This time around in the French & Indian War series we're going to be looking at Muskets & Tomahawks and learn more about building armies in the game and how it plays...
The Walking Dead: All Out War Kickstarter Begins
11 years ago 59Mantic Games have now launched their The Walking Dead: All Out War Kickstarter allowing you to fight out a battle for survival between rival groups and hordes of zombies...
After last weeks article on Cruiser Action we get a look at an awesome Battle Report set in the Pacific theatre between the Americans and the Japanese. Who will come out of this torpedo-fest intact?
The Road To Kickstarter – Spreading The Word
11 years ago 8In this instalment of Massive Awesome's series on how to create your first Kickstarter they're taking a look at how to spread the word about your project...
We continue with our look at the French & Indian War as we follow up on the events of the Battle of the Monongahela and learn of The Bloody Pond and how cannons were used to great effect.
Plast Craft Games have shared with us some more exclusive previews of their new ColorED range. Here we have their new World War II collection which contains a selection of Houses and a Warehouse each with removable roofs and detailed interiors...
Last Get Inspired! I put out the call for everyone to send in their suggestions for historical fiction they think are good sources of inspiration for anyone looking to create an exciting game set in the factual(ish) past...
Naval Wargaming – World War Two Cruiser Actions
11 years ago 47Join in with a linked campaign featuring some Cruiser Action during the fighting around the Guadalcanal. This list of scenarios to be played with Micro Fleet World War II seem like a real blast to play!
The Road To Kickstarter – The Rules Of The Game
11 years ago 7We're back with Massive Awesome who have some more tips for building your miniature world on Kickstarter. This time they're looking at crafting rules and the Rule Of Thirds...
Community Painting Picks – Tough Girls & Malifaux Toys
11 years ago 13Welcome back to our first instalment of Community Painting Picks for 2016. We've got some neat picks for you including a tough Sci-Fi woman, some creepy Malifaux models and some Fantasy knights...
In this first instalment of the new year on Fighting The French & Indian War we're taken through the particulars of The Battle Of The Monongahela. See how the battle was fought within...
How many of us can remember playing games like What's the Time Mr Wolf while learning numbers and times as kids? But with the current rise in popularity of gaming, I thought I'd spend a few minutes musing just where can tabletop gaming fit into our education?
The Massive Awesome team talk about building a world, characters and more within your tabletop game world. Come and see what steps they're taking for Shattered Earth...
This week on Road To Kickstarter we're taking a look at how you go about planning the creation of the models for your game, the materials you might use, and the kind of pitfalls you need to avoid when it comes to the production process!
In this next instalment of The Road To Kickstarter the Massive Awesome guys talk about handling your budget, developing a balance between the key parts of your campaign and how to deal with the process of designing the characters that will appear in your world on the tabletop...
The Massive Awesome crew are back to chat about the first steps that you need to consider when you plan out a Kickstarter project or indeed any endeavour. It's time to talk ideas and audiences...
The fantasy genre has seen something of a move away from imaginary worlds and has brought the fantasy into the modern day. So, we're going to look at the worlds hidden within our own as we explore Urban Fantasy.
Download The Star Wars Endor Aftermath X-Wing Rules
11 years ago 15You saw us play out the fight on the Live Blog and now you can download all the PDFs you need to play out your very own Endor Aftermath in X-Wing where the Rebels are trying to destroy a last Imperial base on the forest moon!
Command Your Fleet With Star Wars Armada
11 years ago 19With the release of the new Star Wars Movie "The Force Awakens", we thought it would be most appropriate to give you some insight into a few Star Wars games, starting with Armada.
Adding to their Designed For Malifaux range and building on their ColorED range too we have a wonderful colourful Circus/Fair set of terrain coming out from PlastCraft Games.
Join Massive Awesome as they lay down the plans for a new series here on Beasts of War where they take you through how you can set up your first Kickstarter. Pitfalls and successes; these guys are going to cover it all!
