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Commander Legends Review, Part 3 of 7: Blue

B Phillip York - November 11, 2020

With Commander Legends releasing, the format is about to see a shakeup arguably bigger than any in its relatively short history. This week, Phillip York and FromTheShire are doing a card-by-card review of the new set and what the...

Competitive Play

Commander Legends review, Part 2 of 7: White

B Phillip York - November 10, 2020

With Commander Legends releasing, the format is about to see a shakeup arguably bigger than any in its relatively short history. This week, Phillip York and FromTheShire are doing a card-by-card review of the new set and what the...

Competitive Play

Commander Legends Review, Part 1 of 7: Multicolored

B Phillip York - November 9, 2020

With Commander Legends releasing, the format is about to see a shakeup arguably bigger than any in its relatively short history. This week, Phillip York and FromTheShire are doing a card-by-card review of the new set and what the...

Competitive Play

Commander Legends Review, Part 6 of 7: Green

B Phillip York - November 6, 2020

With Commander Legends releasing, the format is about to see a shakeup arguably bigger than any in its relatively short history. This week, Phillip York and FromTheShire are doing a card-by-card review of the new set and what the...

Gaming

9th Edition Imperial Armour Compendium: The Goonhammer Review

James "One_Wing" Grover - October 31, 2020

Forge World formed a key part of competitive play in 8th Edition, offering a wide range of additional options for some factions alongside some very cool models for players who wanted to try something different. The impact was, shall...

Narrative Play

White Dwarf 457 Review: Flashpoint and the Argovon Campaign, Part 1

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 19, 2020

White Dwarf 457 is out and it introduces a new ongoing series called Flashpoints, which explore specific warzones and regions within the 40k universe, with new backstory and rules. Based on this initial entry, they seem like an interesting...

Gaming

Battlezone: Manufactorum Terrain Datasheet Cards Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 13, 2020

Chapter Approved: Tactical Deployment is perhaps the strangest release I've ever seen come from Games Workshop. Billed simultaneously as a way to have players bring their own terrain to competitive games and a way to add tactical considerations to...

Books

Audio Drama Review – Dredge Runners by Alec Worley

Marcille "Marcy" Donato - October 12, 2020

This review contains mild, general spoilers for the audio drama. Reviewing an audio drama is a tricky thing. Unlike a full novel or even short story, there is very little content that can be discussed without essentially retelling the entire...

Historicals

Historicals Review – Victrix Guard Lancers

Thundercloud - October 8, 2020

There were three regiments of Guard Lancers, the Polish Lancers (1st and 3rd Regiments being Old Guard and Young Guard) and the Red (2nd Regiment Dutch-French) Lancers. The Polish Lancers had an almost legendary reputation in combat and were undefeated...

Competitive Play

Goonhammer Reviews Warhammer 40k Chapter Approved: Tactical Deployment

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 26, 2020

One of the more interesting announcements to come out of last month's streaming preview, the Tactical Deployment promised a new way to play that would have players bringing their own terrain to battles and building battlefields to suit their armies....