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Turn Order: Trick Shot Review

As with many of the authors here on Goonhammer, I enjoy gathering around the table to play a board game with friends. However, there are few things in this world that can get me more excited than NHL hockey....

King’s Dilemma Is Incredible Until the Ending, but Whose Fault is That? – Turn Order

Back in September, my 5-person board game group and I escaped our quarantines (after isolation and COVID tests) to hunker down for a 3-day micro "convention". While we played a few different things, the crown jewel of the event...

Games for Young Kids: Dragon’s Breath Review

One of the more hit-or-miss aspects of being a parent with a young child is the introduction to games. As an avid gamer I'm incredibly eager to introduce my son to the games I love, but given that he...

I am a Luxury and Therefore a Necessity – Moonstone Review – Boardhammer

Ever since I was a kid, fairytales and fantasy stories were some of my favorites; my parents used to read them to me, and I grew up watching cartoon versions of them, before graduating to reading voraciously as a...

Digital Heart, Analog Brain – Fallout Wasteland Warfare Review

There’s a duo of old Saturday Night Live skits where Tom Hanks plays a pushy Israeli salesman named Uri. He tries to force a call-in customer to buy a VCR player, constantly repeating the line “Is Sony guts!” (Adam...

Remote Gaming and You! – Board Games to Play on Webcam

In last week’s gift guide we mentioned a few games that could be played via webcam. As game nights have shifted, so have the ways we game. While not quite the same as playing together, hopping on Zoom, Meet,...

Goonhammer Holiday Gift Guide: Board Games

With the 2020 holidays nearly upon us, it’s time to talk about gifts. Whether you’re shopping for a loved one or a Secret Santa recipient, trying to keep things lowkey or looking to splurge, or just grabbing something for...

On Your Marks, Get Set, Gamble! – Downforce Review

I'm a firm believer in the idea that the best moments in board games occur above the table, between the players. This is true whether you're playing a multi-hour epic game of space conquest, or a 30 minute card...

Mixtape Massacre

Greetings again readers! I hope everyone’s livers have properly recovered from all the Halloween and Election fun of the last two weeks, as I am here to drop a short review on you. In the lead up to Halloween the...

4 Games for a Halloween Board Game Night

It's that time of year again, when the leaves have mostly fallen and the daylight hours draw short. When your friends and family can come together to celebrate what really matters in life...PURE EVIL!!! That's right! Halloween is right...