Warlord Games are expanding on their Pike & Shotte Epic Battles range with some new miniature for the Scots Covenanters! You're now able to get your hands on a full Starter Army and more for those looking to dive into this 15mm (13.5mm) wargame set during the cut and thrust of the 17th Century.
Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, we dive into some future plans and ideas that Warren has for more contests and challenges throughout the end of 2023 and the start of 2024 plus the projects that he'll be diving into. Ben also discusses why he hates glitter with a passion!
It's OTTWeekender Time! We discuss the news from Games Workshop for Warhammer: The Old World. The fate of this game hangs in the balance and will it be enough to appease the fans, both new and old? Are people simply going to be returning to this game out of nostalgia?
1898 Miniaturas have now released their new range of Thirty Years War French Cavalry for you to send thundering into the midst of battle. There is a nice selection of 28mm Historical kits for you to choose from when creating your units with both pistol and sword at the ready!
We dive into a bevvy of awesome painting and hobbying covering Samurai, a battle at The Alamo and an exploration of a skull-filled graveyard.
We dive into a new Let's Play episode of our Undaunted: Stalingrad Campaign. We're playing through a full campaign of this awesome Osprey Games board game with the eleventh scenario, Find A Way In.
Sarissa Precision has made a new set of terrain available over on their webstore for those diving into some games packed with trench warfare. If you're playing some World War I games or perhaps A War Transformed, this new Trench System would work rather well!
Warlord Games have added some new sets to their webstore for those looking to do some kitbashing when it comes to their Epic Battles units. There are four sets for you to choose from featuring their epic scale (13.5mm) covering Waterloo and Pike & Shotte.
Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's episode, we dive into a chat about shiny syndrome and some of the ways that you can combat it. Do you have some tips and tricks for avoiding the allure of the next shiny miniature that pops up online?
Why Everyone Is Obsessed with Moonstone’s Latest Miniatures (And You Will Be, Too!) #OTTWeekender
17It's OTT Weekender time! We get stuck into a discussion on the amazing new Moonstone Kickstarter from Goblin King Games and why everyone is obsessed with their latest miniatures. By the end of the show, you're going to be just as hooked on their wonderful 32mm Fantasy miniatures for their whimsical wargame.
Battlefront Miniatures have got an initial set of releases for those diving into playing as the NATO Forces in World War III: Team Yankee. You can pick these up from Battlefront themselves or you can head on over to Store.OnTableTop to snaffle up your Cold War Gone Hot 15mm miniatures.
Wargames Atlantic are closing in on getting the final few orders in to turn their British Expeditionary Force and Home Guard plastic set out there into the wild. As the first finalist from the Vox Populi system that they've set up, they are looking to get these 28mm miniatures into tooling soon for some World War II wargaming.
Warlord Games have released a new set for the Panzer IV which comes with options for three 28mm plastic miniatures to use with the Germans in World War II wargames like Bolt Action.
PHALANX Games have announced that they are going to be returning to Kickstarter with one of their biggest board games, U-BOOT: The Board Game is going to be coming back with a second printing! Prepare to command your submarine and dive, dive, dive into this game of World War II naval warfare.
Warlord Games has announced that they are going to be bringing a new board game to crowdfunding in the near future. This World War II board game is going to be called Vanguard and it sounds very intriguing indeed!
Monster Fight Club are on Kickstarter right now with a new range of plastic terrain for use in your wargames. They are aiming to get you fighting through a pretty awesome Container Shipyard with their newest collection of 28mm wargaming terrain.
V&V Miniatures have another neat 28mm set for you to scoop up when building your Ancient armies. You can now get a set of four Celts that you can use to battle the forces of Rome on the tabletop.
Flags Of War are on Kickstarter right now (for a couple more days!) with a new campaign focused on bringing some Garrison Troops to the tabletop. You are going to be able to scoop up some neat STL Files allowing you to build both English and Scottish troops for Border Wars: Under A Reiver Moon.
FireForge Games have added their new 28mm Plastic Samurai to their webstore for you to scoop up as you start building feudal (and feuding!) armies. There are five boxes for you to pick up covering Samurai and Ashigaru.
Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, we find out that Warren might have been going about things all wrong. Maybe the simplest solution is the easiest one? We also explore more of your hobby and Lloyd might get to talk about trains. Maybe.
Black Scorpion Miniatures are joining in with the fun when it comes to making Wild West terrain as they recently showed off some awesome 3D Printable options that are soon going to be added into the mix. These are going to be great for those looking to play games between 28mm and 35mm including their own game, Tombstone!
New Dystopian Wars Forces – Set Sail With Mighty New Miniatures For Dieselpunk Wargaming #OTTWeekender
33It's OTT Weekender time! In this episode, we dive into what's coming up for Dystopian Wars with that brand new Starter Set, Fortune And Glory! The Union are clashing with the Sultanate with new miniatures and a new way for you and your friends to dive into some naval wargaming with a dieselpunk twist!
