It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show we dive into some of the awesome new expansions for Mantic Games' Dungeon Saga Origins and ask whether or not their dungeon delving offering has eclipsed the powerhouse that is HeroQuest. Has Mantic mastered the dungeon delve and put the old favourite in its place?
Gerry dives into an unboxing and review of the 28mm scale Great War Russian Infantry from the folks at Wargames Atlantic for use in your World War I wargames.
Warlord Games announced that they will be releasing a new Compendium for Bolt Action 3rd Edition. This brings a whole host of ideas, themes and more from community-submitted articles and brings them all into one place for the new edition of the 28mm World War II wargame.
Wargames Atlantic will soon take pre-orders for their new World War I German Machine Gun teams. You'll be able to scoop these up and keep an eye on No Man's Land, unleashing a hail of bullets should there be a whiff of the enemy.
Renegade Game Studios, alongside the folks from Avalon Hill and Hasbro, are releasing some new versions of the Axis & Allies board game for you to sink your teeth into. There are two new World War II era games that you can pre-order right now focusing on The Battle Of The Bulge and Stalingrad.
It's OTTWeekender time! In the first Weekender of 2025, we dive into a discussion on the brand new miniatures game announced by Bandai for the world of Gundam and Gunpla. Gundam Assemble sounds like it's going to be fascinating so we talked to our two experts, John and Justin, about just what we could be seeing with the game when it lands later this year.
Clash Of Steel, the What If? game from Gale Force Nine that launched last year will get a couple of new Starter Sets for those wanting to dive into this alternative history where the World War started again in 1948.
A new Soldier Of Fortune miniature is available for you to order from Warlord Games for January. Crisis In Stalingrad takes us back to World War II with a diorama showing the Germans plotting and planning how best to tackle the Soviet threat.
You can now get a new World War II miniature from Brother Vinni for use in your 28mm Historical wargames. This new German Officer joins the rest of their resin collection which features a variety of other officers and regular soldiers.
Spectre Miniatures added a bunch of new miniatures to their collection for those seeking to play out Modern battles on the tabletop in 28mm. New infantry has been joined by vehicles but also some funky terrain that could help to theme your battlefields.
Warlord Games has announced the pre-order date for the next Bolt Action Third Edition Armies Of... book. Armies Of The United States will be up for pre-order from 24th January 2025 ahead of a release on the 24th April 2025.
North Star Military Figures showed off a few of the new World War II miniatures on the way from the folks at Artizan Designs in January 2025. The 28mm US Paratrooper Pathfinders will be dropping behind enemy lines.
It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, the team get stuck into the big reveals from Battlefront Miniatures for Flames Of War! Their 15mm World War 2 wargame is going to be getting some great expansions but most importantly, a BIG new released of Early War books AND loads of new plastic miniatures.
Warlord Games are previewing more of what awaits for their first Armies Of... book that will join the 3rd Edition of Bolt Action. Some old favourites are returning with a bit of a tweak to their profiles, so Warlord looks at how they've changed between editions.
Battlefront Miniatures have put together their annual look ahead for 2025 and what they have planned for Flames Of War. Some theatres of war will be revisited whilst a new period will also appear with a bunch of new miniature […]
Missing Out On GW’s Best Miniatures Range? Necromunda Looks Freckin’ Awesome! #OTTWeekender
1 month ago 16It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we get super into the look of the new Necromunda miniatures that Games Workshop has been showing off recently. Could they be the best miniatures range from Games Workshop across all their games?
Eureka Miniatures has recently added a new set of 28mm metal miniatures to their World War II collection. These Chinese Guerrillas are going to be handy for those seeking to play out a very different portion of World War II than you might be used to.
Warlord Games have made army building in the new edition of Bolt Action nice and easy with the new Platoon Selector but it can still be somewhat confusing working out what should be in your army based on the period of World War II you're trying to recreate. Early, Mid or Late-War? What units, vehicles and equipment should be popping up?
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a discussion on terrain building after seeing John's work on his fun little Kill Team project. We decide to go BIG and think about larger-than-life terrain projects. What do you think your dream terrain project would be?
