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.

Come and join us for another delve into the Projects to find the best of the best from the last week or so. We'll be getting stuck into lots of great-looking miniature wargaming painting and hobbying this week...

Gerry dives into an unboxing and review of Mantic Games' Halo: Flashpoint - War Games Expansion Pack, a great box for those who want to take the next step in the Halo miniatures game. The War Games Expansion moves away from drafting mechanics and allows you to list build your force for Spartan combat from the Sci-Fi Halo universe.

We’ve just received a mysterious and cryptic message from Corvus Belli—and we’re stumped. What could it mean?

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we talk about how difficult it is to pick up new games and what techniques people can use to help get over the hurdle of learning a brand new set of rules, and what are the potential pitfalls.

It's OTTWeekender time! On this week's show we take a look at the stunning new miniatures that are coming from Victrix for their brand new game, Pillage - Ransack The Middle Ages.

One of the hits of the UK Games Expo was Days of Wonder's new board game set in the Star Wars universe, Battle of Hoth. Taking the DNA of Memoir '44 but giving it a unique twist, the game will see you take on the role of the Empire or the Rebellion in the iconic battle that played out in The Empire Strikes Back.

Archon Studio recently introduced a new set to their Masters of the Universe: Battleground collection. The team are now onto Wave 8 of the game and that brings the Snake Men into the mix, seeking to complete their mission on Eternia! 

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, the team go through what they picked up from UK Games Expo and what they are going to be diving into hobby-wise over the next few weeks and months. They also talk about their love of Boyes and why you need to visit Boyes. Boyes...

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we dive into the stunning Historical and  Epic Scale 13.5mm/15mm range of American War of Independence miniatures that Warlord are bringing to the tabletop for their Black Powder Epic Battles: Revolution! wargame.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, Gerry delves into his plans to completely reinvigorate and update his collection of DreadBall miniatures and dive into possibly the best tabletop sports game, DreadBall. Loads of teams and loads of ideas are swirling around. What would you like to see painted first?

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.

Mantic Games this week announced a return to their awesome Sci-Fi sports game, DreadBall. DreadBall All Stars is coming down the pipeline with a new Kickstarter campaign bringing the project to life later this year. 

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.

The Daughters of Khaine are going to be getting a new Warhammer Underworlds warband soon from Games Workshop for use in your Mortal Realms skirmishes. The Knives of the Crone are on the horizon, ready to strike and deliver a killing blow for Morai-Heg.

Gerry dives into an unboxing and the first campaign expansion for Corvus Belli's new Fantasy adventure game, Warcrow Adventures. Check out what's inside the campaign expansion for Warcrow Adventures, with two new heroes and a slew of fearsome, and comically cute, new enemies.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, Shay talks about the mountain of hobby he has been doing and we all have a chat about what we liked about Salute 2025; what we liked and what we think it would be nice to see next time.

Rebellion Unplugged will be on Gamefound in the near future with a new expansion to their hit board game, Sniper Elite. The new campaign will cover Operation Kraken alongside a reprint of the core game and its various supplements. 

Steamforged Games are now live on Gamefound with their Sci-Fi board game for the hit video game, Helldivers II. This big board game comes packed with all the elements that you'd expect from a Helldivers game, featuring all the iconic weapons, game mechanics and relentless foes. 

It's OTTWeekender time! BattleTech from Catalyst Game Labs is going grimdark with a new Gothic set coming soon that fires up their Continuum Series. Will this new set be enough to bring in the Warhammer 40K crowd who might want to try out tabletop wargaming with BattleMechs going up against demons?

The Adventures Of Conan from Gale Force Nine whichwas successfully funded via Gamefound, is now available for you to order at retail from Gale Force Nine. You can grab the core game plus two expansions. 

Steamforged Games announced that they are going to be bringing another big IP to the tabletop in board game form with Helldivers II. The new Sci-Fi board game is going to be coming to Gamefound soon as both a solo and cooperative experience. 

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.