Fighting The French & Indian War On The Tabletop: Part Two – Defending Fort Necessity
11 years ago 12Welcome back to the series where we’ll be looking at the opening moves of the war including the construction and fall of Fort Necessity, the Braddock Expedition up to the Battle of the Monongahel, and a quick look at the […]
Ten Holiday Season Gifts For Tabletop Gamers!
11 years ago 20Some of the team have put together a few suggestions for what we think might be good stocking fillers, new year bargains or indeed full on presents for tabletop gamers this holiday season...
We're back with Infinity Arachne to discuss another big topic from the world of Infinity. Just how do you go about making the best looking tabletop that is both awesome looking and tactically sound for both sides?
Community member elessar2590 begins a new article series looking at the French & Indian War starting off with a bit of the background on the origins on the conflict and a run down of the people involved...
It's time for another visit to the forums where we pick out some of our favourite work by the community from the last week or so. Come and let us know which you like and what you've been working on!
With National Novel Writing Month come and gone, I thought that now was a good time for all of us prospective writers to set ourselves a new challenge with our games. Turn them into a story.
The Dropfleet Commander Kickstarter is coming to a close! If you're interested by this orbital space battle game then check out our videos and the project within...
I am very familiar with this latest gurn that has just come through from one of our Backstagers. It's one I think anyone moving to a new place finds themselves facing: Where are all the gamers?
Being a fan of anything related to the supernatural, or mysteries in general for that matter, I have been very enchanted with the idea of Asmodee's board game, Mysterium, since I first saw the teaser pictures online. The picture on […]
Winter Sales Watch – Found Any Good Bargains Online?
11 years ago 55Just like last year now is the time where we start to see a lot of the bargains popping up online in time for Christmas. We've collated a few of them but this is by no means all of them...
New Infinity Models Strike For November!
11 years ago 17Another awesome round of releases have hit from Corvus Belli for their Sci-Fi game, Infinity. Which one is your favourite?
Final Renders For Dawn’s Jezebel Miniature Revealed
11 years ago 41Dawn's Jezebel miniature is just weeks away from being a reality. Follow along on her progress as Prodos converts the fantastic artwork of Paranoid Miniatures' artist, Shane Cook, into 3D sculpt.
It's time to take a look at what's been going on in the community when it comes to hobby and painting! See some of our choice picks from the last couple of weeks and maybe even show off your own projects too...
At last we come to the end of our article series on modern wargaming, with a specific focus on the recent conflict in Ukraine. In Part One, we discussed “current-conflict” gaming and summarized the context of the 2014-2015 war in […]
We take a look at a handful of awesome Kickstarter campaigns that we've spotted this week including Dice, Card Games, RPGs and even a Movie too...
Megacon Games have now launched The Banner Saga: Warbands Kickstarter which immerses you in a wonderful Fantasy Viking world filled with choices, consequences and skill based combat in a board game.
Fallout 4 is upon us and with it many have once again become lost to the wasteland. Of course, these days there are plenty of opportunities to explore the post-apocalypse on the tabletop and more people are looking for ways […]
We embark on Part Three of our continuing article series on modern wargaming, specifically the recent conflict in the Ukraine. In Part One, we discussed “current-conflict” gaming and took a quick look at the context of the 2014-2015 war in […]
Plast Craft Games have gone back in time to Feudal Japan with their latest range of Color-ED Terrain. Designed with Kensei in mind this set of pre-painted terrain will focus on bringing Japan to life for 28mm to 35mm ranges...
Dice. They are our tried and tested friends, or most hated enemies. Sometimes we can become a little too reliant upon those fickle fiends of chance. So I thought for this Try Something New I'd take a look at some new ways to test your resolve.
Welcome to Part Two of our continuing article series on modern wargaming, specifically the recent conflict in the Ukraine. In Part One, we discussed many of the pros and cons of “current-conflict” gaming, and a summary background of the Ukraine […]
