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Community Spotlight: Norse Blood Bowl, Speedpaint Romans & Shadows of Brimstone

2 days ago 6

In this week's Community Spotlight, we've having a look at some Norscans for Blood Bowl, speedpainting of Roman soldiers and Shadows of Brimstone heroes.

Cult Of Games XLBS: How Do You Write FUN Wargaming Scenarios?

6 days ago 28

Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, we get into some WEIRD monster miniatures before discussing wargaming scenarios. Are you happy with what the designers suggest, or should more people take the leap and make their own, unique scenarios for games?

Snap Up Mighty Mycenaean Warriors From V&V Miniatures

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V&V Miniatures expands their 40mm Historical range with new Mycenaean Greek warriors—highly detailed Ancient figures perfect for collectors and wargamers.

Form Your Roman Testudo With Warlord’s Upcoming Set

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Warlord Games opens pre-orders for the re-released 28mm Early Imperial Romans Testudo—an essential formation set for any serious Roman collector.

Cult Of Games XLBS: What Are Our Wargaming Terrain Essentials?

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, Gerry poses a question of terrain. What are our wargaming terrain essentials that every wargamer should have in their collection? A perfect excuse to dive into TerrainFest!

Community Spotlight: Infamy Celts, Late Roman Sagas & Tiny Dwarves!

1 month ago 8

In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some infamous Celts, a band of Late Romans diving into battle and some 10mm Dwarves!

Cult Of Games XLBS: Don’t Shelve It! PLEASE Play My New Game With Me

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Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, we check out an awesome Indie Fantasy skirmish game, plus ask what miniature games you're desperately trying to get your friends to play with you!

Could THIS Be The Ultimate DOOM Tabletop Game? #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we're checking out the epic new DOOM games from Modiphius that are currently on Kickstarter. Have they managed to make the ultimate version of DOOM on the tabletop?

New Thalassa One-Player Set Coming For Ancient Naval Wargame

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Explore Thalassa’s one-player starter set—order now through North Star Military Figures and dive into ancient naval warfare in a whole new way.

Victrix Miniatures Tease New 28mm Caesarian Roman Sets

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Victrix Miniatures teases new 28mm Caesarian Romans—ancient figures led by iconic commanders coming soon for historical wargamers.

Grab New On Bloody Ground Rules For Alexander’s Successors

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WiP Games expands On Bloody Ground with new historical rules for 322–281 BC—explore the era of Alexander’s Successors in this ancient wargame system.

Wargames Atlantic’s Plans To Expand First Empires Range

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Wargames Atlantic previews First Empires plans—28mm hard plastic sets coming soon as STL designs from Atlantic Digital move to sprues

Grab Armoured Sea Peoples From WiP Games And Miniatures

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WiP Games expands its 28mm Sea Peoples with new armoured infantry—elite warriors for Ancient battles in On Bloody Ground.

Skirmish With Victrix Miniatures New Thureophoroi Set

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Victrix releases new 28mm Thureophoroi plastic set—ancient skirmishers perfect for harassing enemies in your historical wargames.

Community Spotlight: Terrain, Building Rome & Pleasing Organisation!

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In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some great terrain building, someone putting Lloyd to shame and some very pleasing hobby organisation.

Start A New 28mm Sea Peoples Army For On Bloody Ground

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WiP Games and Miniatures bundle deal—get 28mm Sea Peoples warriors for On Bloody Ground and clash with Egyptians, Hittites, and more.

Cult Of Games XLBS: Times Our Hobby Went VERY Wrong!

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Dive into this week's Cult of Games XLBS! In this week's episode, Ben, Gerry and Justin discuss when wargaming and the hobby goes incredibly wrong. We talk hobby mistakes, wargaming blunders and hope you'll share your own!

Unboxing: Gangs of Rome 2 Player Starter Set | Footsore Miniatures & Games

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Gerry unboxes and reviews the brand new 2 Player Starter Set for Footsore Miniatures & Games Historical skirmish game, Gangs of Rome.

Preview Battlescale’s New 6mm Scale Roman Wargaming Terrain

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Battlescale unveils upcoming 6mm Roman terrain for historical wargames—perfect for recreating Ancient battlefields on your tabletop.

Chaos Dwarfs Return! New Warhammer Helsmiths Of Hashut Are HOT #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! The Helsmiths of Hashut make their entrance into the world of Warhammer Age of Sigmar! Chaos Dwarfs are back with all of their big hats. What do you think of the new range previewed last week by Games Workshop?

Do NOT Sleep On This! Infinity Creator’s Gorgeous New Fantasy Miniatures For Warcrow #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we have a look at the gorgeous new Fantasy miniatures that you'll be able to get VERY soon from Corvus Belli, the creators of Infinity. The Warcrow universe expands with The Song of the Dormant, which introduces TWO new factions to their skirmish game, Feudom and Scions of Yaldaboath. 

Brand New Gangs Of Rome Starter Set Up For Pre-Order

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Footsore Miniatures & Games teamed up with Sarissa Precision and Wargames Atlantic to put together a great new Two Player Starter Set for those wanting to dive into their 28mm Ancient skirmish game, Gangs of Rome. 

Gladiatorial Blood On The Sands Now Available For Pre-Order

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Dead Again Games' Blood on the Sands, the awesome Historical gladiatorial game that we looked at earlier in the year, is now available to pre-order! If you missed out on the Kickstarter campaign, you can now get your hands on the retail version via Helios House Press.

Cult Of Games XLBS: How Do You Work Out Which Wargame Is Best?!

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In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we try to work out how you can best compare wargames to find the best of the best. Is there a way to even do this effectively? What even makes a wargame "the best"?

