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Warlord Games’ New Board Game, Vanguard, Kickstarting 1st October

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Warlord Games has announced the launch date for their first board game Kickstarter. Vanguard: Normandy will be coming to Kickstarter 1st October, offering up a different take on World War II from Warlord Games.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Don’t Be Hasty! Spend More Time With Your Favourite Games!

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In this week's Cult Of Games show, we ask whether or not we're making the most out of our wargames. Are we too flighty when it comes to games and miniatures without our collection, never settling on one game and giving it our all? Could there be some benefits for being focused on one game or would we be better off being more Gerry?

Kings Of War Rocks! Metal As F**k New Miniatures Join Mantic Games’ Fantasy Wargame! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! Mantic Games are knocking it out of the park with their excellent Heavy Metal Kings Of War miniatures for use with the Forces Of The Abyss. You've got a badass new demon miniature for you to add to your 28mm Fantasy armies and a whole host of new plastic kits for you to use when getting started with this army of evil!

Sergeant Sawyer Charity Figure Now Available From Warlord Games

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Following the news concerning the legendary Paul Sawyer and his illness, Warlord Games has made a new charity miniature available for you to buy. All proceeds from the sale of this figure will go to The Brain Tumour Charity, an incredibly worthy cause chosen by Paul himself.

Unboxing: British Expeditionary Force | Wargames Atlantic

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Join Gerry for an unboxing and review of the 28mm plastic British Expeditionary Force from Wargames Atlantic for use in your early World War II wargames.

Fight In The Mountains With New WW2 Bolt Action Hungarians

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Warlord Games recently released some new miniatures for your 28mm World War II wargames. The Hungarians are out in force and will be doing some fighting in the mountains as part of the Axis in Bolt Action.

Black Powder Red Earth: High-Octane Modern Combat Gaming On Your Tabletop #OTTWeekender

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The guys take a look at Black Powder Red Earth in the Indie of the Week, bringing high-octane wargaming to the tabletop with this ultra-modern combat game. Using a quick-to-play rule set players direct small unit kill teams in pitched close combat infantry battles in games that are fast, furious, and still brimming over with tactical depth and strategy.

Unboxing: WWII German Sentries | Wargames Atlantic

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Gerry unboxes and reviews Wargames Atlantic's fantastic World War II German Sentries plastic set from their World Ablaze range. This set is perfect for 28mm Historical wargaming tailor-made for 02 Hundred Hours and beyond.

Unboxing: WW2 British SAS/Commandos | Wargames Atlantic

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Gerry unboxes and reviews the awesome World War II British SAS/Commando plastic set that you can get your hands on from Wargames Atlantic. This is perfect for 28mm Historical wargaming in 02 Hundred Hours and beyond.

Bolt Action: Third Edition Intelligence Reports – Close Combat Update

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Warlord Games has begun previews for the Third Edition of Bolt Action, the new edition of their 28mm World War II wargame. You'll be able to check back throughout the pre-order period to find out what's new as part of their Intelligence Reports!

Pre-Order 15mm Allied Airborne Armies & Terrain For Flames Of War

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Battlefront Miniatures are taking pre-orders for a couple of new 15mm Flames Of War sets themed around the Late War period of World War II based around the likes of the Battle of Arnhem and Operation Market Garden. 

Turner Miniatures Dives Into New WW2 6-15mm Kickstarter Soon

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Henry Turner of Turner Miniatures is going to be coming to Kickstarter again soon with a brand new campaign called Battleground 1940: Blitzkrieg. This will be a 6-15 mm-based campaign looking to introduce both German and British armies as STL files for use in your tabletop wargames set during World War II.

Fantastic Fantasy Miniatures! 2 Wargaming Legend’s Awesome New Armies Of Elves & Orcs #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's episode, we have a look at one of the best ranges of 28mm Fantasy miniatures we've seen in a really long time. Hobday & Hicks are bringing their new range of Orcs, Elves and more to Kickstarter with heroes, troops and monsters for both sides.

Fallout: Nuka World – The Perfect Successor To A Game Of Necromunda? #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender Time! Modiphius' Fallout Factions: Nuka-World has finally arrived for people to carve out their own little empire on the tabletop and in this week's show the guys talk about how this may be the successor to Games Workshop's mighty Necromunda that everyone has been waiting on!

Victrix Working On 28mm Scale World War II Plastic Kits

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Victrix Miniatures has revealed that they have secretly been working away in the background on 28mm scale World War II plastic kits! The first preview arrived this week and it's for a set of Late-War Germans.

Community Spotlight: Rumbling Tanks, Infinity Heroes & Malifaux Machinations

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Check out some more painting from the community as we dive into 20mm World War II, Infinity characters and some fun getting stuck into Malifaux. What have you been working on?

Cult Of Games XLBS: Big Terrain & Big Ideas – Make Every Game Count!

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS where this week, Warren is talking about going BIG and why it's important to him that you make the most of the games that you play. Put in the effort and play awesome-looking games while you've got the time to do it!

Victrix Release Their 12mm World War II Universal Carriers

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Victrix has released another new 12mm scale plastic set for use in your World War II wargames. This time, it's the Universal Carriers pack for the Allies which comes with a whole bunch of different weapon options for you to choose from.

