SAGA

Goonhammer Historicals: Bad Squiddo Shieldmaiden Review and Saga Warband

First off, a big thank you to Annie of Bad Squiddo Games for supplying these minis free of charge to review! The selection of minis on offer there are far beyond the shieldmaidens I'm reviewing today and worth looking...

Goonhammer Historicals: The Barons’ War Review

The Barons' War is a high medieval skirmish game from Footsore Miniatures. It's been out a while and is a firm favourite in the historicals community, winning the Wargames Illustrated Best New Rules award in 2021 and filling out...

Goonhammer Historicals: Wargames Atlantic Late Roman Legionaries and Goth Warriors

We dive into a little bit of an older offering from one of our favourite historical miniatures companies this time around, with the Late Roman Legionaries (1): Lorica Hamata and Goth Warriors boxes from Wargames Atlantic. These make up so far...

SAGA Summer: Bair’s First Historical

If you’ve been around our Titanicus (play it), Age of Sigmar, or Conquest portions of the site you might have seen my name under some articles, but this is my first and (Lenoon/Mugginns allowing) not my last in the...

Goonhammer Historicals: SAGA Faction Review – Vikings

Who Are the Vikings? The Vikings were Scandinavian people who are famous for raiding (via longboat over the sea), pirating, trading, settling, and hiring out as mercenaries all over Europe and some parts of Asia, but mainly in Britain. The...

Goonhammer Historicals: A 24 Hour Saga in Normandy

The Goonhammer Historicals team have been getting very excited about SAGA recently. So much so that we've infected half the discord with a Victrix-kit-fuelled fervour for Historicals Skirmish gaming. Try as I might to keep us all focused on...

Goonhammer Historicals: SAGA Faction Review – Anglo-Saxons

Who Are The Anglo-Saxons? The Anglo-Saxons were the Germanic peoples who inhabited England in the late Dark Ages. Originally hailing from mainland Europe, the Angles, Saxons and Jutes settled what is now known as England, carving out petty kingdoms and...

Goonhammer Historicals: SAGA Age Overview – Age of Vikings

Ravens. Shieldwalls. Pagans. Age of Vikings is the foundational, formative SAGA book. If you’re reading this, chances are you’re interested in SAGA, and if you’re interested in SAGA, chances are you originally learned about it as 'that Viking game'! This...

Getting Started with SAGA – The Middle Ages Skirmish Game

Skål! I’m Ne Cede Malis, new to Goonhammer, and I’m here to tell you today about a little game that took over my hobby life a few years ago and hasn’t let go since. Editors note: It's SAGA Summer! Enjoy...

Goonhammer Historicals: Wargames Atlantic Foot Knights

Fresh out of the Foundries of Wargames Atlantic comes the Foot Knights (1150-1320) plastic boxed set, providing 24 highly detailed plastic Knights in a versatile kit that should prove to be a mainstay of Medieval gaming. I was bloody...