Why Don’t LEGO Make This?! BricksKriegs’ WWII Minis Blew Our Minds! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we dive into a product that LEGO SHOULD be making. We check out the amazing World War II miniatures from BricksKrieg that allow you to play out your Historical wargames on the tabletop without the hassle of painting BUT with all the joy of building and with slick, quick and easy rules. 

Try Historical Wargaming Starter Packs From WoFun Games

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If you've been tempted by the idea of diving into some Historical wargaming, you might want to check out the Starter Packs that you can get from WoFun Games. These come with armies that you can simply pop out and play using plexiglass figures in 18mm and 28mm for a variety of periods. 

NEW WW2 Fighter Game On The Horizon! Fight The Battle Of Britain With Angels One Six #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's episode, we've found a NEW World War II wargame that will see you taking to the skies to refight the Battle of Britain! Angels One Six comes from a Battlefront Miniatures and Flames Of War veteran and will let you dive into aerial dogfights with pre-painted and iconic World War II fighters.

Dive Into Warlord Games’ Spring Sprue Sale!

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If you're looking for a handful of sprues for some of Warlord Games' wargames then you might want to check out the Spring Sprue Sale that is going on right now on their website!

3DBreed Bring A Mighty 28mm Roman Army To Kickstarter

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3DBreed are back on Kickstarter right now with a new campaign aiming to bring a range of 28mm STL files to the tabletop for Roman armies, ready to conquer the ancient world. The current campaign focuses on building up the core of two armies for use in games like Hail Caesar. 

Wargaming With Dinosaurs: Make A Jurassic Park Miniatures Game A Reality! #OTTWeekender

7 months ago 54

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, the guys get excited about Wargaming With Dinosaurs! We have a look at some excellent miniatures that you can bring to the tabletop in 28mm and 32mm scale for use in a variety of different wargames. We also talk about how you could run a really awesome Jurassic Park miniatures game and we might have even found a set of rules that would be perfect for it!

Mantic Announce Assassin’s Creed: Animus Board Game

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Mantic Games has today announced their new board game coming to Kickstarter soon, Assassin's Creed: Animus. Based on the hit video game series by Ubisoft, you'll be able to take on the role of iconic assassins throughout history on the tabletop.

Bring Rome’s Conquest Of The East To Warlord’s Hail Caesar

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Pre-orders are now up for a new expansion to Hail Caesar alongside a selection of miniatures to sit alongside sit. Warlord Games will be finding out about Rome's Conquest of the East in a new book that will be available later in May.

WWII German Miniatures Like Never Before – Victrix Raises the Bar! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! Victrix have raised the bar and their scale for a new range of WWII miniatures in 28mm, with the first release being a German infantry platoon with all the support options you could wish for to get you started in a fully plastic force for tabletop warfare!

Heroic Achilles & Patroclus – New From Wargames Illustrated!

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Another Giants In Miniature set is now available for you to order from Wargames Illustrated, this time with an Ancient feel. See what you make of the pair of miniatures for Achilles and Patroclus. 

Wargames Atlantic Teases + Classic Fantasy Dwarves In 10mm!

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Wargames Atlantic dropped a whole bunch of teasers, previews and more over the course of the last couple of days. There's so much in the works from these folks that it's sometimes hard to keep up! We start with a favourite announcement of mine and that's the next faction for Classic Fantasy Battles, the Dwarven Host!

The Hottest New Wargame On The Market? Midgard Heroic Battles Interview!

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Gerry is joined by James Morris, the mind behind possibly the hottest new miniatures wargame on the market, Midgard Heroic Battles. They discuss the idea and concept behind this exciting game which can be played as a Historical or Fantasy experience AND in a range of scales.

Four New Historical Sets Coming Soon From Victrix Miniatures

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Victrix Miniatures previewed four new plastic sets that are going to be coming in the near future to bolster their various 28mm Historical ranges. Plenty is coming that covers Ancient warfare as well as Dark Age and Medieval battles. 

Unboxing: Greek Hoplites | Victrix Miniatures

9 months ago 1

Gerry gets stuck into an unboxing and review of the Victrix Miniatures Greek Hoplites. This set gives you 48 28mm plastic miniatures packed with dynamism and with loads of different options for building the core of your army in Ancient wargames.

The Sleeper Hit Game That Does It ALL?! Fragged Empire: Space Battles & Fantasy Realms #OTTWeekender

9 months ago 18

It's OTTWeekender time! On this week's show, we take a look at Fragged Empire, a Sci-Fi RPG that will let you play out everything from post-apocalypse to piracy on the high seas and even explore worlds of fantasy magic.

Gripping Beast Bring Indian Armies To SAGA: Age Of Alexander

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Gripping Beast will be coming to Kickstarter soon with a new campaign to raise an army for SAGA: Age of Alexander. The Indians are getting ready to strike back against invaders from Macedon and beyond with a whole host of 28mm metal miniatures.

Let’s Play: Blood On The Sands – Retiarius vs Secutor

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Gerry and Shay return for game two of Blood On The Sands, the awesome gladiatorial miniatures game that is currently on Kickstarter by Frank Sultana & N.R. Jenzen-Jones. In this bout, we crank things up a notch with the addition of a Retiarius going up against a Secutor.

ALL Your Favourite TV Shows In ONE Miniatures Game?! #OTTWeekender

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It's OTTWeekender time! What if you could have all your favourite TV shows and movies in just ONE miniatures game? In this week's show, we dive into some awesome miniatures from across Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, History and Pulp that you can get from the team at Crooked Dice for their excellent miniatures wargame, 7TV.

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