Avatar: The Last Airbender is having a bit of a resurgence at the moment with a new live-action show coming out soon, drawing people's attention back to the stories of Ang and his companions. Funko Games are hoping to give you another way to experience those stories with Crossroads Of Destiny, a new board game which is coming out soon!

Board & Dice are working with Lockme to bring some new puzzle-solving "escape games" to the tabletop. One of their new games is based on the highly successful Nemesis series from Awaken Realms. See what you make of this new SideQuest addition!

Super Meeple are going to be releasing a new board game set back during 15,000 BC! Delve into Doggerland and see if you can keep your clan alive in this one-to-four-player board game of prehistoric strategy.

Join us for the newest instalment of our Undaunted: Stalingrad Campaign. We're playing through a full campaign of this awesome Osprey Games board game with our next scenario, Tank Support.

Themeborne successfully Kickstarted The Last Of Us: Escape The Dark last year and now they are accepting pre-orders over on their webstore so you can dive in if you missed out on the campaign. 

Star Trek: Away Missions is the new Sci-Fi miniatures board game available to pre-order from Gale Force Nine which allows you to play as iconic Star Trek characters, battling against each other in quick, easy-to-play, scenarios where each crew is unique.

ArcheOlogic is a new competitive deduction game coming out from Ludonaute later this year. This board game has you trying to uncover the secrets of a hidden city using the power of the Archeoscope!

It's OTT Weekender time! If you've ever wanted to dive into more Weird World War wargaming on the tabletop or you're a lover of Call Of Duty Zombies, you cannot miss out on Escape From Stalingrad Z and Escape From Projekt Riese from Raybox Games which is now on Kickstarter. It's an epic way to play out a proper zombie outbreak!

Archon Studio is now shipping out copies of another Masters Of The Universe game that they've been working on. Battleground is already out in the world but pre-orders were being taken recently for Fields Of Eternia, a big adventure-style board game featuring heroes and villains like He-Man, Skeletor and beyond. 

Mobsters are looking to take over the streets of Chicago during the Roaring '20s with a new game from Redzen Games, Scarface 1920. Take control of the underworld and stake your claim on the city.

FreeCompany are back on Kickstarter with an expansion to their Fantasy wargame, Eldfall Chronicles. Northern Wind offers up brand new adventures for this game which can be played in a variety of different ways. For many, this is seen as the Fantasy version of Infinity!

Cephalofair Games have now launched their BackerKit campaign for the Gloomhaven Grand Festival. There are not one, not two but three different options available to backers who want to get involved. At the heart of this is the new 2nd Edition of Gloomhaven but you've also got the new Roleplaying Game and cartloads of miniatures for the different 'Haven games in the collection.

Games Workshop previewed something a bit different this week for fans of Blood Bowl. Their Fantasy sports game is heading out onto the streets and getting even more violent (if that could be a thing!) with the fringe sport of Gutter Bowl.

Escape From Projekt Riese is the new World War 2 zombie slaying tabletop game now available on Kickstarter from Raybox Games. Gerry talks to designer Marco Pecota about Projekt Riese and what you have to look forward to with this Weird World War tabletop game in the Zombie Tango Oscar series.

Hasbro Pulse is now taking pre-orders for the new expansion that has been designed to match the look and feel of the updated HeroQuest that hit tabletops a little while back. Rise Of The Dread Moon is a new Quest Pack that will have you set up for more epic adventures with this Fantasy classic. 

It's OTT Weekender time! Colin Patten has been working on his largest collection ever with one hundred and fifty (150!) individual 28mm Viking miniatures for your Dark Age games. This isn't just a raid, this is Ragnarok and the Sons of Odin are coming for your wallet! If you're interested in Vikings then you must see this range of models.

PYTHAGORAS have been working on a new board game that is going to be popping up later this year. Gods Of Rome is an area control game for two-to-four players where Rome has lost its way and the Gods require your favour. 

Gale Force Nine is offering up an excellent opportunity for you to pick up all of the Firefly: The Game goodness that you might have missed out on over the years. This new Gamefound project celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the game with a new Collector's Edition.

Cephalofair Games recently announced that their hit board game, Gloomhaven, is going to be getting a Second Edition. Coming to BackerKit in 20th June, this is going to be another chance to dive into the world that Issac Childres has crafted.

Beast was funded by Studio Midhall on Kickstarter not too long ago and is now becoming available to snap up at retail. A hidden movement board game of hunter and hunted, Beast features stunning artwork and tense game mechanics. It's well worth taking a look at.

