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Unleash Epic Battles With Eagles Of Empire; Tabletop Wargame Meets RTS! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender Time! On this week's show Gerry tempts John into the Franco-Prussian War with an epic game that mixes tabletop skirmish and real-time strategy together to produce a system that constantly asks questions about your tactics on the tabletop. Could this be the system needed to get John to start and break Gerry's resolve to stay away from yet another period?

Community Spotlight: 02 Hundred Hours Terrain, Piles Of Shame & The Barons’ War

6 months ago 2

In this week's community spotlight, we dive into a pile of potential, paint up some terrain for use in 02 Hundred Hours and check out an excellent Medieval miniature collection.

Unboxing: Dungeon Lord Pack – Magnetic Dungeon Tiles | Modular Realms

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Gerry takes a moment to unbox a set of double sided magnetic terrain from Modular Realms that he first discovered at the UK Games Expo this year. The Dungeon Lord Set contains a wealth of double-sided plastic tiles to build an infinite variety of dungeons for your RPGs.

Cult Of Games XLBS: What Direction Is Your Hobby Adventure Taking You?

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS this week as we sit down and discuss where we are on our hobby journey and which phase we think we'll aim for next. Do you find yourself following the zeitgeist and changing often to match your current interest? Or do you have a most focused way of plotting out your hobby journey?

HeroQuest Heads To The Jungles Of Delthrak With New Quest Pack

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Avalon Hill are taking pre-orders for a brand-new expansion to HeroQuest. You can now head into the Jungles Of Delthrak with new heroes, monsters and plenty of new quests for you to undertake. 

Cult Of Games XLBS: Convention Game Ideas; How Big Would You Go?

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS this week as we sit down and discuss event/convention games and what ideas we have for our own! Do you think we've hit on some great convention game ideas or are we over-reaching? Which of these would you love to play if you were attending an event like Salute or UK Games Expo?

WW2 Miniatures We Think Are Beyond Epic & A Great Range For The D-Day Anniversary! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! With this week and weekend being the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, we look at some well known and some unsung heroes and personalities from World War 2 that you could add to your 28mm Historical wargames. We found a fantastic resource of character miniatures from both Hollywood History and real life that you could use in games of Bolt Action, Chain Of Command or V For Victory.

D-Day Anniversary VLOG! Building Villers-Bocage | Part 4 (Finale)

7 months ago 2

Gerry dives into the third part of their Villers-Bocage Flames Of War VLOG which is celebrating the 80th Anniversary Of D-Day. In this final video of the series, Gerry takes a look at a map for the scenario and talks about a quick and cheap way of replicating its layout on the tabletop for the final clash.

Dive Into Firelock’s Piratical Skirmishes With Port Royal!

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Port Royal, the new pirate skirmish game from Firelock Games is now live on Kickstarter AND it is funded! Choose your company or crew and dive into a 28mm skirmish game set in Port Royal which has been hit by the 1692 earthquake to see what plunder you can gain from its ruins.

Mighty Asgardians Battle Loki In New Marvel: Crisis Protocol Pack

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Atomic Mass Games has another awesome character pack coming to the 40mm skirmishes of Marvel: Crisis Protocol. Asgardian heroes find themselves combating the machinations of Loki as he threatens to bring the realm of the gods to its knees!

Community Spotlight: Slaine, Puppet Power & Amazing Away Teams

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Join us for another Community Spotlight where we're looking at some stunning Slaine miniatures, some puppet-based antics in Relics and a good tutorial on designing dark, fantasy woodland.

Pre-Order New Kill Team: Termination Set This Weekend

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Games Workshop will be taking pre-orders this weekend for a new Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team boxed set. This time, the Leagues Of Votann are clashing with the Genestealer Cults on Bheta-Decima in Kill Team: Termination.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Our Go-To WW2 Movies For Hobby Inspiration; What Are Yours?

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS this week as we dive into the hobby that we've been up to. We discuss John's work on his Astra Militarum for Warhammer 40,000 and Ben is looking for inspiration for his World War II armies. What classic World War II movies would you recommend to get him in the mood?