Gerry dives into an unboxing and review of the BIG Core Box for Corvus Belli's new Fantasy adventure game, Warcrow Adventures. Check out what's inside for budding heroes and also how the Yaldabaoth Card Pack can bring fearsome foes to Warcrow, the wargame.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, Warren talks about how much he is loving returning to the Sci-Fi world of Star Wars and Gerry surprises us all with some interesting thoughts on scenario and rules design which blends together some classic wargaming ideas AND some new ones.

It's OTTWeekender time! On this week's show we explore Human Interface: Be a Better Human, a cyberpunk-themed miniature board game where players escape a high-security prison and fight against corrupt corporations.

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we're having a look at Terminus Frontier, a stylish new board game that might have what it takes to be a Gloomhaven killer! Mixing together ideas from the likes of XCOM and first person shooters with a campaign-based design, it is looking like a swanky new alternative.

Forgeborne Games find themselves on Kickstarter with their brand new Sci-Fi board game adventure, Terminus Frontier. This one to four player cooperative board game will plunge you into tactical squad combat and space exploration in a brand-new universe.

Themeborne, the creators of Escape The Dark Sector and Escape The Dark Castle (as well as the new The Last Of Us board game!), are coming back to crowdfunding soon with a new Fantasy game by the name of Chronicle: The Game of Fantasy Adventure. 

Join us for the OnTableTop Industry Awards For 2024 where we are honouring the best tabletop games and products from last year across board games, card games, miniature wargames and beyond.

Dead Again Games are now live on Kickstarter with their new campaign to bring their gladiatorial skirmish game, Blood On The Sands, to life. Get stuck in and fight it out in the arena with the gladiators from your school and see if you can thrive and grow to fame.

Gerry and Shay learn to play the awesome new gladiatorial miniatures board game Blood On The Sands which is now funding over on Kickstarter. In this video, Gerry shows off a sample of gameplay and how to play over the course of a few turns.

Join us this week for a look at Savage Core and some of the fantastic Atlanteans from that range alongside many, many versions of Conan and some fantastic War Rockets out of the black!

Privateer Press has announced its plans for Monsterpocalypse in a new blog post. In the new post, they explain their plans for Kickstarter backers, the focus of the project right now and where they'd like to take the game in the future. 

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we talk about getting overwhelmed by just how much stuff there is in the hobby for you to contend with! Do you feel like you get overwhelmed by your choice of wargame or perhaps the hobby as a whole? Has it got worse in recent years? Please tell us what you think!

Justin is joined by Gerry and Shay to play through a game of Undermined! Pairadice City which was successfully funded on Kickstarter by the folks at Devilfly Games. As a push-your-luck game, this one might be explosive!

Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! This weekend we're giving Shay an education in some classic wargaming TV shows and how they might then be turned into fun games to be played out over the course of a big campaign weekend. We then turn things over to you and ask how YOU would craft a campaign weekend.

It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show we dive into some of the awesome new expansions for Mantic Games' Dungeon Saga Origins and ask whether or not their dungeon delving offering has eclipsed the powerhouse that is HeroQuest. Has Mantic mastered the dungeon delve and put the old favourite in its place?

Mantic Games are bringing more adventures to the tabletop for fans of Dungeon Saga Origins. If you're in the mood for a fun, quick and easy dungeon-crawling adventure then you can't go far wrong with Dungeon Saga Origins and two more expansions are up for pre-order right now. 

In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at what the community have been up to building gorgeous terrain, invading alien armies and also the corpo forces that keep you under their boot!

Corvus Belli will be taking pre-orders soon for new quests that your Warcrow Adventures heroes can go on. Your heroes will be heading beyond Hawthorn Point and facing an entirely different foe in the newest expansion, Deathclaws Of The Dream.

Justin and Gerry dive into a Let's Play of the awesome new Escape The Dark game from Themeborne that was a hit on Kickstarter. Can they dive into the world of The Last Of Us and make it out the other side alive?