We sit down for an interview with Osprey Games' Phil Smith to discuss the development of The Silver Bayonet game range. As well as discussing the design of the original 28mm wargame, Carpathians and Canada, we also get a sneaky exclusive as Osprey Games' The Silver Bayonet next expansion is revealed!
On this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a little bit of hobby discussion about rules and what grinds our gears when playing games. Could some rules be improved immeasurably by simply tweaking or removing a single rule? Gerry doesn't rant and no one is more surprised than I?!
Campaign Finale! Battling The Dog-Head – The Silver Bayonet – Hard Mode | The Silver Bayonet Week
23Our Osprey Games' The Silver Bayonet: Carpathians - Castle Fier mini-campaign reaches its climax! Gerry and Shay have braved Hard Mode and come to the third and final scenario of this solo and cooperative storyline. The Broken Watchtower awaits where treasures await and a deadly foe!
John shows off how to paint one of the 28mm Soldier miniatures that you can use to make your Units in Osprey Games' The Silver Bayonet and The Carpathians - Castle Fier. Here, we're showing off how to bring together an awesome scheme for your Austrian Irregular via the collection by North Star Military Figures.
So earlier to-day you may have seen posts for Brave Sir Pidge and The Terrible Musician for the Multi-Award Winning Moonstone's upcoming Kickstarter that will introduce the (F)Undead faction of the Shades of Moonreach to the world of Tauber. But What does this mean, and why are the psychopomps I hear you cry?
The Multi-Award winning Moonstone is ramping up for a Kickstarter that may be the end of us all in Tauber, with the return of King Chernitt and with him a new faction for the whimsical world as Goblin King Games give us their spin on undead and the Shades of Moonreach.
The Multi-Award winning Moonstone is ramping up for a Kickstarter that may be the end of us all in Tauber, with the return of King Chernitt and with him a new faction for the whimsical world as Goblin King Games give us their spin on undead and the Shades of Moonreach.
In this new painting tutorial, John shows you how to paint Marcea Lupul from The Silver Bayonet by Osprey Games. We'll show off how to paint up the big bad villain from The Carpathians: Castle Fier, the latest supplement for Joseph McCullough's Napoleonic Horror miniatures game.
With the first scenario of Osprey Games' The Silver Bayonet: Carpathians - Castle Fier mini-campaign done, Gerry and Shay move on to the second part of The Broken Watchtower. In this scenario, we find the duo coming up against deadly Vrykolakas, a flock of flying vampires, as they make their way across The Spine!
Last November post with the release of the Clash of Kings pack Mantic Games announced that the Twilight Kin (hereafter Twiglets) would not be included as a massive redesign was underway and that from February they'd be removing the list from the Companion so people weren't picking up miniatures or list building for something that would end up becoming obsolete.
Osprey Games' The Silver Bayonet: Carpathians - Castle Fier, introduces a whole host of new monstrous foes for your Unit to come up against. Gerry unboxes and showcases some of these North Star Military Figures 28mm monster miniatures, inspired by Vampire folklore and the myths and legends of Eastern Europe.
Uncover Secrets Of Egypt & Folklore Of Canada! New Silver Bayonet Books | The Silver Bayonet Week
32Gerry and Ben interview the designer of Osprey Games' The Silver Bayonet, Joseph A. McCullough! We chat about the design of Carpathians - Castle Fier and why McCullough chose to explore this frontier of Eastern Europe PLUS, what awaits in the new Egypt - Shadow of the Sphinx expansion that is coming next year!
In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some awesome painting from the Grimdark Future, a bit of grim Fantasy and then the world of Warhammer...with a twist!
Building on the last preview and teaser that we had for the upcoming Burrows & Badgers Kickstarter, Oathsworn Miniatures has shown off two of their newest miniatures in full!
Para Bellum Wargames has put together a selection of bundled Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings armies for you to choose from if you want to hit that 2000-point mark right away with your collection! There are four to choose from right now for their 35mm Fantasy wargame.
A Song Of Ice & Fire: The Miniatures Game is getting a new Starter Set and more this week. CMON has been working on bringing House Bolton into the game as more than just a mercenary faction that finds itself fighting for the highest bidder. See what you make of these brutal and merciless killers.
Unboxing Austrian & Russian Soldier Reinforcements For The Silver Bayonet! | The Silver Bayonet Week
38Osprey Games' The Silver Bayonet: Carpathians - Castle Fier features new Soldier miniatures that you can use to make your Unit. Gerry takes a look at North Start Military Figures' 28mm Austrian and Russian soldiers that you can use when battling against the horrors of Napoleonic Europe.
Privateer Press has now revealed a full preview of what they have coming up for the Khymaera Shadowflame Shard! A new preview Battlebox is on the way PLUS a new Faction Army Starter for you to sink your teeth into when playing the 35mm scale Fantasy wargame, Warmachine.