Dive into another Community Spotlight where we're talking Star Trek, Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team and finally an awesome game of chariot racing!
Empress Miniatures have new packs available from Iron Duke Miniatures for the Xhosa Wars as another of Victoria's Little Wars expands in the African Orange River territories.
I'm a huge fan of Great Escape Games' Wild West gang fighting game Dead Man's Hand, as a quick-play skirmish game that is heavily influenced by the Western films I grew up enjoying it's a beautiful way to play out a three-act movie on the tabletop. In keeping with the filmatic feel of the game Great Escape Games has announced an upcoming Kickstarter in October for Dead Man's Hand Redux.
As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we chat about the plans that we have to dive into TerrainFest 2023! Warren is looking to get some feedback on how to build Acre and Ben is thinking about how to paint his Wild West terrain for a good old-fashioned shootout!
At OnTableTop, we've often pondered on the best ways to get into Historical wargaming. We even did a whole Cult Of Games episode about it. After mulling it over for a while and muttering about the toss-up between the Dark Ages and World War II, I think I've come down on the side of something entirely different. What about the Wild West?
Ace New NATO Forces WW3: Team Yankee 15mm Miniatures Incoming! Heat Up Your Cold War! #OTTWeekender
24It's OTT Weekender time! It's a big time to be diving into World War 3: Team Yankee with Battlefront Miniatures are they are launching the NATO Forces book soon alongside a whole host of awesome 15mm miniatures for a variety of different nations. You can play as the French, Canadians and more as NATO looks to hold back the Soviet advance in this Cold War Gone Hot!
A new miniature is available from Brother Vinni which could be used in all manner of wargames. See what you make of their 28mm Resting Byzantine Knight.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at someone inpaitient for The Old World, a neat vignette of witchfinding goodness and some very small American Civil War armies.
Perry Miniatures added four new sets of miniatures to their 28mm Ottoman Army collection for use during the Napoleonic era on the tabletop. Bulk out your force with some spearmen alongside aids and more skirmishing infantry.
You can now scoop up a free North Africa Campaign from Grey For Now Games for use with their World War II skirmish game, 02 Hundred Hours. Head out into the desert and see if you can stick it to the Axis!
Victrix has been tinkering around with all manner of fun Dark Age kits for use in your Historical wargames. One of their most recent previews is for the Varangian Guard who popped up earlier this week, a mighty force of mercenaries for you to use as far afield as Byzantium.
As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a discussion on making history and historical wargaming (more) fun. Sometimes you find yourself getting bogged down by the boring bits when it comes to historical wargames and it might just be easier to cut out said boring bits! Does this make for a better game? We have a particular look at Warren's plans for wargaming in Acre during the Crusades.
Conquest Brings Greek Myths & Monsters To The Tabletop – Mighty New 35mm Miniatures! #OTTWeekender
15It's OTT Weekender time! Want to play out your own Greek epic on the tabletop? See what you make of the awesome myths and monsters that Para Bellum Games are bringing to the tabletop for Conquest. If you're looking to play an awesome Warhammer alternative, make sure to dive into the 35mm miniatures for Conquest and the City States.
Wargames Atlantic dropped a neat preview this week showing off their next Great War plastic set. You'll soon be able to get your hands on 28mm scale Great War Russian Infantry for you to use in your wargames, whatever they might be!
Pre-orders are now available for those looking to dive into playing more of World War III: Team Yankee. Battlefront Miniatures' NATO Forces are on the warpath, fighting back against Soviet aggression and there is a new book, a new Starter Force and more coming throughout the end of the year.
Perry Miniatures have now made the 2nd Edition of their Valour & Fortitude rules available to download for free. They are designed to be used alongside the Perry Miniatures range of figures but you could find yourself using all sorts of 28mm miniatures should you see fit.
Piano Wargames have been going from strength to strength with their Napoleonic miniatures range. Slowly but surely Lucas Luber has been putting together the immense clashes of the period in 28mm throughout Austria and the most recent Kickstarter, The Danube Campaign, now brings us a HUGE range of French miniatures.
Empress Miniatures have been previewing more of their expanding Russian Civil War range. More 28mm miniatures are coming up for those wanting to play out this period of strife and turmoil that dragged Russia out of World War I.
Bloody Miniatures have been showing off some of the upcoming figures joining their English Civil War range in 28mm scale. There are two sets with The Flashing Blades charging onto the battlefield first for the Royalists.
Firelock Games celebrated Talk Like A Pirate Day on the 19th September this week and are holding a sale over on their store! Running through until 26th September, you'll be able to get 20% off at the checkout automatically.