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GW’s Middle-earth Rebuilds Ahead Of War Of The Rohirrim With New Miniatures! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! Despite the news that so many old miniatures are leaving the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game range, many more are coming to replace them and it looks like GW are rebuilding the game and the range ahead of the release of the brand new film, The War Of The Rohirrim, set before the time of The Lord Of The Rings!

Community Spotlight: American Civil War Battles, Halflings At War & BattleTech!

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In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at American Civil War battles, some Halflings going to war and a great new set of BattleTech miniatures.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Cracking The Code Of Tabletop Game Design!

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS where we're joined by a special guest! Marco Pecota from Raybox Games joins us to talk about the minefield and the ups and downs of game development. How to good ideas come to the surface and how to you juggle cool ideas, especially in the modern fast-paced world of tabletop games.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Convention Game Ideas; How Big Would You Go?

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS this week as we sit down and discuss event/convention games and what ideas we have for our own! Do you think we've hit on some great convention game ideas or are we over-reaching? Which of these would you love to play if you were attending an event like Salute or UK Games Expo?

New BattleTech Paint Set Revealed From The Army Painter!

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Catalyst Game Labs have teamed up with The Army Painter to produce another new paint set that will help get your BattleTech miniatures to the tabletop. The Mercenaries Paint Set is going to be available soon.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Giftmas Unboxing & Looking Ahead To 2024 Hobby!

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Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In the final Cult Of Games XLBS of 2023, we dive into the awesome array of gifts that have come from the one and only horati0nosebl0wer as part of Giftmas PLUS we look ahead at what each of the team is excited for moving into 2024.

Community Spotlight: Tiny Tanks, Creeping Dead, And Massive Mechs!

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Come and join us for another delve into the Projects to find the best of the best from the last week or so. We're going to be getting stuck into lots of great-looking miniature wargaming painting and hobbying this week...

Cult Of Games XLBS: Are Your Historical Wargaming Rules Really Playing The Period?

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Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, Warren talks about the grandeur of playing at smaller scales and how it offers up a real taste of proper battlefields and Gerry poses a question about some Historical wargames. Do the rules you're playing reflect the warfare of the period or are they too generic?

Community Spotlight: Gloomspite Gitz, BattleTech Terrain & Silver Bayonet Campaigns

1 year ago 2

In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some sneaky gitz for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, BIG BattleTech tables and The Silver Bayonet as a campaign!

Cult Of Games XLBS: Evolving Our WAR Rules! Try These Mechanics In YOUR Wargames

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As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a little bit of hobby discussion but also the evolution of WAR and what we're thinking when it comes to some game mechanics that Warren has been working on. Will you be trying these out in one of your games this weekend?

Community Spotlight: BattleTech, The Barons’ War Islamic Armies & New Blood!

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We have a look at some awesome painting from you folks including some BattleTech, an expanded The Barons' War collection and someone looking to get new blood into tabletop gaming!

Cult Of Games XLBS: What Attracts You To A Tabletop Game?

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As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into the one of the big questions of the tabletop gaming world. What is that attracts you to a game? Is it the art, the rules, the world building or perhaps something entirely different? 

Community Spotlight: Bulk BattleTech, Discworld Witches & Blanchitsu Eldar

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We delve into a backlog of BattleTech goodness, see some Witches on holiday away from the Discworld and check out some stylish Blanchitsu-style Eldar.

[unofficial Hobby Hangout] #163 coming home

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[unofficial Hobby Hangout] #160 Three years twitching

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Cult Of Games XLBS: Lloyd’s Spring Cleaning His Balearics & Trying To Cheat With AI

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In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, the team returns for a Sunday morning catch-up where brother Lloyd is finally allowed to show off his Balearics that he was whipping out in public in between being the filling in a com spot sandwich!

Battletech Mercenaries! NEW Big Mechs For Hire In Resurgent Wargame & Undead Unearthed #OTTWeekender

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It's OTT Weekender time! This week, Warren gets into the Spring Clean Challenge by unearthing a cemetery's worth of undead fiends for gaming with his kids and the Battletech Mercenaries provide some big guns and more for the hard Sci-Fi tabletop wargame.

Catalyst’s BattleTech Mercenaries Stomps Onto Kickstarter

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Catalyst Game Labs have taken to Kickstarter to expand their BattleTech range with a new set of miniatures and more. BattleTech: Mercenaries comes packed with lots of content for those wanting to dive deeper into this Sci-Fi wargame.

[unofficial Hobby Hangout] #137 So many minis!

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Cult Of Games XLBS: When Did You First Get Into Tabletop Gaming?

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, we're going to be talking about first times! When was the first time that you sat down and painted a miniature or played a miniature wargame? Have you had multiple first times?

Bushwacker Battlemech Painting Tutorial | BattleTech

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John returns to the world of BattleTech and shows off how to paint a Bushwacker Battlemech for use in the popular wargame. Dive into a full painting tutorial on bringing the Bushwacker to life.

Community Spotlight: Tiny Samurai, A Mighty Dragon & Even More BattleTech!

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We dive into some chatter about some tiny Samurai as well as a mighty Elder Scrolls Dragon and an excellent selection of BattleTech miniatures.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Could Warren Make A Game In 7 Days?

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, Warren challenged himself to make a miniature wargame in 7 days. Has he managed to do it with the aid of some A.I helpers?

Cult Of Games XLBS: Is A.I Going To Transform Game Art Forever?

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's episode, we're looking at how A.I can help develop artwork for use in our tabletop games. Is this a frightening new tool or something that could help out budding designers?

New Kroot Arrive In Kill Team: Into The Dark! BUT, Warcry: Heart Of Ghur Lacks Oomph? #OTTWeekender

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It's OTT Weekender time! The new Kroot have arrived in Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 - Kill Team: Into The Dark but we also got Warcry: Heart Of Ghur which feels like it lacks a bit of oomph. Does it just not have as much terrain and miniatures?

Get Started With Battletech With Upcoming Beginner Box

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Catalyst Game Labs have now announced that they will be releasing an entry-level box this Autumn, stomping forward with the BattleTech Beginner Box.

Cult Of Games XLBS: What’s YOUR Perfect Wargaming Temptation?

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's episode, we're diving deep into BattleTech which has taken over John's life AND asking about your tabletop temptations? What potentially leftfield game would you LOVE to play?

unofficial Hobby Hangout #111 Schnappszahl

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unofficial Hobby Hangout #107 stuffed

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Battletech Inner Sphere Heavy Lance Unboxing and Review

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Battletech Inner Sphere Heavy Battle Lance Unboxing and Review

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unofficial Hobby Hangout #106 Hide your eggs!

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Battletech Fiction: Where to get started

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Battletech Inner Sphere Support Lance Unboxing and Review

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Battletech Inner Sphere Striker Lance Unboxing and Review

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Battletech Inner Sphere Command Lance Unboxing and Review

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Battletech Clan Heavy Star Unboxing and Review

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Battletech Clan Heavy Battle Star Unboxing and Review

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Community Spotlight: Battletech Battles, Aeronautica Imperialis & Oldhammer!

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We dive into a Battletech battle report, some awesome Aeronautica Imperialis painting and a bit of classic Warhammer Fantasy goodness for the tabletop too.

Battletech Clan Striker Star Unboxing and Review

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Cult Of Games XLBS: Kitbashing & Converting – Is It Becoming A Lost Art?

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Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! This week we're talking about getting back into kitbashing and converting and what it can offer to the tabletop hobby.

Battletech ComStar Command Level II Unboxing and Review

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