In this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a bit more of our hobby that we’ve been up to and Warren brings up the subject of a tidy workspace, a tidy mind! Do you have to organise your workspace to get anything done or do you thrive in the chaos?
Sunday, October 13th, 2024
In this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, Warren talks about some of the big new projects that he has lined up for TerrainFest 2024! The Ice Cavern is coming together AND A massive DreadBall arena is in the works that has a distinctly Aztec feel to it. What terrain are you working on for TerrainFest 2024?
Sunday, October 6th, 2024
Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week’s show, Warren is discussing a myriad of different hobby plans and would love to know what you folks in the community think. Which one of the big terrain projects should Warren work on for TerrainFest later this year?
Sunday, August 25th, 2024
Let’s dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week’s episode, we try and get Lloyd excited about the prospect of bringing Rome to life and Warren gushes about his love of Shogun and what it has got him interested to dive into on the tabletop when it comes to interesting wargaming rules.
Sunday, May 5th, 2024
Let’s dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week’s show, we delve into a discussion on Rackham and the return of their games to the tabletop under the control of Monolith. Do we think that we’re going to see the return of Confrontation, Hybrid and maybe even AT-43? If we do, what form will it take? We share our thoughts and would love to hear what you have to say as well in the comments down below.
Sunday, April 28th, 2024
Let’s dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week’s episode, Warren chats about mass battle Fantasy games and trying to nail a particular vibe. We talk about basing dilemmas and that evolves into a discussion about just how far you take the detail in a wargame before it becomes more like a chore.
Sunday, March 10th, 2024
Warren has been diving back into HeroQuest but wanted to add unique monsters from his collection into the mix for his avid adventurers to battle against. With that in mind, Warren shows off how to use AI (Midjourney) to make HeroQuest Monsters, build cards for them and eventually drop them into your games.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2024
Join us to celebrate the OnTableTop Community as we dive into the Cult Of Games 2023 Community Awards. Please sit down, break your paints out and get stuck into some hobby as we go through some of the best projects and the community members who have brought them to life.
Friday, December 29th, 2023
Warren continues to explore the topic raised in his previous article about Warhammer: The Horus Heresy and “Historical” wargaming. Here, we delve into a potential answer to the question and an exploration of gaming in the gaps.
Saturday, December 16th, 2023
Warren delves into an interesting question about The Horus Heresy and how some wargamers percieve it. Is it a “historical wargame” or is this taking things in completely the wrong direction when it comes to exploring this Sci-Fi world?
Saturday, December 9th, 2023
Warren was pretty darn impressed by Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Legions Imperialis and so now it’s time to move onto the assembly process. Check out Warren’s tips for getting your Legions Imperialis miniatures built and in some cases, enhanced!
Saturday, December 2nd, 2023
Warren has got his hands on the new Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Legions Imperialis boxed set and dives into his first impressions of warfare on an epic scale during this immense civil war. Was he wrong about his initial thoughts and has this set convinced him to give the game a go?
Monday, November 27th, 2023
As part of this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, Warren gives you Cultists a little bit of an update as to where we’re looking to go in the future with OnTableTop and plays around with electricity to create some fascinating effects for enhancing your tabletop with illuminated terrain.
Sunday, November 19th, 2023
Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, we dive into some future plans and ideas that Warren has for more contests and challenges throughout the end of 2023 and the start of 2024 plus the projects that he’ll be diving into. Ben also discusses why he hates glitter with a passion!
Sunday, October 22nd, 2023
Join us for Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week’s show, we find out that Warren might have been going about things all wrong. Maybe the simplest solution is the easiest one? We also explore more of your hobby and Lloyd might get to talk about trains. Maybe.
Sunday, October 8th, 2023
As part of this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, we chat about the plans that we have to dive into TerrainFest 2023! Warren is looking to get some feedback on how to build Acre and Ben is thinking about how to paint his Wild West terrain for a good old-fashioned shootout!
Sunday, October 1st, 2023
As part of this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a discussion on making history and historical wargaming (more) fun. Sometimes you find yourself getting bogged down by the boring bits when it comes to historical wargames and it might just be easier to cut out said boring bits! Does this make for a better game? We have a particular look at Warren’s plans for wargaming in Acre during the Crusades.
Sunday, September 24th, 2023
As part of this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a discussion about tabletop terrain and the ways that people build their tabletops. We also discuss some interesting rules that could make good use of terrain to make games feel more dynamic and interesting.
Sunday, September 10th, 2023
As part of this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a little bit of hobby discussion but also the evolution of WAR and what we’re thinking when it comes to some game mechanics that Warren has been working on. Will you be trying these out in one of your games this weekend?
Sunday, August 27th, 2023
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.
