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Building A True Wargamers Warhammer 40K Table You Can Actually Game On! TerrainFest 2023 Part #1

13 hours ago 4

With TerrainFest 2023 now in full swing, Justin dives into a series of videos where he goes through building a Warhammer 40,000 table designed for wargamers. Whilst we like big, narrative tables, there's something to be said for making a table with terrain that is playable and quick to build!

TerrainFest 2023 Begins! Spend A Month Building Terrain With OnTableTop & Win A Prize!

21 hours ago 25

Join us for a month of wargame terrain-building fun! TerrainFest 2023 is going to be your chance to make those gaming tables of yours that little more impressive. We're hoping that by the end of the month, you won't be playing with shoebox houses and books stuffed under gaming mats!

Lassoing Your Friends Into The Wild West – A Great Period To Start Historical Wargaming?

2 days ago 10

At OnTableTop, we've often pondered on the best ways to get into Historical wargaming. We even did a whole Cult Of Games episode about it. After mulling it over for a while and muttering about the toss-up between the Dark Ages and World War II, I think I've come down on the side of something entirely different. What about the Wild West?

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Cult Of Games XLBS: What Will Your TerrainFest 2023 Project Be? We Share Our Ideas!

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As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we chat about the plans that we have to dive into TerrainFest 2023! Warren is looking to get some feedback on how to build Acre and Ben is thinking about how to paint his Wild West terrain for a good old-fashioned shootout!

How To Use Karkinos / Coconut Crab Stencils! – Anarchy Models HS Stencil System Tutorial [Early Access]

4 days ago 0

Brian from Anarchy Models is running a new Kickstarter showcasing a range of awesome stencils for use on your wargaming miniatures, be they vehicles, terrain or monsters. In this tutorial, Brian shows off how to use the Karkinos/Coconut Crab Stencils on your favourite monstrous miniatures.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Making History Fun; Drop The Boring Bits!

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As part of this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a discussion on making history and historical wargaming (more) fun. Sometimes you find yourself getting bogged down by the boring bits when it comes to historical wargames and it might just be easier to cut out said boring bits! Does this make for a better game? We have a particular look at Warren's plans for wargaming in Acre during the Crusades.

Ace New NATO Forces WW3: Team Yankee 15mm Miniatures Incoming! Heat Up Your Cold War! #OTTWeekender

2 days ago 22

It's OTT Weekender time! It's a big time to be diving into World War 3: Team Yankee with Battlefront Miniatures are they are launching the NATO Forces book soon alongside a whole host of awesome 15mm miniatures for a variety of different nations. You can play as the French, Canadians and more as NATO looks to hold back the Soviet advance in this Cold War Gone Hot!

NEW Infinity Online Campaign – Shattergrounds Coming Soon!

3 days ago 0

Corvus Belli and OnTableTop are going to be bringing a brand new Online Campaign to tabletops in October for Infinity. Infinity: Shattergrounds will see your factions fighting over the planet Concilium after the events depicted in the latest ENDSONG book. 

A War Transformed: WWI On The Doggerland Front – First Impressions | Osprey Games

3 days ago 7

Ben gives his first thoughts and impressions on A War Transformed, the brand new Weird World War I wargame which is now available from Osprey Games. Is this game going to draw you in and sink it's monstrous claws into you?

Community Spotlight: Paladins, Witchfinders & 6mm American Civil War

5 days ago 2

In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at someone inpaitient for The Old World, a neat vignette of witchfinding goodness and some very small American Civil War armies.

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Let’s Play: Celestial – The Hidden Void

5 days ago 3

Gerry and Shay settle down to play a game of Celestial from the team at Diemension Games. In this cooperative scenario for the board game, The Hidden Void, their Celestials descend into Pangu's ghostly sands with Shay commanding Wick'Yin, the glimmer of the candling dragon, and Gerry has a pair of prowling Savaqi, ruthless predators whose language is a weapon in itself.

How To Use Hex Stencils – Anarchy Models HS Stencil System Tutorial

6 days ago 2

Brian from Anarchy Models is running a new Kickstarter showcasing a range of awesome stencils for use on your wargaming miniatures, be they vehicles, terrain or monsters. In this tutorial, Brian shows off how to use the Hexnotic Hex Tumble Stencil.

New Dystopian Wars Two-Player Starter Set! Fortune And Glory Coming October

6 days ago 5

Warcradle Studios has announced a new Two-Player Starter Set coming to Dystopian Wars for the month of October! Fortune And Glory await as the Union clashes with the Sultanate in a new set that has been designed to get you started in this naval wargame. 

Unboxing: Celestial – Episode 1 The Hidden Void | Diemension Games

7 days ago 3

Gerry takes a look at a prototype for a massive board game in Celestial: The Hidden Void, an upcoming Kickstarter from Diemension Games, that blends Asian mythology, high-tech science fiction, and body horror.

Indie Of The Week

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Check out our Indie Of The Week picks from each OnTableTop Weekender! Whether it's a great Sci-Fi wargaming range, a new Fantasy epic or something for the discerning Historical wargamer, you'll be able to find our weekly segments within!

How To Give Your Wargames A Dose Of The Grimdark!

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Ben talks about diving into the grimdark and how you can enjoy yourself with the hobbying and gaming side of things! Not only is there a lot of freedom to be had when it comes to painting but you can have a lot of fun when it comes to the types of scenarios you can play out.

Making History Fun

5 days ago 4

Give @caesar a friendly welcome in the comments to his own channel here OnTableTop!

The Second Coming

4 weeks ago 6

Give @caesar a friendly welcome in the comments to his own channel here OnTableTop!

Catch 22

1 month ago 7

Give @caesar a friendly welcome in the comments to his own channel here OnTableTop!

Conquest Brings Greek Myths & Monsters To The Tabletop – Mighty New 35mm Miniatures! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTT Weekender time! Want to play out your own Greek epic on the tabletop? See what you make of the awesome myths and monsters that Para Bellum Games are bringing to the tabletop for Conquest. If you're looking to play an awesome Warhammer alternative, make sure to dive into the 35mm miniatures for Conquest and the City States.

Unboxing: Imperial Raven Commander | Wargame Exclusive

2 weeks ago 2

Gerry has a look at another awesome alternative miniature for use with your grimdark armies of the far future. This time, it's the Imperial Raven Commander from Wargame Exclusive who would be great as an alternative to Emo Toby Maguire-Commander Shrike!

Community Spotlight: Horus Heresy Characters, 20mm WW2 & Bushido Heroes

2 weeks ago 0

Have a peek at some painting covering The Horus Heresy, a bit of 20mm World War II and a few more Bushido characters!

Let’s Play: Undaunted: Stalingrad [Reconnaissance – 1 November 1942 – Scenario #10] | Osprey Games

2 weeks ago 1

We dive into a new Let's Play episode of our Undaunted: Stalingrad Campaign. We're playing through a full campaign of this awesome Osprey Games board game with the tenth scenario, Reconnaissance - 1 November 1942.

Unboxing: General Purpose Wagon – Dead Man’s Hand | Great Escape Games

2 weeks ago 3

Gerry hitches up his wagon and heads out west with a new plastic kit from Great Escape Games for Dead Man's Hand and Wild West wargaming. It would also be a perfect bit of kit for any 19th-century colonial gaming.

Exclusive! The Silver Bayonet’s Next Expansion Revealed! | The Silver Bayonet Week

2 weeks ago 21

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!