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?
It'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!
Corvus Belli and OnTableTop are going to be bringing a brand new Online Campaign to tabletops in October for Infinity. Infinity: Shattergrounds will see your factions fighting over the planet Concilium after the events depicted in the latest ENDSONG book.
Ben gives his first thoughts and impressions on A War Transformed, the brand new Weird World War I wargame which is now available from Osprey Games. Is this game going to draw you in and sink it's monstrous claws into you?
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.
Gerry and Shay settle down to play a game of Celestial from the team at Diemension Games. In this cooperative scenario for the board game, The Hidden Void, their Celestials descend into Pangu's ghostly sands with Shay commanding Wick'Yin, the glimmer of the candling dragon, and Gerry has a pair of prowling Savaqi, ruthless predators whose language is a weapon in itself.
Brian from Anarchy Models is running a new Kickstarter showcasing a range of awesome stencils for use on your wargaming miniatures, be they vehicles, terrain or monsters. In this tutorial, Brian shows off how to use the Hexnotic Hex Tumble Stencil.
Warcradle Studios has announced a new Two-Player Starter Set coming to Dystopian Wars for the month of October! Fortune And Glory await as the Union clashes with the Sultanate in a new set that has been designed to get you started in this naval wargame.
Gerry takes a look at a prototype for a massive board game in Celestial: The Hidden Void, an upcoming Kickstarter from Diemension Games, that blends Asian mythology, high-tech science fiction, and body horror.
Ben talks about diving into the grimdark and how you can enjoy yourself with the hobbying and gaming side of things! Not only is there a lot of freedom to be had when it comes to painting but you can have a lot of fun when it comes to the types of scenarios you can play out.
It'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.
Gerry has a look at another awesome alternative miniature for use with your grimdark armies of the far future. This time, it's the Imperial Raven Commander from Wargame Exclusive who would be great as an alternative to Emo Toby Maguire-Commander Shrike!
Have a peek at some painting covering The Horus Heresy, a bit of 20mm World War II and a few more Bushido characters!
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 tenth scenario, Reconnaissance - 1 November 1942.
Gerry hitches up his wagon and heads out west with a new plastic kit from Great Escape Games for Dead Man's Hand and Wild West wargaming. It would also be a perfect bit of kit for any 19th-century colonial gaming.
We sit down for an interview with Osprey Games' Phil Smith to discuss the development of The Silver Bayonet game range. As well as discussing the design of the original 28mm wargame, Carpathians and Canada, we also get a sneaky exclusive as Osprey Games' The Silver Bayonet next expansion is revealed!
Our Osprey Games' The Silver Bayonet: Carpathians - Castle Fier mini-campaign reaches its climax! Gerry and Shay have braved Hard Mode and come to the third and final scenario of this solo and cooperative storyline. The Broken Watchtower awaits where treasures await and a deadly foe!
Ben poses a question that I'm sure a lot of wargaming hobbyists have thought about over the years. So, make sure to dive into the comments and share your opinions on this one. Why do we wargame and what made you into a hobbyist?
Warren talks about getting stuck into bringing laser-cut terrain into the home. See what Warren makes of the xTool D1 Pro 10W for cutting out his first every laser-cut gaming terrain.
John shows off how to paint one of the 28mm Soldier miniatures that you can use to make your Units in Osprey Games' The Silver Bayonet and The Carpathians - Castle Fier. Here, we're showing off how to bring together an awesome scheme for your Austrian Irregular via the collection by North Star Military Figures.
In this new painting tutorial, John shows you how to paint Marcea Lupul from The Silver Bayonet by Osprey Games. We'll show off how to paint up the big bad villain from The Carpathians: Castle Fier, the latest supplement for Joseph McCullough's Napoleonic Horror miniatures game.