New Death Korps Of Krieg Rock! Has GW FINALLY Delivered For Warhammer 40K Fans? #OTTWeekender
2 months ago 19It's OTTWeekender time! John very excitedly tells us why the brand new Death Korps Of Krieg from Games Workshop for Warhammer 40,000 are so insanely good and a return to form for fans of the grimdark future. We have a look at the newly revealed miniatures for the Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard and talk through why they are some of the best miniatures Games Workshop has produced in a while.
Battlefront Miniatures are releasing a couple of new limited edition Army Sets for 15mm wargame, Flames Of War. Each of these has been designed to commemorate The Battle Of The Bulge and features the Allied and Axis fighting through the cold winter of 1944 and 1945.
Victrix Miniatures are getting closer to releasing their first 28mm World War II miniatures in plastic. The Late War Germans will be first out of the block with Infantry and Heavy Weapons for making up the core of your Axis army.
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we have a talk about passion projects. If we weren't focusing on a million different projects at once what would be THE big passion project that we'd love to dive into? Would it be an epic army build, an impressive table or something else? Let us know your passion projects in the comments!
GW’s Middle-earth Rebuilds Ahead Of War Of The Rohirrim With New Miniatures! #OTTWeekender
2 months ago 31It'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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.!
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.
Battlefront Miniatures are now taking pre-orders for the Late-War Leviathans book and also a range of Flames Of War Unit Cards, Vehicles and Infantry for use during the What If? period of 1945 and beyond should World War II have continued.
This week's Cult Of Games XLBS has Lloyd at possibly the most excited we've ever seen him. Could this be THE project that gets Lloyd crafting, building and maybe even, heaven forbid, painting?! Lloyd plots out how he'd like to make a fun racing game for the tabletop.
Are These The Perfect Fantasy Orc Miniatures?! Have We Found The Best Of Orktober? #OTTWeekender
3 months ago 10It's OTTWeekender time! Join us this week as we round out Orktober with a bang and have a look at what could possibly be the best Fantasy Orcs that we've ever seen. These Orcs popped up on Kickstarter and they look insanely good and could well be the perfect Fantasy Orc Miniatures for starting a new army.
Warlord Games are taking pre-orders for some new sets of miniatures and bundles following on from the announcement of the Armies Of Germany book which is coming to Bolt Action early next year.
Warlord Games have given World War II wargamers a look at what's coming as part of the new Armies Of Germany book for the third edition of Bolt Action. The new book (and special figure) will be available to pre-order on Friday.
Join us this week for some Darktide skirmishes in Warhammer 40,000, the rise of the Ratkin in Kings Of War and some adventures in The Red Sabre.
This week's Cult Of Games XLBS features Lloyd and Warren joining Gerry for a proper Johnston-packed episode! We dive into what Warren has been dreaming up in the 3D printing world, and Lloyd breaks out the holiday snaps with some inspiration for terrain projects yet to be!
It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we dive into an awesome range of new miniatures that you can get your hands on if you're a Mordheim fan. These amazing Witch Hunters would be perfect for your Grimdark Fantasy games in The Cursed City and beyond. Axia has been doing a great job with these miniatures, capturing the feel of Mordheim whilst producing something new and unique.
Warlord Games, following up from the successful release of the third edition of Bolt Action, have introduced a new way for you to learn to play their 28mm World War II wargame. You can now pre-order the Bolt Action Introductory Set.
A small release from Great Escape Games popped up recently for those looking to expand their The Chicago Way collection. The Peaky Blinders are getting some new weapons to start taking out rival gang members.
Brigade Games has a couple of new 28mm scale sets for you to snap up that would be great for World War II raids against Italian and German facilities. You could say that they might well form into a ministry of rather ungentlemanly warfare given the chance.
It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's episode, we're having a look at the awesome new 2-player starter set that you can pre-order for Steamforged Games' Warmachine. With amazing new hard plastic miniatures for Khador and Cygnar, this is looking like the best starting point for someone wanting to dive into the latest edition of the game.