Move Over Warhammer 40K; Age Of Sigmar Gets New Edition & Super Cool Minis! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! We explore the new range of miniatures from Games Workshop for the new edition of Warhammer Age Of Sigmar. You really don't want to miss out on Warhammer Age Of Sigmar as it's a great game that seems to be trampled by the behemoth that is Warhammer 40K! Check out the new stunning miniatures.

Build A New Medieval Tabletop With PWork Wargames Terrain

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PWork Wargames has recently added some new 28mm Fantasy and Historical terrain to their collection for those wanting to build interesting battlefields. There are some great Medieval-themed buildings which would be great for all manner of different games.

Unboxing: Achtung Panzer! – Blood & Steel Starter Set | Warlord Games

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Gerry unboxes and reviews the new Achtung Panzer! Blood & Steel Starter Set from Warlord Games, allowing you to dive into some 28mm tank-based combat in World War II. See what we make of the contents of the set.

Community Spotlight: Border Reivers, Victorian Dredd & Covenanter

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In this week's Community Spotlight, we dive into some Border Reivers, a twist on a classic board game and some awesome Civil War miniatures at an epic scale.

Check Out Kromlech’s New Range Of Terrain Tiles

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Kromlech has released a new set of Terrain Tiles to help you craft interesting battlefields across a variety of genres. All of these have been crafted out of HDF and come in various styles to match different landscapes.

Use Warlord’s New Cuirassier To Protect Pike & Shotte Baggage

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Warlord Games has some new kits for you to dive into for Pike & Shotte Epic Battles and the English Civil War. If you're looking to thunder across the battlefield and deliver a hail of shot from your pistols then you can't go too far wrong with a regiment of Cuirassiers.

Finish Off Age Of Sigmar’s Dawnbringers Series This Weekend

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Whilst the new edition of Warhammer Age Of Sigmar might have taken the wind out of the sails of the end of the third edition of the game, the Dawnbringers series continues as the narrative pushes towards a climactic finish ahead of the Skaven swarming into The Mortal Realms.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Could Future Tech Paint Your Army For You & Should It?

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS this week as Lloyd shows off the work that he has been doing on his Hail Caesar Epic Battles miniatures and how it would be great if there was a machine that could take his scheme and recreate it without him having to go through all the hassle! Do you think that future technology has the answer?

Join In The D-Day Anniversary! Flames Of War Battles Up The Beach With New Sets! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time!  In this week's show, we talk about the ways that you can dive into replaying D-Day on the tabletop using the updated book from Battlefront Miniatures for Flames Of War and the various Army Sets they have produced to go alongside it. It's a great time to get involved and support the Anniversary.

Unboxing: Masters Of The Universe: Battleground – Wave 6 | Archon Studio

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Gerry checks out the Wave 6 releases for Archon Studio's Masters of the Universe: Battleground. With a new Gamefound campaign imminent we thought it was a great time to check out this skirmish boardgame based on the classic cartoon and with the continued release of new.

Let’s Play: Masters Of The Universe: Battleground | Archon Studio

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Gerry and Shay clash in Archon Studio's Masters of the Universe: Battleground. As it returns to Gamefound for a new campaign we thought it was a great time to check out this skirmish boardgame based on the classic cartoon and see how it plays on the tabletop.

Unboxing: Masters Of The Universe: Battleground | Archon Studio

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Gerry takes a look at Archon Studio's 2 player starter set for Masters of the Universe: Battleground. As it returns to Gamefound for a new campaign we thought it was a great time to check out this skirmish boardgame based on the classic cartoon.

You Need To Try Bot War! Transform Your Tabletop With Epic Retro-Inspired Miniatures #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! We explore the awesome new miniatures coming to BotWar III from the folks at Traders Galaxy. If you're a fan of 80s themed and retro-inspired miniatures game then watch out for Bot War III which is going to be transforming your tabletops very soon.

Pre-Order Mutant Year Zero’s Zone Wars Core Set & Expansion

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Free League Publishing are currently taking pre-orders for their miniatures game set in the world of Mutant: Year Zero. Both the Core Set and the expansion for Zone Wars are available for you to pre-order giving you a chance to dive into some mutant-based mayhem in the Post-Apocalyptic future.

Community Spotlight: Halfling Armies, Samurai Terrain & Gangs Of Rome!

8 months ago 2

In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at an awesome Halfling army, some brilliant terrain for Samurai wargames and a bunch of miniatures for Gangs Of Rome!

