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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
3 months ago 1Gerry 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
3 months ago 18It'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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Warlord Games has added a big new army to their Hail Caesar Epic Battles collection for those who want to stick it to the Romans. If you'd like to shove those invading armies back into the sea then you might consider siding with the Celts.
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?
The creators of Blood On The Sands, the upcoming gladiatorial combat game by Frank Sultana & N.R. Jenzen-Jones, now have a Kickstarter launch date AND they have also revealed a collaboration with the awesome Wargames Atlantic to provide miniatures for the upcoming project and the game in general.
Gerry dives into unboxing more 28mm Historical miniatures for use in your Ancient wargames. This time, he unboxes and reviews the Late Roman Cataphracts that you can get from Victrix Miniatures.
Sarissa Precision added a new set of full-colour terrain kits to their website this month. If you're a fan of 15mm Ancient warfare then you might want to pick up this new Roman terrain starting with the awesome Garrisoned Marching Camp.
Victrix Miniatures has announced that they have bought Little Big Men Studios, the name behind a whole host of transfers and flags for armies across different periods of history. Steve is rejoining Julian and the team from Victrix in the new year.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we dive into a look at someone improving their painting techniques, a rather nice-smelling Roman Bakery and some Christmas-themed miniatures for a wintery clash.
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, the guys talk about the projects that they are thinking about for 2025. They talk about the games that they want to play, the miniatures they want to paint AND the events that they want to go to. What are your tabletop hobby plans for 2025?
TooFatLardies and Reisswitz Press have released a new supplement for Strength & Honour, giving you new options for your Ancient wargames. The new supplement introduces rules and army lists for Alexander & Hannibal.
It's OTTWeekender time! Warlord Games are now on Kickstarter with their brand new World War 2 board game, Vanguard: Normandy. If you're a fan of Bolt Action and real-time strategy games like Company Of Heroes then this might be an awesome project for you to get involved with.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we have a look at what you've been doing including testing Grimdark paint schemes, diving into Dungeon Saga and entering the Medieval period with Age Of Chivalry.
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a chat about how to make your tabletop games more fun with the addition of narrative scenarios, twists and more so they don't just become a mind-numbing killfest! Do you have any tips for creating narrative games and what campaign do you think we should play next year?
It's OTTWeekender time! Trench Crusade has finally hit Kickstarter! We dive into what is possibly THE ultimate Grimdark wargame. We have a chat about its rules (which are free!) as well as some of the absolutely amazing miniatures that you can get as part of the new Kickstarter campaign.!
V&V Miniatures has released a couple of 28mm sets for you to snap up and add to Ancient Greek armies in your Historical wargames. We start with their Cretan Archers who will be skirmishing ahead of your army and taking shots at the enemy.
James Morris' Midgard Heroic Battles is now available to pre-order from Reisswitz Press ahead of its November release date. You can get your hands on just the Rulebook or you can get a bundle which comes with MDF Tokens for use in battle!
If you're looking to stab some people in the back and get a bit of revenge, you might want to call on the new set of 28mm metal miniatures from Footsore Miniatures & Games for Gangs Of Rome. We start with The Idles Of March.
Warlord Games has added to their range of Hail Caesar Epic Battles miniatures with some great vignettes, siege equipment and more that will help set the scenes for your epic-scale battles on the tabletop.
Microworld Games has recently added their 3mm Historical range to their webstore which was purchased from Magister Militum. The core of a few different armies are available to pick up in delicious metal for you to use when building epic battlefields and suitably massive armies on a tiny scale.
Kings Of War Rocks! Metal As F**k New Miniatures Join Mantic Games’ Fantasy Wargame! #OTTWeekender
28It's OTTWeekender time! Mantic Games are knocking it out of the park with their excellent Heavy Metal Kings Of War miniatures for use with the Forces Of The Abyss. You've got a badass new demon miniature for you to add to your 28mm Fantasy armies and a whole host of new plastic kits for you to use when getting started with this army of evil!
V&V Miniatures have an awesome new set of 28mm miniatures for use in your Historical wargames like SAGA. A band of Greek Commanders are walking through the ranks of their army, ready to lead them into battle.
Fantastic Fantasy Miniatures! 2 Wargaming Legend’s Awesome New Armies Of Elves & Orcs #OTTWeekender
30It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's episode, we have a look at one of the best ranges of 28mm Fantasy miniatures we've seen in a really long time. Hobday & Hicks are bringing their new range of Orcs, Elves and more to Kickstarter with heroes, troops and monsters for both sides.
1898 Miniaturas have announced that they will be working on a brand new range of 28mm Historical miniatures for you to throw into games like SAGA and beyond. The Visigoths are on the warpath.
It's OTTWeekender Time! Modiphius' Fallout Factions: Nuka-World has finally arrived for people to carve out their own little empire on the tabletop and in this week's show the guys talk about how this may be the successor to Games Workshop's mighty Necromunda that everyone has been waiting on!
Warlord Games released a couple of new kits for you to choose from when looking to enhance your Hail Caesar Epic Battles armies. We start with some 10mm kit options for you to use alongside the plastic Carthaginian elephants that came out with the newest addition to the Epic Battles range.
Footsore Miniatures & Games have a few new releases available on their webstore for the Ancient scuffles taking place in 28mm Historical game, Gangs Of Rome. Meet some sneaky characters and those getting a little tipsy!
Victrix Miniatures are looking for playtesters for their very own wargame. They posted about the opportunity on social media this week so if you're interested, make sure to dive in and get in contact with the team.
Frank Sultana has been working on a gladiatorial skirmish game for a while now called Blood On The Sands and it is set to come to Kickstarter later this year. With that in mind, I thought it would be good to get a look at what the game is so you can put it on your radar.
The Plastic Soldier Company has recently added more of the Cromarty Forge range to their webstore for those looking to dive into some 15mm Ancient wargaming. The latest army to be included is the Late Republic Romans, marching into battle with all manner of sets.