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Great Escape Games – Mounted Gunfighters II

The fourth set of Dead Man’s Hand (DMH) Gunfighters has arrived, bringing mounted female fighters to the Old West. These figures fill the final gap in the game’s plastic lineup, letting players field an all-plastic posse of male and female cowpokes, bandits, and ang...
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Footsore Miniatures – The Barons’ War Second Edition

The core rules for The Barons’ War remain mostly intact in its Second Edition, but the author has made it his mission to convey the systems more clearly and efficiently. Many of the changes here seem to be in response to recurring situations that arose when the gam...

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Bad Squiddo Games – Assortment

Annie Norman’s Bad Squiddo Games is a distinctive brand that offers welcome representation of women on the tabletop, alongside a hefty dose of fun and whimsy. The three new releases here are prime examples of the Bad Squiddo mix of creativity and inclusivity.

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Archon Studio – Dungeons & Lasers: Armies of Deuslair

Ask anyone about the highest-quality fantasy miniatures available in plastic, and two letters will immediately come to mind: GW. While Games Workshop’s offerings remain at the top of the pile for technical achievement, their sets do have some downsides: they’re i...

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Renedra Limited – Windmill and Timber Cabin

Renedra’s new Windmill and Timber Cabin kits will be a welcome addition to any gaming table, delivering good-looking, versatile terrain that’s perfect for historical play but is also suited to more modern environments, representing older structures, and even some...

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North Star – Oathmark Elf Heavy Infantry

North Star’s new Elf Heavy Infantry are here and as has become the norm for a plastic Oathmark release, the new box set is supported by some metal character figures. The plastic box is great value at £25, holding six frames that build 30 figures and enough 25mm sq...

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Warlord Games – Pike & Shotte: Wars of the Samurai

Warlord Games’ latest supplement for their excellent Pike & Shotte game takes us to the historical Asia-Pacific, specifically Japan and the Sengoku Jidai period. It covers the fighting from the early 16th Century to the dawn of the 17th Century. This period se...

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Osprey Games – Pacific Command

With Pacific Command, Mike Hutchinson presents a grand strategic-level wargame that focuses on aircraft carrier engagements in World War Two’s Pacific Theatre. That’s a far cry from the post-apocalyptic car carnage found in his popular game Gaslands, or the sci-f...

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