Warlord Games has given the Band Of Brothers Starter Set for Bolt Action a third edition upgrade. This means that if you're looking to dive into some 28mm World War II action on the tabletop, you've got another option apart from the Battle Of The Bulge set that they launched the edition with.
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, Warren talks about following your passions and focusing in on what you love when it comes to tabletop games. Is life too short to be following the "trend" and should you just collect, paint and play what makes you feel the best?
It's OTTWeekender time! Is there a new hope for Atomic Mass Games' Star Wars: Legion? Some brand new plastic sets are coming soon for the classic Rebels and the Galactic Empire for those who want to refight the epic battles of the original Star Wars films.
We take a look at some of the excellent pre-painted Hextech terrain from Gale Force 9 that would be perfect for use with games like BattleTech. In this video, we unbox and review the Atlean Steppes and Rivers & Lakes sets that you can use to build different battlefields.
Venture into a bit of Fantasy awesomeness from this week with our Community Spotlight. We have barbarians, adventurers and painting an undead horde.
Dark Art Studios are going to be launching a Frontiers campaign soon which will give you access to some undead miniatures from deep within forgotten tombs! The Curse Of The Tomb Reaper is coming soon to MyMiniFactory with a selection of digital offerings for you to print off at home.
Micro Art Studio expanded their current range of high-quality and fully coloured World War II terrain with the addition of the new 28mm scale Ostfront Village which takes the fighting towards the Eastern Front.
In this week's Cult Of Games XLBS, Ben shouts at clouds and explains that he thinks that miniatures might have lost "something" in their design. Are miniature creators getting obsessed with realism and detail, meaning that the soul is being squeezed out of figures?
The Sleeper Hit Game That Does It ALL?! Fragged Empire: Space Battles & Fantasy Realms #OTTWeekender
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.
Join John for a special video where he shows off the whole process of painting his Gundam models as part of a special display designed as a tribute to the 1995 series, Gundam Wing. He does off unboxing the figures, discussing the diorama and executing the final painting process.
It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we check out what could possibly be the BEST Fantasy Elf miniatures in the wargaming world right now. Corvus Belli are known for their stunning Infinity miniatures but the new Syenann miniatures for Warcrow are absolutely breathtaking.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we explore someone bringing an old game back to life, a nudge towards the world of Sludge and someone going nuts for World War II!
Lorefoundry are now on Kickstarter with their brilliant new Kickstarter focused on bringing the hex-tiles of Lorescape to life. If you're a roleplayer or a wargamer, you're going to find something here that should work for you amongst their innovative collection of tiles and accessories.
Games Workshop showcased a brand new Kill Team set over the weekend for fans of all things zealous. Whether you want to throw your lot in with the Chaos Gods or revel in the light of The Emperor, you will find a Kill Team that works for you in the world of Warhammer 40,000.
In today's unboxing, Gerry takes a look at some stunning and very different Sci-Fi terrain for use in your skirmish games like Infinity or perhaps even CodeBlade if you enjoy Cyberpunk. What do you make of the Holobox Modular Terrain from Laserforge Miniatures.
Black Site Studios are now on Gamefound looking to fund the production of a new Core Box for those wanting to dive into their Horror-based miniatures game, Don't Look Back. This will give you a good starting point for anyone diving in for the first time.
Wargames Atlantic previewed their new plastic set that you'll be able to slot into your 10mm Samurai armies. The Samurai Army Command set will be available for you to pick up next Friday.
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.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we explore some great post-apocalyptic heroes, a Shatterpoint story and stunning Horus Heresy-era painting.
Forgeborne Games find themselves on Kickstarter with their brand new Sci-Fi board game adventure, Terminus Frontier. This one to four player cooperative board game will plunge you into tactical squad combat and space exploration in a brand-new universe.
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?
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.
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...
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.
Gerry unboxes and reviews more of the 28mm scale Tollingchester Terrain from Sarissa Precision which has been designed for Grey For Now Games' Guards Of Traitor's Toll skirmish game. All of this comes fully coloured so you just need to assemble it! Here, he's looking at the Town Starter set.
Gerry unboxes and reviews more of the 28mm scale Tollingchester Terrain from Sarissa Precision which has been designed for Grey For Now Games' Guards Of Traitor's Toll skirmish game. All of this comes fully coloured so you just need to assemble it! Here, he's looking at the Market Day Starter set.
Atomic Mass Games are taking pre-orders for the best Jedi in Star Wars who finally get their Squad Pack! Requesting Your Surrender is up for pre-order (ahead of a release in March) where you can bring the badass Kit Fisto to the tabletop for some 40mm scale Shatterpoint action!
Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's episode, John takes the plunge into the Fantasy world of Kings Of War with a new army plus we ask the question; how do you get new people into the hobby and wargames in 2025?
GW FIXES Their Blood Angels Mistakes! 40K’s NEWEST Army Actually Impressed Us #OTTWeekender
1 year ago 64It's OTTWeekender time! Games Workshop managed to fix the mistakes they made with the relaunch of the Blood Angels and ACTUALLY delivered a Warhammer 40K army that we are genuinely impressed by. The Emperor's Children are looking exceptionally good for fans of the Chaos Gods.
You can now pre-order two new sets from Atomic Mass Games for Star Wars: Legion. We're heading back to the Clone Wars with some of these new releases as the ARF Troopers hit the battlefield to take down some droids.
Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! This weekend we're giving Shay an education in some classic wargaming TV shows and how they might then be turned into fun games to be played out over the course of a big campaign weekend. We then turn things over to you and ask how YOU would craft a campaign weekend.
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?
Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! John, Justin and Ben get stuck into showcasing some of the hobby they have been working on over the last couple of weeks as they totally stuck to their pledges at the end of 2024. We also talk about what we think could be the BIG new thing to take over the tabletop world in 2025.
Will New Gundam Miniatures Game Take The Tabletop World By Storm In 2025? #OTTWeekender
1 year ago 60It's OTTWeekender time! In the first Weekender of 2025, we dive into a discussion on the brand new miniatures game announced by Bandai for the world of Gundam and Gunpla. Gundam Assemble sounds like it's going to be fascinating so we talked to our two experts, John and Justin, about just what we could be seeing with the game when it lands later this year.
Gale Force Nine and Thunderhead Studio are working on some brand-new HexTech Terrain that will be coming as part of Wave 9 (yes, there has already been a lot of terrain!). If you want some nice 6-10mm terrain for your epic Sci-Fi battles you'll be able to expand it significantly soon.
Games Workshop are starting to bulk out the new range of War Of The Rohirrim miniatures for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game this weekend. Pre-orders will go up for a couple of Forge World resin sets as well as a bunch of plastic kits and returning older 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.
Spectre Miniatures added a bunch of new miniatures to their collection for those seeking to play out Modern battles on the tabletop in 28mm. New infantry has been joined by vehicles but also some funky terrain that could help to theme your battlefields.
Gerry gets a closer look in this unboxing at the expansion to Mutant: Year Zero - Zone Wars which introduces Robots & Psionics to your 32mm scale skirmish games. This expands the original set from Free League Publishing and allows you to play with three or four players.
Mantic Games announced that the Collector's Edition version of The Walking Dead: All Out War, will be available on shelves with various independent stockists very soon. You'll get another chance to get stuck into this rather spiffing skirmish game soon if you didn't pre-order via Mantic.
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?