New Infinity Show One-Ups Warhammer+ TV In Animated Showdown! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we look at the exciting Infinity: Paradise Lost - Trailer for the upcoming animated series adaptation of Corvus Belli's sci-fi/espionage RPG franchise.  Produced by Lex+Otis Studios and TeamTO

Let’s Play: 02 Hundred Hours – St Nazaire Raid | Grey For Now Games

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Gerry and John dive into a Let's Play of the awesome World War 2 skirmish game from Grey For Now Games, 02 Hundred Hours. They are playing out a raid inspired by St Nazaire using the awesome submarine pen board that we built a few months ago.

Call The Kubelwagen For Warlord Games’ Bolt Action

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Warlord Games added another new release to their Bolt Action collection over the weekend. The Kubelwagen Ambulance is going to be heading through oncoming fire to help the wounded during your World War II wargames.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Bolt Action Chases Down John’s Hobby Plans!

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS as we dive into a chat about the hobby that we're up to and what you've been doing too! We chinwag about starting out with Spearhead and also dive deeper into a discussion on Bolt Action and what the future could hold for the game as John plans a big wintery project.

New Medieval Miniatures! Perfect 28mm Plastic Kits For Crusades & Beyond #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we're going all Medieval. We take a look at the awesome range of plastic miniatures in 28mm (and 10mm) coming from Wargames Atlantic for The Barons' War and other Medieval Historical wargames. Wargames Atlantic has a pretty awesome range coming out in plastic with loads of weapon options.

Unboxing: V For Victory Rulebook & Accessories | Studio Tomahawk

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Gerry dives into one of the most exciting World War II wargames that has been released in recent years. Gerry takes a look through the rules for V For Victory from Studio Tomahawk which allows you to dive into 28mm skirmishes with a focus on infantry encounters.

Clamber Into Warlord Games’ Bolt Action British Bedford

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Warlord Games are offering up another fun kit for those looking to dive into Bolt Action. The British (and by extension the rest of the Allies) can make use of a rather nice new 28mm plastic kit for the Bedford QLT Troop Transport.

Bolt Action Goes Big! New Battle Of The Bulge Starter Sets Stage For WW2 Wargaming #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we talk about the newly revealed Starter Set for the next edition of Bolt Action where the fighting moves to the Battle Of The Bulge. Brand new plastic kits for the US and the Germans are on the way alongside a reworking and updating of the core rules for the most well-known World War 2 wargame.

Pre-Order Bolt Action 3rd Edition’s Battle Of The Bulge Starter Set!

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Warlord Games are taking pre-orders this weekend for the new third edition of Bolt Action. The new Rulebook alongside the brand new Starter Set, Battle Of The Bulge, are available for you to snap up ahead of its 26th September 2024 launch for the most well-known World War II wargame.

Cult Of Games XLBS: What Has Killed Our Hobby Projects?

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS we're talking about what has killed your hobby projects in the past. What has popped up and absolutely ground your project into the dust and finished it off? We talk about what has killed our projects and some of the things we've tried to do to remedy it and we would love to know what you think!

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

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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.

Flames Of War – Villers-Bocage 80th Anniversary Battle [Catch Up Now]

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Join Gerry and John for a re-fight of the World War II clash at Villers-Bocage as part of the 80th Anniversary celebration. Using Flames Of War and two 15mm scale armies, Gerry will be taking on the role of the Germans whilst John is commanding the British. Who will be the victor?

Community Spotlight: Viking Raiders, Burma British & Trench Crusade!

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Join us for this week's Community Spotlight as we have a peek at some ace Viking raiders, the British in sweltering Burma and a something different with Trench Crusade!

Go Behind Enemy Lines With War Story: Occupied France

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Osprey Games has talked a bit more about one of their upcoming board games that we're really excited for. War Story: Occupied France was announced a few months ago now but after recently talking with the team from Osprey, it seemed worth putting this one on your radar for its October release date.

Unboxing: Painting War – World War 2 British And Commonwealth | Miniaturama Publishing

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With the theme of the past few weeks being World War 2 wargaming, Gerry has a look at Issue 14 of Painting War by Miniaturama Publishing which looks at painting guides for your British and Commonwealth soldiers. A very handy guide if you've been inspired by D-Day.

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)

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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.

Soldier Of Fortune, 1st Lt Richard Winters Returns To Bolt Action

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1st Lt Richard Winters has returned to Warlord Games' Bolt Action with a new Soldier Of Fortune miniature that has dropped in just in time for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. The 28mm World War II miniature can be snapped up right now.

D-Day Anniversary VLOG! Painting 15mm WW2 British Infantry | Part 3

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John and Gerry dive into the third part of their Villers-Bocage Flames Of War VLOG which is celebrating the 80th Anniversary Of D-Day. In this next part of the series, John and Gerry discuss the painting of their 15mm British Infantry for use in the battle.

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.

D-Day Anniversary VLOG! Painting 15mm WW2 British Armour | Part 2

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John and Gerry dive into the second part of their Villers-Bocage Flames Of War VLOG which is celebrating the 80th Anniversary Of D-Day. In this video, they discuss painting the 15mm British tanks from Battlefront Miniatures that will be used in the skirmish.

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

7 months ago 2

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.

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