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?

Gerry takes a look inside the first of the Introductory Sets from Warcradle Studios for their 10mm wargame, Armoured Clash. These provide you with tasters for Armoureed Clash for both the Empire and the Crown alongside Quickstart Rules so you can begin playing easily.

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.!

Spectre Operations, the awesome Modern Military wargame from Spectre Miniatures is going to get a new rules supplement soon. Spectre Mythos will allow you to dive into some Lovecraftian mystery-solving and monster-battling in 1930s America. 

Gerry sits down for an interview with Mat Hart, Founder & Creative Director of Steamforged Games about all things Warmachine. They discuss taking over stewardship of the popular 35mm wargame, the brand new Two Player Starter Set and why it's a great starting point for someone getting into Warmachine.

Gerry dives into an unboxing and review of some more of the newest 28mm Sci-Fi miniatures that you can now get from Artel W Miniatures for your alternative, Grimdark armies. These Slaughter & Gore-Vulture Maidens would be great for Warhammer 40,000 armies.

Wargames Atlantic has unleashed a surprise set of plastic miniatures for Halloween! You can get your hands on a horde of Zombies that can suit different horror eras. 

Steamforged Games has been showing off some excellent new 35mm scale miniatures for the forces of Cryx that will join Warmachine's initial wave of releases. We lead the way with the terrifying Iron Lich Commander!

Join Gerry and Shay for a Let's Play of Halo: Flashpoint from Mantic Games where they show off a full Oddball match/scenario. These Spartans are getting stuck into a scenario straight from the hit video game series' multiplayer mode.

Piano Wargames are back on Kickstarter with another gorgeous collection of 28mm miniatures for your Napoleonic wargames. The Danube Campaign Part 2 has launched and it is packed with both new French and Austrian miniatures for you to build your armies.

Trench Crusade, the Grimdark tabletop wargame set in "a blasphemous alternate WWI era" is now available on Kickstarter with options to get your hands on all manner of miniatures (both physically and digitally) as well as physical rules and more. 

To celebrate the festive season, Para Bellum Games are offering up a FREE Angry Gift Chicken as a promotional bonus for those who spend a certain amount on their webstore. A good way for you to get something fun for your Conquest collection.

TTCombat has added another gang to their collection for those seeking a new way of playing games of 32mm Pulpy skirmish game Carnevale. The Patricians can call on the Ottoman Discipline when seeking to conquer the streets and canals of Venice.

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. 

Gerry gets stuck into an unboxing and review of the awesome 10mm scale Ashigaru that you can get your hands on from Wargames Atlantic. Their Grand Battle Scale range contains some amazing plastic miniatures for those wanting to dive into Historical wargaming.

Crooked Dice has a whole host of awesome new miniatures for you to get your hands on for the spooky season. Especially for those wanting to dive into a bit of Lovecraftian horror in 7TV with the new Beneath The Mountains Of Madness Feature Pack.

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.

Following on from more of the terrain previews yesterday for Guards Of Traitor's Toll, we also got a look at more miniatures by Grey For Now Games. First up, we have some characters that will form part of an expansion set that will join the launch of the game. 

Stepping out of the Webway and into our reality, a Phoenix Lord has been reforged for the Aeldari of Warhammer 40,000. Phoenix Lord Fuegan popped up across the internet last week and there was a bit of a scramble to show off some better pictures of this mighty Fire Dragon. 

Games Workshop has revealed a new Forge World Resin miniature that will be joining the War Of The Rohirrim collection for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game later this year. Meet the villainous Lord Thorne of the Wold. 

Join Gerry for an unboxing and review of three of the brand new miniatures from Artel W Miniatures for use in your 28mm scale Grimdark Sci-Fi wargames. The miniatures include some great new figures to use as Warhammer alternatives for the likes of Orks, Adepta Sororitas and Chaos Space Marines.

Black Site Studios has added a new zine game to their collection for you to scoop up, just in time for Halloween. The idea behind these games is that they are experimental fun for you to try out with some friends. The newest game is GhostWatcher and it's available right now.

Games Workshop are celebrating Christmas with another awesome festive miniature this year. Da Red Gobbo is back with an explosive new miniature in the form of Da Red Gobbo's A-bomb-inable Snowman.

Wessex Games and their pals at Big Jim Prints have even more of the old Panzerfäuste range available for you to buy. The Orcs and Dwarves of this Fantasy World War setting get access to Support Sections and there is also a new Infantry Section on the way as well. 

Wargames Atlantic has now added Mark Mondragon's awesome Valkir Heavy Troopers to their webstore for you to pre-order. Bring the elite of the Eisenkern to the tabletop for your various 28mm Sci-Fi wargames. 

Sarissa Precision and Grey For Now Games have been working on new terrain for those preparing for the latest 28mm Fantasy wargame, Guards Of Traitor's Toll. "Tollingchester" is coming together nicely with even more pre-coloured buildings for you to help build up your dense city boards.

Great Escape Games will be expanding their collection of 28mm plastic miniatures for Dead Man's Hand. A Kickstarter is coming soon for their hard plastic Mounted Gunfighters who will join their existing plastic range. 

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.

It'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. 

Gerry unboxes and reviews a couple of 28mm scale Sci-Fi miniatures from Wargame Exclusive that might be useful for those wanting alternative miniatures for games of Warhammer 40,000 or Grimdark Future. What do you think of the Sisters In Heresy?

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.

Following on from Operation: Sandtrap and Infinity N5 Week here OnTableTop, we have a look ahead at the new Infinity Essentials set that will be coming from Corvus Belli for those wanting a new entry point into this 28mm Sci-Fi wargame. 

GCT Studios are showing off a new themed warband that will be available soon for fans of Bushido and the creepy side of this 35mm scale Fantasy wargame! The Awoken are going to be scuttling forth with Joyless Smiles & Dark Eyes.

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!

Artel W Miniatures has an awesome selection of new 28mm Sci-Fi miniatures for you to snap up this month. We have an excellent Orc who is ready to shred at the gym as well as some traitorous maidens who are looking to bring their previous allies down in a tide of gore!

Gerry and the team from The Lazy Forger dive into a couple of demo rounds of 6mm epic-scale Sci-Fi wargame, Full Spectrum Dominance. In this demo showcase, they show off how the NEW factions from the latest Third Wave, the Reclaimed and the Corsairs play and some of their key mechanics.

Games Workshop has begun to plot out the roadmap for Warhammer Underworlds and the new edition of the game. As well as that, they also showed off the returning warbands that will be getting a revamped physical release with both miniatures and cards for organised play.

Carlos Pérez, a sculptor for Big Child Creative, A Song Of Ice & Fire: Tactics, Zombicide, Marvel United, Mordred and The Dead Keep is now on Kickstarter with their own project which aims to bring some amazing 32mm Fantasy Orcs to the tabletop, The Longsnouts. 

Studio Tomahawk has teased the armies that you're going to be able to play when SAGA: Age Of Chivalry hits the tabletop soon. They clearly heard that Gerry was trying to avoid playing in the Medieval period and wanted to test his resolve. 

North Star Military Figures has been showing off some of the new Units that are coming to The Silver Bayonet to support the latest supplement, Italy: The Shades Of Calabria.