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!
Oathsworn Miniatures has been previewing so many of the new miniatures coming as part of the new Starter Set next year that will sit alongside the new edition of Burrows & Badgers. As always, the miniatures are gorgeous and perfect for those wanting a bit of a Redwall-esque kick.
Gerry and Shay dive into learning to play Warmachine from Steamforged Games, the epic 35mm Fantasy game set in the Iron Kingdoms and Immoren, using the Starter Set. Join us as we learn how to play the game, going through the basic mechanics and seeing how both Cygnar and Khador play.
Warlord Games has begun to dive a bit deeper into what's going to be on offer with their new Armies Of... books for Bolt Action. The first one of these books will be Armies Of Germany which releases on 30th January 2025. It will come around quicker than you think! Warlord dropped a bit more of an insight into the book this week.
Join us this week for some awesome apes that are taking over the planet, a grimdark fighting pit and some fun terrain showcasing neat skills!
DakkaDakka.Store is on Kickstarter with a brand new campaign looking to fund their new range of miniatures, the Stormpride Sisters. These mighty warrior women can be used for all manner of popular 28mm to 32mm Sci-Fi wargames.
If you're looking to bulk out your Winter army for the United States in World War II and Bolt Action, Warlord Games has new sets to scoop up. These sets would be great additions to the existing plastic miniatures available as part of the Battle Of The Bulge set and beyond.
Perry Miniatures are back with some great new additions to their Napoleonic collection. They have added a selection of new 28mm miniatures to their range for the Ottomans and the French in Egypt using this period and the Duchy Of Warsaw. Plenty of artillery sounds from the rear of armies!
Unboxing: Werewolves | Wargames Atlantic
1 month ago 4Gerry gets stuck into unboxing and reviewing the Classic Fantasy Werewolves plastic set from Wargames Atlantic. This is a great 28mm set for those wanting snarling and howling foes for a variety of different skirmish wargames.
Freebooter Miniatures do some excellent miniatures for their pirate-based 28mm skirmish game, Freebooter's Fate and this latest set of releases are no different. A new Starter Box is available for you to snap up at the moment for Tianyu.
Victrix Miniatures released a new set of 28mm plastic miniatures for those looking to expand their Crusade-era collection. Whilst they have previously released miniatures for Crusaders from Europe, they have now added the basic Islamic Infantry & Archers into the mix.
Slave 2 Gaming added to their 15mm Sci-Fi collection with two new sets in metal. This time, you'll be battling across desert planets with the 15mm Desert Group who are getting new Infantry and a Ground Crew who could be manning artillery, fixing tanks and more.
In this unboxing and review, Gerry takes a look at another of the new sets for 32mm Fantasy wargame, Moonstone by Goblin King Games. Dive in and find out more about Nanny and her Babelings, the creepy Psychopomps!
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, Warren shows off more of his Fantasy DreadBall plans for TerrainFest and Ben decides that we might need to buy more rules rather than just buying more miniatures for our ever-growing piles of potential! What do you think?
New WW2 Game! Bolt Action Meets Company Of Heroes In Vanguard: Normandy #OTTWeekender
2 months ago 10It's OTTWeekender time! Warlord Games are now on Kickstarter with their brand new World War 2 board game, Vanguard: Normandy. If you're a fan of Bolt Action and real-time strategy games like Company Of Heroes then this might be an awesome project for you to get involved with.
Steamforged Games are joining forces with Free League Publishing to produce a range of miniatures, maps and adventures that suit the 5th Edition twist on Symbaroum, Ruins Of Symbaroum. Epic Encounters sets are on the way!
Wargames Atlantic and ZombieSmith are working on adding even more Quar miniatures to their plastic range. The Fidwogs are going to be on the march soon with a new plastic sprue for you to snap up which comes complete with a vehicle.
Crooked Dice recently picked up the Harwood Hobbies Sinbad range in 28mm. It is now part of their collection and can be used for 7TV Fantasy and beyond. If you're in the mood for some Pulp Fantasy adventure; this range is the antidote!
Spectre Miniatures has revealed an absolutely stunning Remembrance Diorama that honours soldiers who fought from World War I through to the present day. This is a strictly limited edition diorama available until 11th November.
