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.

Ben and Gerry sit down with Dave and Dom from Cubicle 7 and discuss why you need to try out the cosmic horror of The Laundry Roleplaying Game. Based on the book series, The Laundry Files, by Charles Stross, The Laundry is a fantastic roleplaying game of occult spycraft and tech-driven magic with a distinctly British sense of humour.

Gerry explores another of the awesome 28mm Historical plastic sets from Wargames Atlantic. In this unboxing, we review the contents of the Afghan Cavalry set which covers the period of Imperial Conquest but could fit into older and more modern settings.

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

Fighting Hedgehog are now on Kickstarter with their aerial dragon combat board game, DragonStrike. Take control of mighty chromatic and metallic dragons and their riders and do battle for the fate of the world!

DakkaDakka.Store are back on Kickstarter with another collection of awesome 3D Printable miniatures for your Grimdark Sci-Fi wargames. This time around, The Crimson Wings are descending like a host of angels onto the battlefield to crush your foes. 

The clash of dragons arrives on the tabletop as Shay's Metallic sky lizards take on Gerry's Chromatic heroes in a prototype of Fighting Hedgehog's DragonStrike!  The game of aerial combat is based on the classic Dungeons & Dragons themes of servants of good and evil from the novels that shaped the realms we all know and love.

Gerry has an encounter at Farpoint as he cracks open the first organised play kit from Gale Force 9 for Star Trek: Away Missions, and sees what madness and mischief the Q Continuum have to offer the galaxy. 

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?

With the Fallout show from Amazon doing exceptionally well and getting people excited to go and explore the wasteland once again, it should be noted that there are some good options for those wanting to ditch the digital and play some games on the tabletop with their friends.

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.

Warlord Games announced a new addition to the Epic Battles range. After tackling the period of black powder and pikes, Warlord are heading back to the Ancient period and the Punic Wars for some more Historical wargaming. Hail Caesar Epic Battles sees the Romans battling against the Carthaginians and other foes that were battering at the gates of their empire.

Gerry dives deep into the vaults of the Dweghom and unboxes and reviews another of the mammoth kits for 35mm Fantasy wargame, Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings. See what he makes of the Ironclad Drake & Rider from Para Bellum Games.

We have a look at some Moon-based skirmishes, a bit of mech awesomeness in Steel Rift and then the start of an Undead Army in this week's Community Spotlight.

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

Warlord Games and Osprey Games have announced a new edition of possibly the best-known World War II wargame. Bolt Action Third Edition is going to be available to buy later this year in September with pre-orders available now.

Justin interviews Tony and Millie from UK Games Expo about what you can get involved in as a tabletop gamer at UK Games Expo 2024, running between Friday 31st May and 2nd June 2024.

Gerry dives into the mammoth new Revised Edition of Fortune And Glory that is up for pre-order from Flying Frog Productions. If you're a fan of event-style board games with a Pulp adventure vibe to them, Fortune And Glory should be in your collection.

Welcome to the Salute 2024 Live Blog where we're going to be delving into all of the awesomeness from companies and clubs here down in London at the ExCel Centre.

OnTableTop are going to be covering Salute 2024 tomorrow so make sure to come and check out the Live Blog. We will be checking out all of the awesome gaming tables and participation games as well as what new goodies companies have to show off here at the event.

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.

South London Warlords are hosting Salute 2024 on Saturday 13th April and you can join us there! The OnTableTop team (Ben, Gerry and Justin) is live blogging the event this year featuring interviews with amazing creators, both as traders and with their stunning gaming tables and participation games!

Check out Gerry's unboxing and review of the 28mm plastic Landsknecht Ogres from Wargames Atlantic who can also be built as The Vain for your Fantasy and Sci-Fi tabletop wargames. See what you make of this ace plastic set.

Come and join us for this week's Community Spotlight as we're taking a look at some more work from you folks in the community, some of which has been inspired by the Spring Clean Hobby Challenge!

Flying Frog Productions is bringing a classic board game back to the tabletop with a Revised Edition. Fortune And Glory, a board game of world-spanning Pulp adventure is available to pre-order right now, packed with all sorts of extra goodies.

Ben and Gerry dive into a Let's Play of This Quar's War from ZombieSmith and Joshua Qualtieri using the new Clash Of Rhyfles plastic set from Wargames Atlantic.

Gerry takes a look inside the impressive Dragonbane Bestiary from Free League Publishing for their fantastic Fantasy roleplaying game that might be a good way for you to step away from D&D and try something new.

Ben discusses five games that he either completely missed out on or regrets not playing more of. What's on your list and are there some games here that you're mad you missed out on?

In this third video, John and Gerry show off the buildings they'll be using from Sarissa Precision and what they can do to add more detail to the World War II terrain pieces.

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 on life.

Gerry has a look at more of the snarling 35mm Fantasy miniatures for the Nords of Para Bellum Games' Conquest. This time, we have a look at the Werewargs that you can unleash on your enemies.

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.

Hey folks! Just a quick update that there won't be a Weekender or a Cult Of Games XLBS this weekend. We're off for a weekend of frolicking in the forest with the rest of the Wayland Games group over the next few days but have no fear as we'll be back next weekend for all of the Salute goodness.

Ben sits down with Millie and Tony from UK Games Expo to go over the ultimate family guide for the show this year running between Friday 31st May and 2nd June 2024. Find out what's on and how to get involved in all the excellent activities.

Gerry gets a look at the brand new Dead Man's Hand Redux 2 Player Starter Set and reviews what you get inside. If you've not tried Great Escape Games' 28mm Wild West wargame, this is a perfect place to start with plastic miniatures, terrain and updated rules.

Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, we talk about some of the projects we're going to be resurrecting plus we might have found a wargame to play with all of John's gorgeous Gundam kits. Would you like to see us do something like this?

Join us for a look back at Dungeonalia 2023 as we announce the runners-up and winners of each category as well as take a look at some of the Dungeonalia projects we tackled ourselves over the course of the challenge.

Gerry sits down with the team from Masterstroke Games to discuss their awesome Renaissance Skirmish Game, Force Of Virtue. We think you might find yourself really wanting to give this game a try!

In this second video, Gerry starts to play around with the terrain and cuts some lumps off that John wanted to keep! We need to make space for that U-Boat so something has to go.

Gerry dives into an unboxing of one of the gorgeous 35mm Artisan Series miniatures from Para Bellum Games for Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings and First Blood. Here, we have the Nords' Vargyr Lord who will be rampaging across the battlefield.

We check out some awesome painting of a glorious Goblin as well as an excellent selection of wildlife taking to the battlefield in Kings Of War. We cap things off with a droid that might have got a bit of dance fever.

Some massive new ships are going to be coming to the world of Dystopian Wars from Warcradle Studios in the month of April. Previews are now up for the Khodynka Battlefleet Set and the Ergun Battlefleet Set that will be joining the fighting soon.