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House Bolton Mini-Faction – What Went Wrong?

2021.03 Update for A Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures Game brought with it the release of the Bolton Mini-Faction. In this article, we will be reviewing the Faction’s poor performance as one of the worst in the game....

How to Play Burrows and Badgers

If you've been looking for a game with anthropomorphic animals in various fantasy attire formed into suitable (or not) warbands then that's extremely niche...but you've found it! But how is it played....?

ASOIAF Skirmish Game Revealed and New Rules

At CMON Expo Bangkok a new Skirmish game set in Westeros was revealed to the world. ASOIAF Tactics is a new game on the way from CMON and was announced with some reveals and information at the event. I...

CMON Fix Golden Company – SO3 Update Review for ASOIAF

It has been a few months since the update for A Song of Ice and Fire was launched bringing us into Season 3. This is plenty of time for the rules to settle and for everyone who plays to...

Goonhammer Historicals Review: Et Sans Resultat! Series 3

We love Napoleonics. Who doesn't? Over here at the Goonhammer star fort, we usually play our Napoleonics in semi-skirmish settings, at most using a couple of battalions of foot and squadrons of cavalry. Perhaps you want something bigger. Something...

Goonhammer Reviews Warhammer 40,000 10th Edition – Part 1: The Core Rules

You’ve been waiting for months, and it’s finally here: the tenth Edition of 40k. Promising a simplified (but not necessary simple) rules framework, more clarity than ever, and a complete overhaul of unit rules, this new edition is poised...

Battlegroup: a Goonhammer Historicals review

Well, we've put this off for far too long really. Battlegroup is what drew me back into miniatures wargaming and started a fire that burns on the oak wood of historicals gaming. Today we’re looking at the ruleset, expansions...

Goonhammer Historicals interviews Andy Callan of Never Mind The Billhooks

Back in September of 2020, readers of Wargames Illustrated were treated with a free ruleset cheekily called “Never Mind The Billhooks”. Centered on the Wars of The Roses, it soon became a very popular ruleset, with a low barrier of entry to start in medieval England. Two years on, the Deluxe version hit the virtual shelves. Updated and with new theatres to explore, the hype continues. We asked Andy Callan, author of the ruleset to answer some questions about the latest edition.

Ruleshammer 40k: Arks of Omen – Missions and Scoring Changes

Welcome to Ruleshammer! This week we’re covering the new Arks of Omen Mission rules. Remember the banner below will take you to the Ruleshammer 9th Edition Compedium, for all the questions I’ve answered for the last few months! Changes to...

Ruleshammer 40k: The Arks of Omen Detachment and Allies

Welcome to Ruleshammer! This week we’re covering the new Arks of Omen Detachment. Remember the banner below will take you to the Ruleshammer 9th Edition Compedium, for all the questions I’ve answered for the last few months! The new mission...