In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, the team have a chat about superhero miniatures games. We talk about what mechanics you need to consider when building the rules and some things that we reckon the big names like Marvel and DC still don't do well.

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.

Modiphius has announced that they are going to be coming to Kickstarter with a new retail-friendly campaign that will aim to bring the 6mm scale mech warfare of Hardwar to the tabletop. Heavy armour, mechs and aircraft are going to be hitting the tabletop later in 2025.

Gerry unboxes and reviews some of the new Explorer Corps miniatures from one of his favourite Pulp Sci-Fi wargames, Star Schlock, by Wunkay. In this review, he looks at the Explorer Officers and the Explorer Landing Party from the miniatures game.

Justin unboxes and reviews the contents of the Senator Battlefleet Set from Warcradle Studios and Wayland Games for use in your naval wargames of Dystopian Wars. Designed as a packed set for the Union, this gives you a bunch of new ships for expanding your fleet or starting a new one.

In this week's Community Spotlight, we explore some great post-apocalyptic heroes, a Shatterpoint story and stunning Horus Heresy-era painting.

The Teutonic Knights (Ordensstaat) are now available from Victrix Miniatures for those seeking to add to their 28mm Medieval collections. Additionally, the set also comes with plenty of bits for making dashing Fantasy Knights as well so you get the best of both worlds. 

Satyr Art Studio don't seem to stop when it comes to tinkering in the realm of Oldhammer. They have added a new set of three miniatures to their webstore for those building classic Fantasy armies of yesteryear. What do you think of their Mercenary Ogres?

North Star Military Figures previewed some of the new Oathmark Elf Heavy Infantry that will be released in March for use in your 28mm Fantasy wargames. 

Perry Miniatures showcased their upcoming plastic sets for their Napoleonic Spanish Infantry this week. New 28mm scale infantry is on the way for you to start including both Marching and Firing in your games of that era. 

Join Gerry and Shay for a Let's Play of Stargrave where there is a bounty on offer and they are hunting down a Mech Pilot using one of the scenarios from the Dead Or Alive supplement for this Sci-Fi skirmish game by Joseph A. McCullough and Osprey Games.

Creature Curation's Brian Colin is on Kickstarter right now with a new skirmish wargame game set in the Vast Grimm universe. Sqwürmish features a new set of rules that is compatible with Forbidden Psalm and by extension, MÖRK BORG. 

TTCombat are closing in on the launch of their Kickstarter campaign for their new 32mm scale Sci-Fi skirmish game based in the universe of Dropzone and Dropfleet Commander. Keep an eye out for the Kickstarter for Striketeam Commander on 26th February. 

Games Workshop are releasing a bunch of miniatures tied to their Black Library books for Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age Of Sigmar with the focus here on The Mortal Realms. Antihero Cado Ezechiar has a new set which features two of his companions from his latest book.

Join Justin for an unboxing and review of the Zamiec Battlefleet Set by Warcradle Studios which is a great new Dystopian Wars option for those playing as the Commonwealth. A solid Polish-Lithuanian option which brings air support to this naval wargame.

Footsore Miniatures & Games are showing off a handful of new Paul Hicks sculpts which will be coming to their collection soon for those wanting to bulk out Late Roman armies in a variety of 28mm Historical wargames. 

TTCombat are giving the Patricians a boost with a new miniature dedicated to the Pinnacle Of Affluence. The Opulent Noble can be pre-ordered for use in your games of Carnevale. He might put off your opponents with his sheer gaudiness. 

North Star Military Figures added some new miniatures to their collection for those wanting to play out the War Of Independence during your games of Muskets & Tomahawks II from the folks at Studio Tomahawk.

A new boxed set is available for you to pre-order from Steamforged Games. Warlocks clash in a new Warmachine boxed set which features the forces of Khymaera battling against the Southern Kriels. What do you make of Shadows & Scum?

