In this week's Community Spotlight, we dive into a look at someone improving their painting techniques, a rather nice-smelling Roman Bakery and some Christmas-themed miniatures for a wintery clash.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, the guys talk about the projects that they are thinking about for 2025. They talk about the games that they want to play, the miniatures they want to paint AND the events that they want to go to. What are your tabletop hobby plans for 2025?

TooFatLardies and Reisswitz Press have released a new supplement for Strength & Honour, giving you new options for your Ancient wargames. The new supplement introduces rules and army lists for Alexander & Hannibal.

It'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.

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?

V&V Miniatures has released a couple of 28mm sets for you to snap up and add to Ancient Greek armies in your Historical wargames. We start with their Cretan Archers who will be skirmishing ahead of your army and taking shots at the enemy. 

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!

If you're looking to stab some people in the back and get a bit of revenge, you might want to call on the new set of 28mm metal miniatures from Footsore Miniatures & Games for Gangs Of Rome. We start with The Idles Of March.

Warlord Games has added to their range of Hail Caesar Epic Battles miniatures with some great vignettes, siege equipment and more that will help set the scenes for your epic-scale battles on the tabletop.

Mogsymakes' James has set the release date for the new wargame, Midgard Heroic Battles! This new game is going to be landing November 2024 and will be published by Reisswitz Press. 

Microworld Games has recently added their 3mm Historical range to their webstore which was purchased from Magister Militum. The core of a few different armies are available to pick up in delicious metal for you to use when building epic battlefields and suitably massive armies on a tiny scale.

It's OTTWeekender time! Mantic Games are knocking it out of the park with their excellent Heavy Metal Kings Of War miniatures for use with the Forces Of The Abyss. You've got a badass new demon miniature for you to add to your 28mm Fantasy armies and a whole host of new plastic kits for you to use when getting started with this army of evil!

V&V Miniatures have an awesome new set of 28mm miniatures for use in your Historical wargames like SAGA. A band of Greek Commanders are walking through the ranks of their army, ready to lead them into battle. 

Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, after getting excited about designing it Warren gets his tool out to show off to the guys and you'll be amazed at what he can do with it.

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's episode, we have a look at one of the best ranges of 28mm Fantasy miniatures we've seen in a really long time. Hobday & Hicks are bringing their new range of Orcs, Elves and more to Kickstarter with heroes, troops and monsters for both sides.

1898 Miniaturas have announced that they will be working on a brand new range of 28mm Historical miniatures for you to throw into games like SAGA and beyond. The Visigoths are on the warpath.

It's OTTWeekender Time! Modiphius' Fallout Factions: Nuka-World has finally arrived for people to carve out their own little empire on the tabletop and in this week's show the guys talk about how this may be the successor to Games Workshop's mighty Necromunda that everyone has been waiting on!

Warlord Games released a couple of new kits for you to choose from when looking to enhance your Hail Caesar Epic Battles armies. We start with some 10mm kit options for you to use alongside the plastic Carthaginian elephants that came out with the newest addition to the Epic Battles range.

Footsore Miniatures & Games have a few new releases available on their webstore for the Ancient scuffles taking place in 28mm Historical game, Gangs Of Rome. Meet some sneaky characters and those getting a little tipsy!

Victrix Miniatures are looking for playtesters for their very own wargame. They posted about the opportunity on social media this week so if you're interested, make sure to dive in and get in contact with the team.

Frank Sultana has been working on a gladiatorial skirmish game for a while now called Blood On The Sands and it is set to come to Kickstarter later this year. With that in mind, I thought it would be good to get a look at what the game is so you can put it on your radar. 

The Plastic Soldier Company has recently added more of the Cromarty Forge range to their webstore for those looking to dive into some 15mm Ancient wargaming. The latest army to be included is the Late Republic Romans, marching into battle with all manner of sets.

