Mantic Games continue to add to their range of miniatures designed for use with their excellent skirmish game, Vanguard. The game allows players using the Kings of War rules system to play out those ‘special missions’ where hundreds of figures are not required, Consequently, the miniatures are extremely characterful and
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Modiphius Games continue to release miniatures in support of their Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game and the Red Alert miniatures combat game, now part of the Operations Manual supplement. The latest Landing Party box contains ten multi-part resin miniatures. These are themed around the so-called ‘Classic’ era of the TV show,
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Inside you will find parts to assemble 12 finely-detailed unarmoured cavalry, fighting with either javelin or bow, suitable for use in Swordpoint or any ancients battle of skirmish game. The box also includes swords, axes, and a trumpet for conversion purposes. The Late Roman Light Cavalry may be used to represent the unarmoured cavalry
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In preparation for the release of two new Napoleonic French plastic box sets, Alan Perry (one half of Perry Miniatures), invited us over to take a look at some of the painted 3-ups for the range. Wargames Illustrated: So, what do we have here? Alan Perry: These are resin figures that have
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Warlord Games have taken a step beyond World War Two into a new era for Bolt Action, the Korean War. In addition to an eagerly awaited supplement-cum-rulebook, Warlord have a number of 28mm miniatures that they will be releasing to support gamers looking to re-create battles from this important, but
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SPQR is the new miniatures game from Warlord Games, in this video we are going to flipthrough the 196 page, A4 softback rulebook, which is available to purchase on its own, or as part of the Clash of Heroes boxed starter set. To read a complete playthrough of the rules
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Below, for your spinning pleasure, we have two new and one forthcoming Napoleonic figure packs by Perry Miniatures. We asked designer Alan Perry to tell us a bit about each pack, beginning with the French Foot Artillery set. Alan Perry: This is good for 1808 to 1813/14, so mid-war French artillery
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Grey for Now Games have worked hard to re-vamp the Test Of Honour rules into an advanced form of the previous incarnation. The re-born boxed set has a number of new features that add to the more cinematic nature of the game. https://youtu.be/PxMf_2D1WHo For those of you who would rather read than
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In the great pantheon of gaming rules, it is inevitable that we’ll miss out on a few. However, Fistful of Lead by Wiley Games looks like one of those we should learn about and share. Starting life as a set of gunfight rules for the Old West about 18 years
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Victrix Miniatures have consistently produced some of the finest hard plastic multipose miniatures on the market. Once again, they have managed to rival every other similar set of plastic miniatures out there with their new Vikings. This 60-figure set of 28mm hard plastic Vikings are amazingly detailed figures and come with
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SPQR is the latest miniatures game from Warlord Games. It is available as a stand-alone softback book, or as a part of the ‘A Clash of Heroes’ Starter Set. https://youtu.be/DMtfZsg1HTY For those of you who would rather read than watch, below you will find a transcript of the video voiceover. In this video
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Rubicon Models have added yet more top-quality model kits that are suitable for the more discerning wargamer. And again, they go that extra mile by providing another set of variants ‘in a box’ for a ‘classic’ armoured fighting vehicle and another example of typical anti-aircraft support. The Panzer IV is one
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Osprey Games have released the first supplement for the Last Days: Zombie Apocalypse skirmish gaming system. Seasons adds new layers of options to your campaign games, introducing the complications that seasonal changes and weather can have on groups of survivors. The new book is in the current Osprey Games hardcover
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Osprey Games have teamed up once more with game designer Mike Hutchinson and parts of the Gaslands community to present a new and shiny hardback version of the basic rules, plus a whole host of new content. The new book is a slightly larger than A5 hardcover format book with
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Victorious Miniatures have recently added more figure packs to their Boxer Rebellion range with Legation troops and more Chinese civilians. The attack on the European Legation Quarter during the Boxer Rebellion of 1899 – 1901 saw a fairly ragtag but professional force of European troops and legation staff forced to resist