Join us for a Let's Play of the brand new game in the Undaunted series by Osprey Games. Gerry and Shay take on the role of the RAF and the Luftwaffe in Undaunted: Battle Of Britain and tackle Scenario 6, Destroy The Destroyers.

PHALANX Games are revamping another awesome board game with new art and more. Unhappy King Charles, a brilliant board game set during the period of the English Civil War, is available for you to pre-order right now.

Knight Games are now taking pre-orders for their Harry Potter universe board game, Catch The Snitch! You are going to be able to dive into a game of Quidditch on the tabletop later this year with your favourite Hogwarts House.

Jason Carr and Jason Matthews are working on a new standalone game that uses the Twilight Struggle mechanics. Twilight: Struggle: South Asian Monsoon is a new one-to-two-player affair set in 1959, focusing on the Cold War tensions happening across South Asia. 

The classic game, Crossbows & Catapults, is coming back to the tabletop thanks to Restoration Games! A Kickstarter is coming up (very) soon allowing more folks to dive into this two-player clash where it's all about smashing down your opponent's castle!

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we've come back from UK Games Expo and this has made us reevaluate our perspective on what we enjoy out of our tabletop gaming. We discuss the joys of miniature painting and hobby, the want to return to classics from our collections and the way technology might or indeed might not be welcome in the future.

Come and join us for the UK Game Expo 2022. We're going to be running a livestream and live blog throughout all of the weekend with plenty of chances to get involved!

Join us for the newest instalment of our Undaunted: Stalingrad Campaign. We're playing through a full campaign of this awesome Osprey Games board game with our next scenario, Tank Support.

Games Workshop are having a little bit of a lean week this time around. Maybe they are as busy with UK Games Expo plans as we are? Warhammer Underworlds, their board/card/miniatures game set in the world of Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, is getting a new Starter Set coming up for pre-order.

Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau are joining forces once again alongside Ticket To Ride creator Alan R. Moon as they dive into a legacy version of the hit board game.

Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game was cancelled and looked like it was going the way of the dodo. CMON, however, have resurrected the game by Emerson Matsuuchi and is skipping Kickstarter and crowdfunding, instead heading to retail in 2024.

Warhammer Skulls 2023 happened this week and one of the reveals when it came to upcoming video games was for Space Marine 2. We got another sneak peek at gameplay for this sequel to the hit 2011 Warhammer 40,000 video game where Lieutenant Titus is tackling a Tyranid Hive Fleet.

If you're looking for a new tableau-building board game with a twist then perhaps take a look at Books Of Time which is coming out later this year from the folks at Board & Dice. 

The Spiel des Jahres 2023 nominations have been announced. If you're looking for some board games to test out over the rest of the year at events like UK Games Expo and Essen SPIEL, these are the games to dive into!

Join Gerry for an Unboxing of the awesome new addition to the Osprey Games Undaunted range. This time around, the focus is shifting from the ground battles of World War 2 to a clash in the skies with Undaunted: Battle Of Britain.

It's OTT Weekender time! Why would you wait for Warhammer: The Old World when The Ninth Age, an amazing community-led wargaming project, exists and gives you access to all of the mass battle Fantasy goodness that you could want? You also get to play with whatever miniatures you like!

There are more WizKid D&D board games on the way for those looking to get your fix away from the dungeon delving. For example, a new board game is on the way called Dungeons & Dragons: Trials Of Tempus where you need to prove your strength as two teams of adventurers.

WizKids have expanded their options for those diving into Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught. There are two expansion sets coming up for those looking to play as the Harpers or the Zhentarium in this board-based miniatures skirmish game.

Games Workshop has previewed the new and updated Starter Set coming to Warhammer Underworlds soon. If you've been tempted to dive into this board/card game hybrid set in the Fantasy world of Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, this might be a good entry point for you.

Darrington Press has announced a new board game coming soon. Dive into a fun three-six-player fight to claim the title of Midnight Queen in Queen By Midnight which was previewed recently, designed by Kyle Shire and featuring art by Michal Ivan, Mike Pape and Ameera Sheikh.

Activision's Call Of Duty franchise is making the move to the tabletop with a new board game announced by the folks at Arcane Wonders. Designed by Bryan Pope and Benjamin Pope, this hidden movement-driven board game looks to evoke the feel of the incredibly popular first-person shooter.

Terraforming Mars is an absolute titan of a board game. It is a solid game by itself but it also features a HUGE amount of expansion content that changes up the game and adds to the overall experience. Despite all of the expansions, it's also a game that doesn't bloat and still plays just as well even with the kitchen sink thrown into the mix. So, say hello to the Prelude 2 expansion coming soon.