In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a chat about how to make your tabletop games more fun with the addition of narrative scenarios, twists and more so they don't just become a mind-numbing killfest! Do you have any tips for creating narrative games and what campaign do you think we should play next year?

It's OTTWeekender time! Trench Crusade has finally hit Kickstarter! We dive into what is possibly THE ultimate Grimdark wargame. We have a chat about its rules (which are free!) as well as some of the absolutely amazing miniatures that you can get as part of the new Kickstarter campaign.!

Pre-orders are now live for Caesar Ink's awesome horror tabletop roleplaying game, Doomsong! If you missed out on the Kickstarter you can now get your hands on the Core Book, Lord Have Mercy Upon Us Campaign and more from this team of awesome creatives.

Gerry sits down for an interview with Mat Hart, Founder & Creative Director of Steamforged Games about all things Warmachine. They discuss taking over stewardship of the popular 35mm wargame, the brand new Two Player Starter Set and why it's a great starting point for someone getting into Warmachine.

Steamforged Games has been showing off some excellent new 35mm scale miniatures for the forces of Cryx that will join Warmachine's initial wave of releases. We lead the way with the terrifying Iron Lich Commander!

Trench Crusade, the Grimdark tabletop wargame set in "a blasphemous alternate WWI era" is now available on Kickstarter with options to get your hands on all manner of miniatures (both physically and digitally) as well as physical rules and more. 

To celebrate the festive season, Para Bellum Games are offering up a FREE Angry Gift Chicken as a promotional bonus for those who spend a certain amount on their webstore. A good way for you to get something fun for your Conquest collection.

TTCombat has added another gang to their collection for those seeking a new way of playing games of 32mm Pulpy skirmish game Carnevale. The Patricians can call on the Ottoman Discipline when seeking to conquer the streets and canals of Venice.

Following on from more of the terrain previews yesterday for Guards Of Traitor's Toll, we also got a look at more miniatures by Grey For Now Games. First up, we have some characters that will form part of an expansion set that will join the launch of the game. 

Games Workshop has revealed a new Forge World Resin miniature that will be joining the War Of The Rohirrim collection for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game later this year. Meet the villainous Lord Thorne of the Wold. 

Sarissa Precision and Grey For Now Games have been working on new terrain for those preparing for the latest 28mm Fantasy wargame, Guards Of Traitor's Toll. "Tollingchester" is coming together nicely with even more pre-coloured buildings for you to help build up your dense city boards.

Gerry has a look at some of the new festive season options from Mantic Games as this year they have two different advent calendars available one for fans of Pannithor's fantasy and a very different style of game set within their science-fiction Warpath universe.

This week's Cult Of Games XLBS has Lloyd at possibly the most excited we've ever seen him. Could this be THE project that gets Lloyd crafting, building and maybe even, heaven forbid, painting?! Lloyd plots out how he'd like to make a fun racing game for the tabletop.

It's OTTWeekender time! Join us this week as we round out Orktober with a bang and have a look at what could possibly be the best Fantasy Orcs that we've ever seen. These Orcs popped up on Kickstarter and they look insanely good and could well be the perfect Fantasy Orc Miniatures for starting a new army.

Games Workshop has previewed two of the new warbands coming to Warhammer Underworlds with the launch of the new edition. Followers of The Old Ones and Grandfather Nurgle will be rather happy with these additions to the game.

Gerry has a look at some of the new festive season options from the team at Loke BattleMats for those who love their dungeon-delving roleplaying games. We have a look at the Calendar Of Many Adventures 2025 and also the Dungeon Gift Wrap that you can get for the Dungeon Master in your life.

Join us this week for some Darktide skirmishes in Warhammer 40,000, the rise of the Ratkin in Kings Of War and some adventures in The Red Sabre.

GCT Studios are showing off a new themed warband that will be available soon for fans of Bushido and the creepy side of this 35mm scale Fantasy wargame! The Awoken are going to be scuttling forth with Joyless Smiles & Dark Eyes.

James Morris' Midgard Heroic Battles is now available to pre-order from Reisswitz Press ahead of its November release date. You can get your hands on just the Rulebook or you can get a bundle which comes with MDF Tokens for use in battle!

Games Workshop has begun to plot out the roadmap for Warhammer Underworlds and the new edition of the game. As well as that, they also showed off the returning warbands that will be getting a revamped physical release with both miniatures and cards for organised play.

Carlos Pérez, a sculptor for Big Child Creative, A Song Of Ice & Fire: Tactics, Zombicide, Marvel United, Mordred and The Dead Keep is now on Kickstarter with their own project which aims to bring some amazing 32mm Fantasy Orcs to the tabletop, The Longsnouts. 

