“Blood and Valor” is a new set of World War I skirmish rules designed for use with 28mm miniatures. Produced by “Firelock Games”, this 114 page hard back rulebook is the first in a line of rules that “Firelock” aim to produce, based around their very successful “Blood and Plunder”
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This 192 page hardback book is the eagerly anticipated “fantasy mass-battle” game from Osprey. Penned by Frostgrave author Joseph A. McCullough and having been playtested over the course of the last two years, Oathmark is already supported by an extensive range of figures by North Star Military Figures and has
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This Softback 158 page painted guide is the second in a series published by Pen and Sword and written by Andy Singleton, with the promise of more to come. Let’s begin flipping through the pages. https://youtu.be/gaGUURpsBgM Note: The text below is the transcript of our unboxing video (for those who would rather
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Painting Wargaming Figures: Early Imperial Romans is the latest in a series of books written by Andy Singleton and published by Pen and Sword. As the name suggests, this is a detailed painting guide to getting the best from painting both metal and plastic figures of Roman troops. The book
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Rangers of Shadow Deep is a solo or co-operative play tabletop miniatures game. Players create a Ranger character and use it as part of a team to uncover secrets in a land beset by enemies. We are going to be taking a look at the ‘deluxe’ version, a 136-page hardback
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Whiteout: The Arctic Survival Miniatures Game is a relatively new rulebook release by Sally 4th, following a successful Kickstarter. This is a 91-page A4 softback book, with a decidedly cinematic approach to gaming and a fairly unique angle to gameplay. https://youtu.be/xoL0CuqfufY The book begins with an explanation of the core concept
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The recently released Soldiers of Rome provides rules for games set during the wars of the early Imperial period. This is an A5, 120-page, glossy softback book, which requires at least one set of the special cards to make use of the rules presented between its covers. These rules are
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In this video we take an in-depth look at the new version of Musket and Tomahawks, with a particular focus on the changes from the first edition. We also 'flip through' the first supplement - Redcoats and Tomahawks. https://youtu.be/zozREjBRvKk
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We all know Games Workshop, they are the powerhouse behind their slice of this hobby of ours, but also offer some products that are useful for those who game in other arenas. Recently, GW released a 41-page softback Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game: Matched Play Guide which is great for
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River Horse Ltd. have managed to gain another great movie licence. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay board game partially crosses the barrier into a tabletop miniature game by including top quality figures of many of the main characters from the movie. https://youtu.be/qkwFNKgQj_A Lifting the lid of the box, it’s the miniatures we
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October 2018 saw the release of the small flotilla naval game Cruel Seas, by Warlord Games, one massive errata sheet later, as well as an array of splendid model boats and accessories and here comes the release of the first published supplement - Close Quarters. https://youtu.be/F5nY3GTift8 Note: The text below is the
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Godseye Games are a new company who have just released Contact Front, ‘modern warfare rules’. This is a 94-page softback book, which aims to “puts you in the shoes of the platoon commander, balancing mission objectives with the lives of those under your command”, with its main area of focus
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The Art and Making of Fantasy Miniatures is a 238 page hardback, coffee table book, packed full of colour photos and artwork, with a sprinkling of text, which aims to ‘showcase some of the best talent in the industry’. The industry in question being fantasy figures, so historical purists should
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Warlord Games have released Air Strike!, a set of new and updated rules and scenarios for the popular Blood Red Skies . This is a 76 page softback book, with fold out target cards and photcopiable resources. https://youtu.be/2Kf6XvFR3Fw The original Blood Red Skies rules have been updated and expanded in the course
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This new book from Partizan Press is as detailed as its title is long! The Wargamer’s Guide To Making Tabletop Terrain: Tales of a Wargames Widow Vol. 3 is the latest collection of the articles previously published in Battlegames and Miniature Wargames under the ‘Wargames Widow’ title. Author Diane Sutherland
