How do you ensure that your campaign is not just a series of loosely connected battles but an engaging, memorable experience for everyone involved? We thought we'd have a look at some key ideas that seem foundational to making an excellent wargaming campaign.
Take a peek at this week's Community Spotlight featuring a bit of Black Hawk Down, Armada and 7TV's Dracula. Some interesting projects that might be inspirational!
After seeing and playing a few games of Combat Patrol, Ben discusses how this might actually be the best thing Games Workshop has done for Warhammer 40,000 in years. Is it a great entry point into wargaming in the Grimdark Future?
In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some sneaky gitz for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, BIG BattleTech tables and The Silver Bayonet as a campaign!
Winning The Deployment Battle – Wargaming 101!
1 year ago 9You're all set to dive into your favourite wargame, be it Warhammer 40,000, Bolt Action, or anything in between. Yet, even with the strongest units and the most meticulous plans, your endeavours consistently end in disaster. What's going wrong? If you've ever faced this, it might just be your deployment strategy that's letting you down.
We have a look at some awesome painting from you folks including some BattleTech, an expanded The Barons' War collection and someone looking to get new blood into tabletop gaming!
Joe Abercrombie’s Fantasy Books On The Tabletop; Is “The Heroes” The Best Place To Start?
1 year ago 14We've talked Sci-Fi worlds we'd love to see on the tabletop but what about Fantasy? Ben dives into a book series he REALLY loves and discusses some ideas as to how you could bring Joe Abercrombie's The First Law and more to the tabletop.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we dive into the world of Moonstone once more, a wonderful Wizard's Folly for some Fantasy adventures and some Pirates Of Legend!
We have games for the worlds of Star Wars, Star Trek and plenty of those big hitting Sci-Fi worlds but what about some lesser-known ones? Have a look at three worlds we thought would make for fascinating miniature wargames.
Have a look at some epic painting for Warhammer: The Old World, the American Civil War and a huge bunch of terrain worth of a Warhammer 40,000 board!
With Legions Imperialis waiting in the wings, we have a chat about what awaits for this revamped take on The Horus Heresy and ask whether or not it's going to be a titanic triumph. Will you be diving in when the game launches later this month?
Join us for a look at a Grimdark Fellowship on a terrifying adventure, a band a Horror killers for Dracula's America and some deadly Sci-Fi murder bears from the world of Star Wars!
Warhammer: The Old World – What We Know So Far
1 year ago 19Warhammer fans worldwide are eagerly anticipating the revival of the beloved game, Warhammer Fantasy Battles, now reincarnated as Warhammer: The Old World. But, what do we really know about the upcoming changes and developments? Let's take a detailed look at what's been revealed thus far by Games Workshop.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we're looking at a bevvy of awesome terrain as well as a bit of TINY terrain for some naval wargames. We also hang out with Ezio and join the Brotherhood Of Venice.
DakkaDakka.Store has hit up Kickstarter with a new campaign focused on 3D Printing yourself an awesome Sci-Fi army of warrior women. The Silver Moon Daughters are locked, loaded and ready for combat!
Get stuck into some more awesome community projects as we take a look at some Bushido, head into the clouds with Blood Red Skies and explore a stockpile of bones!
Ares Games have launched their new Kickstarter for their Sword & Sorcery range. This time, the Fantasy board game action has you facing down Abyssal Legends in a new set of adventures for those diving deeper into their campaigns.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we get a look at some excellent The Barons' War painting, a TINY Heresy army (how apt!) and a quickfire Kings Of War: Ambush army project.
Get a peek at some naval awesomeness, another peek into the world of Star Wars: Shatterpoint and an adventure into the Wars Of The Roses.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we delve into a look at some more The Silver Bayonet, some mighty Arabian armies and a Dreadnought that got a bit of tender love and care!
We have a look at the building of some terrain for Star Wars: Legion and Gangs Of Rome as well as a peek at some unfortunates delving into Castle Fier soon for The Silver Bayonet.
Ben gives his first impressions of The Wildwoods, the latest supplement for Osprey Games and Joseph A. McCullough's Frostgrave. The wilderness awaits where all manner of strange beasts are seeking to eat you!
This week, we're looking at some immense Greek Gods and Titans, some impressive terrain crafting for Necromunda and finally, an excellent look at an odd Chaos army.
We delve into a backlog of BattleTech goodness, see some Witches on holiday away from the Discworld and check out some stylish Blanchitsu-style Eldar.
It's the return of the Spring Clean Hobby Challenge. It's Springtime, a period of the year all about renewal and regrowth. We're asking you to crack out your old, broken, badly painted (yet still awesome) projects and give them a new lease of life.
We thought we'd give you a heads up as to what you can look out for on over the weekend as part of our UK Games Expo 2023 Livestream. Watch out for interviews, live play games and more from the main stage at UK Games Expo.
The first expansion is available for Joseph A. McCullough's The Silver Bayonet! Ben gives his first impressions on The Carpathians - Castle Fier and what it offers for folks diving into this Napoleonic Horror skirmish game.
Some brand new projects to look at this week covering the worlds of Star Wars and Warhammer Age Of Sigmar. PLUS, we also have a look at something dark and spooky hiding in the shadows!
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun – Video Game Review
2 years ago 6Ben dives into Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun and gives his thoughts on this retro-styled grimdark first person shooter. Does it managed to bring the Space Marine experience to life and embrace those DOOM vibes?
We dive into what it's like being a hobby butterfly, the start of a mighty Anglo-Saxon army and then a rather impressive fleet of ships for use in Victory At Sea.
Come and join us for another awesome dive into hobby as we have a peek at a fun Star Wars vehicle, Turnip28 and a bit of Vietnam in space with some hunky individuals.
Come and join us for another delve into the Projects to find the best of the best from the last week or so. We're going to be getting stuck into lots of great-looking miniature wargaming painting and hobbying this week...
In this week's Community Spotlight, we're having a look at some grimdark brutality, some Border Reivers and a bit of Ian Miller inspired hobby.
We have a peek at some of the awesome monsters that you folks have been building and painting for your Fantasy wargames and beyond. There are even some fun miscreants to throw into your Sci-Fi games as well!
Come and join us for another delve into the Projects to find the best of the best from the last week or so. We're going to be getting stuck into lots of great-looking miniature wargaming painting and hobbying this week...
We dive into some awesome diorama and terrain making plus some Crusaders who are on the road to The Holy Land. Check out more from this week's Community Spotlight!
Come and join us for a brand new deep dive into the Community Spotlight for this week where we're getting grimdark and bloody, painting up an ace tank and then resurrecting some Warmachine!
We have a look at some fantastic Moonstone miniatures, a stunning bust for the mighty Judge Dredd and also a deadly grimdark Assassin.
Pre-orders are now live for the new Bakunin Observance Bundle tomorrow! 9th March starts off the pre-order period for the new Action Pack, Dire Foes Pack and Exclusive Miniature that you can use in your games of Corvus Belli's Infinity!
Join us this week for a look at some Deadzone as well as a battle at The Alamo and also the resurgence of The Terminator in miniature game form.
Build armies of the dead, dive into the awesome world of Bot War with some amazingly well-painted miniatures and finally, get a look at a stunning Judge Dredd project!
Join us for a look at some amazing Historical wargaming projects and also something a little different for the world of Necromunda!