Mace Face Miniatures, off the back of their awesome 15mm Hornblower Shieldmaidens release, are now working with Eureka Miniatures to bring a new set of Hawkmoon miniatures to the tabletop based on the world by Michael Moorcock. 

CMON has previewed another set coming to the 32mm Fantasy wargame, A Song Of Ice & Fire later this year. The Brotherhood Without Banners will be able to call on a great set of Heroes to help them fight against the mighty powers warring across Westeros.

This week's Cult Of Games XLBS features Lloyd and Warren joining Gerry for a proper Johnston-packed episode! We dive into what Warren has been dreaming up in the 3D printing world, and Lloyd breaks out the holiday snaps with some inspiration for terrain projects yet to be!

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we dive into an awesome range of new miniatures that you can get your hands on if you're a Mordheim fan. These amazing Witch Hunters would be perfect for your Grimdark Fantasy games in The Cursed City and beyond. Axia has been doing a great job with these miniatures, capturing the feel of Mordheim whilst producing something new and unique.

Games Workshop previewed another new 28mm miniature coming to the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game later this year alongside the rest of the War Of The Rohirrim collection. This time, we have Freca who has dreams of power. 

Warp Miniatures cap off their four months of Demon-fuelled 3D printing with a set of four Demon Kings that are available for you to download and print via their Patreon during October. Choose your god and pledge eternal service to their chaotic awesomeness. 

Join us for a trip to Hobbiton as well as an exploration of some epic projects including a bit of Armoured Clash and some epic-scale Star Wars. You will be blown away by these lovely projects!

Monolith are also on Kickstarter right now with a new campaign looking to bring their Conan roleplaying game to life! Conan: The Hyborian Age - The Roleplaying Game will drop you into a world of Pulp Fantasy adventure!

Modiphius are now on Kickstarter right now with their new project looking to bring Terry Pratchett's Discworld RPG: Adventures In Ankh-Morpork to life. Featuring a uniquely Pratchett-esque set of mechanics that suit Discworld, you can dive in and start telling your strange tales. 

Axia's Giuseppe Chiafele is back on Kickstarter with a brand new project looking to bring some fantastic new miniatures to life that suit the Tales Of The Old World range. This time, the flames are licking at the edge of a bonfire as the Witch Hunters get ready to scour the land. 

Crippled God Foundry are back on Kickstarter with an awesome campaign looking to introduce you to more Dark Fantasy adventures! Monster Slayers: Shadowcurse is a new module that is compatible with 5th Edition (and 5.5) and packed with miniatures.

You can now grab yourself The Terrain Set from Loke BattleMats which will be super handy for those looking to set up different scenarios during your tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Dragonbane and beyond.

Para Bellum Games, despite the best efforts of their design team, are going to be introducing even more Fishgnomes into the world of Ea and Conquest. Whilst they will never be an army (yet), they look dam cute and will make fun painting projects.

Cubicle 7 are taking pre-orders for a new supplement for Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play. If you're a lover of the Dawi then you can get stuck in and snap up the Dwarf Player's Guide which contains background and rules for playing more detailed Dwarf characters Old World adventures.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a bit more of our hobby that we've been up to and Warren brings up the subject of a tidy workspace, a tidy mind! Do you have to organise your workspace to get anything done or do you thrive in the chaos?

Para Bellum Games had some surprise pre-orders coming up for fans of Conquest and the W’adrhŭn faction! Bring some freckin' awesome dinosaurs to the tabletop soon!

It's OTTWeekender time! We check out some of the awesome new Halo miniatures that Mantic Games are bringing to Wave 2 of Halo: Flashpoint in 2025! Things are hotting up with brand new Spartan variants and the tease of Elites and Brutes on the horizon. If you're a Master Chief or Halo fan in general, the future looks bright.

Want to get started in 32mm Fantasy skirmish wargame Moonstone? Gerry unboxes and reviews a perfect starting point, the new Life & Death Struggle 2-Player Starter Set from Goblin King Games which features all the miniatures and more you need to play.

Conquest, Star Wars and more grace our Community Spotlight for this week. Dive into what the community has been doing and let us know if they have inspired you! What have you been working on?

Badger Games has added more of the Have A Nice Day Miniatures range to their webstore. If you're a fan of Gnomes then you'll find yourself overwhelmed by the offerings that they have added to their webstore recently.

The Fantasy world of Warcrow will be getting some excellent new 32mm miniatures for both the Hegemony Of Embersig and the Northern Alliance. Corvus Belli has some more gorgeous miniatures coming our way with some stunning magical effects in the mix too!