Saturday, August 26th, 2023
As part of this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into some of the hobby that we’ve been up to but also get stuck into whether the time is ripe for “the one wargaming system to rule them all”. Warren gets precious about dice and puts forward an interesting question about the way we learn rules and the games we play.
Sunday, August 13th, 2023
As part of this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a chat about the hobby that Gerry has/is/will be getting up to (time is weird) and Warren asks some important questions about aliens and what humans taste like. Oh, and he’s interested in checking out some TINY wargaming during The Horus Heresy.
Sunday, July 30th, 2023
In this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, we talk about some hard work going down the drain but also Lloyd shows us some pretty darn inspiring photos which might get you thinking about the way you build your tabletop terrain in the future!
Sunday, July 2nd, 2023
Warren and Gerry sit down with Tony From UK Games Expo once more to talk about some of the highlights of the show for 2023 and why YOU should come to UKGE at the start of June!
Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
In this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, we dive into a discussion on game design. Warren and Lloyd are looking for a set of rules that gets out of the way and lets you do what you want with your armies. Warren also goes ALL IN with the idea of using toys in wargames.
Sunday, May 14th, 2023
Gerry and Warren sit down with UK Games Expo to have a talk about what events are happening at the event this year. UK Games Expo 2023 is looking like it’s going to be an absolutely awesome time!
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023
In this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, the team get into a discussion about miniature design. Are miniatures becoming just too complicated nowadays? Are companies making it harder to paint their miniatures and get them down to the tabletop? We dive in and chat about what we reckon makes good miniature design that solves those issues!
Sunday, May 7th, 2023
In this week’s Cult Of Games XLBS, the team discuss the best of Star Trek and after embracing a weekend of relaxation, they are ready to dive into some of the hobby as we see what folks have been getting up to in different wargaming worlds.
Sunday, April 16th, 2023
Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, we discuss some of the Spring Cleaning Hobby Challenge plans that we have lined up so we can join in the fun with you folks!
Sunday, March 19th, 2023
Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, we’re diving into some of the hobby that we’ve been getting up to, Warren finds a sacrificial dagger and we talk about roleplaying with younger adventurers!
Sunday, March 12th, 2023
Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, we work out that Warren is a terrible D&D player and ask for some help in how we could approach building a BIG Historical wargaming army.
Sunday, March 5th, 2023
Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! This time, we dive into a discussion on UFOs but more importantly where we’d like to go when it came to OnTableTop Battlefield Road Trips!
Sunday, February 19th, 2023
It’s OTT Weekender time! This week, a brand new Flames Of War Starter Set has been revealed. Dive into more World War 2 Historical wargaming on the tabletop with new 15mm German and Soviet armies battling it out for Berlin during the Late War period.
Friday, February 3rd, 2023
Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, John paints all of the things and Warren dives into the creation of Fantasy worlds and scenarios with the help of a brand-new friend.
Sunday, January 29th, 2023
Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this episode, we’re joined by both Lloyd and Warren who chat through their thoughts on Games Workshop AND we delve into the murky waters around the announcements from Wizards Of The Coast for D&D and how that could expand into the wider tabletop gaming world.
Sunday, January 15th, 2023
Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this show, we’re doing a big Christmas unwrapping and unboxing thanks to one of our community members, horati0nosebl0wer! We have a wealth of stuff to show off and we’re very happy indeed.
Sunday, December 18th, 2022
It’s OTT Weekender time! Is Oldhammer the best kind of Warhammer? We dive into a discussion on why classic wargaming miniatures are so popular and where the charm for those old-school miniatures comes from.
Friday, December 9th, 2022
It’s OTT Weekender time! Another awesome preview from Privateer Press for Warmachine! We got a look at the new Dusk House Kallyss miniatures that are coming to MK4 soon. Do Warmachine now have the coolest Fantasy Elves?
Friday, November 4th, 2022
Get stuck into our Quick Start Force Lists for Dystopian Wars which will offer up great jumping-off points for you to get started in this excellent naval wargame!
Friday, November 4th, 2022
Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week’s show, Warren is in full “troll” mode but also asks for the aid of the community in coming up with some fun Fantasy wargaming rules where everything is about skill. He is also wondering about how you make magic feel suitably awesome in your miniature wargames.
Sunday, October 23rd, 2022
Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week’s show, we’re going to be talking about first times! When was the first time that you sat down and painted a miniature or played a miniature wargame? Have you had multiple first times?
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
Join us for a new episode of Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week’s episode, we talk about hobby burnout and taking a break from the tabletop. Are there other hobbies that you indulge in that either aid you OR offer up interesting ways to deal with burnout and give you a recharge?
Sunday, September 25th, 2022
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