Games Workshop revealed a great duo for fans of Warhammer: The Horus Heresy. The mighty Angron, Primarch of the World Eaters, has been transfigured and you can now get an impressive resin miniature from the folks at Forge World soon. 

Gerry unboxes and reviews the newest Quar plastic set from Wargames Atlantic. Here, he's looking at the Fidwog Infantry Box for This Quar's War which comes with Infantry and the "Centipede" Squad Tractors.

In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, Lloyd joins Gerry and Ben as the trio talks about Gerry's love of Pulp and also how you can change up your games by simply exploring different ways of deploying your miniatures on the tabletop. What do you think of our ideas?

Amid a new designer's commentary post for the new edition of the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game, we got a new miniature preview. As if from nowhere, a new miniature will be coming out soon for Bolg, Spawn Of Azog who you might remember from The Hobbit movie trilogy. 

The folks at Spectre Miniatures are expanding their collection of miniatures for use in their spin-off game, Cosmic Horror. You can now get your hands on a bunch of new mystery solvers as well as a few folks who would be happy if you left their corner of America alone!

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.

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.

Gerry and John showcase the new miniatures from the South London Warlords for Salute 2025! John shows off how he painted the miniature for Lieutenant Colonel James Macdonell for all you Napoleonic fans and also the Highlander Mech Pilot.

Khurasan Miniatures are working on producing a rather fun range of miniatures that would be great for Pulpy titanic struggles on the tabletop. The Leviathans collection is coming soon featuring some mighty monsters from classic cinema and the likes of The SKEGG which was shown off recently.

Monster Fight Club are inviting you to dive deeper into the world of Cyberpunk with a new Combat Zone two-player starter set which immerses you in the world of Cyberpunk Edgerunners, the anime spinoff set in the world of the tabletop roleplaying game and the video game, Cyberpunk 2077. 

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...

The High Elf Realms are coming, resplendent in their serried ranks to Warhammer: The Old World very soon. Pre-orders are going to be available for those wanting to play as these warriors, mages, artists and realm builders in Games Workshop's return to rank and flank wargaming. 

AB Figures are building up their Napoleonic range in 18mm scale with a new character in the form of General Baqusitere alongside a bunch of commanding figures that can ride into battle alongside him. 

The Geonosian Warriors are back for Star Wars: Legion with a new and revamped set by Atomic Mass Games for those looking to add some reinforcements to their Separatist armies. Join the alliance and see if you can take on the might of the Galactic Republic. 

Firelock Games are taking pre-orders for their new Second Edition Core Box that will get you stuck into Oak & Iron and naval wargaming in the Age Of Piracy. 

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.

You can now pick up the new plastic sets from Wargames Atlantic for their 28mm Guards and Villagers that you can use as part of your Fantasy collection. Designed for Guards Of Traitor's Toll (more on that HERE), the plastic sets are ready for you to order. 

Osprey Games recently introduced three more miniature wargames that you'll be able to pick up throughout 2025. We start with a Historical wargame by Mike Hutchinson called Pacific Command. 

Footsore Miniatures & Games added a couple of characters to their Medieval range for The Barons' War and by extension, Outremer and your adventures in The Holy Land. You can lead the fight for Jerusalem with Balien Of Ibelin for example. 

Crooked Dice introduced a few new offerings to their main webstore and MyMiniFactory store. We'll lead with their new digital offerings with STL files for you to print at home covering a group of Government Agents who might be out to uncover something foul.

Gerry unboxes and reviews the recently released 28mm Pulp Adventure Zombies from Wargames Atlantic which could be used for all sorts of excellent Pulp skirmishes but would also be equally fitting for Sci-Fi and Fantasy wargaming! Are these the best wargaming zombies for tabletop gaming?

Warp Miniatures are keeping with Fantasy miniatures for their March 3D Printing Patreon offering, delving deep into a Dwarven Mine with their new set, the Dwarven Mining Team. This is another great set of options for 32mm scale Fantasy armies.