Content We Liked: 4th January, 2026

Although it’s a big internet out there, the Tabletop digital universe is pretty small and spread out. In Content We Liked, we take a look at the articles, videos, podcasts, and products that caught our eyes or were noteworthy during the prior week you might have missed.

On the Internet at Large

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Welcome to 2026 hobbyists! It feels... barely different to 2025 huh? We're gonna keep trucking along bringing you hobby goodness week after week starting with this downright fierce squad of Girlypop'd Dreadnoughts by beejasminepaints on Instagram. Bedazzling wargames figures is always an fun bit, and we particularly love the gothed up Dread in spikes and bows.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DS99DxcDaWV/?img_index=1

Next up you have our favourite staple of CWL fodder: "What the hell is that?!". mutant modifier on Instagram brings us a beautifully grotesque Chaos Knight leaning hard into the body horror by building the core of the conversion around a ceramic hand and just going all crazy from there. There's so many layered textures and details to this piece and its just fantastically gross.

This Week on Goonhammer

Age of Sigmar: Maggotkin of Nurgle 4th edition Armybook Review

Just in time for everyone's post-holiday colds, the Maggotkin squelch their way into Age of Sigmar's 4th edition with some brand new malodorous units and the return of an old face.

https://dev.tabletopbattles.com/goonhammer-reviews-age-of-sigmar-battletome-maggotkin-of-nurgle/

Trench Crusade: Stoßtruppen of the Free State of Prussia Plastic Kit Review

Trench Crusade takes the leap into the world of multipart plastic kits with the Stoßtruppen kit from Archon studios. Our Trench Crusaders crack open the kit to see how they stack up for the first salvo.

https://dev.tabletopbattles.com/trench-crusade-stostruppen-of-the-free-state-of-prussia-plastic-kit-review/

Goonhammer TV: The Secret Language of Competitive Warhammer 40k

Getting into a game's competitive scene can be an intimidating task, especially in learning all the shortform, nicknames and weird memes people throw around wantonly. Campbell breaks down the most common terms colloquialisms found in Warhammer 40k's competitive circles.

The Year in Boardgames 2025

Marcy takes a look at the state of Boardgames in 2025, a year full of Bad Times as tariffs and layoffs take their toll.

https://dev.tabletopbattles.com/the-year-in-board-games-2025-the-golden-age-ends/

Battletech: Battlemech Championships 2025 Analysis

As the dust settles on out 2025 rankings of our Mechwarriors' favourite 'Mechs, Jack and Peri break down their choices and look for the main trends in what makes for a strong mech.

https://dev.tabletopbattles.com/goonhammer-battlemech-championships-analysis/

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