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Lost Battalion Games Updates Website & Convention Schedule

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Lost Battalion Games the creators behind Sergeants the Miniatures Game has updated their website to include Hell on Wheels and their 2017 convention schedule.

The Massive Medioevo Universalis Hits Kickstarter By Giochix

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Giochix is now on Kickstarter looking for funding as they bring the HUGE Medioevo Universalis board game to life.

New Vehicle Renders Drive Out On The Devil’s Run

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Word Forge Games have recently unveiled a couple of new renders for their game of vehicular post-apocalyptic road rage The Devil's Run.

Operation “Sea Lion” Invading England In 1940? [Part Five]

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We finish up this epic "What If?" scenario and explore why the Operation: Sea Lion ended as it did and more of the factors involved in the whole endeavour.

Battlegroup Rule Book Pre-Orders Finish Soon

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As we come to the end of November you've only got a few more hours to get in on the pre-order bonuses for picking up the Battlegroup Rule Book from The Plastic Soldier Company.

Operation “Sea Lion” Invading England In 1940? [Part Four]

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It's make or break time when it comes to Operation Sea Lion. Will the Germans be able to break the back of the British or will they fight back harder than ever?

Operation “Sea Lion” Invading England In 1940? [Part Three]

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The invasion begins in earnest as the Germans land on the shores of dear old Blighty. Will the fate of Western Europe be forever changed?

Operation “Sea Lion” Invading England In 1940? [Part Two]

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The go ahead is given for the invasion and we're following Operation Sea Lion as it unfolds on the tabletop in part two of this article series!

Operation “Sea Lion” – Invading England In 1940? [Part One]

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Join community member oriskany as he begins to explore a World War II What If with Operation Sea Lion!

Xan Miniatures Prepare For Combat With 20mm Modern Soldiers

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Xan Miniatures have released some new 20mm soldiers for use in your Modern Military games. Regular infantry are available alongside some SOCOM soldiers too.

WizKids New D&D Storm King’s Thunder Miniatures Line Launches

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A new Icons Of The Realm collection is now available for you to start snapping up from WizKids for your Dungeons & Dragons adventures. See what you think of their massive Giants and some smaller (yet mighty) heroes.

Battle For Hook’s Farm With Tin Soldier’s In Action At Docusim

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Tin Soldiers In Action is appearing at Docusim in De Flint, Amersfoort this Saturday on the 17th of September.

Plastic Soldier Show Off WiP 20mm British Artillery Command

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Kildare Paintworks are working away on some new 20mm Scale British Artillery Command figures for use in your World War II gaming. The original metal models can be seen here by Plastic Soldier Company.

Community Spotlight: Painting Picks – Bloody Gladiators, Tank Riders & Middle-Earth Masterpieces

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It's time for that weekly dip into what you've all been working on in the Hobby & Painting Forum here on Beasts Of War. Let's see what has been inspiring you...and us! First off we have some sandal wearing warriors […]

Mirliton Summon A Stranger Things Demogorgon

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If anyone has watched the amazing Netflix TV show, Stranger Things, then you might be tempted to pick up this Demogorgon from Mirliton for your own Dungeons & Dragons adventures.

Eric Lang & Adrian Smith Team Up For Rising Sun Board Game

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Board game maestro Eric Lang and artist Adrian Smith have teamed up once again for the spiritual successor to Blood Rage called Rising Sun, a game set amidst the mysticism of Ancient Japan.

Barbarossa 1941 – USSR Invaded 75th Anniversary Series [Part Five]

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The invasion of the USSR comes to a close this week with a final article in this mammoth Anniversary Series set during World War II. See how it all ended!

Barbarossa 1941 – USSR Invaded 75th Anniversary Series [Part Four]

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Welcome back once again, Beasts of War, to our commemorative wargaming explorations of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. This assault, the biggest in history at the time, ignited what is known today as “the […]

GameCraft Miniatures Design New 20mm Middle Eastern Building

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GameCraft Miniatures have another great terrain piece that, while seeming quite simple, is a neat addition to your 20mm battlefields during those Modern Warfare games.

Barbarossa 1941 – USSR Invaded 75th Anniversary Series [Part Three]

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Thanks for joining us again, Beasts of War, as we continue our commemorative wargaming explorations of Operation Barbarossa. Launched on June 22nd, 1941, this was the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, and the start of the bloodiest (and most […]

North Star Are Distributors For Siege Work’s Grand Battles Napoleon

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North Star Military Figures has a new offering for all you historical gamers out there.