I like dragons. I also really like the work of Fighting Hedgehog on their games like the CLASH series. So, when I saw that they were designing a new dragon-based miniatures game, I was all ears! DragonStrike is going to be coming to Kickstarter soon.
Games Workshop has previewed another new warband for those looking to dive into the skirmishes of Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Warcry. The Fyreslayers are out in force with the Vulkyn Flameseekers looking to burn and hack their way through The Gnarlwood.
Let’s Play The Silver Bayonet – Hard Mode! Can We Survive The Witch Woods? | The Silver Bayonet Week
41We dive into the solo and cooperative campaign from Osprey Games' The Silver Bayonet: The Carpathians - Castle Fier! Gerry and Shay attempt The Broken Watchtower and begin with the first scenario of this three-part mini-campaign. In this first game, these plucky soldiers head down into The Witch Woods
Wargames Atlantic have been working with Zombiesmith in order to bring their strange and amazing Quar world to the tabletop with new plastic miniatures! There are some fascinating miniatures coming down the pipeline soon.
Privateer Press have been showing off more of the new miniatures coming to Warmachine later this month. There are new sets coming for Dusk House Kallyss as we saw last week PLUS a look at a new Battlebox coming soon.
As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a discussion about tabletop terrain and the ways that people build their tabletops. We also discuss some interesting rules that could make good use of terrain to make games feel more dynamic and interesting.
The corpses Carnevale are slinking out of the waters of the canal and stalking the streets of Venice! A new set, the Subaqueous Beasts, is now available to snap up this weekend from the folks at TTCombat.
It's OTT Weekender time! In this episode, we're looking at a HUGE wargame that is absolutely free for you to dive into. If you've wanted to get stuck into some Weird Wild West wargaming or a set of rules that cover Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Near Future settings, Gangfight Games and Blackwater Gulch are well worth looking at.
Mantic Games are getting stuck into their Kings Of War campaign and perhaps drawing more people into playing this Fantasy wargame. With that in mind, it would be very handy to have some free rules, wouldn't it? Well, Ronnie dropped an update saying they're doing just that.
A new range of releases are now available for GCT Studios' Bushido covering a variety of factions for their 35mm Fantasy skirmish game. In addition to new miniatures, a range of previously released Starter Set miniatures are also joining the collection as separate releases.
Footsore Miniatures have dropped a little preview showing off the progress made on bringing Gangs Of Rome to the tabletop. Are you excited about this Ancient miniatures game of 28mm scuffling on the streets of Rome?
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!
A little while back, Little Wars TV created a set of rules called Ravenfeast which could be used for Dark Age wargaming. A lot of people play the game in 28mm but Little Wars TV also created a set of rules for playing out BIG battles using tiny miniatures. Well, Baccus 6mm have now created packs that you can use to play out those engagements!
Privateer Press has been previewing some of the new miniatures coming to some of the factions in Warmachine soon. We start with some new 35mm Fantasy miniatures for Dusk House Kallyss who are going to be prowling the battlefield with new cavalry.
Corvus Belli has been showing off a whole host of Reinforcements dropping into the world of Infinity for the month of October. You'll be able to get Reinforcements for PanOceania, Yu Jing and Haqqislam when October rolls around.
Corvus Belli are soon going to be taking pre-orders for the new graphic novel set in the Sci-Fi world of Infinity. Aftermath dives into the underworld of the Infinity universe and tells a daring tale!
Victrix Miniatures have been expanding their 12mm World War II range at a rate of knots. Their newest releases are a collection of M4A1 Sherman Tanks so you bring some well-known Allied armour into the mix with both Early and Late War options.
Seb Games are now taking pre-orders for their new Starter Set for the game Exo Alliance '42. This is a game where World War II gets weird and you can throw some Pulpy Sci-Fi elements into the midst of your Historical armies from the period.
Gerry dives into another Border Wars: Under A Reiver Moon unboxing. This time, he reviews the 28mm metal Mounted Border Reivers that you can pick up from Flags Of War to use alongside your raiding warband.
Warlord Games has put together three Warlord Resin Plus sets for you to scoop up for their 28mm scale Historical wargame, Bolt Action. These sets cover different theatres of war and offer up some different weapon teams that could be handy in a pinch.
Battlefront Miniatures are releasing some new miniatures for those wanting to dive into the 15mm Cold War Gone Hot gameplay of World War III: Team Yankee. The Swedish get plenty of new toys to play with on both the land and up in the skies.
Rumbleslam from TTCombat is getting a host of new 32mm miniatures to use in their wrestling game! All of them are fabulous stars who are going to be raising the roof with their stunner moves.
As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we got to chat about hobby and painting philosophy with the absolutely awesome human being that is Tommie Soule. We discuss some fascinating ideas that might change the way that you think about painting your wargaming miniatures.
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?