Gerry and Shay dive into a Let's Play of the most recent addition to Monolith's Mythic Battles game. They play a game using the new Mythic Battles: Isfet heroes, monsters and gods in a battle for Ancient Egypt.
A small project but one hard to pass up. Macrocosm are now on Kickstarter with another fun 28mm Fantasy miniatures. This time, it's a Dwarven King On Throne, ready to lord of his throng of warriors just aching to go and kick some Goblin butt!
Goblin King Games are now taking pre-orders for the second wave of miniatures for use in 32mm Fantasy game, Moonstone. More spooky characters are on the way for those looking to expand the newest faction to be introduced to the game.
Great Escape Games are currently in the middle of their Kickstarter looking to fund the new plastic Mounted Gunfighters set for use in your 28mm Wild West games like Dead Man's Hand.
Warlord Games' Vanguard: Normandy Board Game is now live on Kickstarter. This is a big new project from Warlord Games, looking to introduce the battles of World War II to more people as well as offer wargamers a new option when it comes to battling it out on the tabletop.
The world of Infinity expands with even more awesome 28mm Sci-Fi miniatures for the month of December. Corvus Belli has some excellent new miniatures for those going Beyond Operation: Sandtrap and more.
Corvus Belli continues to release some ace 32mm scale Fantasy miniatures for their new wargame, Warcrow. Both the Hegemony Of Embersig and the Northern Alliance are getting some excellent new miniatures in December 2024.
James Morris, the man behind the awesome new Fantasy wargame Midgard Heroic Battles was nice enough to give us a look inside the book! For those not aware, Midgard Heroic Battles allows you to play out heroic battles from history, myth and legend (and everything in between) in various scales and with whatever miniatures you have access to.
Gerry gets stuck into an unboxing and review of the 10mm scale Samurai from Wargames Atlantic. These miniatures for their Grand Battle Scale collection are perfect for those looking to try out some epic-scale Historical battles.
Warp Miniatures are celebrating the awesomeness that is Gnomevember with an excellent selection of new 3D Printable miniatures for your 32mm scale Fantasy wargames. The Gnomes are back and in greater numbers with the Mousehold Cavalry now on the warpath.
The Lazy Forger are now into the final day of The Third Wave campaign over on MyMiniFactory. You have until 8pm GMT today to get stuck into this campaign and get your hands on the new factions for Full Spectrum Dominance and secure yourself a bit of a bargain. Are you going to be getting The Reclaimed or The Corsairs?
Satyr Art Studio is currently taking orders for their limited run of 28mm scale Beastmen for your Oldhammer-style wargames, based on the artwork by Tony Ackland.
Electi Studio is bringing a new game to tabletops from the mind of Alex Van Allen, the fellow behind Dead By Lead. Inspired by The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, Bloody Hollow is a cooperative game set in this colonial world of folklore and mystery.
Gerry dives into an unboxing of the new Two Player Starter Set from Steamforged Games for Warmachine. The set comes with two factions, Khador and Cygnar, both in 35mm scale and in plastic, perfect for a beginner to get started with the game.
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?
Gerry takes a look inside the first of the Introductory Sets from Warcradle Studios for their 10mm wargame, Armoured Clash. These provide you with tasters for Armoureed Clash for both the Empire and the Crown alongside Quickstart Rules so you can begin playing easily.
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.!
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.
Gerry dives into an unboxing and review of some more of the newest 28mm Sci-Fi miniatures that you can now get from Artel W Miniatures for your alternative, Grimdark armies. These Slaughter & Gore-Vulture Maidens would be great for Warhammer 40,000 armies.
Wargames Atlantic has unleashed a surprise set of plastic miniatures for Halloween! You can get your hands on a horde of Zombies that can suit different horror eras.
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!
Piano Wargames are back on Kickstarter with another gorgeous collection of 28mm miniatures for your Napoleonic wargames. The Danube Campaign Part 2 has launched and it is packed with both new French and Austrian miniatures for you to build your armies.
Warlord Games have announced that Vanguard: Normandy will be coming to Kickstarter on 5th November at 2pm GMT! You'll be able to dive into Warlord Games' new board game using key mechanics from Bolt Action.