Barbarossa 1941 – USSR Invaded 75th Anniversary Series [Part Two]

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We rejoin oriskany as he continues to delve into Operation Barbarossa in 1941 and get stuck into a massive tank battle and a challenging scrap for river crossings.

Barbarossa 1941 – USSR Invaded 75th Anniversary Series [Part 1]

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Community Member Oriskany takes us through how to play out Operation Barbarossa - The German Invasion of the USSR using Battlegroup & PanzerBlitz to mark the 75th Anniversary of the campaign.

Weekender XLBS: Making A Gamehacker Toolkit & Learning Lessons From Campaigns

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Warren breaks out his Gamehacker Toolkit for bodging your games and we delve deeper into crafting Wargaming Campaigns.

“Battlegroup” WW2 Tactical Wargame Part Four – Scenarios & Campaigns

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Community member oriskany rounds off his article series on Battlegroup by looking at the variety of campaigns, theatres and scenarios open to you...

“Battlegroup” WW2 Tactical Wargame Part Three – Battlefield Options

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We're back exploring more from the world of Battlegroup as we learn about the other options open to you including special rules, airstrikes and more...

Hell On Wheels Vehicles Coming For Sergeants Miniatures Game

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Lost Battalion Games is bringing vehicles to their Sergeants Miniatures Game.

“Battlegroup” WW2 Tactical Wargame Part Two – Fire & Movement

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We move on to learn more about Battlegroup where we discuss the way in which both Movement and Firing is worked out in this game...

“Battlegroup” WW2 Tactical Wargame Part One – Introduction & Overview

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Come and join Oriskany and Piers from Ironfist Publishing to learn more about Battlegroup, a fantastic looking World War II ruleset for all manner of scales...

Descent Road To Legend App Now Available From FFG

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Road To Legend breaths new life into Descent: Journeys In The Dark and gives it a new fully co-operative edge!

Weekender XLBS: Having Fun Gaming In The Dark!

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As well as delving into a jam-packed week full of news we also have a chat about whether or not gaming in the dark is a good idea! We'll let you be the judge...

May The 4th Be With You! Star Wars Day On Beasts Of War

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Join us for May The 4th Be With You and check out some of the Star Wars content we've created. X-Wing battles on Endor, fights across the ice world of Hoth and more!

Dishdash Games Is Working On Campaign Supplement Skirmish Afrika

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Dishdash Games (former Radio Dishdash Publishing) has teamed up with Miniature Building Authority to create a new campaign supplement to go along with MBA's new minis.

Gaming The American War Of Independence Part Five – The Southern Theatre & Endgame

10 years ago 53

The War of Independence comes to a close with the final article in this series. The battle gets even bloodier (if that were possible!) and the French make themselves heard. Were there any real winners?

Gaming The American War Of Independence Part Four – The War In The North

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The War Of Independence heads to the North where we face one of the key battles from the conflict. We also bump into famous names in Benedict Arnold and the British 'Gentleman Johnny'...

Gaming The American War Of Independence Part Three – The Central Theatre

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More battles unfold for our War Of Independence Series including the largest battle at Monmouth. What fortunes changed for those involved?

Battle Foam Create New Trays For Descent: Journeys In The Dark

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Battle Foam are in the dungeon delving mood with this rather awesome collection of trays for the game, Descent: Journeys In The Dark by Fantasy Flight Games.

Gaming The American War Of Independence Part Two – Initial Campaigns

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It's time to get to some battles as our new War of Independence series continues. In this part we'll be examining the first engagements from this bloody conflict...

Gaming The American War Of Independence Part One – The Shot Heard Round The World

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Welcome, Beasts of War, to a five-part article series helping wargamers play their way through one of the most famous, yet misunderstood, wars in the last few centuries; The American Revolution...

Modern Wargaming With “Force-on-Force” Part Four – Vehicles & Supplements

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Join us for the final part of this series on Force-On-Force where we're discussing the different supplements for the game plus expanding on the role of vehicles in the game...

Modern Wargaming With “Force-on-Force” Part Three – Scenarios & Casualties

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In this latest instalment of our modern warfare series looking at Force-On-Force we find out about the scenarios you'll be playing and how the factions deal with casualties...

Modern Wargaming With “Force-on-Force” Part Two – Morale & Irregular Troops

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In the second part of this series on Force-On-Force community members oriskany and unclejimmy take a look at how morale works in the game for the various factions at your disposal...

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