Set Up A Post-Apocalyptic Race Track With Fogou’s RAD TRAX!

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Make sure to dive in during the last few days to get your hands on a brand-new set of resin terrain from Fogou Models! The RAD TRAX Kickstarter is running right now offering up a chance to build a Post-Apocalyptic race track. 

Enter The House Of Serpents With New Dunkeldorf Kickstarter

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King Games are back on Kickstarter with another impressive campaign looking to expand their world of Dunkeldorf! Another range of 28mm miniatures are on the way for The House Of Serpents, adding an element of backstabbing and intrigue to your Fantasy wargames. 

Cult Of Games XLBS: Time To Build Rome? When Flaming Pigs Fly!

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Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's episode, we try and get Lloyd excited about the prospect of bringing Rome to life and Warren gushes about his love of Shogun and what it has got him interested to dive into on the tabletop when it comes to interesting wargaming rules.

V For Victory! We Can’t Wait For SAGA Creator’s New WW2 Wargame! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we dive deep into the details of the new 28mm scale World War 2 skirmish wargame, V For Victory. coming from the creators of SAGA and Congo, Studio Tomahawk. We explore all of the current details about V For Victory (Five For Victory) including game mechanics, army building and more.

Pledge For Printable Scenery’s Ramshackled & Ruined City Terrain

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Printable Scenery are running a new campaign on their website for a host of excellent 3D Printable terrain for your Fantasy games. Cities Of Ramshackle & Ruin offers up a host of modular and customisable terrain.

Pick Up The Lazy Forger’s New 6mm Scale Depot Terrain

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The Lazy Forger are releasing a new set of 3D printable terrain today for your 6mm Sci-Fi battlefields like those of Full Spectrum Dominance. Dive into this Depot/Hanger set and do battle for the resources that have been stashed there by your enemy.

Game Of Thrones Miniatures Game From Knight Models Launches

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The Game Of Thrones Miniatures Game is now available for you to snap up from Knight Models. If you're looking for a way to get stuck into some Westeros-based skirmishes in 35mm then maybe have a peek at this Fantasy game. 

Doomdivers! Free Helldivers Wargaming Rules For Battling Bugs & Bots On Tabletops #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! Are you a fan of the video game series Helldivers? Make sure to check out the entirely free fan rules from Grimskald that have caught our eye called Doomdivers! These rules allow you to play out your Helldivers battles with Sci-Fi miniatures on the tabletop.

Community Spotlight: Blood Bowl, Necromunda Terrain & Konrad’s Bust

8 months ago 6

We explore some interesting painting for Blood Bowl, a bunch of Necromunda terrain and a stunning bit of work on a good bust!

Cult Of Games XLBS: We’ve Fallen For Fallout! A Prime Time To Try The Miniatures Games?

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Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! John and Lloyd have been really enjoying the new Fallout TV series and with that in mind, they have a chat about some of the tabletop gaming options open to people wanting to tell more tales in the wasteland. Have you been tempted by the likes of Fallout: Factions and Wasteland Warfare?

Hail Caesar Epic Battles! Are Warlord Games New Ancient Miniatures A Must Have? #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! Hail Caesar from Warlord Games is getting the Epic Battles treatment. We have a look at the brand-new plastic miniatures revealed at Salute and discuss the options for Historical wargamers diving into the Punic Wars period. There are some great new epic-scale Romans on the way alongside Carthaginians and Gauls.

Let’s Build Saint Nazaire! WW2 Terrain Project Part #4 – Painting Buildings & A Big Reveal!

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In this final video, John and Gerry show off the process of painting all of the terrain that we're using for the board build. This means exploring how to paint different buildings in a redbrick style, in concrete and of course all of the metal structures too.

Battle Over PWork Wargames’ New Industrial Terrain Kit

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PWork Wargames has added a brand new piece of Sci-Fi terrain to their collection for use in your 28mm to 35mm wargames. See what you make of this new Industrial Set which features a funky crane.

Community Spotlight: Silver Bayonet Sepoys, City States & Salute!

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In this week's Community Spotlight, we pick out some great ideas for The Silver Bayonet, a growing army for The City States and also the crafting of a big gaming board for Salute 2024.

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