It's OTTWeekender time! Are you a fan of the video game series Helldivers? Make sure to check out the entirely free fan rules from Grimskald that have caught our eye called Doomdivers! These rules allow you to play out your Helldivers battles with Sci-Fi miniatures on the tabletop.
Ben and Gerry sit down with Dave and Dom from Cubicle 7 and discuss why you need to try out the cosmic horror of The Laundry Roleplaying Game. Based on the book series, The Laundry Files, by Charles Stross, The Laundry is a fantastic roleplaying game of occult spycraft and tech-driven magic with a distinctly British sense of humour.
Gerry explores another of the awesome 28mm Historical plastic sets from Wargames Atlantic. In this unboxing, we review the contents of the Afghan Cavalry set which covers the period of Imperial Conquest but could fit into older and more modern settings.
We explore some interesting painting for Blood Bowl, a bunch of Necromunda terrain and a stunning bit of work on a good bust!
DakkaDakka.Store are back on Kickstarter with another collection of awesome 3D Printable miniatures for your Grimdark Sci-Fi wargames. This time around, The Crimson Wings are descending like a host of angels onto the battlefield to crush your foes.
The clash of dragons arrives on the tabletop as Shay's Metallic sky lizards take on Gerry's Chromatic heroes in a prototype of Fighting Hedgehog's DragonStrike! The game of aerial combat is based on the classic Dungeons & Dragons themes of servants of good and evil from the novels that shaped the realms we all know and love.
Gerry has an encounter at Farpoint as he cracks open the first organised play kit from Gale Force 9 for Star Trek: Away Missions, and sees what madness and mischief the Q Continuum have to offer the galaxy.
With the Fallout show from Amazon doing exceptionally well and getting people excited to go and explore the wasteland once again, it should be noted that there are some good options for those wanting to ditch the digital and play some games on the tabletop with their friends.
It's OTTWeekender time! Hail Caesar from Warlord Games is getting the Epic Battles treatment. We have a look at the brand-new plastic miniatures revealed at Salute and discuss the options for Historical wargamers diving into the Punic Wars period. There are some great new epic-scale Romans on the way alongside Carthaginians and Gauls.
Gerry dives deep into the vaults of the Dweghom and unboxes and reviews another of the mammoth kits for 35mm Fantasy wargame, Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings. See what he makes of the Ironclad Drake & Rider from Para Bellum Games.
We have a look at some Moon-based skirmishes, a bit of mech awesomeness in Steel Rift and then the start of an Undead Army in this week's Community Spotlight.
Justin interviews Tony and Millie from UK Games Expo about what you can get involved in as a tabletop gamer at UK Games Expo 2024, running between Friday 31st May and 2nd June 2024.
Gerry dives into the mammoth new Revised Edition of Fortune And Glory that is up for pre-order from Flying Frog Productions. If you're a fan of event-style board games with a Pulp adventure vibe to them, Fortune And Glory should be in your collection.
Welcome to the Salute 2024 Live Blog where we're going to be delving into all of the awesomeness from companies and clubs here down in London at the ExCel Centre.
OnTableTop are going to be covering Salute 2024 tomorrow so make sure to come and check out the Live Blog. We will be checking out all of the awesome gaming tables and participation games as well as what new goodies companies have to show off here at the event.
In this final video, John and Gerry show off the process of painting all of the terrain that we're using for the board build. This means exploring how to paint different buildings in a redbrick style, in concrete and of course all of the metal structures too.
South London Warlords are hosting Salute 2024 on Saturday 13th April and you can join us there! The OnTableTop team (Ben, Gerry and Justin) is live blogging the event this year featuring interviews with amazing creators, both as traders and with their stunning gaming tables and participation games!
Check out Gerry's unboxing and review of the 28mm plastic Landsknecht Ogres from Wargames Atlantic who can also be built as The Vain for your Fantasy and Sci-Fi tabletop wargames. See what you make of this ace plastic set.
Come and join us for this week's Community Spotlight as we're taking a look at some more work from you folks in the community, some of which has been inspired by the Spring Clean Hobby Challenge!
Ben and Gerry dive into a Let's Play of This Quar's War from ZombieSmith and Joshua Qualtieri using the new Clash Of Rhyfles plastic set from Wargames Atlantic.
Gerry takes a look inside the impressive Dragonbane Bestiary from Free League Publishing for their fantastic Fantasy roleplaying game that might be a good way for you to step away from D&D and try something new.