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we talk about the newly revealed Starter Set for the next edition of Bolt Action where the fighting moves to the Battle Of The Bulge. Brand new plastic kits for the US and the Germans are on the way alongside a reworking and updating of the core rules for the most well-known World War 2 wargame.

Warlord Games have announced their newest Soldier Of Fortune miniatures for the month of July. Sticking with the theme of Ancient armies marching to war, we have Hannibal Barca - Scourge Of Rome for use in your 28mm wargames like Hail Caesar. 

When you get your big Hannibal Battle Set for Hail Caesar Epic Battles from Warlord Games, you will also get a slim rulebook and everything else you need for playing out a second wargame called Scipio. 

Gerry gets a look at some preview sprues for the new Hail Caesar Epic Battles: The Punic Wars wargames by the team at Warlord Games. Find out what the sprues are like ahead of getting your pre-orders in for this Ancient wargame.

Wargames Atlantic are taking pre-orders for a couple of new plastic sets for your 28mm wargames. We start with their Bronze Age Chariots pack which is going to be handy for anyone amassing forces from this period. 

V&V Miniatures has released two sets of 28mm Gladiators for doing battle on the sands of the arena in your Historical wargames. There are eight miniatures for you to choose from, all in their signature resin that they have been using for years.

Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS this week as Lloyd shows off the work that he has been doing on his Hail Caesar Epic Battles miniatures and how it would be great if there was a machine that could take his scheme and recreate it without him having to go through all the hassle! Do you think that future technology has the answer?

It's OTTWeekender time!  In this week's show, we talk about the ways that you can dive into replaying D-Day on the tabletop using the updated book from Battlefront Miniatures for Flames Of War and the various Army Sets they have produced to go alongside it. It's a great time to get involved and support the Anniversary.

Warlord Games are now taking pre-orders for their newest addition to the Epic Battles range. Hail Caesar Epic Battles goes Ancient and you can get started in their small-scale wargame with the Hannibal Battle Set featuring Romans going up against Carthaginians. 

In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at an awesome Halfling army, some brilliant terrain for Samurai wargames and a bunch of miniatures for Gangs Of Rome!

Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's episode, we try and get Lloyd excited about the prospect of bringing Rome to life and Warren gushes about his love of Shogun and what it has got him interested to dive into on the tabletop when it comes to interesting wargaming rules.

Gerry dives into the new 28mm plastic set for Gangs Of Rome by Wargames Atlantic. He unboxes and reviews the Citizens Of Rome set that provides you with enough miniatures for your gangs, mobs and more.

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.

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.

Warlord Games announced a new addition to the Epic Battles range. After tackling the period of black powder and pikes, Warlord are heading back to the Ancient period and the Punic Wars for some more Historical wargaming. Hail Caesar Epic Battles sees the Romans battling against the Carthaginians and other foes that were battering at the gates of their empire.

Wargames Atlantic have now made their Citizens Of Rome plastic set for Gangs Of Rome available to buy. If you're looking to get some angry citizens for your Ancient wargames, this new 28mm Historical set comes with thirty of the blighters! 

Footsore Miniatures & Games are now taking pre-orders for the new edition of Gangs Of Rome. The 28mm Ancient wargame will have a full release at Salute this month but right now, you can get your hands on a Starter Bundle which will get you going in the game.

Footsore Miniatures & Games will be launching the new edition of Gangs Of Rome in April with a big release coming to Salute 2024. Following on from their successful Kickstarter, you'll be able to dive into this Ancient skirmish on the streets of Rome. 

V&V Miniatures has added another set of 28mm figures to their webstore for your Historical wargames. The selection of Celts expands with another band of warriors. Whilst the last set was armoured, this set is looking a little lighter!

Osprey Games has announced a new, approachable wargame that you'll be able to pick up later this year called Battalion: War Of The Ancients. Designed by Paolo Mori and Francesco Sirocchi, you'll be able to take control of mighty armies from Ancient history.