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Sally 4th have a range of classic movie inspired miniatures with a Pulp feel that could feature in historical games as well. The first pack, entitled Take the High Road, contains 4 metal miniatures inspired by the main characters from the movie High Road To China (1983). The figures are entitled
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Hardsix Gaming of Toronto, Canada have an upcoming tabletop skirmish game entitled Kingdom & Empire. This is a fantasy medieval game setting where technology is powered by magic and warring kingdoms vie for control of resources and land. Shown here is an example of an assembled Missionary MKII Praetorian suit. These
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Grey For Now Games now own the rights to the game that the founders designed. To celebrate this fact, the lead designer has gone back to the rules as published and added new levels of play, whilst shifting the focus from just large groups of figures fighting to a more
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Rubicon Models continues to churn out top quality model kits that are suitable for the more discerning wargamer. Some of their latest and upcoming releases provide variants upon a ‘classic’ armoured fighting vehicle and ant-aircraft support. https://youtu.be/IHkzoc-4l0s The Panzer IV is one of the most iconic and widely produced tanks in the
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Crooked Dice have recently added to their burgeoning Pulp era range with two new packs of movie inspired miniatures that could well feature in historical games as well. One of the main features of 1930s and 40s pulp and pulp era derived movies, television and stories is the rise of the
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Warcradle Studios continues to release more miniature options for their top selling Wild West Exodus game system. One of the latest boxed set releases is the Death From Above Posse Set. This consists of 4 winged Spirits, taken from Native American mythology and intended for use alongside Warrior Nation factions. Shown
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Dark Fable Miniatures are a small company which produces a fantastic range of Egyptian-themed miniatures. From the prosaic to the mythological, the range has something for everyone. We picked out 3 packs that most ably represent what is on offer. Our first pack contains 3 figures and is entitled Pharaoh and
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Bear’s Head Miniatures has an eclectic but ever increasing series of unique miniatures in metal and resin. We’re highlighting three of them, from their Animals and Mythical Creatures and Undead ranges. The first figure is a resin cast Grizzly Bear. The pose on this animal is aggressive, with wide open, roaring
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Osprey Games have released the latest in their new range of hardback rules systems, this time focussed upon skirmish level rules for adventures during the classic Cyberpunk setting, complete with mega corporations, dystopian themes and combat from street to hyper reality level. This is a roughly US Letter format rulebook,
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Warlord Games have put together some new unit boxes to support the recent release of their Black Powder supplement for the French and Indian Wars - A Dark and Bloody Ground. Each of the three boxes contain 12 metal figures and acts as a ‘unit add-on’ for the larger boxed sets or the
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The eagerly awaited Test of Honour 2nd Edition rules will soon be out, presented as a set of rules in a box-cum-slipcover with all the tokens and other items that you could need. Of course, a new edition needs new models, and here we have 8 of them, characters all,
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Offensive Miniatures have a fantastic Near Future range that has been out for a while but is well worth a second look. The Rioters, Protesters and Police miniatures are pretty much the best on the market for those looking to add something extra to their tabletop. With such a wide selection
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Gringo 40s have finally been able to release their own range of 28mm figures to represent the combatants during the Battle for Hue in early 1968 during the Vietnam War. Just recently, the world of 28mm miniatures has gone from one or two figure ranges designed for troops fighting during the
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Partizan Press have released another new rulebook, this time designed for fighting battles during the colonial period in the Sudan from 1883 to 1885. The excellently titled Up The Nile is a 44-page, softback book presented in a handy, slightly larger than A5, format. https://youtu.be/wBm1AeZIWNM The rules are written by Kevin Calder
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Parabellum Wargames continue to make progress with their Conquest: Last Argument of Kings pseudo-fantasy / historical rules and background. At the UK Games Expo, they had some samples of the figures from the core set on offer, so we grabbed a selection to take a look. The first thing to realise
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