

With the imminent release of the new Kaldheim set, B Phillip York and FromTheShire are reviewing the avalanche of new cards sweeping downhill into all formats. Note that as our typical coverage is focused on Commander, we'll be primarily...

A Review of Magic: The Gathering’s Kaldheim Expansion, Part 2 of 3: Multicolor and Double-Faced

With the imminent release of the new Kaldheim set, B Phillip York and FromTheShire are reviewing the avalanche of new cards sweeping downhill into all formats. Note that as our typical coverage is focused on Commander, we'll be primarily...

A Review of Magic: The Gathering’s Kaldheim Expansion, Part 1 of 2: WUBRG

With the imminent release of the new Kaldheim set, Phillip York and FromTheShire are reviewing the avalanche of new cards sweeping downhill into all formats. Note that as our typical coverage is focused on Commander, we'll be primarily examining...