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These new fantasy rules from Fireforge Games are actually two sets of rules in one. The Forgotten Worlds rulebook is 80-pages and offered in a softcover format. This is fundamentally a two-player game, with the option to add additional players if required. https://youtu.be/Kjr7A_X0Qbk After a brief introduction which provides a basic guide
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Having recently unboxed the Judge Dredd: I Am The Law! boxed game from Warlord Games, we thought we would take a closer look at the core rulebook for the Judge Dredd Miniatures Game. https://youtu.be/IfpOCGe8mEo The rulebook is 160-pages and offered as a softcover. Although there is also a hardback version, the latter
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Battlefront continue to offer a range of new and re-packaged items to support their Flames of War rules system. Some of the most recent offerings are for the Axis forces, most particularly the (in)famous German paratroopers, the Fallschrimjäger. https://youtu.be/lnKUn2xCvZI Rather than being based upon the Early War sky warriors of the Blitzkrieg-era,
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Zona Alfa is a skirmish level game set within a distinctly Russian background, with deliberate overtones of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and METRO 2033 backgrounds, a type of pseudo pre- or post-Soviet aesthetic. Players venture into an extreme version of a post-Chernobyl Disaster style environment, an area known as The Zone, where
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Ragnarok: The Vanir is the first supplement for the Ragnarok core rulebook, the ‘Heavy Metal combat in the Viking Age’ skirmish game released last year. The supplement introduces a surviving faction of the Gods, the Vanir, and their chosen servants, the Skraeling Tribes. An 111-page, full colour hardback book, this
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Setting the Scene Volume 2, subtitled Creating a Wargames Layout for the Mediterranean, is fundamentally a series of wargaming terrain building projects. These are all presented in a stage by stage format, with full instructions and plenty of photographic support. A 148-page, full colour softback book, this is a book
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Maximillian 1934 is a set of vehicle racing rules with a difference: players create a vehicle using a design system, adding weapons, armour and engine enhancements before taking part in auto-duelling races full of the screech of tyres and chatter of machine guns. The Maximillian 1934: The Grande Tour book
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Bataille Empire is a set of wargaming rules covering the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, catering for a wide variety of figure sizes. The rulebook itself is a 256-page softback and aims to both inform as well as provide ‘historical’ wargaming rules. https://youtu.be/HlLLIFGI3Po The introduction details the main aims of the book, being
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The second of the painting guides written by Mark Hargreaves, the Painting World War One 28mm Wargaming Figures: The Middle Eastern Theatres Volume 2 book serves as a wargamer’s guide to painting figures from the armies of the Ottoman Empire, Germany and Austria. This is an 88-page softcover book that
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Although published a few years ago, it’s worth mentioning this set of rules, which takes a somewhat different approach to the zombie apocalypse. Taking its cue from the world explored in the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies novel and movie, Jane Austen: Zombie Killer is a 48-page, A5 softback rulebook
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The fourth in a series of wargaming guides from Crowood Press, the Creating a Napoleonic Wargames Army 1809 – 1815 book serves as a very comprehensive guide to starting out in the Napoleonic Period and provides access to a number of possibilities. This is a 159-page softcover book that is
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After reviewing the boxed set of Core Space from Battle Systems, we were so impressed by this unique take on a sci-fi universe that we’d thought we’d take a closer look at the rulebook, in particular the ‘standalone’ deluxe hardback version. https://youtu.be/SjJw9jFmlrU Core Space is a miniatures based game where a band
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The latest supplement in the Frostgrave series is Perilous Dark, a set of rules and scenarios which allow for something different, solo and cooperative play within the frozen city of Felstad. https://youtu.be/sOOrYCxm3fU The book begins with an introduction from the author which both explains and expands the Frostgrave ‘universe’. In essence, the
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Just as we were about to post this week’s Primetime bulletin we were handed a copy of the rulebook for Warlord's new ‘Age of Sail Battle Game’ Black Seas. In order for our Prime Members to see it before anyone else we’ve rushed out this initial Flipthrough of the book.
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The latest in a series of books, A Wargamer’s Guide to Making Tabletop Terrain: Tales of a Wargames Widow Vol. 2 may not be a title which slips off the tongue but functions as a useful guide for gamers. An 85-page softback book, each section outlines the process and materials
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