Ben gives his first impressions and thoughts on The Silver Bayonet: Canada that takes the fighting from Europe to North America where you'll be facing down some unfamiliar foes!
We're doing it again this year. We're going to be putting together a big list of all of the Black Friday Deals that are available for you to snap up from the tabletop gaming world over the next week or so.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we quest with some Knights Of The Round Table, try out a non-combat games with Ritual 28 and look into the far future with some Squats!
Ben talks about his recent viewing of the awesome new British Library exhibit, Fantasy: Realms Of imagination. If you're able to get down to London to check this out, it's well worth it!
In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some Grimdark goodness with a Doomed warband, some excellent Ruins and adventures into the Cursed City.
Recently over on the forums, community member @pagan8th put forth an interesting topic on "Culling The Pile" and working through your collection to see what might be better off finding a new home. It's a tough one, especially since so many of us are collectors as much as we are hobbyists, painters and wargamers.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we dive into a look at some tiny terrain crafting from you folks plus a look at some epic spaceships!
Ben has a chat about house rules and how they could be really useful when injecting some awesomeness into your tabletop games, however long you've been playing them!
DakkaDakka.Store are back on Kickstarter with another 3D Printing Kickstarter that will allow you to build a pretty badass army for your 28mm to 32mm scale Sci-Fi wargames. The Scylla Legion are on the warpath with a 2.0 update that introduces a bunch of new bits and revamped accessories that can make some sneaky traitors!
We dive into some gunfights in the Wild West, a bit of a Trench Offensive in World War I and a diorama showcasing a deadly Dragon attack!
With TerrainFest in full swing, we thought we would dive in and showcase some of the projects that have caught our eye so far. TerrainFest has been going great and we've seen some excellent work popping up across all genres and in many different forms.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at projects focused on Xenos Rampant armies, a Black Seas scenario and also a brilliant Royal Rumble!
Free League Publishing originally published Vaesen: Nordic Horror Roleplaying back in 2020 and whilst it has been a long time coming, I thought that since it's the spooky season, I would discuss why you need to be enjoying this awesome tabletop roleplaying game with your friends.
We dive into a bevvy of awesome painting and hobbying covering Samurai, a battle at The Alamo and an exploration of a skull-filled graveyard.
Get an edge over your opponents with Mission Briefings from Killian covering the different scenarios you'll be playing in Infinity: Shattergrounds! Get your tips, tricks and more to help your faction secure a win in this epic global campaign from Corvus Belli and OnTableTop.
Ben dives into five tips that might help you have a better hobbying and painting life when it comes to tabletop gaming. Do you have any tips that you find really helpful for just making your life easier?
Corvus Belli and OnTableTop have launched a brand new Infinity Online Campaign - Click Here To SIGN UP for FREE! Shattergrounds is a way to become part of the story within the Infinity universe and maybe change the course of the narrative!
Come and join us for another delve into the Projects to find the best of the best from the last week or so. We're going to be getting stuck into lots of great-looking miniature wargaming painting and hobbying this week...
Have you ever wanted to dive into some dungeon delving with a band of plucky Dwarves? Well, Grimskald are now on Kickstarter with their awesome-looking new miniatures game, Torch & Shield.
Dive into another Community Spotlight where we're talking Star Trek, Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team and finally an awesome game of chariot racing!
TerrainFest 2023 Begins! Spend A Month Building Terrain With OnTableTop & Win A Prize!
2 years ago 25Join 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 years ago 12At 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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
How To Give Your Wargames A Dose Of The Grimdark!
2 years ago 8Ben 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.
Have a peek at some painting covering The Horus Heresy, a bit of 20mm World War II and a few more Bushido characters!
Ben poses a question that I'm sure a lot of wargaming hobbyists have thought about over the years. So, make sure to dive into the comments and share your opinions on this one. Why do we wargame and what made you into a hobbyist?
In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some awesome painting from the Grimdark Future, a bit of grim Fantasy and then the world of Warhammer...with a twist!
Check out the new Legion Prima Victrix Kickstarter project from DakkaDakka.Store where you're going to be able to bring the Roman Legion into the far future for your Sci-Fi wargames.
How do you ensure that your campaign is not just a series of loosely connected battles but an engaging, memorable experience for everyone involved? We thought we'd have a look at some key ideas that seem foundational to making an excellent wargaming campaign.
Take a peek at this week's Community Spotlight featuring a bit of Black Hawk Down, Armada and 7TV's Dracula. Some interesting projects that might be inspirational!
After seeing and playing a few games of Combat Patrol, Ben discusses how this might actually be the best thing Games Workshop has done for Warhammer 40,000 in years. Is it a great entry point into wargaming in the Grimdark Future?
In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at some sneaky gitz for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, BIG BattleTech tables and The Silver Bayonet as a campaign!
You're all set to dive into your favourite wargame, be it Warhammer 40,000, Bolt Action, or anything in between. Yet, even with the strongest units and the most meticulous plans, your endeavours consistently end in disaster. What's going wrong? If you've ever faced this, it might just be your deployment strategy that's letting you down.
We have a look at some awesome painting from you folks including some BattleTech, an expanded The Barons' War collection and someone looking to get new blood into tabletop gaming!
We've talked Sci-Fi worlds we'd love to see on the tabletop but what about Fantasy? Ben dives into a book series he REALLY loves and discusses some ideas as to how you could bring Joe Abercrombie's The First Law and more to the tabletop.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we dive into the world of Moonstone once more, a wonderful Wizard's Folly for some Fantasy adventures and some Pirates Of Legend!
We have games for the worlds of Star Wars, Star Trek and plenty of those big hitting Sci-Fi worlds but what about some lesser-known ones? Have a look at three worlds we thought would make for fascinating miniature wargames.
Have a look at some epic painting for Warhammer: The Old World, the American Civil War and a huge bunch of terrain worth of a Warhammer 40,000 board!
With Legions Imperialis waiting in the wings, we have a chat about what awaits for this revamped take on The Horus Heresy and ask whether or not it's going to be a titanic triumph. Will you be diving in when the game launches later this month?
